Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

GamesCom: Gedda Headz Launches

August 19th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

This morning we came across a booth with Gedda Headz. Though at first they looked like nice (canned) toys, there is actually a full mobile gaming environment behind them that evolves around online play.

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GDC: Fishlabs on iPhone Marketing, Pricing, Piracy and HandyGames

August 18th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Today we met Andreas Stecher from Fishlabs. He talked with us about their experience with iPhone gaming as well as their platform expectations for the future.

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OpenFeint to Support Push Notifications

August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

OpenFeint has been upgraded to version 2.1. The most important feature added is the support for Push Notifications. This allows players to send each other challenges on the go, which stimulates the longevity of a mobile game.

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QuakeCon: id Announces Monthly iPhone Releases

August 14th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

At Quakecon, John Carmack announced the company's plans for the iPhone platform. For the coming year, the company expects to release one game every month.

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iPhone Developer Offers Business on eBay

August 12th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Developer Rod Cambridge has offered his app 'Top-Tens' with source code and website on eBay in the hope to find a new developer to continue building on the success of the app.

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AdMob Allows Ad Aggregation (For Now)

August 10th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

A few weeks back, AdMob announced that they planned to block access to their ad servers from remote ad aggregation services that are used by many (iPhone) developers. For now, those plans are on hold.

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CTA Digital Produces iPhone Steering Wheel

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in 1 | No Comments »

Good news for iPhone racing fans as they will soon be able to get their hands on a steering wheel for their iPhone's or iPod Touch's. It's probably even the most simple peripheral for the device.

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Artificial Life’s Formula 1 Business

August 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | 1 Comment »

Artificial Life has just closed a new two-year exclusive licensing deal with Red Bull Racing (Red Bull's Formula 1 racing team) and is finishing off their BMW Sauber Formula 1 game.