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The sad news of Steve Jobs’ departure has been quickly forgotten at Apple as the leading lifestyle technology company reported record results for the three months ending December 2008. Apple sold 7.3bn worth of products in the period, making 1.1bn of profit in the process – both results were all-time …
Read More »Apple: â??DS is the past of gaming devicesâ??
Head of iPhone marketing sees competitors â??scramblingâ??
Read More »HotGen turns hand to iPhone
Developer moves on to mobile platform with Brain Surge
Read More »Konami reveals Metal Gear Solid Touch
Japanese publisher and developer Konami has finally revealed the meaning behind its Metal Gear teaser earlier this month – and as predicted by one eagle-eyed reader, it is indeed a new iPhone and iPod Touch outing. Metal Gear Solid Touch is an original title based on the characters and events …
Read More »200 companies license Unity for iPhone
Support for Appleâ??s portable boosts 3D engineâ??s popularity
Read More »Young: iPhone games aren’t good enough
Whilst the Apple Apps store has been a monumental success for the iPhone platform holder since its arrival earlier this year, games priced at $9.99 or above have struggled to make much impact on the service – something that former EA exec Neil Young believes is down to the quality …
Read More »New type of MMO comes to iPhone
Aurora Feint Inc’s debut iPhone and iPod Touch title, Aurora Fenit: The Beginning, has already proved a hit with gamers, and now the series is looking to be the first title to bring asynchronous MMO gaming to Apple’s machines. Aurora Feint II: The Arena allows for head-to-head competition with other …
Read More »"iPod will topple DS and PSP"
Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak has stated that its iPod Touch represents the future of portable gaming, whilst competitors such as the DS and PSP represent the past. Speaking to T3, Joswiak stated: If you squint your eyes you can see a future where you …
Read More »Phil Harrison gets behind iPod
Atari president Phil Harrison has said that Apple’s handheld devices and distribution service are changing the way we consumer and interact with media”. For the full story, visit MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Stainless Games now developing iPhone titles
Downloadable games studio will have first game live on App Store soon
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