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Chinatown Wars hits iPhone

In stark contrast to the huge fanfare that pre-empts the release of any console-bound Grand Theft Auto title, Rockstar has quietly and with absolutely no public fuss released its GTA: Chinatown Wars onto Apple’s App Store. The game, which works on both iPhone and iPod Touch, was originally developed and …

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Call of Duty: Zombies hits iPhone

Whilst triple-A release Modern Warfare 2 keeps itself busy by tearing up the record books in the traditional games industry, Activision has released yet another Call of Duty title – World at War: Zombies on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at 5.99, the title in an extension of …

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Star Wars: Trench Run announced

The Rebel’s dramatic attack on the Empire’s Death Star that frames the thrilling conclusion to George Lucas’ 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars is to get its very own iPhone game, courtesy of THQ Wireless. As per the film, players will have to fight their way through hordes of TIE Fighters …

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DS and PSP have ‘peaked’

Though both DS and PSP are expected to continue to lead the market for quite some time, both Sony’s and Nintendo’s machines have peaked – leaving Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch to drive the future growth of the handheld sector. That’s the prediction of DFC Intelligence, which predicts that Apple’s …

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Fils-Aime questions PSPgo appeal

In a not so thinly veiled attack on its competitor, Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that anyone considering buying a PSPgo may want to have a long think about what the product offers over its predecessor. The device may have a fundamental concept problem in terms of ‘who’s …

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Apple dominates CoolBrand listings

It’s official – gaming is cool. And as if that statement of undeniable fact isn’t enough, Apple is seemingly the coolest of them all, having dislodged last year’s winner Aston Martin at the top of the pile. The results come from consumer analyst agency Interactive Brand Profiles, which has just …

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Sony targets iPhone fans with PSPgo

Sony will court iPhone users and gadget fans when the PSPgo hits retail next week. The device, which only plays digital downloads, launches on October 1st priced 224.99 and will be promoted as part of a 6m warchest being spent on the handheld’s 2009 marketing. The PSPgo is positioned differently …

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Jobs: iPod Touch is a games console

Steve Jobs has stated in the clearest terms yet that Apple is to market its iPod Touch as a dedicated games device – and considering how the company has so successfully dominated the MP3 and mobile phone markets, the news will surely be met with concern at both Nintendo and …

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