Speaking with IndustryGamers, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello puts the previous Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony-led console market into post-iPad perspective: Consoles used to be 80% of the industry as recently as 2000. Consoles today are 40% of the game industry, so what do we really have? We have a new hardware platform and we’re putting out software every 90 days. Our...
A nine year old boy has developed his own iPhone game and it is now available in the App Store. Owain Weinert has pre-B Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and one of his wishes was to develop his own iPhone game. He asked the Make-a-Wish foundation, who did what they do best and made his dream a reality. The game he developed with 4th & Battery is called Allied Star Police. It was released...
Lodsys, the troll previously suing independent iOS and Android developers for infringing on a fax-machine era patent they claim covers in-app transactions such as upgrades and upsells, has now modified the suit to go after Angry Birds developer Rovio, SIMS developer Electronic Arts, Atari, Final Fantasy maker Square Enix, and 2K sports developer Take-Two Interactive. That takes the...
Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! Surfline - @...
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Classics - Arcade Buttons is another accessory aimed at improving the gaming experience on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The Classics - Arcade Buttons enables you to use real hardware buttons on the screen of your device. We already have a couple of alternatives to replace the on-screen joystick, namely the Fling and Joystick-IT; now we can address the buttons too. The Classics...
Gameloft has just announced a list of games that it is currently working and all of them will be available for the iPhone. There are twelve new titles in total; all set to be released between July and December this year. Some of the titles include Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Lego Batman: The Mobile Game, Real Football 2012 and Driver San...
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If you can’t get enough of your Angry Birds, a new update will soon be now available for the Angry Birds Seasons game. The summer update is called Summer Pignic! and is available on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Get Ready for Angry Birds Seasons - Summer Pignic! The pesky pigs never break for holidays, and it's up to you to save the Angry Birds' eggs! Follow the RovioMobile channel for...
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Gameloft has announced that BackStab will be arriving for the iPhone and iPad this Thursday. Previously only available on one particular Android device, it will now be available for iPhone and iPad users too. Gameloft announced via twitter that the game would be available on Thursday June 23rd. BackStab is set on an 18th century Caribbean island and weaves an epic tale of revenge. Hero...
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One of the most exciting features of iOS 5 is the ability to mirror the iPad 2 screen on a high definition TV via an Apple TV. When it is enabled, you can see everything that you see on your iPad 2 on the TV, including videos, games, documents etc, all in real time. Apple ‘n’ Apps has put together an excellent video walkthrough showing how it all works. The video demonstrates the speed...
Many users are complaining that Sega's Massively Multiplayer Online Game, Kingdom Conquest is "stealing" money from their iTunes accounts. Even though the game itself is free, the game has many in app purchases, ranging from $0.99 - $43.99, which since mid-May, users claim these purchases are being made without their consent. If these complaints are to be believed, it seems that even...