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iPhone games are more popular than those for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP
19 percent of all game developers are writing for the iPhone and iPod Touch, according to a new study from Game Developer Research. It is more than twice as high as for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS and results in 3/4 of all mobile game developers writing for Apple’s gadgets.
Developers claim their choices of platform dictated by the level of market influence and ease of writing code. The cost of development and the ability to port code are important too.
The transition to the iPhone is evident through the number of ports. While many companies are producing original titles, games like Civilization Revolution and Assassin’s Creed series are actually Nintendo DS versions modified to use the touchscreen and the better performance of Apple’s devices.
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Videos of popular iPhone games running on the Apple iPad
SlideToPlay published several interesting videos where popular games are shown on the iPad in action. You can see games like Need for Speed Shift, Super Monkey Ball 2 and NOVA played on the big screen. Some of them are optimized for the bigger resolution, others are just a 2x bigger rendering of the exact same iPhone game you can buy now.
The titles of the first movie are Assassin’s Creed, Sims 3, Tetris, and Paper Toss:
Here’s the video of NOVA:
TellTale releases games for Mac
Telltale Games is a famous company that brought us new forms of retro games such as Sam & Max and Secret of Monkey Island. The rumors about Mac versions of their games are confirmed – they will release the whole catalog for OS X next month, just before the Macworld Expo. We may even see iPhone and iPad versions since most of the games use the same platform. This was expected as there are many Mac fans both in the customer base and in the team.
Telltale’s games are already available on other platforms (PC and consoles), but the company is known for putting fans first, so we can even expect some extra goodies to come.
iPhone game Brothers In Arms 2: Global Front pre-release video
Gameloft has posted a cinematic trailer for the upcoming iPhone game, Brothers In Arms 2: Global Front. The game will be available on the App Store in February. Let’s watch the video:
Lego Steering Wheel for iPhone
There are so many racing games for iPhone that allow you to drive the car. Here is a cool accessory that will make these games even more realistic. Interesting fact that this accessory is made with Lego. Let’s watch the video:
‘The Simpsons Arcade’ App Preview with Video
Simsons comes to iPhone! Unfortunately the title isn’t really what the app is about. This is not , it’s a upgraded port of a .
The gameplay is still a lot of fan. There are many familiar characters. Simpsons fans will be impressed. The only real variety in the game is from the power ups you pick up along the way, which consist of weapons for you to use as well as other members of the Simpson family coming to briefly help you out.
Here is the first few levels, including a boss fight with Chief Wiggum and Mayor Quimby:
Air combat simulation game “F.A.S.T.” becomes free
The iPhone game F.A.S.T. (Fleet Air Superiority Training) is an air combat simulation game with online multiplayer functionality. Yesterday it was updated and today it became free. The regular price was $0.99. The discount is probably due to the addition of some new paid content that is avaliable through the in-app purchase.
Why not try it for free? Go ahead and download via AppStore ().
Watch the video:
Popular Tower Defense iPhone game “7 Cities” becomes free
The iPhone game 7 Cities is a Tower Defense type game available in AppStore. The price varied from $0.99 to $4.99. Today it is offered for free. This is limited time offer, thich means it is free for a short period of time.
The game is very nice and well done, the graphics are rich but not too confusing. The goal is to defend against different attacks and to do that user has types of 5 towers and 12 different skills.
Apple Picks Best Games of 2009 on iTunes
Apple created a list of the best iPhone games of 2009. The list is part of their iTunes Rewind 2009 where they are highlighting the best content across 2009 in music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, podcasts, and apps.
Here is a list with links to AppStore.
- : The Secret of Bryce Manor
- Toss
Congratulations to all developers who created these impressive applications.
Electronic Arts Games Sale
Electronic Arts, one of the biggest game developer company, EA has discounted all their iPhone games for this holiday week/weekend. You can save a lot of money:
- Wolfenstein RPG ($2.99 -> $1.99),
- Monopoly ($4.99 -> $2.99),
- Surviving High School ($2.99 -> $1.99),
- Auditorium ($2.99 -> $1.99),
- Command & Conquer ($9.99 -> $6.99),
- NBA Live ($9.99 -> $6.99),
- Mystery Mania ($1.99 -> $0.99),
- FIFA 10 ($9.99 -> $6.99),
- Madden 10 ($9.99 -> $6.99),
- Boggle ($2.99 -> $0.99),
- The Sims ($6.99 -> $4.99),
- Tiger Woods Golf ($4.99 -> $2.99),
- SimCity ($4.99 -> $2.99),
- Tetris ($4.99 -> $2.99),
- Need For Speed Undercover ($4.99 -> $2.99),
Happy Thanksgiving!
Gameloft’s $0.99 Thanksgiving Sale
Gameloft is having their own sale today with a few of their games reduced to $0.99. We’re not sure how long this is going to last, so if you’ve been thinking about picking any of these up it probably is a good idea to do it now.
Here is a list of apps available at $0.99 for the Thanksgiving/Black Friday Sale:
- Castle of Magic ($1.99 -> $0.99),
- Real Tennis 2009 ($4.99 -> $0.99),
- Blades of Fury ($4.99 -> $0.99),
- Terminator Salvation ($4.99 -> $0.99),
- Brothers in Arms – Hour of Heroes ($4.99 -> $0.99),
- Shrek Kart ($4.99 -> $0.99),
Happy Thanksgiving!
Gameloft signs an agreement with Capcom to bring 6 fantastic games to the iPhone
Gameloft company made an agreement with Capcom to bring new cool games to the iPhone platform. In particular here is a list of 6 games that will be avaliable in 2010:
- Resident Evil
- Uprising
- Street Fighter Alpha
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Lost Planet 2
- Dead Rising 2
- Where’s Wally 2
This collaboration represents the first partnership between Gameloft and Capcom. With a network of 180 operators in 80 countries worldwide, Gameloft has all the resources, tools and experience to distribute Capcom’s games to a larger number of users.
Capcom’s mobile games will be available during 2010.
Robot plays Rock Band!
This is a robot capable of playing Rock Band iPhone application. The setup is pretty much the same as the other robots that play these kinds of games.
More video and pictures:
Free Real Racing GTI game released
Volkswagen and Firemint released a new iPhone game called Real Racing GTI. The 59.3MB download offers a Volkswagen branded racing experience with one main track and six 2010 GTI sport hatches. This game is free (AppStore ).
The three game modes include Quick Race, Time Trial, and GTI Cup Championship (across three tracks). Aside from being a great ad for Volkswagen, Real Racing GTI also serves as the Lite version of Firemint’s widely acclaimed Real Racing ($6.99, Appstore ).
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