Filed under: Gaming
Apple gains 19% share of portable gaming market, 5% of everything
Apple a force to be reckoned with in portable gaming
Mobile analytics firm Flurry has attempted to measure Apple's influence on the portable gaming market, and its analysis concludes that iPhone games now account for about one-fifth of all revenue for portable game software in the US.
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Sony plans new mobile initiative to take on Apple
Perhaps stirred by Apple's claim of being one of the biggest mobile device companies in the world, Sony is planning a number of new devices and services to compete with Apple's iTunes...
In terms of sales, PS3 “fat” models working again after fake February 29 passes
The issue causing older-model PlayStation 3 consoles to cease functioning has gone away, allowing gamers to once again safely play their games without fear of harming their console or being locked out of their content. The PlayStation Blog explained the issue, and states we should have nothing else to...
Everything old isn’t new again: SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
When you have a series of games as successful as SOCOM: US Navy SEALs, it's a double-edged sword. On one hand, generating buzz about each title you develop isn't too difficult, since...
Game developers on iPhone outnumber DS and PSP two-to-one
Filed under: Gaming, Multimedia, Apple, iPhone, App Store, SDK, iPod touch
Game Developer Research has published its 2009/10 survey of video game developers, and the results are pretty impressive for the still relatively fledgling...What we’d do (in a perfect world) to fix the PSP Go
There is a rumor making its way around the gaming blogs that Sony is planning on "relaunching" the PSP Go. Rumors come and go, and this is an admittedly shaky one,...
Sony’s Tester: mixing worst of reality shows with worse job
Are there people out there who understand what a game tester does that still want the job? Sony is banking on it, and is releasing a free, eight-episode reality TV show, The Tester, this month via the PlayStation Network on February 18. In the show, ten contestants live together in a...
Heavy Rain: why a great game may be destined to fail
Heavy Rain is the type of game that we claim to want more of: story-driven, high-concept, and emotionally affecting. We have played a lengthy demo for a preview, and have the final copy in our...
Staying safe: protect yourself when selling a game console
With the current generation of consoles, online play has become ubiquitous, leaving us with systems that are constantly connected to the Internet. This has led to many great things, like the advent...
Android Rising, Sony Poised to Join the Smartphone Fight