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With the PR machine for the still under-wraps Assassin’s Creed 2 visibly cranking up several gears in the last few days, Ubisoft has revealed that protagonist Altair is also heading onto Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. IGN reports that the prequel, which will be published by Gameloft, boasts combat and …
Read More »Numbers reveal true scale of iPhones games market
Unlike sales of games on the High Street, the success of downloadable titles has always been harder to monitor, but new stats have emerged that at last help to paint a more solid picture – and prove the true scale of the success that iPhone gaming is beginning to achieve. …
Read More »Nintendo planning ‘major app strategy’ for DSi
Nintendo may publicly claim that it doesn’t consider the likes of Apple’s App Store and iPhone, or even the Google G1 phone and Android Marketplace, as competitors – but MCV sister site Develop understands the format holder is very much working on its own ‘app strategy’. Sources which attended the …
Read More »6,000 games now available for iPhone
The gaming credentials of Appleâ??s iconic handset receive a notable boost with new milestone
Read More »6,000 iPhone games now available
The credibility of Apple’s iPhone as a serious contender in the modern platform market has been given a big boost with the news that over 6,000 games are now available for the system. The number also points to Apple’s content provider, the App Store, as a hugely important publishing route …
Read More »Gameloft sells 200 millionth mobile game
Mobile games giant Gameloft has revealed that it has sold over 200 million mobile games since its started business in 2003, with its back catalogue now at 300 titles. In addition, the Apple App Store has became its single biggest sales channel for mobile games in 2008, overtaking all the …
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