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The competition between iPhone, PSP and DS is hotting up – Apple used its iPod showcase event today to highlight its position in comparison to other handheld games platforms. Specifically, the firm moved to crticise the buying experience for the DS and PSP in comparison to the iPhone and iPod …
Read More »Resi4 for iPhone released then pulled
No-one even knew that hit GameCube, PS2 and Wii outing Resident Evil 4 was heading to iPhone until it was unexpectedly released on the App Store earlier this week. Tough luck if you missed it though as the game was removed from the Japanese portal moments later. The game appears …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog arrives on iPhone
In contrast to his normal high-contrast PR coverage, Sega’s speedy mascot Sonic the Hedgehog has surprisingly kept below the radar and sprung a surprise by making a sudden appearance on the Apple App Store. The game is seemingly a more-or-less straight conversion of the 1991 original Mega Drive offering and …
Read More »Konami: iPhone compares to the DS
Konami has compared the power of iPhone and iPod Touch to DS and PSP – as it launches its first Metal Gear Solid game for the platform. Metal Gear Solid Touch sees players control Solid Snake in the final chapter in the legendary saga”. Head of mobile business at Konami …
Read More »iPhone and iPod Touch sales pass 30m
Apple has confirmed that the combined global sales of its iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch have now hit 30m, with the iPhone alone topping the 17m mark. In 2008 the company sold 13.7m iPhones – far ahead of its 10m target it set for itself in 2007. For more …
Read More »EA predicts bright future on iPod
EA’s UK marketing director has spoken of the firm’s admiration for iPhone and iPod Touch as games consoles – and discussed whether they can rival DS and PSP. Stuart Lang told MCV that the publisher feels it can ‘shine’ on the platform, by dedicating time and investment into first-party development. …
Read More »CasualGaming.biz kicks off iPhone Month
Four weeks filled with iPhone interviews and features on Developâ??s sister site
Read More »Apple: â??DS is the past of gaming devicesâ??
Head of iPhone marketing sees competitors â??scramblingâ??
Read More »HotGen turns hand to iPhone
Developer moves on to mobile platform with Brain Surge
Read More »Konami reveals Metal Gear Solid Touch
Japanese publisher and developer Konami has finally revealed the meaning behind its Metal Gear teaser earlier this month – and as predicted by one eagle-eyed reader, it is indeed a new iPhone and iPod Touch outing. Metal Gear Solid Touch is an original title based on the characters and events …
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