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Apple hire Xbox marketing manager
AppleInsider reports: In an update to his LinkedIn profile spotted by several European publications, Microsoft’s marketing manager for Xbox UK and head of product marketing for all of Microsoft UK, Robin Burrowes, reveals he’s jumped ship for Apple, where he’s been hired to help grow Europe’s App Store marketing segment. Burrowes tenure at Microsoft saw him work [...]
Continue reading...Infinity Blade franchise nets over $30 million in revenue
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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This past June, we reported that Infinity Blade from Epic Games, the uber-popular sword and slash’em RPG game for the iOS, had already garnered over $10 million in revenue. Now, a few months later, Epic Games is reporting that revenue from its Infinity Blade franchise (which includes two games) has now topped $30 million, yielding [...]
Continue reading...10th anniversary edition of GTA III drops on the iPad and iPhone December 15
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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Rockstar Games is getting mighty Apple friendly these days. First, the GTA franchise (sans GTA IV) became available via the Mac App Store this past August with each title only costing $14.99. And now, Rockstar is confirming that a 10th year anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto III will be making its way to the [...]
Continue reading...Angry Birds tops 500 million downloads
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: When it comes to iPhone games, there’s Angry Birds and everybody else. For what seems like forever, various Angry Birds titles have been camped out at the top of the iTunes charts. In the process, Rovio has made a killing after leveraging their success in mobile apps into a smattering of other [...]
Continue reading...Rovio, makers of Angry Birds, eyeing IPO in 2012
Monday, October 17, 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: Angry Birds may very well be the most addicting iOS game ever made. Hell, it got me hooked and I can proudly, or perhaps shamefully, boast that I’ve beaten every Angry Birds level ever created. Yep, I’m pretty adept at finding time to waste. Building on the success of Angry Birds as [...]
Continue reading...NBA 2K12 hits the iPhone and iPad for the first time this Tuesday
Monday, October 3, 2011
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By John Hiesler: Above is the video trailer for NBA 2K 12. The game looks amazing, and we’re really digging the inclusion of old school ballers like Larry Bird and Magic as well. What’s more, and we’re not sure how this will translate over to the actual game play, but the video footage of each [...]
Continue reading...FIFA Soccer 12 comes to the Mac for $39.99
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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When it comes to Soccer games on iOS, we’re sorry EA, but X2Football is the best there is. But when it comes to console games, FIFA Soccer is legit. And not only is it the gold standard for Soccer games, it sets the bar for all sports game franchises as it’s the best-selling sports video [...]
Continue reading...EA makes Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’12 free download through the weekend
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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EA this weekend launched an incredible iPhone and iPad sale on a good number of its best-selling titles. The top deal is for Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’12 which iOS users can pick up for free through the weekend. That aside, EA for a brief time has lowered the price on some of its more [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo will never release titles for iOS devices
Thursday, September 15, 2011
With Nintendo struggling to adapt to a world where mobile gamers are more likely to own iPhones than Nintendo DS devices, some investors recently began pushing Nintendo to stop looking at Apple as the enemy and start releasing games for iOS devices. Now Contra on the iPad sounds pretty bad ass, but Nintendo President Satoru [...]
Continue reading...Gamestop planning to release gaming optimized Android tablet – Report
Monday, September 12, 2011
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Well the Android party is about to get a little bit more crowded, folks. Last week we reported that Gamestop was rumored to be getting into the iOS hardware business as a means to stay relevant in a gaming market that has largely shifted towards mobile gaming and digital downloads. Now comes word that Gamestop [...]
Continue reading...GameStop will reportedly begin selling iPhones, iPads, and iPods
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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In just 2 or 3 years time, the gaming landscape has been transformed tremendously. Whereas the majority of gaming a few years ago was strictly console-based with systems like the PS3 and xBox 360 reigning supreme, gaming today has become more casual in nature, a direct result of the proliferation of mobile devices like the [...]
Continue reading...Pac Man vs. Mario and Contra vs. Tetris [Video]
Monday, September 5, 2011
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Some Labor Day video action courtesy of some ole’ NES and arcade favorites. Pac Man vs Mario: Tetris vs. Contra:
Continue reading...ZeptoLab releases “Cut the Rope: Experiments” – Just $0.99 from the iTunes App Store
Sunday, September 4, 2011
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Cut The Rope may not get the same level of press as Angry Birds, but make no mistake about it, the game is equally as addictive and extremely profitable. About 4 weeks ago, ZeptoLab released a sequel called Cut the Rope: Experiments which features the same style of game play coupled with a bevy of new [...]
Continue reading...Grand Theft Auto Trilogy to debut on Mac App Store on September 1
Friday, August 19, 2011
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By John Hiesler: The Mac App Store is about to get a lot more violent, ya’ll. RockStar Games announced that its Grand Theft Auto trilogy will soon be making its way to the Mac App Store. Yep, that means Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will [...]
Continue reading...As Nintendo 3DS sales flop, Nintendo still not keen on embracing Apple’s iOS platform
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Ever since the success of the iTunes App Store transformed Apple into a purveyor of mobile gaming, Nintendo has systematically dismissed, criticized, and downright lambasted the iOS gaming experience. All the while, Nintendo’s own mobile efforts were suffering. In 2010, Nintendo posted its first quarterly loss in two years, a fact attributable to the rise [...]
Continue reading...Watch out consoles, the iPad is EA’s fastest growing platform
Friday, July 29, 2011
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For a company with a history of being anti-gaming at worst and indifferent at best, Apple has certainly embraced gaming on its line of iOS devices with gusto. Gaming is undeniably a key selling point for devices like the iPad and iPod Touch and developers are reaping the rewards hand over first. Earlier this Summer, [...]
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
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