GDC: Epic Shows Unreal Engine 3 on iPhone

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Epic Games’ Josh Adams has shown the GDC public a demonstration of their Unreal Engine 3 on an iPhone 3GS. Though the engine is running perfectly, a mobile Gears of War game will not happen soon.

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GDC: BrewMP, Smartphones for the Masses

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: Brew, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Though Brew has always been a strong platform in the US, the platform never reached a substantial marketshare in markets like Europe and Asia. With the new BrewMP platform, that might change.

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GDC: Microsoft Presents XNA Game Studio 4.0

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: XNA | No Comments »

At the GDC, Microsoft took the time to announce their XNA Game Studio 4.0. This SDK is needed for all developers that like to release mobile games on Windows Phone 7 Series devices as well as the Zune and XBLA.

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GDC: ICS Launches ICS Financing

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

With a steep increase of competition since last week, FreeAppADay.com has started to launch a new service to differentiate itself from the competition. Part of it is the launch of ICS Financing.

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iPhone Unconference Vids Online

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Earlyer this week we already gave a small overview of the iPhone Unconference that we visited last week. The whole event has been taped by Bambuser for all those that want to watch the presentations.

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MGB Present at Mobile Convention Amsterdam

March 9th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

There is a new event in Amsterdam called the Mobile Convention. Speakers include AdMob, Distimo, Layar, Lost Boys, Mobile Entertainment Forum and many more. MGB will be covering the event.

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Pocket Gamer Awards 2010 Finalists

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

PocketGamer has announced the finalists of the PocketGamer Awards 2010. The list is divided between the iPhone (9), other mobile platforms (7) in general and handheld consoles (6).

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Smaato: Windows Mobile Overtaking iPhone on Advertising

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Symbian, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

The key to monetizing free mobile games is in-game purchases or showing ads to your gamers. Though the iPhone has been dominant in this market over the past months, Windows Mobile has started to overtake Apple.

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Slide2Play Enters App Discovery Market

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

iPhone review site Slide2Play has released an app discovery app of their own. The app will feature all current and coming reviews from the website and offer gamers the direct option to purchase them.

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iPhone Unconference

March 8th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS, Platforms: Windows Mobile | No Comments »

On Saturday, MGB was invited to the iPhone Unconference in Rotterdam. The event was organized by a company called Syntens with the objective of introducing app developer to each other and talk about their world.