Tuesday, January 29, 2013
These Alien vs. Predator: Evolution screens have dudes' heads getting ripped off
These Alien vs. Predator: Evolution screens have dudes' heads getting ripped off: Fox Digital Entertainment and Angry Mob Games have released screens for the upcoming mobile title Alien vs. Predator:...
Downfall: Clash of Factions Review (iPhone, iPad)
Downfall: Clash of Factions Review (iPhone, iPad):
 | ||
| ||
Baseball Superstars 2013 Review (Android)
Baseball Superstars 2013 Review (Android):
 | ||
| ||
Pantheon the Legends Review (iPhone)
Pantheon the Legends Review (iPhone):
 | ||
| ||
Ngmoco putting We Rule, Touch Pets Dogs 2, Touch Pets Cats, and GodFinger All-Stars out to pasture (Android)
Ngmoco putting We Rule, Touch Pets Dogs 2, Touch Pets Cats, and GodFinger All-Stars out to pasture (Android):
 | |
You can file this story under Bummer Ways to Start the Week. Ngmoco is shutting down We Rule, GodFinger All-Stars, Touch Pets Cats, and Touch Pets Dogs 2 on March 31st. Pretty crazy, no? And to make matters worse, the games will be delisted from Google Play as well as the App Store on February 1st - AKA four days from now. | |
Rare director joins Sony Computer Entertainment
Rare director joins Sony Computer Entertainment: George Andreas leaves Rare after a 16 year career
This Game is Witty, Charming, Gorgeous and Nigh-Unplayable
This Game is Witty, Charming, Gorgeous and Nigh-Unplayable:
"Oh good, this is one of those games," I thought to myself happily as I started up Marcus Eckert's Wide Sky on my iPod Touch. The gorgeous, somewhat melancholy music and stark, four-color imagery suggested that this would be one of those charming little independent mobile games that slips into the iTunes App Store quietly and slowly takes over the world. More »
Rumor: The Studio Behind Epic Mickey Is In Trouble [UPDATE]
Rumor: The Studio Behind Epic Mickey Is In Trouble [UPDATE]:
![Click here to read Rumor: The Studio Behind <em>Epic Mickey</em> Is In Trouble [UPDATE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u_f7cQ0Wwf5Wt57Ec5wHsFSnizMZapXWlHnMvKrXJlTq0O6ng2GGrELeAGLp_NuLpmdq_mXjOX4YL9dxywRPPLj-0ghOptUyiRpzZ9-ikJmQ5IPnuSc89WnEHO5lU=s0-d "Click here to read Rumor: The Studio Behind <em>Epic Mickey</em> Is In Trouble [UPDATE]")
Rumors are flying that Junction Point, the game studio behind Epic Mickey and its sequel, the recently-released Epic Mickey 2, is facing some issues. More »
Star Trek Online celebrates two million 'captains'
Star Trek Online celebrates two million 'captains':
Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Star Trek Online, Free-to-play, Anniversary
On the verge of its third anniversary, Star Trek Online has good reason to celebrate. In a state of the game post, Executive Producer Dan Stahl says that the title is growing by leaps and bounds: "You may have noticed that more than two million captains are continuing their voyages in Star Trek Online. With sustained increases in daily participation, the game is richer and more alive than ever before."
Stahl looked back over the accomplishments and milestones of 2012, including Star Trek Online's transition to a free-to-play format.
For the game's third anniversary, the team is releasing a featured episode on Thursday that will have a special reward for those who play it between January 31st and February 14th. The reward will be an Ambassador Class (the Enterprise-C model) for Federation players and the Kamarag Class for Klingon fans.
Stay tuned for an on-air interview with Dan Stahl about STO in tomorrow's episode of Massively Speaking!
Star Trek Online celebrates two million 'captains' originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Star Trek Online, Free-to-play, Anniversary
Stahl looked back over the accomplishments and milestones of 2012, including Star Trek Online's transition to a free-to-play format.
For the game's third anniversary, the team is releasing a featured episode on Thursday that will have a special reward for those who play it between January 31st and February 14th. The reward will be an Ambassador Class (the Enterprise-C model) for Federation players and the Kamarag Class for Klingon fans.
Stay tuned for an on-air interview with Dan Stahl about STO in tomorrow's episode of Massively Speaking!
Star Trek Online celebrates two million 'captains' originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
- Source: State of the Game
7 Key Questions To Ask When Taking Your App From iOS To Android
7 Key Questions To Ask When Taking Your App From iOS To Android:
HowAboutWe.com was boot-strapped into life in April 2010 at the apex of the iPhone’s market ascendency. Like rookies (we were rookies) we built a basic web app. No API. No native apps. No real mobile strategy. And yet, in creating HowAboutWe--a dating service in which users post the actual places they want to go on dates--we had built a mobility dream of location-based, on-the-go, high-converting repeat usage. Obviously the “offline dating site” should be the “offline dating app.” We realized this pretty quickly and so began the process of retroactively becoming a mobile-first product.
IOS was the obvious first platform. Like hundreds of thousands of other companies we built a native iPhone app. We launched it with great success; it was the number-one new featured app when it came out, has acquired hundreds of thousands of downloads, is top in in-app purchases, and has usage correlated with our very highest subscription conversion rates. We thought we could take our beautiful iPhone app, make a few tweaks for Android, and call ourselves ready for development. After all, we had seen this pattern from dozens of other highly successful apps. But after diving into design research, we realized this project would be a lot more complicated.
Read Full Story
HowAboutWe expected to take its beautiful iPhone app, make a few tweaks for Android, and call it ready for development. Then they read Google's Design Guidelines.
IOS was the obvious first platform. Like hundreds of thousands of other companies we built a native iPhone app. We launched it with great success; it was the number-one new featured app when it came out, has acquired hundreds of thousands of downloads, is top in in-app purchases, and has usage correlated with our very highest subscription conversion rates. We thought we could take our beautiful iPhone app, make a few tweaks for Android, and call ourselves ready for development. After all, we had seen this pattern from dozens of other highly successful apps. But after diving into design research, we realized this project would be a lot more complicated.
Read Full Story
Crytek opens American studio
Crytek opens American studio:
[UPDATE] Vigil Games co-founder David Adams leading Crysis studio's first North American branch in Austin, Texas; all 35 employees are former Vigil devs; studio will not work on new Darksiders.
[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Crytek confirmed with GameSpot that all 35 Crytek USA staffers are former Vigil Games developers. In addition, Crytek USA will not develop any future Darksiders games, and the company will not be housed in the former Vigil Games office.
The original story follows below.
Crytek today opened a studio in Austin, Texas, marking the Crysis developer's ninth studio overall and its first in North America. Crytek USA Corp. will be led by industry veteran and Vigil Games (Darksiders) co-founder David Adams, who will head up the outfit as CEO.
In addition to Adams, Crytek USA will be made up of 35 others, though it is not clear if Vigil Games staffers are among them or what the company is developing.
Vigil Games and the Darksiders series failed to find a buyer in last week's THQ bankruptcy auction, putting all jobs and the series itself in jeopardy.
GameSpot has contacted Crytek for comment.
Crytek USA is the second studio Crytek has opened this month. Two weeks ago, the company established an outfit in Istanbul. Crytek also has offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Kiev, Ukraine; Budapest, Hungary; Sofia, Bulgaria; Seoul, South Korea; Nottingham, United Kingdom; and Shanghai, China.
Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
[UPDATE] Vigil Games co-founder David Adams leading Crysis studio's first North American branch in Austin, Texas; all 35 employees are former Vigil devs; studio will not work on new Darksiders.
[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Crytek confirmed with GameSpot that all 35 Crytek USA staffers are former Vigil Games developers. In addition, Crytek USA will not develop any future Darksiders games, and the company will not be housed in the former Vigil Games office.
The original story follows below.
Crytek today opened a studio in Austin, Texas, marking the Crysis developer's ninth studio overall and its first in North America. Crytek USA Corp. will be led by industry veteran and Vigil Games (Darksiders) co-founder David Adams, who will head up the outfit as CEO.
In addition to Adams, Crytek USA will be made up of 35 others, though it is not clear if Vigil Games staffers are among them or what the company is developing.
Vigil Games and the Darksiders series failed to find a buyer in last week's THQ bankruptcy auction, putting all jobs and the series itself in jeopardy.
GameSpot has contacted Crytek for comment.
Crytek USA is the second studio Crytek has opened this month. Two weeks ago, the company established an outfit in Istanbul. Crytek also has offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Kiev, Ukraine; Budapest, Hungary; Sofia, Bulgaria; Seoul, South Korea; Nottingham, United Kingdom; and Shanghai, China.
Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
"Crytek opens American studio" was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:06:22 -0800
Warface Reveals New Closed Beta Trailer | Ten Ton Hammer
Warface Reveals New Closed Beta Trailer | Ten Ton Hammer:
Trion Worlds and Crytek serve up a new trailer chocked full of gamplay footage from Warface’s closed beta.
Trion Worlds and Crytek serve up a new trailer chocked full of gamplay footage from Warface’s closed beta.
Guild Wars 2: Flame and Frost: Prelude Now Live
Guild Wars 2: Flame and Frost: Prelude Now Live:
Flame and Frost: Prelude, the latest major update to Guild Wars 2, is now live. The update adds the 'Temple of the Silent Storm' paid tournament event, new achievements and achievement laurels (and gear rewards to go with them!), new Gem Store items, and more.
NCsoft Blocks Chinese IPs for Lineage II and Aion | Ten Ton Hammer
NCsoft Blocks Chinese IPs for Lineage II and Aion | Ten Ton Hammer:
NCsoft begins blocking IPs from China for Lineage II and Aion for illicit behavior related to RMT.
NCsoft begins blocking IPs from China for Lineage II and Aion for illicit behavior related to RMT.
Wii U Virtual Console Games Won't Work With Older Save Files
Wii U Virtual Console Games Won't Work With Older Save Files:
You won't be able to transfer save games from your Wii's Virtual Console to your Wii U's Virtual Console, Nintendo has confirmed to Kotaku. More »
This is Not Pinball. This is PinWar
This is Not Pinball. This is PinWar:
Pinball translates quite well to the iPad, but it's generally a single-player experience, pass-and-play at best. Prank Entertainment's PinWar, coming to iOS on February 7, presents a novel way to get a pair of pinball wizards playing at once, at least until the iPad is thrown across the room. More »
Neverwinter Beta Weekends Dated, and For $200 You Can Play Drizzt
Neverwinter Beta Weekends Dated, and For $200 You Can Play Drizzt:
Perfect World Entertainment is prepared to open a portal to the Forgotten Realms next month with the first of three beta weekend events for its upcoming Dungeons & Dragons MMORPG, Neverwinter, and there's one sure way to get in — spending $49.99 or $199.99 on a Neverwinter Founder's Pack. More »
Kabam grossed over $180M in 2012
Kabam grossed over $180M in 2012:
2012 was another profitable year for core game developer Kabam. The company today announced the year’s gross revenue exceeded $180 million, up 70 percent year-over-year from 2011.
Although the developer didn’t reveal the exact details of its earnings, it did say that it was profitable for the year. In a statement, Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Chou said the company had initially expected 2012 revenue to grow only by 30 to 40 percent; meanwhile, the company is entering 2013 with an annualized run rate of more than $200 million. The company also revealed that seven of its games were grossing more than $1 million a month in 2012.
Unsurprisingly, mobile proved to be the platform with the most growth for the company, based on the success of titles like Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North and the recent high-profile launch of a tie-in game for Warner Bros. blockbuster Holiday film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North, took the No. 1 spot on Apple’s Highest Grossing Apps list for the year of 2012. In 2011, the company’s revenue was coming solely from Facebook, but with the company moving onto open web and mobile platforms, Facebook only accounts for about 30 percent of its present income.
One interesting point to note in this morning’s earnings release was that “Kabam’s average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU) is eight- to nine-times higher than the industry’s largest company.” Based on what we’ve heard from Zynga much earlier in 2012, that means Kabam is presumably bringing in at least $0.50 in ARPDAU.
As we recently noted, Kabam isn’t slowing down. The company started the year off by acquiring Vancouver-based Exploding Barrel Games, bringing its worldwide headcount to over 500 people.
2012 was another profitable year for core game developer Kabam. The company today announced the year’s gross revenue exceeded $180 million, up 70 percent year-over-year from 2011.
Although the developer didn’t reveal the exact details of its earnings, it did say that it was profitable for the year. In a statement, Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Chou said the company had initially expected 2012 revenue to grow only by 30 to 40 percent; meanwhile, the company is entering 2013 with an annualized run rate of more than $200 million. The company also revealed that seven of its games were grossing more than $1 million a month in 2012.
Unsurprisingly, mobile proved to be the platform with the most growth for the company, based on the success of titles like Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North and the recent high-profile launch of a tie-in game for Warner Bros. blockbuster Holiday film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North, took the No. 1 spot on Apple’s Highest Grossing Apps list for the year of 2012. In 2011, the company’s revenue was coming solely from Facebook, but with the company moving onto open web and mobile platforms, Facebook only accounts for about 30 percent of its present income.
One interesting point to note in this morning’s earnings release was that “Kabam’s average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU) is eight- to nine-times higher than the industry’s largest company.” Based on what we’ve heard from Zynga much earlier in 2012, that means Kabam is presumably bringing in at least $0.50 in ARPDAU.
As we recently noted, Kabam isn’t slowing down. The company started the year off by acquiring Vancouver-based Exploding Barrel Games, bringing its worldwide headcount to over 500 people.
Gyro Controls? Yes, I Need Gyro Controls to Destroy Castles
Gyro Controls? Yes, I Need Gyro Controls to Destroy Castles:
For the record, I hate the iPhone's gyro controls. Hate, hate, hate. Make that, hated, hated, hated. As iOS game Catapolt has made me aware, sometimes times, gyro controls are the way to go. The only way. More »
What Facebook is Playing This Week: Still Stuck on Candy Crush Saga
What Facebook is Playing This Week: Still Stuck on Candy Crush Saga:
Clinging tenaciously to its top spot on the Facebook daily active users list, King.com's Candy Crush Saga keeps itself a couple hundred thousand players beyond FarmVille 2 by getting everyone stuck on level 86 and then taunting them. More »
Real pinball sales boosted by sims
Real pinball sales boosted by sims: Stern Pinball reports revenues up 30% in the last year as new wave of competition springs up
Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: GO get major ESL tournament backing
Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: GO get major ESL tournament backing:
Prize pot for new competition sits at $300,000--the most money a gaming league has put up for Dota 2 and CS:GO.
Valve's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be the featured games of the Electronic Sports League…s new EMS One competition, with over $300,000 available in 2013 for Europe…s best gamers. This will be the most amount of money any gaming league has put up for these two titles thus far.
Dota 2 and CS:GO will each have four seasons with four live event finals over the course of the year. The top eight teams at the end of each season will meet at the offline season finals. The first event is being aimed for mid-April, with each game played on a separate weekend, EMS product manager Lari Syrota told GameSpot.
"The EMS One will feature an extensive online season with multiple matches throughout the week, contrary to consisting of a series of large-scale offline events," Syrota said. "We believe that this model will be more beneficial to CS:GO and Dota 2 because it facilitates the growth of these scenes."
ESL's largest tournament brand, the Intel Extreme Masters, currently features StarCraft II and League of Legends for its seventh season. This season was the first that Counter-Strike was not a featured title, and the Dota series has never been chosen before.
"Counter-Strike: GO and Dota 2 were obvious choices," Syrota said. "CS:GO has a strong heritage in eSports, with many of the star players from the old days as well as ambitious newcomers creating a very compelling competitive environment. Yet, it lacked a strong backbone so far, and this is where we come into play. Dota 2, on the other hand, is the successor of the MOBA pioneer, and its increasing popularity proves that it deserves attention from the world of eSports.…
Matches will be played and broadcasted online every week without breaks, with broadcasters Joe Miller and Paul "Redeye" Chaloner behind the microphone.
Details regarding the first teams invited, and how many weeks the season is, will be announced tomorrow on ESL's home page.
[ Watch Video ]
Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
Prize pot for new competition sits at $300,000--the most money a gaming league has put up for Dota 2 and CS:GO.
Valve's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be the featured games of the Electronic Sports League…s new EMS One competition, with over $300,000 available in 2013 for Europe…s best gamers. This will be the most amount of money any gaming league has put up for these two titles thus far.
"The EMS One will feature an extensive online season with multiple matches throughout the week, contrary to consisting of a series of large-scale offline events," Syrota said. "We believe that this model will be more beneficial to CS:GO and Dota 2 because it facilitates the growth of these scenes."
ESL's largest tournament brand, the Intel Extreme Masters, currently features StarCraft II and League of Legends for its seventh season. This season was the first that Counter-Strike was not a featured title, and the Dota series has never been chosen before.
"Counter-Strike: GO and Dota 2 were obvious choices," Syrota said. "CS:GO has a strong heritage in eSports, with many of the star players from the old days as well as ambitious newcomers creating a very compelling competitive environment. Yet, it lacked a strong backbone so far, and this is where we come into play. Dota 2, on the other hand, is the successor of the MOBA pioneer, and its increasing popularity proves that it deserves attention from the world of eSports.…
Matches will be played and broadcasted online every week without breaks, with broadcasters Joe Miller and Paul "Redeye" Chaloner behind the microphone.
Details regarding the first teams invited, and how many weeks the season is, will be announced tomorrow on ESL's home page.
[ Watch Video ]
Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
"Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: GO get major ESL tournament backing" was posted by Rod Breslau on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:00:49 -0800
New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events
New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, MMO industry, New titles, News items
The Asian-themed Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is currently in its first round of closed beta testing, and Steparu has posted a review of the upcoming title along with a number of gameplay videos.
Although there are a number of playable races and classes to choose from, some classes can only be played by certain races, which start in their own specific areas. The game features the standard tab-targeting combat, with either point and click or WASD movement commands. For leveling, Asta offers a variety of quests, from collecting to killing to running errands; it even boasts open live event quests with multiple phases.
Check out the landscapes and underwater aspects of questing around a port town in the clip after the cut. Then, for even more videos on the open world events and character creation for various races, head on over to Steparu.com.
Continue reading New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events
New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, MMO industry, New titles, News items
Although there are a number of playable races and classes to choose from, some classes can only be played by certain races, which start in their own specific areas. The game features the standard tab-targeting combat, with either point and click or WASD movement commands. For leveling, Asta offers a variety of quests, from collecting to killing to running errands; it even boasts open live event quests with multiple phases.
Check out the landscapes and underwater aspects of questing around a port town in the clip after the cut. Then, for even more videos on the open world events and character creation for various races, head on over to Steparu.com.
Continue reading New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events
New Asta beta videos show off questing, races, and world events originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
- Source: CBT1 review
Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch
Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch:
Filed under: Historical, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, News items, War, Free-to-play, World of Tanks
World of Tanks' 8.3 update is now live, bringing with it 17 new Chinese war machines as well as a boatload of balance tweaks.
Wargaming.net hopes to "increase the options of speedier tanks on the battlefield in higher tier matches" via the new Chinese hardware, and PCGamer reports that the new light tanks extend into tier VIII.
The full patch notes for 8.3 are available on the WoT website. You can also see what we thought of the update in our recent hands-on. Finally, we've embedded the 8.3 preview trailer after the break.
Continue reading Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch
Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Historical, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, News items, War, Free-to-play, World of Tanks
Wargaming.net hopes to "increase the options of speedier tanks on the battlefield in higher tier matches" via the new Chinese hardware, and PCGamer reports that the new light tanks extend into tier VIII.
The full patch notes for 8.3 are available on the WoT website. You can also see what we thought of the update in our recent hands-on. Finally, we've embedded the 8.3 preview trailer after the break.
Continue reading Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch
Wargaming.net adds Chinese armor in World of Tanks' 8.3 patch originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
- Source: Patch notes
- Via: PCGamer
LittleBigPlanet Vita studio wants to publish your indie games
LittleBigPlanet Vita studio wants to publish your indie games:
Double Eleven, the Middlesbrough, UK-based studio behind the PS Vita installment of LittleBigPlanet, has branched out into publishing, and will soon publish PSN games from other indie studios. ...
Double Eleven, the Middlesbrough, UK-based studio behind the PS Vita installment of LittleBigPlanet, has branched out into publishing, and will soon publish PSN games from other indie studios. ...
Lace Mamba responds to CBE Software accusations
Lace Mamba responds to CBE Software accusations: J.U.L.I.A. dev says publisher withheld payments, Lace Mamba Global disagrees
Ragnarok Online's Little Mobile Friend Launches Next Month
Ragnarok Online's Little Mobile Friend Launches Next Month:
Ragnarok Online, Gravity Co.'s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has been going strong for more than a decade, driven by the free-to-play model, simple gameplay and adorable 2D anime character sprites. Next month those cute little bastards get even smaller with the release of Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising for Android and iOS devices. More »
The Best Games for Your iPhone and iPad
The Best Games for Your iPhone and iPad:
We've promised that Kotaku's Bests lists—compliations of the best games for various platforms—will be changing, dynamic entities. So here's another update where new titles jump onto the rolls for two Apple mobile devices. Curious as to what they are? Click through and see if you guessed what we think are great iPad and iPhone games. More »
Apple Rumored To Be Ready To Release 4th-Generation 128GB iPad
Apple Rumored To Be Ready To Release 4th-Generation 128GB iPad:
The 9to5Mac website has details of a new iPad. According to the post, Apple is to release a 128GB version of its 4th-generation model imminently. And amid the iOS 6.1's Beta 5 code released yesterday there seemed to be a reference to 128GB devices. Although no details are known about the new model's price or date of release, the report does show that there will be four versions of the "ultimate" iPad (in retail parlance, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions are known as Good, Better, and Best.) These will be, of course, Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + cellular, and available in both black and white.
Given Apple's reticence on the confirm-or-deny rumor front, there is a possibility that this model may only be available for internal use or to government agencies. Whichever way you look at it, however, the advent of a larger-storage version is of course, almost inevitable. Given that the firm's latest version of its iMac--possibly the last ever desktop computer that Apple will put out--then this is a logical progression. After all, it was noted at the release of the firm's Q4 results last week, sales of desktop models were down. Would a 128GB iPad be enough to replace your desktop or laptop, or does the shift toward cloud computing make this model largely redundant for you?
Read Full Story
Although there's a chance it's a retail- or government-only model, all signs point to the "ultimate" iPad as being available to everyone.
Given Apple's reticence on the confirm-or-deny rumor front, there is a possibility that this model may only be available for internal use or to government agencies. Whichever way you look at it, however, the advent of a larger-storage version is of course, almost inevitable. Given that the firm's latest version of its iMac--possibly the last ever desktop computer that Apple will put out--then this is a logical progression. After all, it was noted at the release of the firm's Q4 results last week, sales of desktop models were down. Would a 128GB iPad be enough to replace your desktop or laptop, or does the shift toward cloud computing make this model largely redundant for you?
Read Full Story
Clash of Clans' 5 keys to success
Clash of Clans' 5 keys to success:
With Supercell now raking in more than $1 million a day, Gamasutra talks to Clash of Clans product lead Lasse Louhento about what makes the casual strategy game so popular. ...
With Supercell now raking in more than $1 million a day, Gamasutra talks to Clash of Clans product lead Lasse Louhento about what makes the casual strategy game so popular. ...
Brick-Force in 2013: A closer look at the year ahead
Brick-Force in 2013: A closer look at the year ahead:
2012 was a bricktastic year for Berlinbased publisher Infernum, with Brick-Force attaining over 1.5 millionregistered players who built over 500,000 user generated maps. In the past few months, pivotal newfeatures such as adjustable gravity, launch pads, a new game mode and numerousnew costumes and weapons have been added to the game. The Brick-Force trailer summarizes how wefeel about the game’s potential.
2012 was a bricktastic year for Berlinbased publisher Infernum, with Brick-Force attaining over 1.5 millionregistered players who built over 500,000 user generated maps. In the past few months, pivotal newfeatures such as adjustable gravity, launch pads, a new game mode and numerousnew costumes and weapons have been added to the game. The Brick-Force trailer summarizes how wefeel about the game’s potential.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)