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HeroCraft to Bring Majesty to iPad

The new iPad is already pretty majestic, what with all of its shiny surfaces and fancy wireless technologies. Still, that’s not enough for mobile developer HeroCraft, which has announced it will be bringing Majesty to the iPad, once it has also done so for Java, Android, and Blackberry devices. Majesty, in this instance, is not [...]

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Chillingo Releases IGF Mobile Finalist Guerrilla Bob, Including New Social Platform

It’s quite a day for the folks at Chillingo, releasing a new iPhone game which is already a finalist for IGF Mobile, and a wholly new set of social game tools, all at once. Guerrilla Bob, as we reported yesterday, is one of three finalists in the “Achievement in Art” category for this year’s IGF [...]

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iPad Starts at $499 in Two Months

Well, we asked how much it would be, and when we could have it, and Steve Jobs answered rather definitively: The new Apple iPad will be shipping worldwide in 60 days, and the lowest-end model will retail for $499. That model will have 16GB of storage, and will contain WiFi only, whereas a WiFi + [...]

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Apple Tablet is Official: The iPad

The rumors were mostly true! Yesterday’s leaked name certainly turned out to be accurate, at any rate; this morning’s announcement from Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed that the long-rumored device is, in fact, named “iPad.” Details are flying in as the Apple presentation progresses, but plenty of gaming specs and companies have already been announced, including [...]

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PikPok Flick Kick Field Goal Released for Gaming & Rhyming Goodness

One has to imagine that an opportunity like this is rare: Your company name is PikPok, and you’re releasing an iPhone game where you kick a ball with a flicking motion on the touch screen… PikPok Flick Kick Field Goal. I could say the name all day long. Of course, PikPok has already released other titles [...]

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Final Fantasy I and II Coming to iPhone

Square Enix seems to be satisfied with the reception they’ve gotten in the App Store for iPhone games like Song Summoner. According to FingerGaming, the RPG superstars will be showing mobile gamers some more love, bringing two of their original hits to the device, namely, Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II. The titles appear to [...]

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3D Fighting on Facebook from Gravity Bear

Social gaming startup Gravity Bear has announced a 3D social fighting game – Battle Punks will punch and kick its way onto Facebook this holiday season. Gravity Bear was founded in 2008 by Phil Shenk, formerly of Flagship Studios. They say:  Gravity Bear is a new breed of social games company where dedicated game creators share [...]

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