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Smash Vote for iOS makes it out just in time

by Mike Schramm (Nov 7th, 2012)

Back at 360iDev in Denver earlier this year, I met a guy named Tate Jennings, an indie developer behind a company called Mighty Bits. Jennings was working on a game called Smash Vote, which he described to me as a political fighting game. It was literally a game featuring versions of famous ...

Atari updates rules and deadline, adds judge to Pong developer contest

by Mike Schramm (Mar 26th, 2012)

(Disclaimer: I am serving as a judge in this contest for Atari, though I'm not getting paid or compensated in any way for contributing my time.) After Atari announced a recent contest to encourage iOS developers to come up with new ideas for a Pong-style remake, there was feedback among the ...

Watchmen MMO coming out for the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Mar 2nd, 2009)

I love massively multiplayer online games, I love my iPhone, and I love Watchmen, the genre-defining graphic novel series of the late '80s (of which, I'll brag, I have a whole set of first edition copies) that's very soon to be the first movie blockbuster of 2009. That's why the news, over at our ...

DealMac last-minute holiday ship guide

by Michael Rose (Dec 19th, 2006)

What's the most important question when you're doing your holiday e-shopping? OK, the most important after "Where can I buy a Wii for less than $740?" and "Does this iPod Shuffle make me look fat?" Yes, it's "What is the absolute last minute I can order online and still get my gifts in time?" The ...