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Atari follows up freemium Breakout Boost with paid Breakout Boost+

by Mike Schramm (Jan 25th, 2012)

A little while back, Atari continued its releases of updated classic games for iOS with Breakout Boost, a freemium version of the classic brickbreaking game that offers updated graphics and a few new mechanics to go with them. This week Atari announced another title called Breakout: Boost+, and ...

Three new apps support console games from iOS

by Mike Schramm (Jan 20th, 2012)

As if there aren't enough apps that supplement or promote console games, here are three more that have appeared recently. First up is Dragon Shout (free), the Skyrim-mapping app that was released a few weeks ago. It's quite handy, and players can use it to find almost anything in the vast and ...

Survey: iOS not taking much gaming audience from gaming consoles

by Mike Schramm (Jul 12th, 2011)

Conventional wisdom says iOS is slowly chipping away at more traditional gaming devices like portable and home consoles, with even Nintendo admitting that Apple's handhelds are competition. But that role may be a little overstated, according to a new survey. Resolve Market Research found that ...

Handheld gamers leaving DS and PSP for their phones

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2010)

A new report on the digital media industry from a firm named Interpret says that mobile phone gaming is rising at an incredible rate, even while traditional handheld gaming (such as games on handheld consoles like Nintendo's DS or Sony's PSP) is falling off. 43.8 percent of the gaming market plays ...

Ten ways OS X rocks

by Mike Schramm (Aug 14th, 2008)

Smashing Magazine does a good old-fashioned "why OS X is so much better" piece -- ok, well they're not that blatant (it's actually focused on the "top ten usability highs"), but with all of the iPhone/App Store news going around, it's kind of refreshing to see some nice, traditional Mac praise. So ...

Ambrosia working on Mr. Sukdoku and Aki Mahjong Mobile for the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Jul 8th, 2008)

touchArcade has a quick look up at Ambrosia's new version of the old Sudoku game for the iPhone, coming soo to an App Store near you. It looks like Sudoku to us -- there's numbers, squares, and entering one in the other with the touchscreen to fill out the puzzle. Yup, seems like if you want to play ...