Mobile Games

Activision preps two more Skylanders mobile games for this year
VentureBeat
Activision's mobile gaming division plans to launch two more
Skylanders-themed games for smartphones and tablets in November. The
company announced today that it will launch two new iOS (Apple iPhone, iPod
Touch, and iPad) games that extend the ...
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Square Enix could be reducing the price of its mobile games in the future
Ubergizmo
Chrono Trigger for Android was released not too long ago, although its
asking price of $9.99 might put some gamers off. As we had said earlier,
Square Enix has been known for pricing their games much higher compared to
everyone else who sells games for ...
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Rockstar Games Announce iOS and Android Versions of "Grand Theft Auto:
Vice ...
Complex.com (blog)
It has been 10 years since Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City, the sixth installment of its Grand Theft Auto series on the
Playstation 2. To celebrate the classic 80's-based open world adventure,
the company has announced mobile ...
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Square Enix considering lowering the cost of its mobile games
Pocket Gamer
"I think that the Japanese view of this is that we have built quality
games, whether they're for handheld or for mobile... the business model is
not set in this world. Everything is free-to-play right now, tomorrow it
could be different, [and] it'll ...
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AJB Announces Mobile POS Deployment for Retailers during London 2012 ...
PYMNTS.com
"We are pleased with the performance of our recent mobile POS
deployments, during the 2012 Olympic Games in London," said Pat Polillo,
vice president of sales, AJB Software. "By putting the mobile POS into
the hands of multiple sales associates, ...
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Evolution of a mobile game: The idea
Develop
In the first of a three part series, Neon Play founder and CEO Oli Christie
charts the evolution of the mobile developer's Traffic Panic series and
offers advice on creating a concept for a new game. Will traditional
console gaming be replaced by ...
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Mobile News Wrap-Up: October 29, 2012
Side Mission (blog)
Most weeks, the best iPhone and iPad games appear Wednesday night, but
we're always thankful for the lone exception. This time around, it's Need
for Speed: Most Wanted. EA's mobile and tablet version of the console title
doesn't have the big, open ...
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Facebook: Social game devs must make their games actually social
Gamasutra
"When you sign up to a social game and only two or three of your friends
are playing it, it is not fun. As more and more of your friends join the
game, more opportunities come for it to be social," he said. Mobile
platforms can drive a delayed bump in ...
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