Hints of Apple TV gaming platform found in iOS 4.3 beta

References to gaming and a possible controller for the Apple TV have been discovered in the iOS 4.3 beta code, suggesting that Apple could be planning to take on traditional gaming consoles over control of the TV.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 83

World of Goo says iPad launch beat peak WiiWare, Steam sales

The developer of World of Goo has profiled its iPad launch as being "by far" the fastest selling and highest revenue generating game platform, thanks to promotion by Apple.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 18

Sony taking cues from Apple for next PlayStation Portable

Sony executive Kazuo Hirai hinted Wednesday that the next generation of its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming device will learn from the popularity of Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices, implementing new touch-based controls and broadening its appeal to casual gamers.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 25

Mobiles, iPod touch killing off Nintendo DS, Sony PSP

In contrast to all the "iPod-killers" imagined by Apple's competitors, new research quantifies just how much Apple's iOS platform has done to actually displace standalone gaming devices like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 92

Nintendo president says Apple a bigger threat than Microsoft in games

The president of Nintendo of America said during an interview that Apple is more of a near-term threat than Microsoft in the gaming industry, but dismissed iPod and iPhone games as casual.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 45

Expansion to Apple's Mac helps Steam hit 30M active users

Cloud-based game selling service Steam saw its sales increase more than 200 percent year over year, thanks in part to the platform's expansion to Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 29

Acquisition of iPhone game maker to create largest mobile social games platform

Ngmoco, one of the most popular and successful game developers for Apple's iOS mobile platform, has been gobbled up by Japanese social game developer DeNA for upwards of $400 million in a bid to form the world's largest mobile social games platform company.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 22

Nintendo says 3D hand-held delayed till next year, lowers forecast

In a setback for Nintendo and a windfall for Apple, Nintendo cut its profit forecast by more than half and announced that the release of its 3D gaming hand-held has been pushed back until next year.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 54

Microsoft manager claims Kinect will "blow away" iPad sales

Citing strong pre-orders and a seasonal holiday lift, the spokesman for Microsoft's Kinect, a motion-tracking camera accessory for the Xbox 360, said the device would easily outsell the iPad.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 158

Epic to release Unreal Development Kit for Apple's iOS

Epic Games has announced that the software development kit for its Unreal 3 engine will soon add iOS support.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 23

Survey reveals over 40 million iOS gamers in the US

Over half of the 77 million Americans who play mobile games in the U.S. do so on an iOS device, a new survey reports.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 28

Apple adds multiplayer Game Center restriction to iOS 4.1

Apple has added a new option to restrict multiplayer games in developer builds of iOS 4.1, indicating that the new Game Center is approaching its official release to users.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 4

John Carmack shows 'Rage' 60 fps game engine on iPhone 4

Speaking at QuakeCon, id Software cofounder and video game luminary John Carmack demonstrated the company's id tech 5 gaming engine running a Rage-themed demonstration on iPhone 4 at an impressive 60 frames per second.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 43

Sony Ericsson "PSP" phone could threaten Apple's iOS game revenue

An unconfirmed report claims that Sony Ericsson is at work on a Playstation-branded Android smartphone with a new gaming ecosystem.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 83

Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 3 to developers

Apple has made a third beta of iOS 4.1 available to developers, focusing on updates and enhancements to AV Foundation and Media Player, GameKit, UIKit and MapKit.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 21

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