Posts Tagged ‘iphone’

Reviews of Apple’s iPad

// January 27th, 2010 // No Comments » // General musings

I’m still gathering all the information I can and reading my fair share of reports before I write my own review, so until then, here are some links to general reports.

Mashable:

TechCrunch:

CrunchGear:

Crackberry:

Gizmodo:

You can watch today’s entire press event here, as always. Like I said, I’m doing some reading on it. First impressions are that it is not a game changer in any way. I thought I’d want to buy this instantly, but now I don’t think I’ll make the effort to save the money. As hype dies down and I gather more facts, I’ll write a complete review here.

Mobile gaming’s future

// January 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // General musings, Social media

My first piece on mobile gaming was just posted over at Digital Media Buzz. This first installment focuses a little more on the profitability and the problems developers face when creating social games on different platforms, such as migrating popular Facebook games to the iPhone.

I was approached by my editor to begin work on a follow up to this story, so I’ll post more on that when it’s completed.

Personally, I’m a PS3 kind of guy and rarely play any games while on the move. I do follow the industry, though, and like what I see out of iPhone/iPod touch developments. Cheaper/downloadable games are what’s going to get it moving — most people can’t afford to dish out extra money on a PSP and then another $30 or so each time they want a game. That’s not a new thought, though, obviously.

I’m more interested in seeing the real-time games like Foursquare move forward. The socially-active games will take our online networks to another level. Speaking of which, Foursquare needs to release the BlackBerry app already.