Xbox co-creator brings together Atari ‘dream team’ for mobile gaming startup
A new mobile gaming startup that’s yet to release a single game isn’t the sort of thing we’d normally cover ’round here, but the story behind Los Angeles-based Innovative Leisure is anything but ordinary. The man behind the company is the co-creator of the Xbox, Seamus Blackley, and he’s brought with him eleven industry veterans that he calls “the dream team from Atari,” including the likes of Van Burnham, Ed Logg, Rich Adam, Tim Skelly, Owen Rubin, and Ed Rotberg. While those names may not be familiar to everyone, you’ll surely recognize some of the games they were responsible for: Asteroids , Centipede , Gauntlet , Missile Command , Battlezone , S.T.U.N
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Yahoo attempts to stay relevant, now searches Android Market apps
Because apps are the answer to any woe, Yahoo is trying to turn people’s obsession with smartphone software into page views with the introduction of Android Market (and iOS) search results. An apps tab can now be found when using Yahoo to search the web.
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Yahoo attempts to stay relevant, now searches Android Market apps
Madden NFL 12 Now $.99 for the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is quickly approaching and EA wants to commemorate the biggest sporting event in America by putting their game on sale. The game is now just $.99, $4 less than what it would cost otherwise.
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Madden NFL 12 Now $.99 for the Super Bowl
Shocker: PS Vita downloads cheaper than boxed games
Digital copies of games that you download bypass the time-and-money-consuming manufacturing, logistics and retail processes. It’s only natural that we as consumers expect some of that saving to be passed along to our own wallets.
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Shocker: PS Vita downloads cheaper than boxed games
Humble Bundle expands to Android with World of Goo, Anomaly and more
The choose-your-own-price Humble Bundle has proven to be a runaway success on desktop platforms — helping fund indie developers and causes like Child’s Play and the EFF alike — and it’s now finally taken the plunge onto mobile devices.
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Humble Bundle expands to Android with World of Goo, Anomaly and more
Humble Bundle brings its pay-what-you-want indie games to Android
Humble Bundle has just launched its latest pack of indie games with a twist. For the first time ever, Android is among the supported operating systems (others include Windows, Max OS X, and Linux).
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Humble Bundle brings its pay-what-you-want indie games to Android
First Three Phoenix Wright Games Coming to Android
Objection! One of my favorite game series on the Nintendo DS is coming to Android. Along with an announcement of Ace Attorney 5 for the handheld, Capcom have announced that the first three Phoenix Wright games will all be coming to Android. They’ll be the same games we’ve had on the DS except they’ll have slightly better graphics.
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Sonic 4 Episode 1 Now Available For $4 in the Android Market
Sega announced that they’d be bringing Sonic 4 to Android starting with Episode 1 this year and the day has finally come! They have released the game in the Android market, inviting users to download it for just $4. You’re getting 4 zones – each with 4 acts – and 7 bonus stages. You’re also getting two exclusive levels that are made specifically for smartphones and use the accelerometer/gyroscope sensors
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Sonic 4 Episode 1 Now Available For $4 in the Android Market
Rovio Says They Could Do More Visually With Angry Birds
It’s no secret that Angry Birds’ formula and style is a bit dated. While the bird-slinging game will always have a place in our hearts you can only take so much of it and Rovio can only do so much with it. Speaking to PocketGamer , NVIDIA’s Neil Trevett says Rovio believes they could do more with the game in terms of style and graphics
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Rovio Says They Could Do More Visually With Angry Birds
Netflix Q4 results: 220k new streaming-only customers, beats earnings estimates (Update: no game rentals coming)
Netflix’s Q4 2011 earnings report is in, and the company indicates its streaming subscriber count is now 21.67 million. DVD subscribers were still down however, although not as much as expected with cancellations peaking in September when the services split , leaving it with a total number of 24.4 million customers. This closes out a tough 2011 that saw its subscriber count drop by 800k in Q3 , and most recently resulted in the search for a new Chief Marketing Officer