Tag: Mobile Gaming
X-Factor mobile game – now you can fail to impress Simon Cowell on the bus
Who decided this was a good idea? Mobile games are almost always awful, and so is the X-factor, so putting them together multiplies the awfulness. No, worse, it squares the awfulness. No – that doesn’t even come close. I’d say it’s the veritable factorial of awful. Or, awful! as I should probably refer to it as…
Wii-style Tomb Raider and Sonic on your mobile
Sony has further advanced its mobile gaming system, with a Bluetooth enabled handset for more interactive gaming. The small, hand-held Zeemote JS1 features a joystick, effectively meaning an old-school analogue controller, which is always welcome.
The Zeemote JS1 will come bundled with Sony’s W760i phone, pre-loaded with two games, and a further 16 will be available to download from the Sony website. Since the two basic games, however, are both all-time classics in Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog, most users shouldn’t need to venture into the additional games too much to satisfy their gaming needs.
Sony Ericsson could use mobile phone camera as motion controller for gaming
Proof there’s more than one way to skin a cat, with news that Sony Ericsson could utilise the cameras on its mobile phones to act as an iPhone-like motion sensor, which could then be used to control games.
They’ve partnered with GestureTek, a Californian company, to add software to their handsets from September, and it’s possible that existing phones could also use the technology provided their software can be updated.
AOL to launch free mobile gaming portal
Mobile gaming is seen as huge source of potential revenue – afterall, there isn’t exactly a shortage of mobile phones or casual gamers out there – but so far few companies have really been able to capitalise on it. Not that they aren’t having a go though; the latest to show an interest is AOL. The Time Warner owned media company is currently gearing up to launch a free, ad-supported mobile gaming portal…
Namco Bandai launches Paper Planes casual mobile game
If folding up real bits of paper isn’t your thing, but you like the concept of making paper aeroplanes, then Namco Bandai has a mobile solution for you.
Paper Planes, just as the title suggests, lets you build virtual paper planes on your mobile phone, and then fly them in a variety of scenarios with different objectives…
Nokia reveals worldwide mobile gaming habits
Nokia have done some research into people who play games on their mobile phones. A diverse group of 1800 people from China, Germany, India, Spain, Thailand and the United States were asked about their gaming habits. 80% of those interviewed…
