This weekend I took a drive down to my local Apple Store in Albany to check out the iPad. I haven’t gotten hands on with it prior to this weekend and I went with full intentions of buying one. Guess what? That’s what happened. I got a the 32GB WiFi version since I decided I really didn’t need the 3G edition. So how is it? Well, you read the title of this post, so you can probably guess I’m in love. The iPad is flat out amazing.
I haven’t had the chance to get a lot of gaming in on it yet. With all the time I’ve been spending getting everything setup, gaming has taken a temporary back seat, but that’s going to change very soon. We’ll have iPad reviews coming your way, so those of you who are early adopters like myself and Darren will get our takes on the new gaming scene. Right now, most of the games are HD versions of iPhone games, but some are unique to the iPad. That’s what has me most excited. And buying Plants vs. Zombies… again…
If there’s anything you want to know about the iPad or just want to sound off about Apple’s new baby, drop us some comments!
Do you love iPhone gaming but think the screen is too small? Are you enormous sausage fingers getting in the way of most of the on-screen action? The iPad may be your answer, if you’re willing to shell out at least $499. With all iPhone games currently playable and scalable with pixel-doubling, all your purchases will instantly transfer over to Apple’s new super device.
Developers now have access to the new SDK tools to develop native apps and games for the iPad, so you can expect some bigger games to appear shortly after the device launches in March (April if you want the 3G version). Gameloft and EA are two developers already on board for the iPad.
My take on the iPad, or iTampon as it’s being called, is that it’s a huge iPod Touch with not much upside at the moment. No multi-tasking, no Flash support, and an awkward virtual keyboard make me very leery of a purchase. I’m happy with my iPhone. Until Apple gives me a reason to need to the iPad instead of my iPhone and MacBook Pro, my money is staying in my wallet.
I love my iPhone. One of the reasons is the massive amount of quality games on the platform. With the recent explosion of Android handsets, one would think the mobile gaming space would immediately evolve, but that won’t be the case. Android will not have any meaningfully impact on mobile gaming for quite some time.
Let me get this out of the way first — I am not a fanboy of any platform, company, game, hardware, or Snuggie pattern. I am an equal opportunity game lover. When it comes to gaming on the go, the iPhone has become my default choice as it’s always in my pocket. With the rapid increase of Android phones in the marketplace and the enormous amount of apps that go along with it, one would expect Google’s platform to have a similar effect on consumers. The fact is, there is one major shortcoming in the operating system that will prevent major game development for the foreseeable future: internal application memory.
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ZOMG could this be the horizon cresting harbinger of doom for the PSP and DSi!!?? Okay, so maybe not the imminent harbinger of mobile gaming doom, but it is on the horizon for sure.
For now, it’s just a demo of the tech that Epic’s put together, which relies on the OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics powah in the 3GS and latest iPod touch. But, the killer point is that Epic is planning “to make this available to licensees at some point in the near future,” meaning we could one day see games running Unreal 3 on the iPhone. And since the engine will run on the 3GS only, it seems that tipping point with games we worried about, where iPhone and 3G users don’t just get worse graphics, but are actually shut out of entire games, isn’t so far away.
That means you 3G and Touch users could potentially be APPLEPWNED….again.
For now, Epic tells Anand we’re going to see Unreal running on another mobile platform at CES. Which, on a broader scale, shows that mobile gaming is about to get a lot more serious now that mobile chips are powerful enough to deliver legit gaming experience. Could we really be seeing the beginning of the end for dedicated handled gaming consoles, like the DSi, and PSP? It seems, for once, more possible than ever. We just need better controls.
…and more money. This has got to be worrying Sony and Nintendo, a lot. Hit the Gizmodo link at the bottom for a smattering of video evidence.
[via Gizmodo]
It’s that time of year again. Loot Ninja is bringing you our picks for 2009’s Game of the Year. We’re breaking it down into various categories leading up to the overall Game of the Year pick coming Wednesday. Check back every day for something new.
Today we’re kicking things off with our picks for Best Mobile Game of 2009. This category encompasses all gaming devices you can take on the go, including the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and the iPhone. Want to find out who gets the nod? Hit that jump.
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Mobile gaming is the it thing in 2009. From the gigantic expansion of the iPhone App Store to new iterations of both Nintendo and Sony’s handheld devices, there is plenty to add to your wish list this year. Now that you’ve seen our recommendations for your console gaming and PC needs, do the clickity click below and get our thoughts on what you need for your mobile gaming fix this Holiday.
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I have every entry in the Katamari Damacy series. The fact that it has become an entire series with no sign of slowing down makes me very happy. As I flipped through the new mobile games I see it. “A new Katamari game?!” “On my cell phone?!” “Hell’s yeah!!” So how does this stack up to it’s platform siblings? Only one way to find out.
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I love adventure games, almost as much as Scuba loves ZJ’s, if it is possible to love something that much. The first time one of my friends came over to my house and had a copy of Maniac Mansion, my obsession began. LucasArts brought such classics as Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, and Day of the Tentacle to my computer screen, while Sierra occupied days of my life with Kings Quest, Police Quest, and Rise of the Dragon. Many consider Myst as one of the last hoo-rah’s of the Adventure gaming fad.
Well now it’s back baby! With two of the best, The Secret of Monkey Island and Beneath a Steel Sky just to kick it off. Telltale kept the heart beating strong with Sam & Max and Strong Bad episodic adventures but the true resurrection has begun…. on the iPhone.
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Anyone who is looking to get your Altair fix will get that chance and have the ability to do so on the move. Assassin’s Creed has been rumored to be coming to portable gaming and is now official. This could be a great step for mobile gaming and if it is as good as we all think, expect some more monster titles to come to your portable Apple device.
By all accounts we can expect very similar free-running gameplay across the ancient cities. The iPhone Assassin’s Creed conversion will be brought to us by Gameloft, which recently announced its working on the Terminator Salvation adaptation, so it’s set to be a big iPhoning year for the French developer.
It’s that time of year again. Loot Ninja is bringing you our picks for 2008’s Game of the Year. We’re breaking it down into various categories leading up to the overall Game of the Year pick coming soon. Check back every day for something new.
Today we’re kicking things off with our picks for best Mobile game of 2008. Mainly, this category is iPhone/iPod Touch gaming. Once the App Store came about, the mobile gaming scene burst open with developers taking a crack at Apple’s little wonders. Who did the best?
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