http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:26:59 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/apple_recruits_xbox_market_manager_as_part_of_growing_gaming_initiative/ Apple has landed another key hire to help drive its ongoing encroachment on the handheld gaming sector, recently luring one of Microsoft's top Xbox product managers to help head its App Store Marketin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/apple_recruits_xbox_market_manager_as_part_of_growing_gaming_initiative/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/in_app_subscriptions_arrive_for_app_store_games/ Apple has approved the first game developer to begin using the in-app subscription model for a gaming service, though the company took some convincing [updated]. Update: Bloomberg now reports that ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/in_app_subscriptions_arrive_for_app_store_games/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:21:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/06/real_racing_2_first_ios_game_with_4_person_split_big_screen_action_via_airplay/ Game developer Firemint has announced a new feature for the iOS 5 update to its "Real Racing 2" game that will offer the first 4-player split-screen iOS gaming experience on an HDTV by leveraging the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/06/real_racing_2_first_ios_game_with_4_person_split_big_screen_action_via_airplay/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/disney_bets_on_ios_app_store_games_to_return_interactive_unit_to_profitability/ After losing millions of dollars trying to produce console games for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Disney is betting on Apple's low cost app market to become profitable and create new characters capable... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/disney_bets_on_ios_app_store_games_to_return_interactive_unit_to_profitability/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:54:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/20/unreal_engine_3_will_power_next_gen_games_for_apples_mac_os_x/ Epic Games has released a new version of its Unreal Development Kit Beta that includes a preview of Mac OS X support for the toolset that will help power the next generation of Mac gaming. The gam... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/20/unreal_engine_3_will_power_next_gen_games_for_apples_mac_os_x/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/08/nintendo_unveils_next_gen_game_console_with_ipad_like_controller/ Nintendo on Tuesday revealed its Wii U next-generation game console, which features a 6-inch touchscreen controller that has drawn comparisons to Apple's iPad. The Tokyo, Japan, gaming giant showed... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/08/nintendo_unveils_next_gen_game_console_with_ipad_like_controller/ Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/sonys_next_gen_playstation_vita_priced_to_compete_with_ipod_touch/ During a keynote at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Sony confirmed its next-generation gaming device, formally named the PlayStation Vita, will cost $250 when it arrives in the U.S. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/sonys_next_gen_playstation_vita_priced_to_compete_with_ipod_touch/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/13/apples_iphone_4_app_store_set_world_records_for_gaming/ Apple's success with the iPhone 4 and the App Store has earned the company several impressive records in the 2011 Gamer's Edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Given analyst estimates of 1... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/13/apples_iphone_4_app_store_set_world_records_for_gaming/ Sat, 14 May 2011 02:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/22/apple_releases_ibooks_1_2_2_gree_acquires_openfeint_social_gaming_platform/ Apple on Thursday released a minor update to its iBooks e-book app, while Japanese gaming company GREE announced the purchase of the iOS social gaming platform OpenFeint. iBooks 1.2.2 Apple quie... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/22/apple_releases_ibooks_1_2_2_gree_acquires_openfeint_social_gaming_platform/ Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/09/apple_hiring_away_pr_execs_from_nintendo_activision_rumor/ Reports have emerged that Apple has poached two PR executives from gaming giants Nintendo and Activision in a continued push to establish iOS as a dominant gaming platform. A report from MCV claims... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/09/apple_hiring_away_pr_execs_from_nintendo_activision_rumor/ Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/06/gamestop_planning_ios_like_digital_distribution_ipad_like_game_tablet/ Video game retailer GameStop is eyeing iOS-like digital distribution and may build an iPad-like gaming tablet in an effort to ward off suffering the same fate as Blockbuster, Borders and other physica... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/06/gamestop_planning_ios_like_digital_distribution_ipad_like_game_tablet/ Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/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 contr... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/hints_of_apple_tv_gaming_platform_found_in_ios_4_3_beta/ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/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. The developer reported ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/world_of_goo_says_ipad_launch_beat_peak_wiiware_steam_sales/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/23/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, impleme... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/23/sony_taking_cues_from_apple_for_next_playstation_portable/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/08/ios_game_designer_graeme_devine_leaves_apple_to_make_mac_ios_games/ Graeme Devine, a member of Apple's iPhone Game Technologies group, is moving on to pursue an independent role in iOS game development. According to a report by gaming site Kotaku, Devine joined App... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/08/ios_game_designer_graeme_devine_leaves_apple_to_make_mac_ios_games/ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/07/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 Ninte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/07/mobiles_ipod_touch_killing_off_nintendo_ds_sony_psp/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/26/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. Reggie F... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/26/nintendo_president_says_apple_a_bigger_threat_than_microsoft_in_games/ Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/18/expansion_to_apples_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. Valve, the maker... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/18/expansion_to_apples_mac_helps_steam_hit_30m_active_users/ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/12/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 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/12/acquisition_of_iphone_game_maker_to_create_largest_mobile_social_games_platform/ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/30/nintendo_delays_3d_portable_gaming_device_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. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/30/nintendo_delays_3d_portable_gaming_device_lowers_forecast/ Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/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. Micro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/17/microsoft_manager_claims_kinect_will_blow_away_ipad_sales/ Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/14/epic_to_release_unreal_development_kit_for_apples_ios/ Epic Games has announced that the software development kit for its Unreal 3 engine will soon add iOS support. Following the announcement at the Korea Games Conference, Epic vice president Mark Rein... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/14/epic_to_release_unreal_development_kit_for_apples_ios/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/13/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. The International Gamers Survey from NewZoo reported Friday that Apple "has ent... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/13/survey_reveals_over_40_million_ios_gamers_in_the_us/ Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/15/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. Restrictions within iOS... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/15/apple_adds_multiplayer_game_center_restriction_to_ios_4_1/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/12/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 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/12/john_carmack_shows_rage_60_fps_game_engine_on_iphone_4/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/11/sony_ericsson_psp_phone_could_threaten_apples_ios_game_revenue/ An unconfirmed report claims that Sony Ericsson is at work on a Playstation-branded Android smartphone with a new gaming ecosystem. Published by Engadget, the report cites "a trusted source" for le... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/11/sony_ericsson_psp_phone_could_threaten_apples_ios_game_revenue/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/03/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. The update is the third release i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/03/apple_releases_ios_4_1_beta_3_to_developers/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/26/khronos_releases_new_opengl_4_1_spec/ The Knronos Group released its latest OpenGL 4.1 specification today at the SIGGRAPH conference, introducing tighter integration with mobile OpenGL ES and OpenCL APIs and expanding its core capabiliti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/26/khronos_releases_new_opengl_4_1_spec/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/15/apple_working_with_partners_to_improve_mac_gaming_performance/ With more major releases than ever headed to the Mac platform thanks to the release of Valve's Steam service, Apple is working closely with its hardware and software partners to improve performance of... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/15/apple_working_with_partners_to_improve_mac_gaming_performance/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/steam_survey_finds_more_than_8_of_gamers_use_apples_mac_os_x/ More users of Valve's Steam gaming service ran a version of Apple's Mac OS X in its first month of availability than the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista combined, according to a new ha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/steam_survey_finds_more_than_8_of_gamers_use_apples_mac_os_x/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/valve_to_release_half_life_2_for_mac_on_wednesday/ Half-Life 2, a PC first-person shooter first released in 2004 to critical acclaim and largely considered to be a landmark title, will finally make its way to Mac OS X through Valve's Steam platform on... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/25/valve_to_release_half_life_2_for_mac_on_wednesday/ Tue, 25 May 2010 23:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/09/first_look_valves_steam_team_fortress_2_and_portal_for_mac/ Valve's highly anticipated release Mac OS X release of Steam, its cloud-based game store and service, is set to be released as a public beta this week. AppleInsider offers a first look at the software... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/09/first_look_valves_steam_team_fortress_2_and_portal_for_mac/ Sun, 09 May 2010 20:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/26/valve_accepting_applications_for_steam_for_mac_beta_program/ Valve Software this week quietly began accepting applications for a forthcoming beta program aimed at testing its highly-anticipated Steam for Mac online gaming service, several AppleInsider readers h... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/26/valve_accepting_applications_for_steam_for_mac_beta_program/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/game_developers_eye_the_mac_after_steams_jump_to_apple/ The announcement that the Steam gaming service and Valve's line of games -- including Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 -- are being ported to the Mac has convinced major developers like DICE and Gas Powe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/game_developers_eye_the_mac_after_steams_jump_to_apple/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/valve_apple_worked_closely_to_bring_steam_to_mac/ In anticipation of Monday's official announcement regarding Steam for Mac, AppleInsider spoke with John Cook, director of Steam development at Valve, about the process of porting the online gaming sys... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/valve_apple_worked_closely_to_bring_steam_to_mac/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/valve_announces_steam_for_mac_will_allow_mac_pc_online_play/ Valve officially revealed Monday that its Steam online gaming service, along with the Source engine that powers titles such as Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead 2, is coming to the Mac in April. Valve'... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/valve_announces_steam_for_mac_will_allow_mac_pc_online_play/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/magazine_confirms_steam_gaming_platform_coming_to_mac_in_may/ Steam, the PC gaming platform from Valve Software, will be coming to Mac systems in April, while one of the company's most anticipated forthcoming titles, Portal 2, will also be available for Apple ma... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/08/magazine_confirms_steam_gaming_platform_coming_to_mac_in_may/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/03/valves_launches_teaser_campaign_for_new_mac_version_of_steam/ Valve Software has all but confirmed rumors that it plans to bring its Steam gaming system to the Mac desktop in a teaser campaign that mimics generations of Apple advertisements. Valve began seed... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/03/valves_launches_teaser_campaign_for_new_mac_version_of_steam/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/26/valves_steam_gaming_system_may_be_headed_to_the_mac/ Users have discovered Mac OS X specific files hidden in the latest version of Valve Software's Steam distribution engine and multiplayer platform for gaming, indicating a Mac port may be around the co... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/26/valves_steam_gaming_system_may_be_headed_to_the_mac/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/doom_game_creator_suggests_apple_embarrassed_about_iphone_gaming/ John Carmack, creator of the classic PC game Doom, described working with Apple as a "rollercoaster ride," and suggested that company executives are not happy about the popularity of gaming on the iPh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/doom_game_creator_suggests_apple_embarrassed_about_iphone_gaming/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:15:00 GMT