Apple recruits Xbox marketing manager as part of growing gaming initiative
Thu, Feb 2, 2012 - 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 Marketing division. ( 21 comments )
In-app subscriptions arrive for App Store games [u]
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 - 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]. ( 10 comments )
Real Racing 2 first iOS game with 4-person split big screen action via AirPlay
Thu, Oct 6, 2011 - 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 computing power of Apple's A5 processor and AirPlay wireless streaming technology. ( 41 comments )
Disney bets on iOS App Store games to return interactive unit to profitability
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 - 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 of driving sales of movies and merchandise. ( 23 comments )
Unreal Engine 3 will power next-gen games for Apple's Mac OS X
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 - 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. ( 27 comments )
Nintendo unveils next-gen game console with iPad-like controller
Wed, Jun 8, 2011 - 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. ( 52 comments )
Sony's next-gen PlayStation Vita priced to compete with Apple's iPod touch
Tue, Jun 7, 2011 - 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. later this year. ( 75 comments )
Apple's iPhone 4, App Store set world records for gaming
Fri, May 13, 2011 - 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. ( 39 comments )
Apple releases iBooks 1.2.2; GREE acquires OpenFeint social gaming platform
Fri, Apr 22, 2011 - 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. ( 12 comments )
Apple hiring away PR execs from Nintendo, Activision - rumor
Sat, Apr 9, 2011 - 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. ( 30 comments )
GameStop planning iOS-like digital distribution, iPad-like game tablet
Wed, Apr 6, 2011 - 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 physical media retailers which appear headed out of business. ( 23 comments )
Hints of Apple TV gaming platform found in iOS 4.3 beta
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - 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 control of the TV. ( 84 comments )
World of Goo says iPad launch beat peak WiiWare, Steam sales
Tue, Feb 8, 2011 - 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. ( 19 comments )
Sony taking cues from Apple for next PlayStation Portable
Thu, Dec 23, 2010 - 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, implementing new touch-based controls and broadening its appeal to casual gamers. ( 26 comments )
iOS game designer Graeme Devine leaves Apple to make Mac, iOS games
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 - Graeme Devine, a member of Apple's iPhone Game Technologies group, is moving on to pursue an independent role in iOS game development. ( 16 comments )
Mobiles, iPod touch killing off Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 - 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 Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. ( 93 comments )
Nintendo president says Apple a bigger threat than Microsoft in games
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 - 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. ( 46 comments )
Expansion to Apple's Mac helps Steam hit 30M active users
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 - 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. ( 30 comments )
Acquisition of iPhone game maker to create largest mobile social games platform
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 - 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 the world's largest mobile social games platform company. ( 23 comments )
Nintendo says 3D hand-held delayed till next year, lowers forecast
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 - 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. ( 55 comments )
Microsoft manager claims Kinect will "blow away" iPad sales
Fri, Sep 17, 2010 - 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. ( 159 comments )
Epic to release Unreal Development Kit for Apple's iOS
Tue, Sep 14, 2010 - Epic Games has announced that the software development kit for its Unreal 3 engine will soon add iOS support. ( 24 comments )
Survey reveals over 40 million iOS gamers in the US
Mon, Sep 13, 2010 - 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. ( 29 comments )
Apple adds multiplayer Game Center restriction to iOS 4.1
Sun, Aug 15, 2010 - 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. ( 5 comments )
John Carmack shows 'Rage' 60 fps game engine on iPhone 4
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 - 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 frames per second. ( 44 comments )
Sony Ericsson "PSP" phone could threaten Apple's iOS game revenue
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 - An unconfirmed report claims that Sony Ericsson is at work on a Playstation-branded Android smartphone with a new gaming ecosystem. ( 84 comments )
Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta 3 to developers
Tue, Aug 3, 2010 - 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. ( 22 comments )
OpenGL 4.1 specification released and ready for use by Apple
Mon, Jul 26, 2010 - 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 capabilities to unlock graphics performance on both Macs and PCs and on iPhones and other mobile devices. ( 21 comments )
Apple working with partners to improve Mac gaming performance
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 - 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 graphically intensive titles. ( 51 comments )
Steam survey finds more than 8% of gamers use Apple's Mac OS X
Sat, Jun 5, 2010 - 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 hardware survey. ( 72 comments )
Valve to release Half-Life 2 for Mac on Wednesday
Tue, May 25, 2010 - 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 Wednesday. ( 64 comments )
First look: Valve's Steam, Team Fortress 2 and Portal for Mac
Sun, May 9, 2010 - 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 with hands-on impressions and screenshots, including the first available titles: Portal and Team Fortress 2. ( 77 comments )
Valve accepting applications for Steam for Mac beta program
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - 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 have discovered. ( 23 comments )
Game developers eye the Mac after Steam's jump to Apple
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 - 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 Powered Games to consider the jump as well. ( 65 comments )
Valve, Apple worked closely to bring Steam natively to Mac
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 - 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 system to the Mac, and the role Apple played in its development. ( 39 comments )
Valve announces Steam for Mac, games will allow Mac-PC online play
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 - 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. ( 38 comments )
Magazine confirms Steam gaming platform coming to Mac in April [u]
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 - 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 machines in the fall. ( 18 comments )
Valve launches teaser campaign for new Mac version of Steam
Wed, Mar 3, 2010 - 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. ( 62 comments )
Valve's Steam gaming system may be headed to the Mac
Fri, Feb 26, 2010 - 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 corner. ( 55 comments )
Doom game creator suggests Apple embarrassed about iPhone gaming
Fri, Nov 6, 2009 - 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 iPhone and iPod touch. ( 185 comments )
Rumor: Apple planning premium game section of App Store
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 - Apple may be planning to introduce a new section of the App Store dedicated to top-notch gaming titles in an effort to further solidify its multi-touch devices as the next big thing in handheld gaming. ( 24 comments )
Carmack: iPhone more powerful than Nintendo DS, PSP combined
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 - Speaking at QuakeCon 2008 in Dallas this week, id Software co-founder Carmack praised Apple's iPhone as an emerging force in mobile gaming industry and revealed his firm to be working on two titles for the handset. ( 46 comments )
Apple developing 3D gaming controller for Apple TV
Thu, May 8, 2008 - Apple in a new patent filing reveals that it is conducting research on a 3D remote control system for its Apple TV set-top box that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller and also deliver some features akin to its multi-touch technology. ( 69 comments )
Apple's bionic ARM to muscle advanced gaming graphics into iPhones
Wed, Apr 30, 2008 - The next generation of iPhone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Imagination Technologies, and Samsung, the iPhone's ARM "system on a chip" manufacturer. The result may be an ideal platform for handheld gaming and high definition video playback. ( 47 comments )
Apple game rentals; Safari anti-phishing; Blu-ray notebook drives
Fri, Feb 29, 2008 - A recently published patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at the possibility of game rentals and a more advanced games management component of the iTunes Store. Meanwhile, readers question the disappearance of Safari's anti-phishing measures. And the power-draw of today's Blu-ray drives has thus far translated into slow adoption by notebook manufacturers. ( 53 comments )
Magazine debunks Apple game handheld, hints iPhone games
Thu, Feb 14, 2008 - Claims that Apple is developing a gaming system of its own are false, according to a games development magazine, but the electronics firm is also reportedly willing to bring games to the iPhone and iPod touch. ( 12 comments )
Filing drops more hints at Apple gaming initiative
Mon, Feb 11, 2008 - Rumors of an impending gaming initiative from Apple received a shot in the arm this past weekend with the company filing for an extension to its namesake trademark that would embody both handheld and console-based gaming entertainment systems. ( 23 comments )
Google on iPhone update; EA's Spore for Mac; iPlayer for Apple TV
Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - Google is warning iPhone users about the effects of Apple's v1.1.3 firmware update on Gmail. Meanwhile, EA has announced plans to bring its "Spore" title to the Mac later this year. And BBC is strongly considering offering its iPlayer web video service through the revamped version of Apple TV. ( 30 comments )
