Posts Tagged ‘ gaming ’

Quake 3 for iPod Touch / iPhone

Apr 5th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Yeah - this is pretty far off-topic - but it’s Quake on the iPhone!
This highlights that the iPhone has a lot more potential as a platform than as just a phone.
What would you like to see running on the iPhone?
via Scott at Hermitworks



New Site WeGame Like Seesmic For Machinima

Jan 15th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Software, Video

WeGame is a new site that’s a bit like Seesmic for machinima. (Machinima are animated movies made using video games.)
The site lets you download a client (Windows only) that lets you record video from a variety of games, including:
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2142
C&C 3
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4
CoH Series
Crysis
CS 1.6
CS: Source
DoD: Source
Everquest 2
Garry’s Mod
GTA Series
Guild [...]



iPhone Gets NES Games, Lousy Gameplay

Aug 7th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Strange, iPhone

A developer, not satisfied with using his iPhone for podcasts, video podcasts, YouTube videos and phone calls, has ported the InfoNES core to the iPhone, along with Mario, Zelda, and other NES roms.
While it demonstrates the¬†computing and gaming capabilities of the iPhone,¬†even the developer¬†admits that the use of virtual controllers for gaming “…while cute, sucks.”



iPod Gets Lost Game

May 22nd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Gameloft has expanded the range of iPod games with Lost, a game based on the hit television series. The game is designed to work on 5th-generation iPods, and is $4.99 to download.
Description:
Join your favourite castaways in their quest to seek truth and survive in the official iPod game of the hit television series, Lost. Help [...]



Firaxis Games Intros Behind-the-scenes Podcast

Jun 20th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Educational Podcasts, Podcast Quickies

Firaxis Games, home of legendary game designer Sid Meier and the creators of Civilization IV and other games, has introduced a podcast that provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to make video games.
In the first episode of The Official Firaxis Games Podcast, host Steve Ogden talks to the company’s Quality Assurance manager and [...]