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iPhone 3G vs 3GS: loading games up to 3x faster

iPhone 3G vs 3GS: loading games up to 3x faster 

The biggest feature of iPhone 3GS is the performance boost, touted by Apple as 2x the speed of the 3G model. Reducing load times by a few seconds for regular apps isn’t all that impressive, but when you apply the 2x performance boost to App Store games you start to understand why the S stands for [...]

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Top 10 App Store Games of 2008

Top 10 App Store Games of 2008 

When the App Store first opened its virtual doors six months ago, few could have predicted the massive success it continues to enjoy till this day. The furious pace of application development has produced over 13,000 apps as of this writing. Games are the largest category accounting for 23% of the total app count. With [...]

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Aaron Fothergill Interview: Creator of Flick Fishing and Plank

Aaron Fothergill Interview: Creator of Flick Fishing and Plank 

With over 30 years of combined experience between the brothers, it’s hard to expect anything less than the best from them. Aaron (right) and Adam Fothergill (left) are the developers behind the wildly popular iPhone game Flick Fishing…

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16 Reasons Why the iPhone and iPod touch are better than a PSP

16 Reasons Why the iPhone and iPod touch are better than a PSP 

No more lugging around stacks of UMDs in a mini-suitcase, why choose which games to bring with you, when you can load them all onto your iPhone or iPod touch.

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Myst already available for PSP and DS, why bother with the iPhone port?

Myst already available for PSP and DS, why bother with the iPhone port? 

Myst is an adventure game where players explore an intriguing world and solve puzzles to advance the story.

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iPhone Gaming: Play to your Strengths

iPhone Gaming: Play to your Strengths 

The majority of comments I’ve seen related to iPhone gaming is the lack of physical gamepad controls. True the iPhone does not have physical gamepad controls, but the accel/touch based controls should not be underestimated, they have great potential for certain game genres. Every Controller has a Weakness No one controller type fits all game [...]

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