Unreal Engine 3 games coming to iPhone

The same graphical engine that gives Gears of War 2 that iconic shine is coming to iPhone and other mobile platforms in 2010.

Mark Rein showed off a playable Unreal Tournament level running on an iPod Touch to the guys at AnandTech last week as an example of Epic Games' commitment to graphical innovation.

Though Epic has not announced any plans to develop mobile games, Rein hinted that consumers might see a playable UE3 game running on the iPhone and other mobile platforms at CES 2010 next week. Unfortunately the mobile Unreal Engine still requires OpenGL ES 2.0, and thus the only Apple smartphone capable of playing such a game is the latest iPhone 3GS. Rein suggested that developers who paid for an Unreal Development Kit license will have access to the mobile graphics tech in the near future, meaning we may see Unreal Engine games on the iPhone and other platforms (like the Motorola Droid) as early as 2010.

The Unreal Tournament demo employs the iPhone accelerometer and an on-screen joystick for player input, but Rein promised that Epic Games is working to develop new control methods for 3D games on mobile phones.

Check out this video of how the tech demo looks and plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzts8tsKuHs

Source: http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/213406/unreal-engine-3-games-coming-to-iphone/

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Apple reveals 2009's best selling iPhone games

Apple has published two 'Top Sellers' charts of games and apps for 2009, which reveals the titles that generated the most cash on its iPhone App Store this year.

Seven of the top 30 games are from EA Mobile, representing a hugely successful year for the publisher, which has brought a succession of its big console brands to iPhone.

Gameloft has three games in the top 30, while Australian independent studio Firemint has entries from both its games: Real Racing and Flight Control. The full list can be seen here.

In the separate apps list, navigation applications are to the fore, with ALK's CoPilot, TomTom, Navigon's Mobile Navigator and Sygic's Mobile Maps Europe all present and correct.

Other apps to have coined it in include chef Jamie Oliver's 20 Minute Meals app, Smule's I Am T-Pain, Arsenal FC's official app, and Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile. The full list can be found here.

Source: http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/29582/Apple-reveals-2009s-best-selling-iPhone-games

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Sony Pictures Television unveils new iPhone games

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) on Monday announced plans for several games for the iPhone and iPod touch coming in 2009.

Ghostbusters is a new game planned on the hit comedy movie with Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd; it's being developed to tie in to a new Ghostbusters game coming out in June. New York City is facing an invasion of ghosts once again, and you have to save the day by catching them.

Q*Bert is based on the popular coin-op arcade game character first seen in the 1980s. You have to help Q*Bert hop to the top across 50 maps, with bright graphics, new maps and eye-catching animations. It's also coming to the Android phone.

Top Agent is based on James Bond: 007. It's coming in August and it features multi-player play that lets you create your own secret agent who fights against henchmen, famous villains and other players' agents.

Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are based on the television quiz shows. Both of them have been created specifically for the iPhone, according to SPT.

Source: http://www.macworld.com/article/139711/2009/03/sony.html

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Apple plans iPhone 3.0 preview next week

Apple Inc. announced today that it will preview a new version of its iPhone software on Tuesday, March 17.

"Get an advance preview of what we're building," read an e-mailed invitation to reporters early Thursday. "Join us at an invitation-only event to learn about the new SDK and get a sneak peek at the iPhone OS 3.0 software."

The event, which will be held on Apple's campus in Cupertino, Calif., is slated to kick off at 10 a.m. PT.

Although there have been rumors that Apple will launch a new iPhone this summer, perhaps at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), little has leaked about an operating system upgrade or the SDK (software developer's kit) necessary to support new features it might have. This year's WWDC has not yet been officially scheduled, but it has been held during the first half of June for the past two years.

Recent reports pegged WWDC as running from June 6 to 12, with the keynote -- where CEO Steve Jobs has traditionally trotted out major new products -- likely on June 8.

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