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Think Services Enter into Partnership with VC-Funded iPhone Start Up Ngmoco
Think Services, organizers of the Game Developers Conference and the Independent Games Festival, have entered a new partnership with high-profile iPhone game publisher ngmoco. The deal will add a $10,000 ‘Best iPhone Game’ prize to 2009’s Independent Games Festival Mobile, and increase the maximum amount of prizes in the hotly contested indie mobile competition to a record $30,000 … (more…)
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iChalky: The Hilarious, Dancing Stickman. – [Update]
Yesterday I happened to be surfing the app store, not looking for anything in particular – God only knows Ive spent too much on there as is it! – and found iChalky. Currently the top most popular paid application on the store, and designed by Eric Metois, iChalky is programmed to respond to real physics. Managed by invisible springs, you can touch and throw him around, try and make him fall over by tilting your device, but whatever you do, iChalky will try to keep his balance – and it’s scarily life-like – facial expressions included!
There are of course extra options for adjusting spring damping, spring constants, and floor/wall friction. The best bit? – Crank up those tunes and iChalky will be sure to show you some of his moves!
Wondering what all the fuss is about? Why this is top of the App Store?
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Geomex: Spatial Puzzler [Updated]
While not the original ‘Tetris’ – Geomex provides a colourful inviting UI, a multitude of gaming modes, and a few unique spatial twists. Hit the jump for the full look … (more…)
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Heads-Up: We’re about to run an AD on Facebook! – [Briefly]
We thought we’d just let you know that starting tomorrow morning (07.10.08) and ending on Wednesday (08.10.08), we will be running a brief advert on the major social networking site Facebook.
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Japanese Emoji (and More) to Hit with iPhone 2.2 – [REAL!]
Original image courtesy of Mac Rumors When Apple lets you know there is a new (partly-hidden) feature in iPhone 2.2 that you wanted, but you didn’t know you actually wanted it until they showed you – They do so, in style … (more…)
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Is Obama Officially ‘Cool’ Now? – [Briefly]
The marketing force behind Presidential US election candidate Barack Obama recently showed us they leave no stone unturned when pushing their advertising campaign. With just 30 days left to election day, Obama now has an iPhone application.
Is the Queen next? – or maybe it’ll be Gordon Brown? … (more…)