Cell Phone

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Bungie May Also Have A Mobile Game On The Way

5:20AM May 13, 2011 | Mike Epstein

Bungie “Aerospace” filed a trademark for a new phone-based game called “Crimson” last week. The trademark is described as a “Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones.” and “Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network.” More »


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Mobile Phones Get Wireless Controller

5:00PM July 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Enjoy mobile phone gaming? Don’t mind looking like a goob? Have I got something for you. More »


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Hostesses? Ha! Hosts!

6:00AM May 17, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

In Japan, hostesses are dolled up girls that work in bars, pour men’s drinks and light their cigarettes. Hosts? More »


In Real Life

Bernie Madoff, The Cell Phone Game

5:00PM May 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff is in jail for pulling off the biggest financial swindle ever. Nothing says white collar crime like a cell phone game. More »


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Plastered Japanese Politician, The Cell Phone Game

10:00PM February 25, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japan’s Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa showed up at the G7 meeting in Rome totally blotto earlier this month. This calls for a cell phone game.

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Uncategorized

Final Fantasy Cell Phone Game Reaches 2 Million Downloads

7:00PM November 5, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

How big are cell phones in Japan? If Final Fantasy IV The After is any indication, pretty damn big. An episode sequel to Final Fantasy IV, the cell phone title has been downloaded over 2 million times and is available for Japanese carrier DoCoMo’s FOMA 903i and 703i series as well as for carrier AU’s WIN BREW series. It was released earlier this year in February, and new “chapters” appear on a near monthly basis.

終章控える『FF IV ジ・アフター』累計ダウンロード200万突破 [Gpara via Game|Life]

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