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Why There Is No Camera In iPod Touch
4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The iPod Touch does not have a camera. Apple honcho Steve Jobs explains why—it’s a game machine. More »
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Ten Years Ago: “Halo Is The Name Of This Game.”
9:30AM Owen Good | In 1999, Bungie was probably the best-known studio developing specifically for Macintosh, having delivered titles like Marathon, Myth, and Pathways Into Darkness. At Macworld 1999, Steve Jobs introduced the studio’s next big Mac exclusive: Halo. More »
Jobs – iPhone Is The Best Portable Device For Games
6:00AM Mike Fahey | While the first iPhone games were announced earlier this year, today’s Let’s Rock event from Apple seems to have sharply defined gaming as a major focus for the mobile device. Hell, gaming is now listed as one of the main selling points of the new iPod Touch, but the biggest proof came today during the event, after Jobs had finished showing off Need for Speed Undercover and the new on-screen d-pad from Gameloft. “Now you can make a pretty good argument that it is the best portable device for playing games on – and a whole new class of games” You could make that argument, sure. I’d daresay Nintendo, Sony, and sales figures might have something to say about it as well, but feel free to make that argument all you want. Me? I’m still waiting for my Zune to blossom into a powerful gaming machine. *pokes Zune with stick and sighs* iPod Touch is ‘best portable device for games’ says Jobs [Develop] More »
‘Steve Jobs, Not A Gamer’
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | When you say “Apple”, gaming is probably the last thing that comes to mind here. And id’s John Carmack thinks he knows why: The truth is Steve Jobs doesn’t care about games. This is going to be one of those things that I say something in an interview and it gets fed back to him and I’m on his shithead list for a while on that, until he needs me to do something else there. But I think that that’s my general opinion. He’s not a gamer… It’s difficult to ask somebody to get behind something they don’t really believe in. I mean obviously he believes in the music and the iTunes and that whole side of things, and the media side of things, and he gets it and he pushes it and they do wonderful things with that, but he’s not a gamer. That’s just the bottom line about it. That doesn’t mean that Carmack is down on the iPhone or anything as a gaming platform, he just doesn’t think gaming is priority numero uno for Jobs. So there you have it. John Carmack thinks Steve Jobs isn’t a gamer. Who doesn’t agree with that? “Steve Jobs doesn’t care about games” [Eurogamer via VG247] [Pic] More »WWDC: iPhone Super Monkey Ball Set To Launch With App Store
3:36AM Leigh Alexander | Super Monkey Ball is complete and will be available for iPhone at the launch of its App Store, Sega’s Ethan Einhorn revealed today at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference today. The game will cost $AU 10.52. The game was originally unveiled in March with four complete stages, but the finished game contains 110 stages across five worlds, featuring all four classic monkeys, said the spokesperson. The first world, Monkey Island, was unveiled at the game’s debut in March, and the fifth world, Space Case, was unveiled today. Users can accelerate, decelerate and turn using the iPhone’s accelerometer and tilt control, and Einhorn demonstrated; our neighbours at Gizmodo snapped this pic. “For Sega, the App Store represents an amazing opportunity, because we can now be in the same place where people are buying music and movies, and they can take that content with them wherever they go”, said Einhorn. “We can’t wait to see what’s possible with our other market characters”. [Image Credit: Gizmodo's Liveblog] More »
Hot Flashes: SteveNote Expo
6:00AM Kotaku US Edition | Today’s Hot Flash is really more of a timely novelty than a truly innovative Flash game, but with MacWorld Expo right around the corner, it’s at least good for a larf. In SteveNote Expo, you take on the role of Apple magnate Steve Jobs on your way to do your keynote speech at MacWorld. You must collect a list of items that includes your trademark black turtleneck, the new iPhone prototype and the latest stock quotes, all the while avoiding industry spies and skeevy journalists who are out to steal your industry secrets. Be extra careful of the journalists, we all know what thieving bastards they are. [via Engadget] More »
