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Nvidia's Project Shield hopes to bring a handheld console experience to the Android marketplace. In the company's latest video, you can see how NV3 Games' Dead on Arrival 2 has been enhanced to take advantage of Project Shield's powerful Tegra 4 processor. NV3, with help from Nvidia,... More

The tech giant is partnering with the Guinness Book of World Records at E3 for a contest that will challenge 50 gamers to play tablet games for 26 hours straight. The Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge happen during the annual gaming convention and is being held to promote Qualcomm's Snapdragon... More

The Game Informer office is obsessed with games featuring scoring leaderboards. Channeling the atmosphere of the arcades of old, most morning conversations amongst the staff devolve into gloating sessions surrounding Pinball FX 2, Temple Run, Jet Pack Joyride, and pretty much any game that lets you one... More

During the Annual QuakeCon event in Dallas Texas, id Software Technical Director and founder, John Carmack, gave a keynote speech. Among many things, Carmack talked about the state of the industry, his opinion on mobile gaming, in-game advertising, and his love for Nintendo. Watch Carmack’s Annual... More

Level 5, the esteemed developer of the puzzling Professor Layton series, is joining forces with mobile developer DeNA to deliver Professor Layton Royale. The social game will arrive in Japan first, with the possibility of spreading West. The mobile game is a crossover with Kaito Royale, an immensely... More

The success of Angry Birds across mobile platforms isn't debatable and developer Rovio fully intends to continue capitalizing on the brand. Rovio “Head Eagle” Peter Vesterbacka spoke to the future of the franchise at a GDC panel this afternoon, reinforcing that the Angry Birds games will... More

Angry Bird flu continues to sweep the nation as awesome new products take flight like board games and plushies . The next logical leap in Angry Beards paraphernalia is almost here, and it's a crazy-cool t-shirt. Threadless is currently polling users to find out what new potential shirts and prints... More

At the "Myths of the App Store" panel at D.I.C.E. this afternoon, Travis Boatman of EA Mobile debunked a few common myths surrounding the mobile market. Myth #1: Mobile players are always on the run. This is further believed in some advertisements that depict people gaming against their friends... More

The company has announced that it has sold off its mobile games unit to Sweden's 24MAS, but this doesn't mean that THQ is getting out of the mobile gaming business. Just the opposite, in fact. "This agreement and our ongoing relationship with 24MAS will enable us to continue focusing on... More

Rumors have persisted for months that Sony’s next PSP will be a phone-like device. And while there is good evidence to support this, maybe these rumors also reflect a greater trend surrounding gamer culture. It seems that people are slowing turning off traditional gaming devices like the PSP and... More

Epic subsidiary Chair Entertainment is intent on raising the bar on iPhone graphics. This trailer for the studio's Infinity Blade shows that they are on-track to accomplish that goal. I have to say, I didn't think the iPhone had this kind of horsepower. Now, let's hope it controls as good... More

The new iPhone game Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner combines some of the most iconic Star Wars gameplay (gunning down TIE Fighters) with the iPhone camera technology to create a very unique and cool augemented reality experience. Basically, the game superimposes waves of TIE Fighters over whatever your... More

In an interview with Eurogamer , Chair Entertainment creative director and Shadow Complex creator Donald Mustard speculates that the iPhone -- which will run Chair parent company Epic's Unreal Engine for the upcoming Infinity Blade -- could be capable of running Gears of War. Mustard said, "I... More

We spoke with Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter this week, and he had a couple of choice statements about mobile gaming. "The ubiquity of smart phones has made access easier, and limited the ability of carriers to capture the lion's share of profit," he said. "I think the business... More

Konami has released a new trailer for Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night. The game is releasing soon (Konami hasn't announced a specific date) for iPhone and iPod Touch. The game seems to follow the philosphy of Puzzle Quest, placing classic puzzle gameplay in the context of a larger, RPG style... More

EA is betting big on the mobile and social gaming space, as evidenced by its $400 million acquisition of PlayFish in 2009. Today, the Australian gaming industry site Tsumea reports that EA has purchased the Melbourne based mobile developer IronMonkey Studios . The terms of the deal are unknown. IronMonkey... More

The Mobile World Conference is underway this week and has been host to a few interesting mobile announcements from big game companies. Yesterday Microsoft announced new Windows Mobile devices that include Live Anywhere , which supports gamer profiles, avatars, achievements and even Xbox Live titles right... More

This March, Capcom brings Street Fighter IV to the iPhone. It's a little strange envisioning a fighting game with no physical buttons, but Capcom has created a work-around with a virtual pad and buttons recreated for the touch screen. The latest art style from the current-gen Street Fighter titles... More

DFC intelligence, a group of market researchers, reports that the global market for mobile and portable games will reach $11.7 billion by 2014 with growth driven primarily by the iPhone and iPod Touch. By 2014, sales for games on Apple’s platforms are expected to make up 24% of all portable game... More