iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans

There were a lot of happy game developers among the 200 or so people who attended Thursday’s iGames Summit in San Francisco, which was devoted to iPhone games.

Speakers at the summit, including game developers such as Tapulous, ngmoco, Booyah, Demiforce, Zynga and Social Gaming Network, were excited about Apple’s announcement that its iPhone 3.0 update, coming this summer, would have a number of game-friendly features: a virtual goods platform, Bluetooth multiplayer, and peer-to-peer connectivity.

With more… Continue Reading

Demiforce aims for Xbox Live-like multiplayer experience for iPhone games

Demiforce aims for Xbox Live-like multiplayer experience for iPhone games

The iPhone is built for communication, but so far most of the games made for it have been a solitary experience. Demiforce, a start-up with one hit iPhone game to date, wants to change all that.

The San Francisco company is preparing to launch Onyx Online, an online gaming technology for the iPhone. The aim is make it easy for iPhone developers to create games that offer the same kind of all-encompassing multiplayer experience as Microsoft’s… Continue Reading