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Blades & Magic looks as one of the most promising mobile games ever
Mobile 3D By admin on 8/24/2007 8:10 AM

German developer Fishlabs is working on something that looks as the best mobile RPG ever - Blades & Magic. Apparently, the game will boast an awesome graphics with 3D battles and cut-scenes, and will enable players to add up to 42 different warrior and magic skills for their characters. Plus, it will feature the online multiplayer mode, although we don’t have this confirmed yet.

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Fishlabs also said there will be two versions of the game: a normal version for standard handsets, and the supercharged version for certain Sony Ericsson phones, as well as the BREW platform. I keep wondering where NGage and Nokia high-end devices fit here? Some Nokia smartphones feature a dedicated graphics chip and can certainly produce the same graphics details, if not better, as Sony Ericsson handsets. Guess, the German developer relies on Java f ...

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Q&A: Jim Blackhurst, Producer, Tomb Raider Legend
Mobile 3D By admin on 5/25/2007 3:33 AM
tomraidermobile.gifWith Tomb Raider's 10th Anniversary approaching, Eidos have chosen to release a full 3D version of console title Tomb Raider: Legend for mobile. Games on Deck talks to Jim Blackhurst, Tomb Raider: Legend's producer, about the project.

Games On Deck: Could you let us know a bit about yourself, what your role has been on this project, and what you have worked on in the past?

Jim Blackhurst: I'm the Producer on the Tomb Raider: Legend project which means that I essentially project manage all aspects of the development, with particular focus on games design, scheduling and communication with the development teams working on the console and PC version of the game.

I've been producer ...

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Is 3D the future of mobile gaming?
Mobile 3D By admin on 5/22/2007 8:39 AM
tombraiderlegend.jpgWith 3D graphics, video games came of age. 3D opened the door – literally – to another dimension, an imaginative universe that gamers could inhabit and explore, rather than a world they passed through on rails. As soon as 3D technology became available in mainstream games, developers and gamers embraced it so fully that 2D became a niche almost overnight, albeit one revived years later on the relatively weedy mobile phone.

However, things are moving on. If you've obtained a contract phone at some point over the last 12 months, the chances are you own a gaming machine more powerful than every portable console up to the Nintendo DS, capable of producing 3D graphics that would look at home on an original PlayStation.

Surprised? No wonder: 3D games are struggling to f ...
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