Entries for June 2007

Superscape On Making 3D-Accelerated Mobile Games

By admin @ Wednesday, June 27, 2007 :: 479 Views :: 0 Comments :: Mobile 3D Games, Mobile 3D Phones, Mobile 3D General

Game development has always been driven by the desire to squeeze the most performance out of any given piece of hardware. And despite their seemingly lowly state, this is still the case with mobile phones. The fact that PSP graphics-class phones will be launched soon, while DS graphics-equivalent phones are already in the market, means there's actually plenty of horsepower to play around with.

But as David Britten, vice president of technology at mobile developer/publisher Superscape, pointed out in his case study of the company's development of a 3D-accelerated version of its Ducati 3D Extreme game, the consistency of hardware remains a problem. Some devices still don't support OpenGL ES, while other cause problems because hardware manufacturers don't always ship product with standardized firmware.

By admin @ Friday, June 22, 2007 :: 423 Views :: 0 Comments :: Mobile 3D General

3G.CN Brings User-Generated 3D Moving Picture and Animated Messaging
Services to World's Largest Mobile Market

Bellevue, WA - June 19, 2007- Vidiator®, a leading provider of mobile multimedia solutions, and 3G.CN, China's largest and most popular Mobile WAP Portal have launched Vidiator's patented Xend™ 3D Avatar hosted services in China it was announced today. Vidiator and 3G.CN will deliver 3D avatar-based cards, messaging, advertisements and newscasts, and with 3G licensing on the horizon in China, 3G.CN's services using Vidiator's Xend will be well-placed in the largest mobile market in the world.

This is the first deployment of 3D Avatar Cards and Messaging in China and opens Vidiator's Xend user-generated 3D avatar services to over 450 million subscribers, 130 million who use mobile Internet.

By admin @ Saturday, June 16, 2007 :: 445 Views :: 0 Comments :: Mobile 3D Games, Mobile 3D General

Mobile entertainment provider SkyZone Entertainment and developer MachineWorks has announced Duke Nukem Arena 3D is live on select Verizon Wireless Get It Now enabled phones. Duke Nukem Arena 3D is an first person shooter with full 3D visuals and interactive multiplayer capabilities.

Utilizing the RIPP3D graphics engine, Duke Nukem Arena 3D allows players to assume the role of a Paratrooper, Pigcop, or Duke Nukem and battle against up to three other players.

"SkyZone is serious about marquee content acquisition, and our relationship with MachineWorks NorthWest gives us the ability to deliver a more high-end gaming experience to subscribers," said Bob Shireman, Chief Publishing Officer for SkyZone Entertainment, "In addition to complimenting our portfolio of popular gaming titles, Duke Nukem Arena 3D has appeal across a wide gamer demographic, representing an excellent value driver for carriers."

By admin @ Wednesday, June 06, 2007 :: 471 Views :: 0 Comments :: Mobile 3D Games, Mobile 3D General

FISHLABS, a leading developer of premium 3D mobile games, has signed a distribution agreement with the WirelessDeveloper Agency, the leading wireless content brokering agency in North America, for a number of existing as well as upcoming 3D mobile games for Java™ and BREW™ handsets, all to be made available through Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint PCS, Verizon, Bell Mobility and other carriers within the region.

Among others the deal includes FISHLABS’ first-person-shooter Robot Alliance™, the racing game Motoraver™, inspired on the spirit of the 70ies classic cars, as well as the latest multiple top award-winning title DEEP™ and IMGA-shortlisted fantasy RPG Blades & Magic™, finalist at International Mobile Games Award and Mobile Gaming Hunt at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco (CA) this year.