Posts Tagged ‘Mobile’
Assassin’s Creed hitting App Store by May
Gameloft, mobile-game-publishing-behemoth, has recently stated that the iPhone (and iPod touch) version of Assassin’s Creed is set to join the likes of games like The Oregon Trail by this May.
This release window comes after the discovery that Assassin’s Creed would in fact be hitting the App Store along with Terminator Salvation which would come at a later date.
If Assassin’s Creed is proven to be successful on this new mobile platform, who’s to say we won’t be seeing iPhone versions of games like Gears of War and Halo? Oh yeah, Microsoft, bummer.
Read (Joystiq)
THQ slashes more jobs
Another one for the economy is stanky catagorey, this time with THQ. It was recently announced that, while originally only slashing 250 jobs, 100 more positions in the mobile department will be terminated.
THQ exec Brian Farrell speaks of the decliming economy and it’s effects on the company:
Given today’s market environment, we believe our focus on the high-end handheld market is critical to strengthening our market position and achieving profitability. As a result, we will be downsizing our wireless group and will be closing our San Diego, UK and Germany wireless offices. Approximately 100 employees will be affected.
Read (VideoGaming247)