A next Metal Gear is iPhone bound?
Earlier in the week Konami launched a teaser site that read “A Next Metal Gear is…” below the above image. Speculation was abound with the green font and the power-logo that for some seemed to scream Xbox 360. Others suggested that the exclamation mark indicated a new Metal Gear Ac!d was in the works, which is the portable brand of the popular series. While, it turns out the later were close, but for the wrong reason. Metal Gear is once again going portable, but in somewhat of a hybrid form.
Under the inconspicuous title Metal Gear Solid Touch (as confirmed by the now-debunked Konami teaser page) which will be set in the PS3-exclusive MGS4 realm.
Touching SimCity
The uber-popular title that positively dominated 90s gaming is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Electronic Arts published title went live yesterday on the App Store. Embracing the touch-screen technology, the ‘touch’ version of the urban sprawl-er registers at a flat $10.
Gaming blog Kotaku recently had some hands-on time with SimCity iPhone and confirmed that this is the full-feldged, real-deal:
“Whatever you do, though, don’t go thinking this is SimCity Lite. This mobile version is fully featured, with pre-built cities, accountant recommendations, water pipes, natural disasters, etc. The works.”
Television on a touch screen
If you’ve been poking about the App Store lately, you may have noticed a little program called Television. “Que’est-ce que c’est?” you may have said to yourself (assuming you’re French…) and here’s the skinny; the app grabs web-tv links from the likes of CNN and BBC for your portable viewing pleasure. So far it only functions over wi-fi but it does bring you the latest highlights from Top Gear…
USA
CNN – Now in the News, In Case You Missed
CBS – Eye to Eye, Face the Nation
NBC – Nightly News, Meet the Press
CNBC – Fast Money
Comedy Central – Standup Highlights
VH1 – Celebrity Rehab, The Pickup Artists
Onion Networkk – All videos
College Humor TV – All videos
Digg.TV – Diggnation
CNET – First Look, Buzz Report
Discovery Channel – Highlights
National Geographic – Highlights
MTV – MTV News, music videos
NBA – News and match highlights
UNITED KINGDOM
BBC – Highlights from Top Gear, Torchwood, Goodness Gracious, QI
SKY – Sky News
ITN – News and Showbizz
Megawhat.Tv – Tech News
FRANCE
TF1 – Le Journal, Météo
M6 – Six Minutes
BFM – Première Edition
iTele – iTele News
GERMANY
RTL – News, Aktuell, Wetter, Exclusiv
ARD – Tagesschau, Das Wetter
NDR – Ratgeber Technik
WDR – Die Sendung mit der Maus, Käptn Blaubär
ZDF – Heute, Wetten Dass Backstage, Aktuelle Sportstud
