Gaming Mojo

Well I want to say as an iPhone owner I am excited by the prospect of a 64gb or 120gb model. I am however not looking forward to the pricing. The main reason I am posting this is because Toshiba announced that it’s managed to cram 64GB of NAND flash memory onto a single chip. Be advised this is just speculation/rumour on my part right now about these iPhone models.

The iPod touch doesn’t have to worry about all the phone-related radios, and so has double the slots for memory, and will likely always get twice as much storage as the iPhone.  Apple typically releases new iPhones in June/July, new iPod touches in September.

You read that header right. Mirror’s Edge will be coming to your device in January of 2010. It’s a first-person free-running game goes to third-person perspective on the mobile platform. You’ll play as Faith, just as in the previous Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC release. Here are more details from EA on what you can expect in the iPhone and iPod touch release:

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF MIRROR’S EDGE – A place where information is heavily monitored and law is brutally enforced in an effort to create the ‘perfect’ society.

YOUR MISSION -Take control of Faith Connors, a member of an underground messenger group known as Runners, as she races to stop a deadly threat that has grown from within their own ranks.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST… AND FASTEST – Use Faith’s incredible acrobatic moves to outmaneuver the enemy -run on walls, slide down precarious ramps, ride ziplines, and leap between rooftops. Leave the enemy in your dust.

EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT EXCITEMENT – Burn through 14 levels of the fastest, most fluid action imaginable. Dynamic camera angles capture the intense action of this unique game.

HEIGHTEN YOUR SENSES- Immerse yourself in a stylish, graphically rich 3D environment flooded with realistic sound effects and phenomenal music.

Mirror’s Edge will be available on the App Store in January 2010 from EA Mobile. Keep a lookout for more here at EA Mobile’s iPhone website.

Game developer Blacksmith Games has a great holiday treat for you iPhone and iPod touch gamers. Throughout the month of December (Dec. 1-22), a free iPhone game will be given away each day on its Appvent Calendar 09. Reminds me of the Christmas calender and everyday you open it there is a piece of chocolate inside. Either way they are both yummy.

There are reported surprises on December 23rd and December 24th! Keep a look out. You can thank Blacksmith Games for making this possible.

I know quite a few of us on the forums have a netbook along with a regular PC or Mac. If you’re wanting to show off your gaming side while carrying your netbook, check out the NES controller case for netbooks. The cases are handmade by Splashingkoi at Etsy and retail for $49.99. Which for netbook cases may be a bit on the pricey side but, considering each one is hand made, it’s quite a good bargain. It is noted however that unlike other cases, it isn’t made of neoprane but rather felted material so it’s not the most protective case out there.

He also makes Gameboy cases for the iPhone and iPod touch, which are also said to fit other devices such as phones, cameras etc.

Call of Duty: World at War game developer Treyarch and publisher Activision have announced a new iPhone game, based on the Zombies gameplay mode from COD: WaW, is now available.

Details from Activision:
“Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES offers both single player and the game’s highly-addictive co-op gameplay experience in full 3-D, allowing up to four players to join a game via Wi-Fi, locally or across the Internet, and up to two players via Bluetooth, all on the go!”

You can look foward to new maps as time goes on.