>GamesOnDeck.com – App Store Surpasses 2 Billion Downloads, Games Largest Category

Apple’s App Store surpassed the 2 billion download mark, the company announced Monday, as the total number of available apps exceeded the 85,000 mark.

The App Store reached that milestone just over a year after its launch. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the download figure includes “half a billion apps this quarter alone,” indicating continuing acceleration of App Store adoption.

The App Store is a digital download service provided by Apple, usable with the iPhone and iPod Touch platforms. Apple’s handheld devices have become a hotbed for game developers both large and small – out of the 85,000 available apps, about 16,000 are games, according to a report by mobile tracking firm Mobclix (spotted by VentureBeat).

That makes games the largest category on the App Store. The category with the second-highest number of apps is Entertainment with around 13,000 items. Other categories, from large to small, include books, utilities, travel, education, lifestyle, and reference.

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Good to see that other Mobile phones are supported with games as well. With Apple announcing it has 21.000 games available at the appstore, Nokia, Samsung and Sony opening an applications portal shortly (Sony already has, but it’s not filled with great stuff yet…), now Blackberry can add a stunning 2 extra games to their list, developed by legendary Taito.

Japanese game publisher and developer Taito announced that it has released a pair of new titles for BlackBerry devices. Space Invaders and Bust-A-Move are now available for download from the BlackBerry app store for $4.99 each.
Space Invaders is an emulated port of the company’s seminal 1978 arcade game. The classic shooter challenges players to repel screenfuls of invading alien creatures using a cannon that can slide across the bottom of the gameplay screen.

The BlackBerry version of Space Invaders includes the original monochrome version of the game, as well as later releases that feature color displays.
Bust-A-Move is a BlackBerry adaptation of Taito’s long-running bubble-bursting puzzler series. Players must aim and launch colored bubbles to create matches and combos in a single-player puzzle mode and a competitive Vs. mode.
Both games are playable using the BlackBerry’s touch screen. An alternate control method using the device’s number keys is also available in both titles.

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Review: Grolsch Game, airhockey met bierdopjes > Nieuws > iPhoneclub.nl

It doesn’t get easier than this in my opinion: a Visually Adapted (branded) game of Air Hockey, sponsored by Grolsch.

Ideal for some easy gameplay while drinking some pints with your friends or on your own while waiting for your friends…
I guess the game will become harder and harder the more you drink…

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Axe and Greystripe launch mobile advertising game on iPhone

Supercool video if you like skateboarding!

Axe USA has launched a free mobile game for iPhone.

Although U have not played it yet myself I doubt whether a skateboard game works on a touchphone. Better to launch it on PSP, DS or PC in my opinion.

The most successful genres on mobile phones are puzzle and platform games.

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