If you have the GTA III game on your iPhone and are jailbroken you might like this. It has been found that the mods used on the PC version of the GTA III game will work on the iOS and Android versions.

Apple design chief Jonathan Ive has been knighted. As a British citizen he can now go by Sir Jonathan.

One such unofficial emulator is on the App Store right now. It is called iMAME and it has a virtual arcade cabinet with controls surrounding the game on your screen. We suspect the app might not stay on the App Store very long.

The app has games called Circus, Side Track, and Hard Hat by default. The thing that is likely to get the app pulled is that you can add your own ROMs, thus allowing you to toss other games on and those games could be Atari classics for instance. Grab the app while you can if you are a fan. The app is compatible with the iCade as well.

[via SlashGear]

Apple approved a subscription game service a couple days ago for Big Fish Games. Apple has now turned around and taken the game service down.

A cool Steve Jobs exhibit has opened at the US Patent Office Museum. The display looks at some of the patents Jobs field over the years.

A new feature has surfaced in iOS 5 beta 3 that mirrors FaceTime to a larger screen. The mirroring will make the iPhone a cheap video conferencing solution.

A survey has found that 34% of iPhone 4 users think their smartphone has 4G connectivity inside. A large portion of Android and RIM users think they have 4G as well.

Square has announced that at some point this summer it will be releasing a new version of its card reader for the iPhone. The new reader will encrypt the credit card data at the point the card is scanned.

A couple geeks have hacked the Kinect controller to use an iPhone to. The combination of the iPhone control and the Kinect makes for an interesting mix.

Sister site SlashGear has a story for the iPhone noob looking to understand what FaceTime really is. The story is called “What is Apple FaceTime” and will give you all the details.

A patent app surfaced from Apple that hints at tech that we might see in future iPhones and other devices. The app shows smart bezels on an iPhone that can be used to input data and to control the iPhone.

Sam’s Club has offered up a smartphone app for shoppers that has been around for a bit for the iPhone and launched recently on other platforms, but you might have missed it on the iPhone. The app offers club members details on memberships and has maps of each location plus a lot more.

The rumors of an iPhone for Verizon will never die until the phone is actually unveiled. The New York Times has posted a story that reckons the iPhone on Verizon would be a good thing for the AT&T network since it would take some of the stress off the network with users migrating to Verizon.

Anyone who plays games on the iPhone 3GS knows that it is one fantastic mobile gaming platform. The iPhone is pointed to as one of the reasons that companies are rushing to the mobile games market. The iPhone 3GS and 3G iPod touch are putting pressure on dedicated mobile gaming consoles like the PSP and Nintendo DS.

Nokia has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple over the iPhone. Nokia alleges that Apple is violating ten of its mobile phone patents. The suit was filed in Delaware.

Launched in August 2003, King.com website has more than 150 games which are played by 17.5 million unique visitors a month. Every month, King.com hosts more than 200 million games played.

[via GamesBeat]

In a study of the top 100 iPhone games, PocketGamer.biz has discovered something that really isn’t that surprising. The cheaper the game, the more likely it is to sell. Of the top 20 best selling titles, a full 15 cost only $0.99. In fact, 36 of the top 100 cost $0.99. Surprisingly, the next most popular price is $4.99, accounting for 20 of the top 100 titles. Still, the site notes that the top 10 games have an average price of $1.89, so it would seem that cheaper is better, at least in terms of sales volume.

[via Joystiq]

The result is shown in the video below where you can see gpSPhone running at a minimum 150 FPS and maxing out at about 225 FPS, with sound and 0 frameskip! This is a HUGE performance increase where the iPhone 3G needed frameskipping just to reach 60 FPS!

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Sonic for iPhone was announced by Sega’s Director of Production, Paxton Lazar, during the “Mobile Gaming Experience” panel at the Consumer Electronics Show, on January 7, 2009.

According to Sega, Sonic has been faithfully recreated to take advantage of the iPhone’s powerful capabilities, enabling users to enjoy the classic style and breakneck speed of the game with responsive touchpad controls.

PocketGamers wrote:

It’s very much classic Sonic – we’re talking Mega Drive era – with seven zones to run, jump and roll your way through. They include Green Hill Zone and Labyrinth Zone, as well as special stages.

You can play in full-screen or ‘Arcade’ view, with on-screen virtual controls handling the action. The key thing will be the speed and smoothness, of course – fans will howl if it’s not up to the job.

[via PocketGamers]

The announcement was made by Capcom chief financial officer, Kazuhiko Abe, at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo.

Earlier this month, Capcom launched its first title for iPhone and iPod Touch, “Resident Evil: Degeneration”. As we know, the company also produces “Monster Hunter” and “Street Fighter.”

[via Joystiq]

“Play the legendary original games that launched the first person shooter genre. You are OSA super agent B.J. Blazkowicz and you must escape from Castle Wolfenstein and defeat the twisted Nazi regime!”

id Software programmer and co-founder John Carmack, quoted by USA Today, says:

that “not very long ago, it was an open question if classic first-person shooter-play styles could be adapted to the touch and tilt controls of the iPhone and still remain fun, so I set out to find the answer. … it was a lot of fun to grow the project from a little experiment into a full-fledged product. To me, the iPhone is the most exciting new platform in ages, and I am very much looking forward to bringing our entire historic series of titles over, as well as brand-new work.”

Other iPhone version of popular id games like Doom and Quake are also reportedly on the way. Yay!

[via Techtree]

Led by Norwest Venture Partners, the successful second funding shows how cool the iPhone game landscape is. Ngmoco was founded by ex Electronics Arts executive Neil Young last July  and launched its first iPhone game in October. So far, they have seven games on the market.

“Everything in this market happens so quickly,” said Young in an interview. “The iPhone is really the first wave of new phones that have the same capability to play games as the handheld game systems have.”

According to Young, the company expects to release 12 to 15 premium games in 2009. Their upcoming games include Star Defense, a sci-fi game and Touch Pets, which is a virtual pets game.

[via Venture Beat]