As hinted in one of our earlier podcasts, Guitar Hero for mobile has been launched at CTIA, and is now available for your BlackBerry. This is great news for those who just can’t get enough of Guitar Hero’s killer soundtrack, but they’ll also be releasing 3 new tracks every month over the next year. You can pick up the initial 15-track release now, and a subscription for future releases will be available soon.
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Guitar Hero on BlackBerry launched
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Magmic has recently signed an agreement with IP holder First Star Software to port the latest of the Boulder Dash games, Boulder Dash Rocks, to BlackBerry. Boulder Dash is an old-style puzzler involving navigating a maze by pushing, blasting enemies and collecting jewels. While the Commodore 64 roots might be just a smidgen before my time, but I played something similar on the clunky ol’ Game Boy. Despite its age, the franchise is still kicking, with versions of the game available on both PSP and DS, and if Magmic’s proven anything, it’s that they can do retro really well.
Magmic Games, a developer of BlackBerry games and the creators of the Bplay portal, have released a smartphone gaming survey. Anyone who completes the survey will get a free coupon for 50% off any product at Bplay. The survey has around 40 questions covering a wide range of subjects, including where and when you play games on your BlackBerry–at home, at work, on your commute, and so on–and how often you play the BlackBerry as opposed to computers, consoles, or handhelds like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. It also asks what websites you check for news, including yours truly, and some purely demographic information like age, sex, and (optionally) income. It only takes 20 minutes or so to complete and 50% off is hard to pass up.
The guys over at BBGeeks just linked up a stunning amount of free games available for your BlackBerry at MobileRated. Of course, you’ve got to keep in mind that you get what you pay for, and the more ambitious project, like the Legend of Zelda port, the more bugs you’ll see. On the flip side, you can expect simpler games, like Dope Wars, to run pretty stable. One way or the other, it’s hard to argue with free games, so take your picks and enjoy!
So, the U.S. has been abuzz with electoral debates and presidential candidates for at least a year now, and if you’ve picked your side, you can show your colours with some new themes from BPlay. Being in Canada, I’m pretty daft about American politics, but the way the democrats have a Smartcar icon and the republicans have a fighter jet, I think the picture’s pretty clear. And hey, so long as you’re getting all political, you should check out White House Rumble. Along with the new themes, Bplay’s also released Spyro, the old PlayStation classic recently brought to the Wii, as a side-scrolling game for BlackBerry.
Games publisher Electronic Arts will be launching a pilot program in AT&T and Rogers stores early next year to install informational kiosks that show all of the stuff BlackBerrys can do for them. Let’s be fair, there’s a lot they can do, and your average consumer won’t really be aware of the possibilities by just looking at the device, and store reps can be hit and miss when it comes to information. It’s going to be set up in a storytelling format, where different users recount their experiences with BlackBerrys and how they use it. So long as they don’t have those irritating radio announcers like in SSX or Burnout, these kiosks might actually have a shot of working out in the long run. Thanks Ronen!
EDIT: Woops. That would be Electronic Art doing the kiosks. Slightly different operation, and makes a bit more sense.
