Free as an Angry Bird .... Android takes takes flight whilst the iOS dodo remains caged

Oh the horror  :a flock of Angry Birds released free of  THE official Google app store peck at the Apple  iOS closed app store model. Is Apple about to fall of its perch ?Could a flock of freed  angry birds do for Android what an angry Steve does for Apple?


This dear audience is not the power of Android ,it is the power of independence , it is something that Apple cannot allow ,  yet .... The release of a major game , for free from a store that is not GOOGLE or APPLE owned is a milestone in the  mobile app software publication world . And soon thanks to the independence of Android from its parent Google ,we will see hundreds from small and major players ....

So if you have  an Android device or are  thinking of getting one someday, say a nice new Samsung Galaxy Tab , then hooray , thanks to independent , i.e not Google , Get Jar you can download straight to your pc ,for later transfer to your phone/tablet  go here get it now , oh and there is no store nonsense to log into you just download it straight to your pc , for the hoarders ....... and for the average Joe  and Joanna you can also of course download it to your phone.


Major players going for Leviathan store independent game delivery now that`s got to rattle Steve's walled garden cage a little hasn't it ? And he thought the Flash dude was all he had to worry about.... 




This public service announcement was brought to you thanks to the genius of Sir Alfred Hitchcock , so check out  The Birds if you missed the riff....

Sony PS Vita set to rip the core out of Apple`s casual App gaming revolution

I could write one of those terribly negative posts vs the PS Vita , you know the kind that ponders what place is there in a world of iOS and Android fart and watered down Unreal Engine quick time slide shows Apps .. for a dedicated gaming handheld with dual analogue sticks and games as close as to a full home console as possible. 


But fellow gamers the Sony PS Vita is set to be an astounding success . 


Really.. the key to the Sony PS Vita`s eventual success is in the staggered Sony launch schedule ......  


The Japanese launch hit the Nihon otaku last year , and left them bemused , as missing was the great Monster Hunter , Gundam iteration , JRPG and of course the teenage dating games most beloved by Salaryman trying to alleviate the stress of 0 holiday , 20 hour work days ,stopping off in a capsule hotel for some respite. 


This first wave was really just to seed the Japanese market ,  to remind Japanese gamers that there would eventually be more Monster Hunter , more Gundam , JRPGs and teenage dating games , but unlike the 3DS which got its Monster Hunter dose at that time this would come later. 


The launch of any hardware Japan side always lights up the radar of EU and USA Sony fans , but with the PS Vita fans have not resorted to importing in great numbers , and this is because they were waiting for the 2nd wave :


The launch of the PS Vita  from it`s inception has been weighted towards the  USA and EU markets , when this second wave hits next week with the UK launch of the PS Vita , this is when the core gamer , that Sony has targeted since the days of it's first grey fliptop , will go to work for Sony . 


Sony hardware is always introduced to and by core fans. In the UK core fans are people who can remember inputting Basic into their computers to play Pong on their black and white TV. These guys are the Sony footsoldier , next week there will be one in your class (your teacher) , on your bus , tube train , sitting across from you in some recently wified burger or coffee joint and they will be wowing a crowd with near console quality gaming , playing games on a portable with dual shock precision , and this will set in motion the third wave:


Any Sony hardware is always propagated by core fans all the way back to the Walkman , you were either the cool dude who first had it , or were influenced by that early adopter into getting it . So  we pay £550 for a launch PS3 , we pay £799 for a Sony HMZ T1 , and we will pay close to £400 for a PS Vita , with a a few games ,memory card , case , etc . But any Sony hardware becomes successful  when the core start to influence the casual gamers into buying the hardware , a cut down cheaper lighter version of which will probably be here in time for Christmas in Japan and next February every where else . 


This is the way of Sony , they give core gamers what they want , and the core then deliver in time through exposure the casual gamers . 


The beauty of this device is the control, the real console game experience , and the potential back catalogue of AAA Playstation , Playstation 2 and PS3 games and there PS Vita exclusive versions ( Disgaea 3 for instance)  that are going to have fans pick up a PS Vita somewhere down the line . We are almost 3 generations into iPad and 4 into Android OS tablets , and whatever their power , display size and multifunction uses you still cannot beat a real game developed by a real software house. And there definitely is a place for both in your life , especially if you can fork out £800 for an iPad 3 with accessories or 2k for your phone contract!


There are lows though , the browser needs improving , but this will come , the PS3s is a lot better than the Xbox 360s after all , and its improvements will eventually trickle down to the PS Vita . 


Get your UK PS Vita from Zavvi or Game now  , oh Game are being coy about shortages  , but there will be plenty to go round . 


Remember this launch is for the core , and like the Rohirrim there were never many , but they get the job done when taking on the Android orcs and the Dark Lord of iOS (R.I.P. dude) .

this content is © and originated from thegameveda http://the-games-veda.blogspot.com/  if you are reading it from any other site that has not provided a link back it has been leached 

Why iOS and Android mobile tablet gaming is set to reVitalise dedicated gaming console industry

Far from killing off traditional dedicated portable games console , the casual tsunami of iOS and Android phone and tablet gaming is set to breathe new life into  Sony and Nintendo hand helds , and home consoles . 


You see in GameClub everybody plays , and the more people play thanks to iOS and Android the more they want to play , and this eventually includes core gaming . You may start on the soft stuff with your Angry Birds , but you will eventually be introduced to the hard stuff , and find yourself trying to beat your first Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus sub boss for the nth time when you hit that core gaming zone ...and you are transformed from casual gaming grub to a beautiful ninja core gaming butterfly ( add harder analogy as appropriate) 


The reality is competition breeds excellence , and weeds out obsolescence ,  Sony took the console gaming crown because it had competition from Sega and Nintendo in the 90s , and Sega and Nintendo owned the video game arena since the early 80s.  That level of formidable competition is what made Sony work harder . And later Microsoft work harder to steal some of Sony's success.


Now we have a similar situation with the so called dominance of video gaming by iOS and Android devices , this is not to be feared this is to be applauded , for this level of competition is what will kick Nintendo , Sony and Microsoft where it hurts .. in the  bank balance .. and make them strive for better results. 


Had it not been for Apple`s success , there would be no indie scene of bedroom coders , scoring millions in sales with their fart apps , these guys and girls are going to progress to coding for other platforms so everyone wins in the end. 


And there will be casualties , but that is the way of the PC and Video games industry , which thrive on success , think how your PC has been changed by the success of Apple , or how Windows 8 is so touch based following iOS success on iPad , in the same way we will see tablet and phone gaming success reVitalise (pun intended )  video gaming on dedicated hand helds . 


There is one thing business types never get , that gaming is for life and every real gamer wants to play every game on every available platform . They gotta catchem all , and most importantly if your platform fails you cannot blame your rivals success for that failure  .. you have as they say ..been pwned!

this content is © and originated from thegameveda http://the-games-veda.blogspot.com/  if you are reading it from any other site that has not provided a link back it has been leached