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Mobile Games Blog has reported:

For all those that are waiting to explore development of iPod games but don’t get a license, there is a chance as some guys managed to open up the black box.

At this forum, hackers describe how to install an old firmware version in order to play downloaded mobile iPhone games. Of course, we do not promote playing games illegally, but to developers that want to explore Apple's system for their own creativity, this might be a nice entry.

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Could the next Nokia phone you buy be joystick enabled?

Inventors John Patrick Wong and Jeff Philip Crampton of Vancouver have just patented a Nokia design that would come with a trackball and a detachable stylus; allowing the stylus when plugged to become a fully functional video gaming joystick. Coupled with orientation sensors that can sense velocity and change of direction that Nokia has also recently patented, there’s no doubt that they can get this technology to work, but my question is how user friendly is it?

If you look closely at the design, the length of the joystick is longer than the length of the LCD screen, meaning that when trying to play, all you’re going to see is your fingers on the joystick blocking the screen.

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Mobile content publisher Twistbox Entertainment announced its acquisition of all assets related to beleaguered mobile media firm InfoSpace's Atlas Mobile gaming studio. Financial terms were not disclosed. Known for its Play for Prizes solution enabling multiplayer tournaments, loyalty campaigns, in-game advertising and prize fulfillment, the Atlas studio and its properties will be fully integrated into the Twistbox Games platform. In conjunction with the announcement, Twistbox also introduced three new games: "SuperSlyder for Prizes," "Card Player Poker for Prizes" and the intriguingly-titled "Take Yer Meds for Prizes."

For more on the Atlas acquisition:
- read this release

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