Just over one week ago, Google officially debuted Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of the Android mobile operating system, which for the first time unifies smartphones and mobile tablets under the same operating system.
Android 4.0 adds support for cursor hover events, stylus distance/tilt/orientation, and mouse button events, but the most exciting new HID support was highlighted in a tweet from Google framework engineer Romain Guy last Friday:
TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.
To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.
Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.
It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.
"Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are proud and excited to announce that DROVA – Forsaken Kin, the acclaimed grim and dank pixel RPG, set in a mystic Celtic world and celebrated by fans all over the world, is out now on iOS and Android!" - Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D.
FuRuy has opened a Twitter account called “Project Alice” teasing a new game announcement on April 25 at 20:30 JST.
This is the right direction for taking hardcore phone/tablet gaming closer towards reality. But dedicated handheld consoles still have the lead because who wants to carry a USB controller and a phone around to play hardcore games on the go? Also Android takes up more resources than the "OS" on dedicated handhelds, which leads to Android devices needing more power to compete with Vita graphically and physics-wise. Also Vita and 3DS still have the advantage of a lot better software support. Not to mention the price. Phones and tablets with similar power in hardware as Vita are still non-existent and will cost a lot more and become obsolete faster than Vita will. The usual hardcore gamer who also wants to play on the go or while someone else has occupied the TV will still prefer a Vita.
I'm not saying this because I want to bash gaming on phones or tablets, but I'm saying this in advance as a counter argument to the inevitable "Vita & 3DS are doomed" comments and articles. Vita and 3DS will still have their own markets. Even though this will be a hit on their or their successors sales in the future, I don't see dedicated gaming handhelds going away any time soon.