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Cross-Platform Mobile Gaming Gaining Traction

Posted by Soulskill on from the throw-in-some-augmented-reality-and-we're-getting-somewhere dept.

andylim writes "Several mobile gaming companies are developing cross-platform multiplayer games allowing Android and iPhone users, for example, to play games against each other. Last month touchArcade reported on a cross-platform baseball game developed by Com2Us called Homerun Battle 3D. Unlike turn-based multiplayer mobile games, Homerun Battle 3D allows players to compete against each other instantly, but you don't see the other player — instead you only get to see your competitor's score being updated. Pushing cross-platform multiplayer games even further, a company called Bulky Pix has created a table-football-style game that displays the action as it happens — both players see the ball moving around. This hopefully suggests that cross-platform, multiplayer mobile shooters aren't far behind."

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  1. I disagree by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This hopefully suggests that cross-platform, multiplayer mobile shooters aren't far behind.

    I wouldn't hope that on anybody. Last thing you need is getting BOOM HEADSHOT 'd so hard that you rage and throw your 300 dollar phone to the pavement.

    1. Re:I disagree by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

      But with a built-in camera, teabagging becomes a personal experience.