techdigest.tv - 10/29/2008
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Who decided this was a good idea? Mobile games are almost always awful, and so is the X-factor, so putting them together multiplies the awfulness. No, worse, it squares the awfulness. No - that doesn't even come close. I'd say it's the veritable factorial of awful. Or, awful! as I should ...
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UK: X Factor goes Mobile - with a game!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... could work - my vote would be for an app that can take the users’ vocals from the mic on the handset, and then give back curt and sometimes rude comments from the judges - all whilst on the move!
In reality (pun intended), the game is a role-play type of affair, with you completing mini-games to progress. Aw shame, I would have liked the singing game I described - ahem…. not for me to use personally, of course… ahem.
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... people in the community would emerge as tastemakers, who'd be great for the label working out which acts can sink or swim. Secondly, they'd not have to worry about distribution at all - the more popular an act, the faster everyone's downloads would be. Lastly, they could easily track the relative popularity of different bands and allocate the revenues accordingly. Audiosurf and Mobile Phones Last year, I met with a senior staff member at Namco Mobile over my allegations that 'mobile games are almost always awful' - a view that I generally still hold. ...
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