This Week In Mobile Gaming - May 31st 2010

All the window-dressing doesn’t matter, however, if Call of Duty Mobile can’t find a solution to the touchscreen control problem. Does it? Well, kind of. There are two ways to play Call of Duty Mobile, either auto-fire or manual fire. When using auto-fire, your weapon automatically starts firing after your reticle lands on a target. It sounds like cheating, but it really isn’t. The game still takes fire rate, accuracy and bullet spread into account. So, you’ll still likely lose gunfights if you’re spraying and praying. In manual fire mode, players first need to ADS before they can fire.

Call of Duty Mobile’s attempt to bring the Call of Duty formula to mobile devices is admirable and mostly successful. The limitations of mobile devices likely mean that we’ll never get an FPS title as accurate and precise as on PC or console. The setup for Call of Duty Mobile works well enough, however, for on-the-go action. The game looks good and comes packed with some of the best content from the Modern Warfare and Black Ops series. There are still serious questions about Activision and Tencent’s monetization plans, but they have time to sort it out. Call of Duty Mobile won’t replace the mainline games, but it’s fun enough for some quick matches.


Beta testing for the Call of Duty: Mobile game is chugging along on Android in select regions before it is eventually released this year as a free to play title on iOS and Android. Straight from the testing servers is a glimpse at the map for the game's Battle Royale m


Call of Duty: Zombies: This title has been in the app store for quite a while now, but IGN reports there will be an update to get you back in the game. The addition is called Shi No Numa and will bring in a new map - Swamp - to slaughter the undead in. New enemies will be thrown in as well as new weapons: the Arisaka, Type 100 and Wunderwaffe DG-2. The update will be $4.99, otherwise it will be bundled with the full version of Call of Duty: Zombies at $9


Medic: This class can place a Medical Station that continuously heals the Medic and associated allies in the immediate vicinity. In addition, the Master Healer ability allows a Medic to heal more quickly, and reduces the time it takes to revive teamma


GTA: Chinatown Wars Lite: Grand Theft Auto' s Chinatown Wars has been on the iPhone for some time now, but as an investment at $9.99. If you still haven't made the jump because you are either unsure if it's worth it or simply can't afford it, well you now have an alternative. The free lite version is available in the app store now, so there's no excuse to not partake in the thieving, drug peddling, gun wielding goodness that is Chinatown Wa

Eggs: Coming soon to an iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch 3rd Gen is Eggs , a fun looking platformer full of physics features, obstacles and more than twelve levels. Take a peek at the video above and keep an eye out for it in the app store soon - priced at a cool 99 ce

Activision is working closely with Tencent to make Call of Duty Mobile as authentic to the Call of Duty brand as possible. Based on the demo, they’re succeeding. Like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, the game is split into three modes: multiplayer, battle royale and a third mode that hasn’t been announced yet. The multiplayer setup should be familiar to anyone who has played a Call of Duty game since 2007. There’s Create-a-Class, Scorestreaks and a menagerie of different game modes to choose from.

Activision ’s blog post goes into lengthy detail about what Call of Duty: Mobile ’s battle royale entails. First, it will be its own animal similar to, but ultimately independent from, Black Ops 4 ’s Blackout mode. 100 players duke it out in singles, doubles, or four-player squads (these playlists are currently being tested). The game presents six character classes to choose from. Defenders drop transforming shields for protection. The Mechanic utilizes an EMP drone that disrupts enemies with electromagnetic interference. Scouts can see hostile footprints and use a sensor dart to reveal their map positions. Medics build medical stations that provide continuous healing for allies. Ninjas have grappling guns which make their map movement effective. Finally, the more bizarre Clown class drops Toy Bombs that summon zombies to swarm nearby f


The most impressive thing we saw at E3 was Oculus Rift, the VR headset that's taking the games industry by storm. Even at Gamescom, the newly announced EVE: Valkyrie (the evolution of EVE-VR that we played) is blowing people away. Dev kits of Oculus Rift are available right now through their official site and the company secured $16 million in financing recently to take the product to the consumer market next year. If you have one and are looking for games, there's now a website just for t

These are interesting solutions to the age-old problem, but neither fully felt natural. Auto mode took away too much control, but manual mode still felt too imprecise. There’s still fun to be had, but it’s also easy to get frustrated from the lack of precision offered by a touchscreen. The game is best on a controller, though Activision wouldn’t confirm what, if any, controllers Call of Duty Mobile will support. Considering iOS 13 finally adds DualShock 4 and Xbox One Controller support to iOS devices, Call of Duty mobile Gaming industry impact should highly consider supporting it.