This Week In Mobile Gaming - May 31st 2010

After this year’s ChinaJoy, which ran August 2-5 in Shanghai, industry analyst Daniel Ahmad reported Call of Duty: Mobile had reached 13.6 million pre-registrations following its playable demo on the show floor. Its showing at ChinaJoy was the first publicly available demo for the game, but some players in China have actually had the chance to play the game already, through a beta test. Testers are being selected from pre-registered users, so there’s a good reason for so many people to have jumped on the bandwagon ea

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.


The map is a combination of Modern Warfare and Black Ops locations, which includes areas like Crash, Estate, and Standoff. Because this information is coming from a testing server, all of it could change down the line - even the map - so nothing is final until the game is officially relea


Many other live services games will likely have Halloween events as well, including Pokemon GO . Pokemon GO 's Halloween event usually lasts a couple of weeks, and sees the spawn rate of ghost- and dark-type Pokemon greatly increased. Last year's Halloween event even saw the debut of the first third generation Pokemon, which has led to some speculation that this year's Halloween event could see the first fourth generation Pokemon added to the popular mobile g


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


Over on consoles, it's being reported that Modern Warfare 4 may have a free-to-play component . If true, it could signal a big change in how the series' business model operates. Nothing is concrete at the moment, but many suggest a move like this could be in relation to a Battle Royale mode, if there are plans to include one. It is pretty typical to see Battle Royale and free-to-play going hand-in-hand, after

There’s really only one big concern with Call of Duty Mobile, monetization. Call of Duty games aren’t known for having the most generous business model, but it’s possible that Call of Duty Mobile might go down a darker path. Activision wasn’t willing to discuss monetization much but did confirm players can pay for cosmetic items. It would appear, however, that there are upgradeable perks and weapon variants players can use real-world money to purchase.


Activision had previously announced that a Call of Duty mobile title was in the works for China and was being developed in partnership with Tencent. The latter's studio, Timi, is responsible for the game's creation and it is now being made available to North and South America, Europe and other regi


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
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 should highly consider supporting it.


Call of Duty: Mobile boasts "multiple game modes" and several maps, including popular locations such as Nuketown and Crash. Activision says the game is "optimized for mobile," which should be the case although there's not much clarity in the statement. It probably means the controls, which could be a bit of a cause for concern, given COD 's fast-paced, all-action gamep

Call of Duty Mobile’s attempt to bring the Call of Duty formula to mobile devices is admirable and mostly successful. The limitations of Warzone mobile lag Fix 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.