Verizon to preload PlayPhone-backed Games Portal on Android devices

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Verizon to preload PlayPhonebacked Games Portal on Android devices" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/playphone-games-portal.jpg" /></div>Carriers often want to provide unique device software as a lure for their services -- like it or not -- and gaming is undeniably one of the more attractive hooks. It makes sense, then, that Verizon now says it will use PlayPhone's SDK as the framework for a new hub, Games Portal, on its Android devices. The effort will give any optimized titles direct carrier billing and a social component, as well as theoretically better exposure than what they'd get on a very crowded Google Play. Verizon will preload the portal on new devices from this spring onwards, in addition to updating some existing hardware. The code should be comparatively simple to implement, but we'd add that there's no guarantee of success: Verizon's last experiment with reviving the carrier-controlled app gateway didn't quite pan out.<br /> </div></div>

Verizon to preload PlayPhone-backed Games Portal on Android devices

Carriers often want to provide unique device software as a lure for their services -- like it or not -- and gaming is undeniably one of t...

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Real Racing 3 to be free-to-play, takes its place in EA's higher gaming pantheon

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Real Racing 3 to be free to play, takes its place in EA's higher gaming pantheon" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/firemonkey-real-racing-3.jpg" /></div>The <em>Real Racing</em> series has been a staple of mobile gaming, at least in some circles. However, EA now sees the game as big enough to matter for the entire brand, full stop -- and it's willing to make <em>Real Racing 3</em> a free-to-play release to snag as wide an audience as possible. When the Firemonkeys-built sequel reaches Android and iOS on February 28th, it will follow the stereotypical freemium model, where any purchases are solely to unlock content sooner, including repairs now that there's a damage element. The team suggests that free-only play won't be a grind, however, and a rare I-go-you-go multiplayer racing mode should keep many of us entertained without a cash outlay. It's doubtful that <em>RR3</em> will suddenly take on the stature of a perennial blockbuster like <em>Madden</em>, but the switch in business models shows EA treating mobile as more than just a sideshow.<br /> </div></div>

Real Racing 3 to be free-to-play, takes its place in EA's higher gaming pantheon

The Real Racing series has been a staple of mobile gaming, at least in some circles. However, EA now ...

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