The iPad is now supported on Stonetrip’s ShiVa 3D engine license. The engine now supports all major available platforms under one license.
“On March 18th we added Android development capabilities to ShiVa 3D and today we’re expanding the development capabilities again for our users by adding iPad development capabilities and support,” said Stonetrip CEO Philip Belhassen.
“The market is very competitive and having powerful tools early gives developers the opportunity to compete and have a first mover advantage on emerging platforms. We will continue to add additional platforms under our single license per developer strategy.”

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The app provides most of the features from the PC version of the company's service and gives iPhone users access to the entire music library on the go.
In Norway the WiMP streaming music service is provided by Aspiro and Platekompaniet in cooperation with Telenor.
It's already available for PC, Mac, Linux and Android-based handsets, giving users unlimited access to music for 99 kroner a month.
Users can save their favourites and playlists, and share with their friends via Facebook or Twitter.
Per Einar Dybvik, Head of Aspiro Music, said: "In our experience, the average processing time at Apple is a couple of weeks. We believe we have followed all the guidelines for the AppStore, so we hope that the client thus can be available to our customers shortly."

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he evidence is mounting that Microsoft is preparing a brand new redesigned version of its console

This one is simply not going away – new pictures from Dutch site GameKings, as spotted by VG247, pertain to be of the still unconfirmed Xbox 360 Slim.
Apparently going under the codename Napoleon, the new hardware sticks very much to the aesthetic of the current machine, though looks to be considerably smaller than the current machine.
There is, of course, the possibility that the machine pictured is nothing other than the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive.
The rumours come not long after snaps appeared of what appeared to be the innards of the new machine.
If true it will be the first time Microsoft has completely overhauled an Xbox design – previously it has stuck just to internal tweaking.

All signs point to a reveal at E3 this June, though the official word until now has been that Microsoft “does not comment on rumour and speculation”.

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BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a GAME release schedule detailing a host of unreleased announcements.
The information points to a 2011 TBC release for the as-of-yet unannounced console SKU, which coincides with the date currently pencilled in for the PC version.
Note though that the leaked GAME Xbox 360 release schedule also contains a couple of very dubious entries, including a version of Ubisoft’s failed PS3 FPS Haze some time this year, a Midway-credited This Is Vegas and Activision’s cancelled World in Conflict.
There are a few very interesting dates on the document, though, including Activision’s James Bond Racing (apparently scheduled for October), a September 24th release date for both Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Rising and EA’s Crysis 2, as well as an October date for Call of Duty 7.
There are two real questions here. Firstly, is the document legitimate? Yes, probably. Secondly, is the information reliable? Going by the constantly updated release schedules MCV receives, quite possibly not.

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The iPad has sold over 300,000 units in its first day on sale, according to Apple figures.

The portable touch screen device went on sale in US shops on Saturday, April 3 and, by midnight, had reached the 300k mark.

Over one million iPad apps were downloaded from the App Store throughout the day, and 250,000 ebooks from the iBookstore were purchased.

"It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world - it's going to be a game changer," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad."

As the device launched, Unity Technologies announced the release of development platform iPhone 1.7, which comes with iPad deployment for both Unity iPhone Basic and Unity iPhone Advanced and iPad Simulator support.

According to Unity, more than 15 Unity-authored iPad specific games have launched on the App Store already, including three games from Infinite Dreams.

"We were able to get our games submitted and accepted to the iPad App Store without ever seeing hardware," said Seweryn Panczyniak, lead programmer at Infinite Dreams. "Unity is a wonderful piece of software that let us do things fast and with minimum level of frustration and maximum level of creativity."

Gameloft had eight gaming apps ready for the iPad upon its release, including NOVA and Asphalt 5.

"With iPhone and iPod touch, Apple changed the way consumers perceive and interact with their devices and created a revolutionary era for the mobile gaming industry," said Michel Guillemot, president of Gameloft. "We are taking full advantage of all the new possibilities and features iPad is bringing to developers with games that will once again transform the digital gaming experience."

The UK is expected to see the release of the iPad at the end of April, when both the Wi-Fi and 3G versions on the device will reach its shores.

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Ubisoft's Wii exclusive Just Dance has returned for a third non-consecutive appearance at the top of the UK weekly sales charts, with a rise in sales of 56 per cent over the bank holiday weekend.

However, there was a disparity this week between the individual and all formats charts, with Chart-Track confirming to Gamesindustry.biz that combined sales of Pokemon SoulSilver and HeartGold would in fact have made it the best-selling title of the week - as well as the previous two weeks.

Similarly Wii Sports Resort almost equalled the sales of Just Dance, with a 52 per cent increase in sales, but charted only at number six in the all formats charts.

As it was, combined sales of the multiformat Just Cause 2 saw Eidos' title fall only to number two, with a 21 per cent drop in sales. EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 experienced only a 7 per cent drop in sales at number three.

Sales for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 rose by as much as 52 per cent at number four, primarily as a result of the release of the Stimulus downloadable map pack and a subsequent increase in sales of the Xbox 360 version of the game.

FIFA 10 also saw a significant boost over Easter, in large part due to retailer discounts, with a 70 per cent rise in sales at number eight.

The only new entry of the week was children's TV tie-in Peppa Pig: Fun and Games at number 27, with 2D beat 'em-up BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger just missing out on the top 40.

The full UK all formats top ten is as follows:

01 Just Dance
02 Just Cause 2
03 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
04 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
05 Pokemon SoulSilver
06 Wii Sports Resort
07 Pokemon HeartGold
08 FIFA 10
09 Wii Fit Plus
10 New Super Mario Bros Wii

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Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II has picked up a total of seven gold trophies at the MI6 Game Marketing Awards, including Outstanding Overall Marketing Campaign.

The award winners were announced at a gala event on the last day of the recently concluded MI6 Conference for marketing, promotion and advertising professionals in the games industry.

Assassin's Creed II's other six gold awards were for Outstanding TV Or Theatrical Ad Campaign, Best Long Format Promotional Content (for the live action "Lineage" video), Thinking Outside Of The Box Award (for Ubisoft's use of Twitter), Stand Out Print Advertisement, Stand Out Print Campaign and Best Use Of Online Media.

Other winners included four gold awards for Capcom's Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on the Wii and four for Take-Two's basketball title NBA 2K10.

Activision won a number of gold and silver awards for titles including Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Tony Hawk Ride and Prototype.

The event also included a consumer award, with readers of website IGN asked which game they most wanted to buy in 2009. Of the 11,000 responses Sony's PlayStation 3 exclusive Killzone 2 won with 43 per cent of the vote.

"The winning work featured at this year’s MI6 Awards showcased how game marketers are creatively leading while strategically adapting to the shifting media landscape," said Jonathan Block-Verk, president and CEO of MI6.

"This community is driving the growth of the game industry by expanding the reach and definition of gaming, while continuing to appeal to the traditional gaming audience."

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Koei's Fist of the North Star: Warriors on PlayStation 3 has topped the Japanese software chart, knocking last week's number one - Yakuza 4 - into second place.

The game sold in excess of 385,000 copies throughout the week on PS3, while - in comparison - the Xbox 360 version managed just 30,000 and landed at number seven in the chart.

Sony's God of War III entered the software chart at number six with sales of 43,000, while the final new entry to the top ten was Saki Portable from Alchemist at number ten.

Three Nintendo titles, Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light, New Super Mario Bros Wii and Friend Collection all held onto their last week positions of three, four and five respectively.

The full Media Create software chart is as follows:

01 Fist of the North Star: Warriors (PS3)
02 Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend (PS3)
03 Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (DS)
04 New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii)
05 Friend Collection (DS)
06 God of War III (PS3)
07 Fist of the North Star: Warriors (360)
08 Gundam: Assault Survive (PSP)
09 Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
10 Saki Portable (PSP)

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Microsoft has confirmed that key 3D sensing and recognition technology used in Project Natal has come from Israeli company PrimeSense.

The company's involvement with Natal was predicted by Digital Foundry last June, when it said the "brain" of the camera appeared to have originated from start-up PrimeSense.

"We've seen tremendous excitement and anticipation for the arrival of Project Natal this holiday," said Ilan Spillinger, VP of Xbox 360 hardware. "PrimeSense has delivered an important component to the technology, helping us deliver revolutionary controller-free entertainment experiences in the living room."

"PrimeSense's technology enables a paradigm shift in the way people interact with consumer electronic devices. The engagement with Xbox 360 establishes PrimeSense's position as a leading supplier of 3D sensing technology," added Inon Beracha, CEO of PrimeSense.

"We are especially honoured to have a partner like Microsoft who shares our vision for bringing innovative and engaging natural experiences to consumers."

Aviad Maizels, president and founder of PrimeSense said that Microsoft's engineering teams had developed the Natal sensor based on its PrimeSensor design.

Microsoft's motion-tracking Project Natal is due for release this Christmas.

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