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Aug 13, 2012 / 3:00pm

VentureBeat’s BYOT podcast is given wings

PlayHaven is excited to announce that we have partnered for the launch for the BYOT Podcast on Venturebeat. This successful Mobcast by Bitmob.com was taken over by VentureBeat to help ensure its duration.

Here it is: the first episode of GamesBeat’s official podcast, BYOT. That stands for “Bring Your Own Topic,” but you don’t have to put those trampolines or tapirs away just yet. Who doesn’t love a bouncing tapir? Their first show features an all-star cast from the lovely GamesBeat staff: editor-in-chief Dan “Shoe” Hsu, head writer Dean Takahashi, copy editor Jason Wilson, and culture editor Sebastian Haley. Each of them has brought his own 2012-centric topic to discuss with the group, and they break it up with a smattering of evil trivia. Topics:

*Games of 2012 we should champion
*The single worst things to happen to gaming this year
*The rise of online gambling
*Are we done with blockbuster games?

 Find more on this podcast here.

*PlayHaven fully supports having an opinion, but recognizes that the opinions reflected in this podcast are not necessarily those of PlayHaven.

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Aug 9, 2012 / 9:00am

Mobile is giving classic games a second life

30 years ago video game consoles, then merely toddlers, gave way to some of the greatest games ever developed (Legend of Zelda, Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, Metroid). Fast forward to today – these classics are making a comeback to the mainstream thanks to the success of mobile gaming.

Game lovers and enthusiasts who originally made these games a hit can now play them with their children on their smartphones and tablets. Because of mobile gaming, developers are learning how to breath a second life into their genre-defining ancestors while still creating original IP.

Activision’s Pitfall! is a prime example of this movement. “The vision was to take inspiration from the ’82 Pitfall and all of its cool gameplay [elements],” said Greg Canessa, vice president of Activision Mobile, to GamesBeat. “We took that inspiration and iconography and [brought them] to 2012 with modern technology while trying to stay true to that game.”

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Aug 8, 2012 / 9:00am

Living in the 50% mobile club

For your digesting pleasure, from MediaPost this morning, some “glass half full” mobile stats:

47% of U.S. smartphone owners use mobile shopping apps.

47% of tablet users engage with mobile ads on their tablets more than once a week and are highly likely to take action after seeing the ad.

49% of tablet owners have clicked on an ad within the last 30 days.

45% of NBC’s Olympics video streams went to smartphones and tablets.

Facebook says that 50% of its $1 million-a-day run rate for Sponsored Stories comes from mobile.

Mobile devices accounted for 52% of Wi-Fi use.

52% of tablet owners are mothers.

50% of U.S. and U.K. gamers prefer smartphones or tablets as their primary gaming platform.

50% of those with cell phones use them while watching TV

50% of U.S. consumers would consider watching programs on their tablets and smartphones.

What are your “glass half full” mobile moments?

To read more about this, visit the original post:  Living In The 50 Percent Mobile Club

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