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Many developers are now trying to make money by riding the Android wave and gaming is one of their top priorities. GetJar and the Amazon Appstore are already offering software exclusives. Now Exent, a New York based developer has launched the first mobile gaming service available via subscription for the Android platform.
The gaming service, GameTanium Mobile will be offering unlimited access with more than 75 games available for $4.99 a month. Exent already has subscription services up for online gaming which provides gaming platforms for Verizon, T-Mobile and Qwest.
GameTanium will be useful for everyone including the gamers, developers and the carriers. Gamers will find an easy way to play these games which will be selected by the editors and will only feature the best games of the lot. The developers will look to market their apps and earn some revenue off them. The service already includes games like Farm Frenzy, Wave Blazer, Speedx 3D and it is looking to touch 200 games by this year end.

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The hardcore gamer probably does not hold the Wii in high regard these days with most gamers preferring to buy the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. This was not the case earlier when the Wii hardware and games were taken to be the best in the sector. When GameCube was launched it had some good titles but they did not impress the gamer.
Now as Nintendo is gearing up for the release of Wii U in 2012, they are expecting to return Wii to its former glory. According to Amber McCollom, Director of Marketing at Nintendo, the Wii U that was showcased at the E3 Media Briefing generated interest and will definitely win back the dedicated gamers.
The console will feature a number of titles form 3rd parties and is expected to speed up the sales of the Wii. U. The console will not be able to play GameCube disks which might be a turn off for many gamers but the company said that the users who want to play GameCube titles can re-purchase and download the titles from the WiiWare service.

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Developers are not releasing as many cheat codes as they used to in the past and gamers who love beating the system of a game by accessing cheat codes to unlock game modes, weapons and levels are making lesser use of them. Wonder why?
Developers, who themselves, use cheat codes to test their games and often demonstrate them with much enthusiasm to journalists are no more part of the final product these days.
Also, when there are cheat codes available to crack a game, its use is restricted. Some games award cheat codes as a bonus for finishing the game or completing a mission, besides this cheat codes are not easily attainable.
Gamers have also become extremely time poor these days and do not have the time to get to each level to finish a game. They have become frequent visitors to video game stores where they simply purchase a new game to see what it offers, finish the story and attain value for money spent.