10/11  Katamari Damacy on mobile - when?

Category: Games    By editor at 16:42
Katamari Damacy for PSP2

I just recently discovered the visual eldorado of Katamari Damacy. Now I read about a mobile version of the game. Does anybody know more details about a probable release?
There will be a version for the PSP on december 22 and there is some stuff for the mobile too.

Namco To Develop Cell-Phone Version of Katamari Damacy
If ever there was a game begging to be turned into a cell-phone game, Namco’s Katamari Damacy is it. Deeply strange and hypnotically addictive, Katamari is also
simple to play with great replay appeal. It’s also attracted a truly rabid
fan-base. In many ways, it’s the ideal game for the mobile phone.
Unfortunately, Namco never committed to a version for mobile. Until
now. I had the opportunity to chat with Scott Rubin, Namco’s North
American GM recently, and he promised a mobile version of KD was in the
works. “It’s one of our favorite titles internally, and we’ve already
sent versions of the PS2 game to all of our carrier partners,” said Rubin. “And they loved it.”
See also:
Katamari creator dreams of playgrounds (BBC News)



10/11  Sociology of the Mobile Phone

Category: Miscellaneous    By editor at 03:12
A linkfest

Not related, but found via one of the link (in german)s:
Wiki für Handy-Zocker (Spielebaukasten Gamecreator)



10/11  Content Rating for Cellphones

Category: Mobile Content    By editor at 01:55
Carriers Adopt Content Rating for Cellphones
The nation's major cellular phone carriers said yesterday that they had adopted a content rating system for video, music, pictures and games that they sell to cellphone users - a development that could pave the way for them to begin selling pornography and sex-oriented content on mobile devices.

The carriers said the ratings, meant to mimic content classifications for movies and video games, are voluntary.
See the CTIA Wireless Content Guidelines

See also:
Gravatar Rating



10/11  Phonetags - Bookmarking songs on the radio

Category: Mobile Content    By editor at 01:32
Phonetags
With Phonetags you can 'bookmark' any song you hear on 6 Music. Just text X to 64046 when you hear the song.

You can see the songs you've bookmarked by coming to this site and typing in your mobile phone number.
Via Reinventing Radio (PDF)