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PocketGamer.biz and Scoreloop have compiled a list of the top 50 companies in the mobile game business, based on metrics such as sales performance, critical acclaim of releases, innovation in terms of business approach, and the number and range of titles released during 2010.

Needless to say, Polarbit have claimed a spot in the upper half of this highly illustrious assemblage. Nothing as ostentatiously vulgar as the number one spot, of course, but a very gentlemanly and self-assured 23:rd.

Check out the list here.

Stockholm, Sweden – Leading developer and independent publisher Polarbit today announced that they are bringing their portfolio to the hotly awaited Xperia™ PLAY gaming handset from Sony Ericsson.

In addition to the excellent visuals, playability and the rich connectivity and multiplayer features that distinguish their titles, Polarbit’s Xperia PLAY line-up will feature controls customised for the gamepad-style button setup of the device. All titles will also be presented in HDPI to fully utilise the bright FWVGA display of the Xperia PLAY. Polarbit strongly recommends gamers to start building up their thumb calluses as soon as possible, in preparation for launch day!

Polarbit’s initial Xperia PLAY line-up will include award-winning street racer Raging Thunder 2, best selling top-down dirt racer Reckless Racing and a range of further titles from popular genres such as first person shooter, strategy and flight-sim.

A short clip of the current state of Armageddon Squadron 2 is available on YouTube:

Still a ways to go, but we’re getting there. This game is going to be something special!

Even Granny says so, and you should always listen to granny!
Granny likes ASQ2

Leading developers and independent publishers, Polarbit and Fabrication Games, announced today the release of Family Pack on Android Market and iTunes AppStore.

Family Pack features seven fun-packed games for the entire family to enjoy. Mind-bending puzzles, slot-car racing, eight-ball pool and much more. Everyone is sure to find a favorite in Family Packs varied line-up, making it the perfect holiday season app.

Family Pack includes a global, cross platform high-score list that allows you to share your top scores and compete for the highest score possible against other players from all over the world – regardless of which device or platform they play the game on.

Family Pack is available now from Android Market and iTunes AppStore for $3.99.

The first of what is sure to be many updates for Reckless Racing, our tremendously well received top-down dirt racer, is live now on Android Market.

Key features of the 1.0.1 version include a new track, improvements in license verification and keypad steering / input support.

So, just head right on down to Android Market and slap that “Update” button. And if you’re one of the few people with an Android device who haven’t already gotten Reckless Racing… well, now you’re just fresh out of excuses, ain’tcha?

First off, sorry to dissapoint, but Johnny won’t be flipping anyone the bird in the following post.

The server upgrade seems to have done the trick, and the majority of users have now been able to get the data. There still seem to be a few users, Droid X owner primarily, experiencing issues. We’re hard at work on this and should have an updated version out within the coming few days.

There are still issues with the licensing servers, which are preventing some of you from getting past the title screen. While the core of this issue is out of our hands, we are working on alleviating the problem as much as is in our power. We will increase the time a license verification is cached and decrease the number of times the license is checked. We will also replace the default error message with something a little more informative. This will also be included in the next update.

We are commited to keeping Reckless Racing and its community alive and vibrant for a long time. In that interest, do not hesitate to get in touch with suggestions, features you’d like to see or nits to pick through our contact form.

We’re working hard increasing the capacity of our server park and getting Reckless Racing back up on Android Market. Many thanks for being so patient with us during this, guys.

In addition to the many legitimately sold copies of Reckless Racing that are accessing our data servers, there are also regrettably cracked versions of the game floating around since a day or two. These get the game data from exactly the same servers as the legitimate versions, further adding to the difficulties experienced by those of you who have paid for your copy of the game.

The number of users running pirated copies will most likely continue to grow, creating an unsustainable situation and forcing us to employ additional security measures. This will regrettably delay Reckless Racings reappearance on Android Market a little further. We hope to have the new servers up and running, along with the updated build on Android Market by Tuesday afternoon, CET.

To all of you who have bought Reckless Racing and have been unable to enjoy it – we apologize yet again. Have patience though, the situation will soon be rectified.

To those of you who are too cheap to pay three bucks for a game and are ruining it for everybody else – right here, buddy.

Sincerely,

The Polarbit Team