Game News HQ - App store, and games, coming to ... Kindle
Now you'll be able to buy games for your book! Amazon just announced its Kindle Development Kit, which will allow companies (and individuals!) to create "active content" for Amazon's e-reader device. The examples given in the press release include an interactive Zagat guide, and ... games!

According to the announcement, mobile publisher Sonic Boom will release "word games and puzzles" for the device -- which seems like a natural fit. But EA Mobile is also on board with the Kindle, which opens the door to its eventual metamorphosis into a game platform. A game platform with a black-and-white screen, sure, but also a very popular platform whose entire audience is comfortable downloading digital content.


Game News HQ - Final Fantasy 1 and 2 critically hitting the iPhone App Store
Yes, according to Square Enix's Facebook page, the iPhone will soon be the latest platform to carry the first two installations in the long-running Final Fantasy franchise. We found this to be very exciting news -- in fact, we're a little surprised Square Enix would simply abandon the announcement in the middle of the night on Facebook, placing it reticently between pictures of our estranged family members and our daily Farmville updates. Oh, well! No harm done.