In late September, Vertigore CEO and creative director Josh Shabtai traveled to InsideAR 2011, hosted by augmented reality platform leader Metaio, to deliver a keynote about the impact gaming will continue to have on the AR industry. In short, gaming is blurring the boundaries between digital and physical, reality and fiction and engaging the mass market in ways that no other medium can come close to. Without it, augmented reality will be...

Hot off the heels of Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, which pushed the boundaries of augmented reality gameplay, we’re psyched to announce Vertigore’s next foray into immersive gaming: my3D Sector 17 and my3D Teleport: LA, the first 360-degree, stereoscopic 3D experiences for iOS. Partnering with Hasbro, Vertigore built these two titles exclusively for my3D, the toymaker’s much-buzzed-about 3D viewer for iPhone and...

Now this is how you cap off a great 2010:  all of us at Vertigore are proud to announce that we’ve made it onto TechCrunch’s list of the ‘Top 40 Apps of 2010.’  Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner earned a top technical achievement award for its use of pick-up-and-play augmented reality.  Thanks to everyone who supported us this year — we can’t wait to top ourselves in 2011… Click here to...

Star Wars and video games go hand-in-hand. There is a long line of Star Wars-themed games going back to the days of arcade games, and continuing through home console and mobile games. Now, the first augmented reality Star Wars game for the iPhone just hit the app store. It is called Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner ($4.99, iTunes link). The game starts with the scene from the original Star Wars inside the Millennium Falcon after they...

Star Wars fans, get ready:  the first augmented reality game set in the Star Wars universe is on its way.  In Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, developed by Vertigore Games and published by THQ Wireless, you’ll strap into the Millennium Falcon’s turret to take down TIE fighters, Star Destroyers and other surprises from within the Star Wars galaxy.  The game, which spans more than 20 levels of insane, arcade-shooting ...

Think “Star Wars” games have been done to death? I guarantee you’ve never seen anything like Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner. It’s like the PC classic “TIE Fighter” mixed with the ingenious UFO on Tape mixed with the Layar Reality Browser. As you can see, the game overlays itself on whatever appears in your iPhone camera lens. Point it at the night sky and, presto, you’re blasting TIE ...

Manhattan is a kinda interesting place, I guess. What would really liven it up would be the opportunity to defend it from the Imperial Fleet. A new augmented reality iOS game will let you—or protect your own hometown. Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, developed by Vertigore Games and published by THQ Wireless, takes your surroundings and sticks them outside Han Solo’s crosshairs. Whether it’s the New York skyline or an...