It’s the time of the year where Spb Software House conducts their annual Pocket PC census. According to the blurb, “The first two surveys, conducted in 2004 and 2005, provided priceless information about the whole Pocket PC community and had a great response. This year the survey should show even more quantitative and qualitative changes in the community concerning rapid Pocket PC market growth, which will define the subsequent condition of the branch. According to the figures of the year 2005 the Pocket PC market increased by 75.1% and continues to grow.”…

Look forward to our Call of Duty 2 preview coming later this week. Aspyr very kindly sent me a beta copy yesterday, and I’ve been playing it on and off most of the day. I can confirm that:…

It’s that time of the year again, PocketPCMag have released the rather lengthy list of their software winners, including as usual a rather large list of games. Our friends over at PDAMill have once again scored a mighty amount of awards, winning 3, and a finalist for 4. Without further ado, here’s the full listing of the games:…

Seen on Pocket PC Thoughts is a Pocket PC Magazine article on the upcoming Live Anywhere application which promises to bring the Xbox Live community to your mobile device….

Many thanks to John Till for letting me know that the finalists in the Pocket PC Magazine awards have been chosen. The full list is available to view here, with some interesting candidates. Would you have chosen the same games?…

Very many thanks to WhiteFlippingJew for the tip-off that PDArcade appears to be making a comeback. Visitors to the site are redirected to PDA Live with a cryptic “coming soon” message. Start your conspiracy theories rolling……

TopPocket is a new mobile computing portal, containing links to plenty of Pocket PC websites, software, blogs and reviews. Well worth a look, although it’s just getting started at the moment. Don’t forget to rate PocketGamer there… ;-)…

This years’ nominations for the Pocket PC Magazine software awards have been finalised, with the nominees now available to view to the public. There has been a few changes to the categories and plenty of new nominations - although a few golden oldies are in the collection. Also in the list is G-Prime Xtreme, which is of course completely free if you have a Click-Pay-Go account……

Pocket PC gaming guru Menneisyys has posted an excellent, comprehensive roundup of Zuma and Luxor clones in our forums….

As spotted on Pocket PC Thoughts, AndreyK from PDAGround has written an excellent comparison of the various pros and cons between Pocket PC and PSP gaming. …

Does anyone know what’s happened to PDArcade? I’ve been getting a 403 error for over a week now and I haven’t been able to get a reply from anyone connected with the site….

If you have an older MIPS Pocket PC you’ll be delighted to know that Pocket PC extraordinaire Menneisyys has written an extensive round-up of all the games currently available for the platform. The full list is available to read here. Out of curiosity, how many readers still own and regularly use a MIPS Pocket PC?…

Bill Gates has given an extensive speech outlining the future of Microsoft’s “Interactive Entertainment” policy. Mostly focussing on the Xbox 360, it none-the-less includes this interesting snippet:…

Pocket PC Gems has taken a giant step up in the world and moved to an official Pocket PC Magazine blog. You’ll need to update your bookmarks to point to this page….

The14given at PocketGaming.de has written an extensive article (translated from German) on the current state of Pocket PC gaming, with a rather bleak outlook. …

PocketGaming.de has written an extensive preview (in German, translation here) of an upcoming game entitled Flying Cab, written by a German developer. …

SirDave writes in to say that his PocketScumm Manual has found a new home at the PocketPC/WinCe section of the ScummVM forum. …

Many thanks to Andrey for pointing out PDAGround’s round-up of the best Pocket PC games of 2005, with some excellent games taking the top spot. Winners have been chosen in multiple categories, including strategy, puzzle, racing, adventure, RPG, and plenty more. The full article is available here, and well worth a read!…

Menneisyys has updated, or in his words, almost completely rewritten the The Definitive Multiplayer PPC Game Roundup. It now contains “everything about PPC2k, PPC2k2 and WM5 compliance too, along with stress tests over both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, updated reviews of titles that have new versions and completely new reviews of new games like the excellent The Great Gold Rush. The comparison chart, in addition to the added operating system compliance data, now contains a far more thorough breakdown of networking compliance.”…

According to the press release I received today, “A few weeks ago Astraware launched their brand new website. One of the exciting new features included is Club Astraware - a special members-only area offering exclusive discounts, recommendations, and a points reward system that allows members to save money on future Astraware purchases.”…

Jason also pointed out this article on Scifibrain.com, which is an excellent round-up of the latest sci-fi games on the Pocket PC. Well worth a read!…

One of Pocket PC gaming’s biggest names, Jason Surguine, has gone head to head with TK-422, IGN’s homicidal gamer droid. In the interview, he talks about “the challenges in developing games for a handheld platform, multiplayer gaming, space sims, lightsabers, the PDA marketplace, what foods Droids like to eat, and gives advice for potential Pocket PC game developers.” Read the full article here….

The folks over at gadgetorama have whipped up quite a lengthy review about the foosball game Master Kick….

The folks over at gadgetorama have whipped up quite a lengthy review about the foosball game Master Kick….

The Fade team wrote in to tell me about the complete walkthrough now available on their website. It’s exceptionally detailed and contains screenshots of all the locations, and maps to help you along. Well worth a look, especially if you got stuck in the past and gave up on the game!…