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''Pocket Gamer'' is a video game website that focuses on handheld video games. The site launched in 2005 and is published by Steel Media. The publication covers all major portable and mobile gaming formats, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation Vita and the various versions of the Nintendo DS, and was one of the first to actively cover the iPhone and iPod Touch gaming markets. As well as the website, the publication hands out awards for handheld games to recognize them in several categories.〔( "Firemint Wins Four Pocket Gamer Awards" ). ''PC Gamer''. Retrieved 20 June 2010.〕 The British newspaper ''The Guardian'' periodically syndicates a list of recommended mobile video games from ''Pocket Gamer'' in their own newspaper, especially the list of recommended games for each month. ==History== Launched in April 2005 with the sub-title 'play as you go', ''Pocket Gamer'' set out to provide professional editorial coverage of mobile and handheld gaming formats which they saw as the future of gaming. At launch the site focused on mobile phones (java and brew), the Nokia N-Gage, Nintendo's Game Boy series as well as the then newly launched Nintendo DS. They also mentioned PDAs and handheld console pretenders such as Gizmondo and the Tapwave Zodiac. The Sony PSP was added to the site soon after and as traffic grew ''Pocket Gamer'' became a barometer for the portable games industry, tracing the rise and fall of various platforms until the arrival of the iPhone in June 2007 which, thanks to the subsequent launches of the iPod Touch in September 2007 and the App Store in July 2008, grew to increasingly dominate the editorial agenda. More recently, the site has added Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, MeeGo and Palm to the roster of covered formats. In October 2007, ''Pocket Gamer'' launched the ''Pocket Gamer Guide to Mobile Games'' magazine, which was first featured by T-Mobile, where it is published bi-monthly in all of their stores in the United Kingdom. It was expected to have a circulation of 150,000 copies. A digital version of ''Pocket Gamer'' was also available on the websites of Vodafone and 3 UK.〔 In May 2008, British company Steel Media (founders of the Pocket Gamer website http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk) announced that it partnered with O2 to produce the ''Pocket Gamer Guide to Mobile Games'' magazine, which had an initial print run of 500,000 copies and was made available in all O2 UK stores, making O2 the 4th UK mobile network to feature the ''Pocket Gamer'' magazine. In May 2008, the magazine's circulation reached 700,000 copies, with a total audience of 1.5 million when including web and WAP readership, and syndication reviews to Vodafone live! and the Samsung Fun Club.〔("Pocket Gamer mobile games magazine launches with 500,000 print-run in all O2 stores" ). Press release. Retrieved 27 June 2010.〕 The website rumored in April 2009 that Sony would release the PlayStation Portable 2 later that year, although ultimately it was the PSPgo which was launched〔( "Rumor: PSP2 Out Before Christmas" ). ''PC World''. Retrieved 20 June 2010.〕 In May 2008, Steel Media expanded the "Pocket Gamer" stable with the launch of a b2b-based sister site PocketGamer.Biz 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mobile games industry news, discussion, analysis, opinion, events, jobs, and more - Pocket Gamer.biz - PGbiz )〕 focuses on covering the business of mobile games and subsequently launched the PocketGamer.Biz Quality Index 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gameloft made the best mobile games in 2008, says PocketGamer.biz analysis )〕 which tracks review scores of leading mobile games and publishers plus the PocketGamer.Biz annual industry reports.〔http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/58616/PocketGamerbiz-Mobile-Games-Trends-Report-2010〕 In October 2008, "Pocket Gamer" launched its first foreign edition, PocketGamer.Fr,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeux portables : jeux iPhone / iPad, jeux Android, jeux PlayStation Vita et jeux Nintendo 3DS )〕 providing news and reviews on mobile and iPhone apps to a French language audience. The site grew steadily and launched its own iPhone app as well as providing syndicated content to several third party magazines. In August 2010 the site merged with number two in the market, JMobil 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gamasutra - Press Releases - PocketGamer.fr relaunches with JmobiL )〕 and relaunched with a new design, new features and coverage of a wider number of platforms including Android. In November 2008, "Pocket Gamer" launched their dedicated news and reviews iPhone app, joining with the previous wap versions of the site to provide portable gamers with tailored content on the go. Past Guest Authors on Pocket Gamer * Ray Sharma * Si Shen * Rick Marazzani * Tak Fung 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pocket Gamer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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