Just weeks after the unofficial Steam for Android app was released, Valve has surprised everyone with a Steam app of its own. Android and iOS owners can download the official Steam app for free right now. Steam for mobile devices allows users to stay in touch with the Steam community while they aren’t at the more »

Adobe made a major announcement today that affects the company right to its core. The company will stop developing Flash on future mobile devices (smartphones, tablets), and will instead focus its efforts on HTML5 development. Current devices that use Flash will still get updates for security purposes and bug fixes, but for anything else, the party is over. It’s ironic that Adobe once criticized Apple for not implementing Flash on its devices. Now, it’s basically admitting that Apple was right.

Not only did this morning bring news of a Max Payne 3 release window and a multiplayer announcement, Rockstar also revealed it’s bringing back the original Max Payne. No, we aren’t going to see this game a part of a new HD collection. Rockstar is shrinking down Max Payne for mobile devices.

Microsoft is stepping up its mobile offerings this fall when it releases the Mango update for the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Microsoft has said numerous times that Mango contains 500 new features. It all looks very promising, but WP7 has been lacking when it comes to Xbox Live functionality. With Mango, Microsoft is going to alleviate that issue.

Insomniac Games is known for blockbuster franchises such as Rachet and Clank and Resistance. The studio is now trying its hand at the social and mobile games space. Insomniac Click is a new division within the company that is dedicated to doing just that. Insomniac will continue to create the large-scale console games we are used to. Insomniac isn’t ready to reveal its new game yet, but it is being created by only five people.

In a move that further exemplifies THQ’s new direction, the company has sold its wireless division to a company called 24MAS. THQ mentioned in its last financial report that it is going to concentrate more on core titles, while backing away from smaller aspects of the business. In this case, THQ Wireless dealt with games that could not take advantage of the current boom in smartphone gaming.

Keeping pace with E3 2010?No? Well we’re here to help. Gamertell has sent an elite squad to cover the event from one end of the South hall to the other end of West Hall at the LA Convention Center.

And, of course, there’s more than none way to get your news, reviews and hands-on (or hands-off) previews from the E3 floor…

Square Enix has once again shown that it is ready and willing to port its mobile games to handhelds and consoles. The latest example is Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari, also known as Hills and Rivers Remain. Previously, it was only available on cell phones, the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Now, Square Enix has announced that the game will be released on the Japanese DSiWare store this week on October 28, 2009.

Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari / Hills and Rivers Remain is a real time strategy game where players guide Alan and his associates as they seek to protect and acquire as many towns as possible. The problem is, the towns are constantly in danger of being assaulted and taken by enemy forces. So, players have to protect the towns they have while also trying to gain new ones and push back an invading menace.

The 800 Nintendo Point game is going to be similar to the iPhone/iPod Touch and mobile releases, in that the story is the same and there will still be story and free play modes. It is unknown if there will be additional maps released like there was for the cell phone release. DSi-exclusive additions include a stylus control scheme, four player multiplayer and multiplayer maps.

Siliconera pointed out on September 14, 2009 that Square Enix trademarked the English name (Hills and Rivers Remain) on September 8, 2009 for video game software…

Every day we report on financial problems in the game industry and few companies are having a tougher go of it than well-known publisher THQ, posting a $115 million loss for its second fiscal quarter ending September 2008.

Now THQ has announced a “restructuring,” aka corporate speak for layoffs, in its mobile entertainment division. Sure enough, Gamasutra reports that the publisher will layoff 100 people.

The restructured mobile entertainment division will focus solely on…

Try to look at Gamertell.com on your cell phone. Go ahead, try it. Pretty crowded, eh? Takes a while to load, don’t it?

Forget that.

Now try m.Gamertell.com. Ah, much nicer, ain’t it? No photos. Just a list of the stories with links to the full post. No ads. Just the good stuff.

It’s just one more way we’re trying to better serve you in your info consuming needs.

Also check out mobile optimized versions of sister sites Gadgetell and Appletell as well. Don’t worry, if you go to mGamertell first, there’s a link to those, too…