Review Fix Exclusive: Inside Gamevice

Review Fix chats with Fraser Townley, president of Gamevice, who discusses the unique iOS game controller that will change the way you play your favorite games on your iPad and iPhone.

Review Fix: What was the inspiration behind this product?

Fraser Townley: We knew that two-thirds of all tablet usage was gaming so we approached Apple with a prototype of the iPad Gamevice. It was their enthusiasm that encouraged us to make the iPhone Gamevice.

Review Fix: There are similar controllers (with dual analog, trigger and similar button placement) on the market now. Why does this one stand out?

Townley: There are no controllers that are Lightning connected which virtually eliminates latency and totally eliminates the need to pair the devices.

Review Fix: What games does it work best with?

Townley: Assassins Creed Identity, Minecraft, any GTA, FIFA, NBA2K, Marvel Contest of Champions, Retro games like Tomb Raider II, Max Payne and Sonic.

Review Fix: What do you think is the controller’s best feature?

Townley: Gamevice Live companion app and the build quality.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone purchase this product?

Townley: The customers who have already bought Gamevice tell us that the reason they did was because it was a lower cost to try console games. FIFA 16 is free on Gamevice Live whereas it carries a $60 price tag for Xbox. We admit this is not the full game but it is enough of the game to get you the full experience anytime, anywhere.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Townley: Let’s sell what’s on the truck.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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