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Warhammer 40K Armageddon gets details, coming in 2014

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2013)

There are a couple of Warhammer-related titles on their way to iOS soon, but this is the most interesting yet. Developer Slitherine has revealed that it's working on a title called Warhammer 40K: Armageddon, a turn-based, hex-tiled strategy game ...

Daily iPhone App: Las Vegas! brings Ravensburger's dice game to the iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2013)

Las Vegas! is a popular dice game that Ravensburger put together last year. It's not exactly the most complicated board game on the block (you roll dice, and then can place them into certain numbered slots that represent stakes in money-making ...

Microsoft announces Xbox One, with more SmartGlass and TV integration

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2013)

Microsoft has announced a brand-new game console today, though the company would probably be disappointed to hear that I called it that. The Xbox One is really more of an entertainment center all-in-one -- it's designed to connect your games, ...

Daily iPhone App: Blendoku has you lining up colors to match

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2013)

Blendoku is based on a crazy idea, made even crazier by the fact that it works. I am just plain terrible at colors. When I was working retail, I spent an entire day learning to lay out merchandise according to color. I was so bad at it, the ...

Pre-order Madden 25 on Amazon, get a deal for NFL app streaming

by Mike Schramm (May 21st, 2013)

This is an excellent deal for any iOS owners who are fans of football and video games. EA is releasing the 25th anniversary iteration of the Madden football series this year, called Madden 25. And in the Anniversary Edition, which costs US$100, ...

DeNA to publish Godus on iOS

by Mike Schramm (May 20th, 2013)

Peter Molyneux's studio 22cans has been working on a Populous followup game called Godus, and the company has just announced a deal for a publisher. DeNA, the Japanese company behind the Mobage social platform, will be publishing Godus on iOS. ...

Daily iPhone App -- Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte is cute, arcade fun

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2013)

Zoombies is a fascinating little game. It's made by a company called High Voltage that is probably best known for the Conduit shooter series, though they've been making licensed games for years (I remember visiting the studio for a tour back when ...

Daily iPhone App: Mosaique is an original and inventive puzzle game

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2013)

Mosiaque is a very original puzzle game that I haven't quite figured out yet. It appeared on the App Store a little while ago from a company called Winning Blimp, and the core idea of the app is that you need to clear the screen of colored ...

iOS games spending overtakes dedicated games

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2013)

App analytics firm App Annie has released a new report about portable gaming, and announced that iOS gamers are now spending more money on Apple's platform than on traditional handheld titles. The light blue above is last year's fourth quarter, ...

King claims 70 million daily active players, Pet Rescue Saga coming soon to mobile

by Mike Schramm (May 16th, 2013)

King, which used to be called King.com it pulled a name change at GDC this year, has announced that it has 70 million daily active players, which is a crazy number. By far, King's biggest title is Candy Crush Saga. The company notes that the game ...

FreeCiv now playable in browsers, including on iOS devices

by Mike Schramm (May 15th, 2013)

FreeCiv is one of my favorite open-source projects out there. Civilization is one of my favorite games, and FreeCiv is an open-source version that you can download and play for free. The latest update of the game has added an HTML 5 version, ...

Daily iPhone App: Steve Jackson's Sorcery is interactive e-book bliss

by Mike Schramm (May 15th, 2013)

I have to say -- the iPad is a terrific platform for interactive e-books, but so far, I haven't been very impressed by the options out there. I do use my iPad for reading a lot, but the vast majority of my reading is done in either iBooks or a ...

Daily iPad App: Sid Meier's Ace Patrol is an excellent game sold badly

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2013)

My birthday was last week on May 6, and Firaxis must have heard about that because in recent weeks they've released not one, but two great turn-based strategy games. First, Haunted Hollow was released as a great, original free-to-play title, and ...

Finger Tied Jr. coming next week

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2013)

Finger Tied is an iPad app that arrived late last year. It's put together by developer Owen Goss, and he says that a lot of users have asked him to create an iPhone version of the app, but given that it's a game that uses the iPad's big screen ...

Heroes and Castles updated to version 3.0

by Mike Schramm (May 13th, 2013)

Foursaken Media's Heroes and Castles has been updated yet again, with lots of new content to play. The game, which allows you to level up a hero by defending a town and its various resources against an army of invading minions, has been popular ...

GungHo reports Puzzle and Dragons is earning $3.75 million a day

by Mike Schramm (May 13th, 2013)

GungHo Entertainment is a game publisher based in Japan, and the company has just released some really wild financial numbers. According to the latest numbers, GungHo made US$118 million this past April alone, most of it from one game: Puzzle and ...