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Sword and Sworcery devs hosting a creative jam

by Mike Schramm (May 4th, 2012)

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP has earned accolades from critics and players for its creativity. Now its developers are asking the community to show off their own creativity, in the "Create in the Key of Sworcery" virtual jam. Over on the ...

Rock Band for iOS to remain playable after all

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 3rd, 2012)

We had the original story on this waiting in our queue for a couple of days while we hoped EA would answer the question, "Why is an app people paid for being 'shut off' remotely?" Unfortunately we never got an answer. To sum up: EA released Rock ...

Early iOS free-to-play title Eliminate shutting down this month

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2012)

Here's a weird signpost for iOS gaming. Eliminate was one of the first big free-to-play titles on iOS: It was a core title for Ngmoco when first announced a few weeks after in-app purchases were allowed and helped pave the way to the current ...

Semi-finalists revealed in Atari's Pong Indie Developer Challenge

by Mike Schramm (May 1st, 2012)

Atari's Developer Challenge has been taking submissions for possible Pong-inspired iOS games since late February (Disclaimer: I'm serving as a judge on the final panel for the contest, though I haven't done anything yet and am not being paid for ...

Magic: The Gathering creator kickstarting iOS game

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 30th, 2012)

I admit, I played Magic: The Gathering in high school. I strutted around with my little box of cards and spent my Friday nights at the gaming shop trying to prove I was one of the big guys. Instead, I proved I just really sucked at ...

Angry Birds Space, Jetpack Joyride, Anomaly Warzone Earth all updated

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2012)

Angry Birds Space has gotten a free update that adds ten new levels to the extremely popular bird-tossing game. There are ten new icy planets to orbit around, and the update (on iOS, at least) also provides twenty free Space Eagles to play with, ...

Daily iPad App: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is gonna take you for a ride

by Mike Schramm (Apr 25th, 2012)

After quite a while, Capcom has finally released Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in the App Store, and you probably know right away if you want it or not. This Dreamcast-era fighting game might be a little silly and colorful, but it offers up some insane, ...

Daily iPhone App: Lock 'n' Load makes dual stick fun again

by Mike Schramm (Apr 24th, 2012)

I can't keep up with everything Chillingo is putting out on the App Store lately -- they're really kicking out the jams over there. One of their latest titles is Lock 'n' Load, and even if, like me, you're tired of the well-traveled dual-stick ...

Daily iPhone App: Sketch Nation Studio opens up game dev on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Apr 20th, 2012)

Sketch Nation Studio started out as Sketch Nation Shooter last year, a "game" on the App Store that actually let you make your own shooter game by using scanned-in pictures and a few scripted sets of rules. As creator Nitzan Wilnai told me at ...

Tiesto tracks released inside Tap Tap music game

by Mike Schramm (Apr 19th, 2012)

Disney's always had kind of an identity complex with Tap Tap Revenge. The brand is one of the oldest on the App Store -- it was originally called Tap Tap Revolution, and was eventually picked up by Tapulous and turned into Tap Tap Revenge, a ...

Original source code for Prince of Persia posted to Github

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 17th, 2012)

Before Ubisoft, there was Jordan Mechner, a Yale University graduate and video game designer. He may not be a household name among younger Apple fans, but vintage Apple aficionados fondly remember his first title, Prince of Persia. The story ...

Daily iPhone App: SpellTower is a fast-paced word game with local multiplayer support

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 16th, 2012)

SpellTower is a challenging word game that was recently updated to version 3.0. This latest version includes retina graphics for the new iPad and local multiplayer support. Similar to Bookworm and other word games, SpellTower has a grid of ...

Max Payne and Burnout Crash hit the iOS App Store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2012)

Two high-profile games, one from Rockstar Games and one from Electronics Arts, hit the iOS App Store today. The most anticipated of the two is Max Payne. The third-person shooter was originally created by Remedy Entertainment for the PC, and ...

EA: emerging ad trends in social games

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 6th, 2012)

Advertising is poised to take a bigger role in mobile gaming now that Electronic Arts has signed a multimillion dollar, year-long advertising campaign with Unilever, says a report in AllThingsD. Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company ...

Bioshock 2 for Mac (finally) out now

by Mike Schramm (Mar 29th, 2012)

Better late than never, I guess. Bioshock 2 has finally (more than two years after the PC release) arrived on the Mac as a port from Feral Interactive. This one is the sequel to the classic title from Ken Levine (who's currently working on the ...

Baldur's Gate for iPad will be under $10, include multiplayer

by Mike Schramm (Mar 28th, 2012)

Good news on that new version of Baldur's Gate that was just announced. Not only is it going to be released for under $10, but it'll also include multiplayer of some kind. What kind? Details are still fuzzy, but developer Beamdog says not only ...