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Zynga releases Running With Friends, developed with Eat Sleep Play

by Mike Schramm (May 9th, 2013)

Zynga has released a new game in the 'With Friends' series (which started back when the company acquired Words with Friends, a very popular Scrabble-like iOS game). Running With Friends is, as you can see above, not a fitness app, though that does sound fun. Instead, it's an endless running ...

Everplay Interactive plans a solid lineup this year

by Mike Schramm (Apr 2nd, 2013)

Developer Kris Jones started out his iOS game design career at a company called Thunder Game Works, which made a popular early App Store game called Trenches before the company connected up with EA as a publisher. These days, Jones runs his own studio of twelve people called Everplay ...

Daily iPhone App: Danger Boat is an endless runner on the waves

by Mike Schramm (Mar 21st, 2013)

Most of the iOS buzz around this time last week was from the great Ridiculous Fishing, but there was another new release last week that I really liked and it's Pixelocity's Danger Boat. Vlambeer's big hit deserved all the attention it got, but Danger Boat was overlooked, I think -- it's a ...

Sega announces Sonic Dash, an endless runner starring the blue hedgehog

by Mike Schramm (Mar 5th, 2013)

Having tried some traditional Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay with Sonic Episode 4 (which didn't seem to do that well for them), Sega has now moved to the strategy of using Sonic in much simpler, arcade-style iOS games. Sonic Jump came out a little while ago, featuring an endless jumping/Doodle ...

Punch Quest coming next week from Rocketcat and Madgarden

by Mike Schramm (Oct 18th, 2012)

Rocketcat Games is the great company behind terrific iPhone games like Mage Gauntlet and the very popular Hook Worlds. Its latest title is called Punch Quest, built in conjunction with developer Madgarden. Punch Quest won't be released until October 25th, but Rocketcat kindly sent TUAW an ...

Daily iPhone App: Polara switches up the endless runner genre

by Mike Schramm (Oct 15th, 2012)

Endless runners are one of the most-used genres on the App Store lately -- from the original Canabalt to later hits such as Jetpack Joyride and one of my current favorites, God of Blades. There are plenty of them out there, and the best ones have some innovation or a new twist. Polara, one of ...

Daily iPhone App: One Epic Knight keeps a Tiny Hero running

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th, 2012)

David Whatley has been making games on the App Store for a while now -- after an early hit with GeoDefense, he and his team released an antihero tower defense title called Tiny Heroes, and now they are taking on the Temple Run-style 3D endless runner genre with a recent game called One Epic ...

Daily iPhone App: Off the Leash provides chaotic canine fun

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2012)

Off the Leash is a game that arrived a little while ago on the iPhone, but it's gotten a few updates since I first played it, and it just so happens to be free on May 10. It's an endless runner, but instead of a side-scroller, it runs from the top down, and it's got a few new elements to this ...

Ayopa Games to publish Escape from Age of Monsters, Patchwork Battles, more

by Mike Schramm (Mar 14th, 2012)

Ayopa Games is a mobile games publisher that actually has its roots in Chillingo. Founder Johnny Coghlan was a former head of publishing there until Chillingo was acquired by EA. Coghlan has brought his mobile game-finding expertise to Ayopa, and this company's slate is almost as enticing as ...