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Forever Drive gets update to add new free features, smoother gameplay

by Mike Schramm (Nov 7th, 2011)

I'll admit, I've balked at Forever Drive on iOS in the past -- it's a freemium driving game that has seemed a little too simple to me until now. But developers Supermono Studios have released a big new update for the game, and it's worth checking out if you haven't yet. Instead of choosing a ...

Activision releases ProtoSlice iOS app to promote Prototype 2

by Mike Schramm (Nov 5th, 2011)

This is interesting -- Activision has apparently teamed up with an iOS developer to release a promotional game for its upcoming title Prototype 2. ProtoSlice is now available as a free download from the App Store, and it's made by the creators of Slice HD, a developer named SmallBall. The new ...

Epic Games shares tips on playing Infinity Blade

by Mike Schramm (Sep 27th, 2011)

Just in case you haven't mastered the great Infinity Blade game for iOS, Epic Games has posted some (spoilery, but the game's been out for quite a while now) tips over on its official blog. They start off with the best damage you can do for each kind of hit, and then move on to tips on specific ...

Daily iPhone App: Kickin Momma

by Mike Schramm (Aug 10th, 2011)

Kickin' Momma is Hothead Games' latest iOS title, and it pretty blatantly borrows some gameplay setups from Popcap's popular Peggle. That's actually ok from a gaming standpoint, though, because the game is executed very well, and there's just enough newness here to really enjoy the proceedings. ...

TUAW's Daily iOS App: Casey's Contraptions

by Mike Schramm (May 19th, 2011)

I won't mince words here: I've seen and played a lot of iOS games, and when I first saw Casey's Contraptions back at GDC this year (which is out today for the first time on the iPad), I thought it was the most impressive iOS game I'd ever seen. The Incredible Machine is what jumps to mind to ...

TUAW's Daily iOS App: Pinch 2 HD

by Mike Schramm (May 17th, 2011)

You may remember Pinch, a drag-and-drop platformer that we featured a while back. The idea was that you dragged colored orbs around a map, navigating them through obstacles of various kinds and even combining or tearing them apart in order to line them up correctly. That game was well received, ...

TUAW's Daily App: ClubWorld

by Mike Schramm (Apr 8th, 2011)

ClubWorld may not exactly be your kind of game. It's sort of a mashup of popular freemium gameplay elements. ClubWorld includes Farmville-style time sinks as you build your club up, social environments to customize and share with friends, and even some music-based mini-games. The look and the ...

Xperia Play ad rags on iPhone gaming

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2011)

Sony has released a few tongue-in-cheek internet ads for its new Xperia Play smartphone (basically, the PSP phone everyone's been waiting for). In one of the ads, which you can see embedded after the break, performer/Daily Show correspondent/biggest fan of Flight of the Conchords Kristen Schaal ...

Ads in Angry Birds cause some squawking

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2011)

Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka was pretty outgoing at GDC a few weeks ago, claiming that "it all works" when it comes to ad-driven business models on the App Store. But he might be relearning that lesson the hard way right now -- after an update to Angry Birds HD on the iPad added a "News" section ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Great casual games for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Dec 22nd, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. We're about to enter what has been, in the past, the busiest weekend for App Store purchases. After people everywhere unwrap new ...

OnLive iPad app now available, but doesn't support gameplay streaming yet

by Mike Schramm (Dec 7th, 2010)

OnLive has finally released an iPad app called OnLive Viewer -- but it probably doesn't do what you want it to quite yet. The cloud gaming service OnLive has been making a name for itself since it went online recently, by streaming live gameplay out to Macs, PCs and the company's official console ...

Zen Bound 2 arrives on the Mac via Steam

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2010)

Zen Bound 2, the second in the series of terrific iPhone and iPad games, is now out on the Mac platform as well, courtesy of Valve's great Steam platform. If you've ever played this one (and you definitely should), you'll know how it works -- wrap a virtual rope around a series of weird shapes ...

TUAW's Daily App: Ash

by Mike Schramm (Nov 15th, 2010)

Ash is a game that hearkens back to a simpler time, when strong RPG stories could be told in just two dimensions, and enemies randomly jumped on you in dungeons only to kindly wait their turn to attack during the actual battles. Yes, it's a Dragon Warrior-style RPG, and while the graphics actually ...

TUAW's Daily App: Stenches

by Mike Schramm (Nov 11th, 2010)

We talked to Thunder Game Works way back at this year's WWDC, and they mentioned that they were working on a zombie version of their popular Trenches war strategy game for the iPhone. And it's now out on the App Store. Stenches is much like Trenches in that you guide a group of World War I soldiers ...

TUAW's Daily App: Mirror's Edge

by Mike Schramm (Sep 3rd, 2010)

Usually, we like to use this space to highlight developers and apps that could use a little more exposure, not call out big-budget titles from developers like Electronic Arts. But this one's worth it -- Mirror's Edge is a pretty terrific, completely original translation of the plaforming game that ...