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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 Magic. Magic's creator, Richard Garfield, is trying to wave ...

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, and the option to earn one more free per ...

Nintendo reports first annual operating loss, Apple to blame

by Mike Schramm (Apr 26th, 2012)

Nintendo has reported its first annual operating loss ever. The company lost US$454.4 million from 2011 to 2012. The Wii is a few years old now, and the company's latest handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, hasn't been selling near as well as it was supposed to. Nintendo claims it'll turn sales figures ...

Daily iPad App: Total War Battles brings big-time RTS to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2012)

I first saw Total War Battles (now out on the iPad and iPhone) at GDC earlier this year, and walked away excited about its potential. The Creative Assembly has been making phenomenal Total War games for the PC for years, with deep, intelligent war strategy across several time periods. Now ...

Ramp Champ rights acquired by DS MediaLabs

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2012)

Ramp Champ is an oldie but goodie from the App Store's earliest days. It's an old carnival bag tosser game that was originally put together by both Iconfactory and DS MediaLabs, and it was quite popular even before going free-to-play a while back. Ramp Champ been sitting quiet on the App Store ...

Plants vs. Zombies updated with new mode

by Mike Schramm (Apr 19th, 2012)

We haven't heard very much from PopCap on iOS lately. There was the Zuma's Revenge launch a little while ago, and before that was just the Bejeweled shakeup last year. So it's good to see the company is still working on the platform. The latest evidence of this is a surprise update for Plants ...

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 about this game took an interesting twist recently ...

Phil Hassey's Anathema Mines renamed Dynamite Jack, gets a trailer

by Mike Schramm (Apr 16th, 2012)

A little while ago at GDC, I sat down with Galcon creator Phil Hassey. He showed me a game he called Anathema Mines that was a stylish take on stealth action, with a fun mechanic of blowing up walls (as long as you could keep out of the reach of flashlight-wielding enemies). Apparently he's ...

Rockstar to bring original Max Payne to iOS

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 7th, 2012)

Another oldie but goodie is getting the iOS treatment, and if you loved the original Max Payne you'll be buying this one. I've never found the controls on these games where I want, but word is the Payne update will offer some customization for touchscreens. Look for more of that here, with HD ...

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 that owns such brands as Dove, Ben & Jerry's, ...

Dark Meadow getting an update and free version, coming to Android

by Mike Schramm (Mar 29th, 2012)

Dark Meadow is a title that's gained quite a bit of attention on the App Store since its release. It's a horror adventure game of sorts, though not that scary -- "dark fairytale" is what it calls itself -- with some really excellent graphics and pacing. If you've been turned off by the US$5.99 ...

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 would it be crazy to sell it for more than $10, but ...

Comparing iPad and Android tablet apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 27th, 2012)

PC Magazine editor Sascha Segan took a closer look at Android tablet apps and compared them to their iOS counterparts. He looked at the top apps for each platform and concludes that Android tablets have most of the big name apps found on iOS, but the quality of the Android version isn't as good ...

Daily iPhone App: Battleloot Adventure tweaks turn-based RPG combat

by Mike Schramm (Mar 26th, 2012)

When I first heard about Battleloot Adventure, it was being compared to the great Battleheart game on iOS. That's a fair comparison given the way the game looks, but I think I have a much better one: old-school Final Fantasy, with a focus on combat. As you might have expected, Battleloot ...

Angry Birds: Space logs 10 million downloads in 3 days

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 26th, 2012)

As spotted by The Verge, Rovio said in a Monday morning tweet that it recorded 10 million downloads of its Angry Birds Space in just three days. This is one of several recent iOS-related app milestones. Earlier this month, the iOS App Store climbed to 25 billion total downloads and the new ...