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Daily iPhone App: Rivals at War is fun but way too freemium

by Mike Schramm (Mar 15th, 2013)

Hothead Games is a studio that's been all over the place -- it's a Canadian developer that started out making some interesting PC titles, but lately has transitioned over to iOS, making freemium games that recently have been more freemium than games. The company found a sizable hit with its Big ...

Daily iPhone App: Zombie Ace flies out from under freemium clouds

by Mike Schramm (Jun 13th, 2012)

Hothead Games is sort of building a new life for itself in the iOS space. The company has always been a downloadable game company, aiming for digital distribution for its titles rather than through the traditional retail stores. But up until last year, most of Hothead's work was for traditional ...

Hothead Games looks for a Big Win on iOS

by Mike Schramm (Mar 10th, 2012)

Hothead Games is actually an old company by most iOS standards: As marketing director Oliver Birch told me at GDC last week, the company is actually turning six years old this week. Previously, they mostly made PC and console games (most notably the Penny Arcade Adventures, and Ron Gilbert's ...

Daily iPhone App: Sea Stars

by Mike Schramm (Nov 28th, 2011)

Sea Stars is Hothead's latest game on the App Store, and it's really good. You play as a little fish who can swim and jump through water with a touch of the screen. Your goal is to swim as far as possible while avoiding obstacles. It's quite fun and well done. There's just one big issue: The ...

Kard Combat, Spy Mouse, more push big updates

by Mike Schramm (Nov 3rd, 2011)

Hothead Games' great freemium card game for iOS, Kard Combat, has gotten a big update this week in the App Store. The biggest new feature is a new "pass-and-play" multiplayer mode, which allows for two players with one iOS device in the same place to play their cards out, and then pass the ...

Kickin' Momma becomes Gem King, Hothead tells us why

by Mike Schramm (Oct 14th, 2011)

I am a fan of Hothead Games' Kickin' Momma, a colorful, Peggle-style title that appeared on the App Store a couple months back. Just recently, that game disappeared from the store, and in its place now is a new title called Gem King. It's free to download and employes a freemium, in-app ...

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. ...

Kard Combat bringing out big update, talks IAP conversion and community

by Mike Schramm (Aug 9th, 2011)

Kard Combat is a recent iOS release from Hothead Games that's been doing very well on the App Store, and the title is set to see its first big update today. Four new mages are being added for players to play through, including card decks based on Demon, Chaos, Deception, and Arcane magic, and ...

TUAW's Daily iPhone App: Kard Combat

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2011)

Kard Combat is a new universal iOS title from Hothead Games, the folks behind the Penny Arcade videogames, DeathSpank, and the iPhone's Bunny the Zombie Slayer. As you may have guessed from the name, Kard Combat is a Magic The Gathering-style card game, where you use a deck of cards that ...

TUAW's Daily App: Bunny the Zombie Slayer

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2011)

Hothead Games, the developer behind DeathSpank, Swarm and the Penny Arcade series of PC and console games, just released Bunny the Zombie Slayer, its first title on iOS. Just in time for Easter, the game has you playing as a bunny fighting zombies by lobbing Easter eggs at them, taking them ...