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Graeme Devine takes off with Rocket Patrol

by Mike Schramm (Apr 1st, 2013)

Graeme Devine is a veteran game developer (he created The 7th Guest and then worked on Quake 3 and Halo Wars) who's turned his attention to iOS recently, putting together touch-based games meant for gamers of all ages. His latest title, which I got to see at GDC 2013 last week, is a board/card ...

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 ...

Need For Speed: Most Wanted races onto iOS today

by Randy Nelson (Oct 30th, 2012)

There are plenty of racing games available for iOS on the App Store, but few carry the name recognition of Need For Speed. Today, Electronic Arts released its latest game in the popular series, Need For Speed: Most Wanted (US$6.99, universal). Its arrival coincides with the console versions ...

Natural Motion on track to make $12 million a month with CSR Racing, acquires dev team Boss Alien

by Mike Schramm (Aug 15th, 2012)

NaturalMotion started off working on a state-of-the-art physics system for consoles, but the since company moved to iOS, it's found a lot more monetary success, putting out seven top-grossing games. Now the company has reportedly found a bonafide hit. CSR Racing was released on the App Store on ...

Feral Interactive bringing two Sega Sonic games to Mac

by Mike Schramm (Jun 20th, 2012)

I can't say that I'm a huge fan of Feral Interactive: They're a company that specializes in porting games from other platforms over to the Mac, and I'm more interested in natively developed and published Mac games. But I have to respect them nevertheless: Feral picked up an Apple Design Award ...

Daily iPhone App: Drag Racer World roars out of the gate

by Mike Schramm (Jun 19th, 2012)

Drag Racer World is an iPhone title that sits in a weird place: It's a racing game, but then again it's not. This one's all about drag racing, which isn't so much about steering and speed as much as it is just about hitting the next gear when you need to, and the exact specs of your car. In ...

Daily iPhone App: Ion Racer crashes through for SGN

by Mike Schramm (Mar 30th, 2012)

Ion Racer is the latest title from SGN, which is a collection companies assembled by MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe. I recently met with DeWolfe, who shared his thoughts on social networking. While it propelled MySpace and music in the beginning (around 2008), DeWolfe had suspicions about where ...

Daily iPad App: Reckless Racing 2

by Mike Schramm (Feb 10th, 2012)

Gaming company Polarbit is the grandfather of iPhone racers. Raging Thunder was among the first racers to hit the iPhone. Reckless Racing was released soon after and now it's back as Reckless Racing 2. This is a full update to the isometric driving title. The gameplay is similar to other top-down ...

Daily iPad App: Fathead

by Mike Schramm (Jan 9th, 2012)

There's something intriguing about Fathead, but honestly, I don't really know what it is. The game is pretty standard -- similar to other titles like Jelly Car or Epic Truck, the goal is to drive a physics-based vehicle across a 2D world, landing jumps and flips as you can. And Fathead has the ...

Real Racing 2 update brings splitscreen Party Play action

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 7th, 2011)

Real Racing 2, Firemint's popular car racing game for the iPhone, is all ready to take advantage of the improvements iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S will give users. Set to be released soon after iOS 5 launches, the next update to Real Racing 2 will introduce Party Play, a multi-player feature that ...

Sideways Racing from Bjango looks great, plays not so

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 9th, 2011)

Sideways Racing from Bjango is another example of a reinvented old-school top-down racing game for the iPad. You might know Bjango as the developer of one of the most well-known Mac system monitor programs iStat Menus. Sideways Racing is the company's first foray into iOS gaming. ...

Real Racing 2 HD brings console quality racing to the iPad

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 8th, 2011)

The words "console quality" have been bandied about quite a bit recently in relation to games written for Apple's iOS-powered devices. One of the games that kicked it all off was Firemint's Real Racing, which originally pushed the envelope of what the iPhone was capable of. Of course when the ...

PadRacer lets you draw your own track, join two iPads together and steer with iPhones

by Samuel Gibbs (May 25th, 2011)

Retro 2D top-down racing is enjoying somewhat of a comeback thanks to the iPad. The large screen and adaptable control schemes mean that games like Micro Machines are once again fun to play on a portable screen. PadRacer is one such top-down racing game that takes retro to a whole new level ...

GDC 2011: Remedy brings Death Rally to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Mar 8th, 2011)

Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment is known for making full-fledged console titles like Max Payne and Alan Wake, but it's stepping into the iOS arena with a touch-based remake of its old racing combat game Death Rally, originally released back in 1996. I got to see the game in action at GDC ...

Firemint announces Real Racing 2 HD, enhanced graphics for iPad 2

by Chris Ward (Mar 3rd, 2011)

Expect to see a rash of new and/or improved games for the shiny new iPad 2 in the near future. One of the first publishers out of the gate is Firemint, announcing enhanced graphics for Real Racing 2 HD. Firemint says that although it had no detailed advance knowledge of exactly what iPad 2 ...