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Developers eager to submit apps before App Store vacation

by Mike Schramm (Dec 19th, 2011)

It's that time of year again: Snow is in the air, presents are underneath the tree, and Apple is about to shut down the developer's side of App Store for its yearly freeze. The New York Times has done some solid coverage on the shutdown this year, which will start this Thursday, and run for a ...

Vintage console RPG Chrono Trigger is now on iOS

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2011)

In addition to all of the other great games that appeared on the App Store last night (Batman: Arkham City Lockdown is available, and the Skyrim Dragon Shout app is out as well), the long-awaited Chrono Trigger has also arrived, and as a game, I have to give it my highest recommendation. This ...

Square Enix releases new Chaos Rings 2 trailer, promises Final Fantasy Tactics soon

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2011)

Square Enix has released a new set of "trailers" for the upcoming Chaos Rings 2, but you'll need to know Japanese to get anything out of them, unfortunately. They're all about the voice actors for the game, and don't really show any gameplay footage -- it's just the actors talking about the new ...

Bungie's Marathon, Swords and Soldiers now available on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Jul 7th, 2011)

Two games we've been eager to see on the App Store have arrived. First up, the unofficial version of Marathon (that's officially approved anyway) is out and ready for you to play. It's a free app by programmer Daniel Blezek, who translated Bungie's old FPS from the Mac to Apple's tablet. This ...

Apple may freeze new Mac releases until Lion ships

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 16th, 2011)

Apple is rumored to be halting any new Mac releases until Lion ships in July, according to a report heard by AppleInsider. Sources for that site say that Apple management is so excited about the improvements and user experience Lion offers, they don't want to ship any new Macs until Lion is ...

New iOS releases: Chaos Rings Omega, Ticket to Ride, more

by Mike Schramm (May 20th, 2011)

This mid-week (as with most recent weeks) brought a slew of new and notable iOS releases. Here's the roundup: Square Enix released Chaos Rings Omega, the sequel to its popular original RPG for iOS. It's premium priced at US$11.99 (no kidding) on the iPhone and $14.99 on the iPad. Days ...

Lots of big iOS releases today: Dungeon Hunter 2, Eternal Legacy, more

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2010)

Ah, the holidays. December brings snow, hot chocolate, lights and mistletoe, and oh yeah -- lots and lots (and lots) of App Store releases. You may have already heard about (and bought) the great Infinity Blade, which has quickly moved into the running for iOS game of the year. But there were a ton ...

Rock Band Reloaded out now on App Store, Puzzle Quest 2 out soon

by Mike Schramm (Dec 2nd, 2010)

Two big sequels have hit the App Store in the past day or so -- as the holidays are here, more big name titles will be forthcoming for sure. First up, EA has released Rock Band Reloaded, a new version of the popular Rock Band music game series for iOS. This one plays generally the same as the first ...

Sega bringing Chu Chu Rocket, others to iPhone soon

by Mike Schramm (Sep 10th, 2010)

Sega America hosted an iPhone gaming event earlier this week, and the lineup of titles they've got coming to the App Store this fall is a gamer's dream: Chu Chu Rocket (my favorite Dreamcast game!) is coming to iOS, along with classic side scrollers Gunstar Heroes and Altered Beast, Sonic the ...

Code shows future iOS devices currently in testing

by Mike Schramm (Aug 16th, 2010)

I don't know how much of a newsflash it really is that Apple is working on brand new versions of the iPhone and iPad, but just in case you thought that the current iterations were the last, let's set the record straight. Code in the latest iOS release shows that Apple is currently working on ...

WWDC 2010: Farmville for iPhone coming soon

by Mike Schramm (Jun 7th, 2010)

Zynga showed up on the stage at the WWDC keynote this morning to show off one of the most-awaited (and most hated) apps coming to the iPhone: Farmville. The popular Flash-based social networking game is finally making its way to the iPhone by the end of June, and it'll be bringing at least one new ...

We Rule content update, server fixes incoming

by Mike Schramm (May 3rd, 2010)

Ngmoco CEO Neil Young posted another update last week about We Rule. That game is probably the biggest hit Ngmoco has come across yet with its freemium model, but unfortunately, the title has been plagued with service outages since the release. Young says that they simply underestimated the amount ...

Tons of iPad app releases on the App Store now

by Mike Schramm (Apr 2nd, 2010)

Embargoes on every app in the iPad's app store broke this morning, and there's almost too many new iPad apps to write about. But worry not, dear readers -- we've sifted through the flood of press releases in the inbox this morning, and we're here to bring you the brightest and best iPad app news ...

More rumored Telltale plans for the Mac

by Mike Schramm (Jan 30th, 2010)

We posted a little while back about Telltale possibly bringing its games over to the Mac, and now there's even more rumblings to be interested in. Rumor has it that since most of their games use the same platform, one port is the same as all of them, which means we may see the whole catalog ...

Dragon Age: Origins coming to Mac as a digital download December 21st

by Mike Schramm (Dec 15th, 2009)

Gamepro's got the news that Electronic Arts is fast-tracking Dragon Age: Origins for release on the Mac -- they're now saying that it'll be out as a download as soon as next week, on December 21st. I've been playing the game on PC (it came out for both PC and consoles in November), and it is ...