Category Archives: iOS

Mojang’s business developer Daniel Kaplan has revealed that the company’s smash hit Minecraft has sold 9.2 million copies across its different versions.

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Tin Man Games, the developers of ‘gamebook’ adventures, have nabbed the license to put out iPhone, iPad and Android apps based on the new Fighting Fantasy gamebook from Ian Livingstone, co-creator of the series.

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The Because We May indie sale has gone live. The promotion features various genres for various platforms, and was started by indies as a way to “set the price of their own games,” free of what publishers or format holders wish to set. The entire list of titles can be found though the link. The promotion ends June 1.

SEGA has released stats regarding the closed beta of Phantasy Star Online 2.

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Ubisoft has released two videos for Babel Rising. One is for Move, and the other Kinect. The title is also slated for iOS and PC. Dates, formats and the trailers are below.

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery will come to Japan on June 21 through Superbrothers, 8-4 and Capybara Games for iOS, PC and Mac. The game’s soundtrack will also get a release on the same day, featuring collaborations from Silent Hill composer and Grasshopper producer Akira Yamaoka, PixelJunk 4am’s Baiyon and FFXIII-2′s Misuto Suzuki.

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Some indie developers have banded together to introduce a new discount campaign called Because We May which lowers the price of quite a lot of high-profile indie titles.

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Rick Blalock, the creator of Skyrim iOS app Dragon Shout, has said he’s been sent a copyright infringement notice by Bethesda over the program.

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EA’s fully lifted the veil off FIFA 13, promising this year’s iteration will bring the drama of real-life football into the game.

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The lead programmer of Q Entertainment’s spiritual successor to Rez, Child of Eden, has released a new iOS game called Kotomon, a rhythm game that goes across most genres. Pick it up here for $2.99.

Thanks, Shack.

SEGA has posted a decline in revenues and profit for full FY11 and cited a weak demand in the home console market as the main culprit for the the losses.

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GameStop may start offering MacBooks as part of its refurbished line of products, if shots taken of the company database by an anonymous GameStop employee are any indication. It wouldn’t be too far of a stretch as the firm already has refurbished iPods, iPads and iPhones in some of its stores. At press time, a representative for the chain could not be reached for comment by Kotaku.

Halfbrick has launched Jetpack Joyride on Facebook. Currently in beta, the game will allow players to complete with their Facebook buddies and post screenshots to their pages. You can participate in the beta version of the game through here. The firm also announced the iOS version of the game has been downloaded 25 million times. Thanks, GI International.

Camouflaj and Logan Games have passed their $500,000 Kickstarter target for iOS stealth survival game Republique.

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Rovio has acquired the rights to the Casey’s Contraptions IP from Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut, and the firm will release a new game in the series this summer. The original iPad title has been removed from the App Store. The new physics-based puzzler will be the first title from the developer that’s not Angry Birds-centric, and upon release the game will initially launch on iOS and Android before extending to other platforms. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Facebook will launch its own App Center which will include not only apps available on the social network, but apps for iOS, Android, and even web and desktop applications. “The goal is to solve the app discovery problem… based on what you and your friends enjoy,” a Facebook rep told VentureBeat. The App Center will allow Facebook’s 900 million users to browse through the best in apps – both paid and free – and the apps listed will be personalized based on user and social data. The store will be similar to the iTunes App Store and offerings will feature ratings gathered from users. Data will be collected on how often users visit and linger on the app. More through the link.

LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias has released on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. It includes the ability to switch between summer and winter at will, new wind powers, new environments and characters, and graphical tweaking specifically for iOS devices. It will run you$3.99/£2.49/€2.99. Trailer is below.

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Atari has announced its library of mobile games has exceeding 10 million downloads across iOS and Android smartphone and tablet devices in less than a year. The milestone comes on the 40th anniversary of Atari and Pong, for which a $100,000 Pong Indie Developer Challenge contest is currently under way. Consisting of cash prizes and publishing agreements for the top 10 finalists, developers tasked with reimagining Pong for iOS devices. The top 20 semi-finalists were recently announced on May 1 and selected from nearly 90 total submissions, all moving on to compete for a spot on the finalist rankings for June 19th.

Gamasutra has complied the week’s top-grossing iPhone and iPad apps and Kabam’s Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North came out tops on iPhone with Zynga Poker coming in second. Slotomania HD topped iPad offerings while Battle for the North came in second place. Full thing is below.

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Camouflaj has released a new video for Republique on its Kickstarter page. The video basically outlines how to play the game, and it’s posted below. The project only has another 50 hours to go before the funding round ends, and only $320,680 has been donated towards the firm’s $500,000 goal.

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