Category Archives: App Store

Apple has removed several copy-cat apps from its App Store today, including gems like “Angry Ninja Birds”.

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Valve has announced the beta release of the Steam application for iOS and Android devices.

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Tiny Tower developer Nimblebit doesn’t seem at all happy about Zynga’s latest mobile effort, Dream Heights.

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App Store flavour du jour Temple Run has quadrupled its revenue since going free to play, developer Imangi revealed to Gamasutra. The 99 cent app hit the top of the charts on release but then stymied, so Imangi took it free to play in September, one month after launch. Temple Run has now been downloaded over 20 million times, is totting up more at a rate of 500,000 per day, and has 7 million daily average users. The game is now in top spot on the charts once more, with revenue and users growing daily.

Next time you’re browsing the App Store, check out the work of Flip Flop Games. This iOS developer is a one-man show, and the man in question is an 11 year old. But wait! It gets better. Develop reports creator Conner Haines has launched a scheme called BElieve to make games based on ideas submitted by children with cancer, and donate all the proceeds to the Make-A-Wish foundation. Haines works in Game Salad, and expects to turn submissions into working titles within a few months of receipt. His major personal project, Take Me Back, is due in 2013.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Review aggregator QualityIndex has listed the Xbox Live Arcade-bound Anomaly: Warzone Earth as the best iPhone game of 2011.

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2D Boy has announced World of Goo has been downloaded 1 million times on iOS and through the Mac App Store since it was released 13 months ago. The firm said 29% of downloads and 17% of revenue came from the World of Goo’s iPhone/iPod Touch version, and 69% of downloads and 79% of revenue were from the HD Universal edition with iPad support. The Mac App store version made up 2% of total downloads and 4% of total revenue. Meanwhile, the Andorid version released back in November has been downloaded 450,000 times as a free demo, while the full version has been downloaded 70,000 times. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Atari has reportedly embarked on a crusade to take out iOS games with similarities to its extensive portfolio of classic arcade titles.

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You may not have heard of Zenonia, but it’s a fav-rave on the iPhone, especially in South Korea where its creators hail from. Over the past few years the series has been one of the most consistently solid action RPGs on the system, and that alone has garnered it a loyal fanbase. More »

One of the all-time classic Mega Man games has now released on the iPhone. But it wont come cheap. Far from the iPhone average of $0.99/69p, Mega Man X will currently set you back $4.99.

Moreover, the game is laden with a littany of microtransactions, though none seem to impede gameplay. They’re more bonuses like assorted background music and cheat codes. So far user reviews seem to be quite positive, so if you’re a Mega Man fan this little nugget of nostalgia just might be worth it.

Via MTV Multiplayer.

The latest episode of Telltale Games’ adventure game based on the Jurassic Park series is now available on the iPad. The second part of the episodic series is available exclusively for the iPad, and will set you back $6.99.

The episode is called The Cavalry. “In Jurassic Park: The Game’s second episode “The Calvary”, Nima, Gerry and Jess head for the island’s coast and are forced into taking a shortcut using the under construction “Bone Shaker”, a partially completed rollercoaster in Jurassic Park’s theme park area. Meanwhile, an InGen rescue team lead by ex-grunt Billy Yoder and his quiet, menacing buddy-in-arms Oscar search for Gerry and his daughter,” Telltale said today.

Via CVG.

EA has announced that its (seemingly quad-annual) mega-holiday sale has been activated on the App Store. iOS gamers will be able to find nearly the entire EA catalog of games for $0.99 or 69p.

The list is much too big to link all of them here, but simply type “EA” into the App Store’s search bar and you’ll be beset by a deluge of awesome gaming opportunities. If you’ve been looking to pick up a new Madden, FIFA, Scrabble, The Sims, C&C, Mirror’s Edge, or Dead Space game now’s the time.

Via Pocket Gamer.

One of the most critically lauded games of the year on the App Store is now available free of charge. Halfbrick’s latest opus has even been considered by a few outlets as a game of the year contender. So if the $0.99 barrier to entry was just too much for your pocketbook to handle then now’s your chance to jump in.

Via Joystiq.

Despite the roaring success of the iPad, Apple apparently still thinks they can do better. One plan reportedly on the table is to introduce a new iPad option with a reduced screen size. Thaiwanese tech site digitimes cited unnamed sources who told them that Apple would be purchasing 7.85 inch panels from LG Display.

The new device is said to be launching in March or April of next year, citing unnamed sources “in the supply chain.” According to the reports, this iPad will not replace the mainstay model, but will instead be a cheaper option to the iPad 2.

Digitimes via EWeek.

The classic Bungie Macintosh first-person-shooter Marathon 2: Durandal is now available for free on iOS. Any iOS device newer than an iPhone 3GS will be able to experience a true classic, and the predecessor to Halo.

You can pick up the game here. The game itself is free, but offers a few bonuses via in-app-purchase like HD textures. This isn’t just a slipshod port either. It offers GameCenter support as well as support for Joypad.

Gamasutra reports Apple’s Mac App Store, which services the company’s OS-X based computers, has doled out 100 million games since its launch in January 2011. Although the store’s performance is tracking far behind the iOS App Store, Apple has described it as “the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world”, presumably putting it ahead of the likes of Steam – although the App Store has the advantage of offering non-gaming software, too.

The European and US arms of Apple have both determined their iPad and iPhone game of the year awards, with each branch honouring different apps. Apple Europe gave top gongs to the home-grown Tiny Wings on iPhone, and Contre Jour on iPad. Its American brethren also went with local offerings, namely Tiny Tower and Dead Space. Well done all. Thanks, PocketGamer.

Apple UK has released its weekly charts, and games once again have a heavy presence on both the iPhone and iPad lists – free and paid. Out of the four charts released, three have a game in the number one spot, with only the iPhone paid App chart topped by an non-gaming app. Get the charts below, courtesy of MCV.

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Just one day after the announcement of the App Store’s first subscription-based streaming games service, Apple has shut it down without explanation.

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Apple has greenlit a streaming subscription games service from Big Fish games, the first of its kind on the App Store.

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