Category Archives: iPad

Telltale’s offering the first episode of Back to the Future: The Game for free for iPad. Subsequent episodes are also being offered for $2.99. Both the free offering and discount for further episodes are for a limited time only, however, so get to it.

Eufloria HD is now available on iPad. The upgraded port of Omni Systems’ lovely RTS debuted n eighth place on the iPad chats, and was listed as Apple’s iPad Game of the Week. In addition to the features and content included in the original PSN release, Efloria HD contains a 25-level campaign, multiple gameplay modes, and Game Center achievements with a touch screen-optimized interface. Check out a video of it below. Thanks, IndieGames.

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Apple is set to announce iPad 3 next month in San Francisco, AllThingsD‘s John Paczkowski is reporting this afternoon.

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Halfbrick has noted massive growth for Jetpack Joyride since making the iOS game free late last year.

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Some startling figures have come out of Nielsen Games’ latest exposé of gaming trends in the US.

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EA announced Mass Effect: Infiltrator iOS during a press event today in New York, as well as a companion app called Mass Effect Datapad, both of which will tie-in with Mass Effect 3 upon its release.

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Warner’s announced that Scribblenauts Remix has been downloaded a million times since it launched last year. To celebrate, a fre Valentines Day update has gone live for the 5th Cell puzzler, where you’ll get a Valentines-themed playground level that will encourage players to create Valentines-themed inspirations.

You can get it from iTunes for either iPhone or iPad for 69p.

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has defended the derivativeness of Dream Heights as standard industry practice.

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Capcom is set to launch an iOS version of popular DS title Ghost Trick tomorrow, according to an iTunes listing, as spotted by Videogamer. Those who download the game, made by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, get chapters 1 and 2 free, with the rest being downloadable in-app. More details here.

Telltale’s launched the first episode of Sam & Max, Season Two: Beyond Time & Space. The first episode, called Ice Station Santa, will set you back $7, but is universal, meaning it will support iPhone and iPad. Bonuses include a soundboard featuring Sam & Max an a standalone version of Season One mini-game Whack da Rats.

Get it from iTunes here. Thanks, Joystiq.

It’s been a fabulous weekend for fans of shouting “Objection!” into their microphones and solving some of the most patently ridiculous puzzles this side of point-and-click adventure.

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Bethesda’s launched update 2.00 for the iOS version of RAGE, bringing with it two new episodes, melee, iOS5 support and HDMI out support.You can pick it up on iTunes for $1.99 here.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Rob Hendry, studio head of Ideaworks, has said the success of its Call of Duty: Zombies series on iOS would not have been possible without the support of Treyarch head Mark Lamia.

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Apple posted a record-breaking $46.33 billion in revenue for the quarter ending December 31, 2011.

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Eufloria, the PS3 title that launched last month, will come to iPad in February, developer Omni Systems has said. The iOS version will be “the most comprehensive and enjoyable release of Eufloria to date,” with an optimised interface for the touch screen, new music tracks and “a whole raft of additional tweaks and features.”

Get a video of Eufloria iPad below. Thanks, IndieGames.

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Remedy’s made iOS racer Death Rally free for today only as part of FreeAppDay. You can get it for iPhone and iPad here. Get on that like flies, yo.

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.

A new report shows 19% of US adults now own tablet computers.

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Here is a trailer for a video game which made me laugh aloud. This is by way of being a calendar event.

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