Category Archives: Apple

Indie Royale is now offering an Alpha Collection which, as its name suggests, includes titles which are currently in the alpha state.

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Warner has announced a new update for Batman: Arkham City Lockdown is now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The update includes a new level featuring Harley Quinn, a Bruce Wayne skin and achievements. In it, Batman must track down Harley by fighting his way through her henchmen using new gameplay elements, and the Batarangs in a timed showdown. The update is now live, and free, on the App Store. Screenshots are below.

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The iPhone and iPad versions of Monkey Island Tales: Episode 1 – Launch of the Screaming Narwhal are free for a limited time on the App Store. The follow-up episodes, including the upcoming Episode 5 – Rise of the Pirate God on iPhone, have also been slashed to $2.99 each. Best hurry.

Whenever a new, deceptively simple iOS game comes along, you have to ask yourself: Is this the next Cut the Rope? Am I forever going to regret not watching this trailer?

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Relic’s WWII RTS series Company of Heroes is heading to the increasingly-not-so-humble Macintosh in compilation form.

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While Blizzard won’t release a game it isn’t more than confident in, community manager Bashiok has laughingly requested players not to treat Diablo III like the be all and end all.

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Reminding us that EA has at least a tiny finger in the Angry Birds pie is news of the publisher’s placement on a list of the most successful apps of all time.

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EA has pulled Battlefield 3: Aftershock from the App Store due to quality concerns. The firm said it is “committed to delivering mobile entertainment experiences on par with the content and quality users expect from EA gaming brands,” and it will be re-evaluating the app in response to consumer feedback received. No word on when folks can expect it to be released issue-free. Thanks, IGN.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs has been announced as a collaboration between thechineseroom and Frictional Games.

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EA and Gracie Films have been working on a freemium title based on Fox’s The Simpsons annimated series called The Simpsons: Tapped Out, and it will be the first free-to-play title released based on the franchise.

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Double Fine’s attempt to fund a point-and-click adventure through Kickstarter has now exceeded $2 million, having first started on February 8.

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The 60 hour game jam is over, but charitable donations are still piling up thanks to Mojang’s Humble Bundle game jam.

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Think EVE Online is all spreadsheets and being blown up? No sir. Let a CG doctor guide you through your space-faring consciousness’s first awakening in a universe without boundaries.

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Rockstar has announced Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition are now available for download through PSN. GTA IV will run you $19.99, and GTA IV: The Complete Edition will cost you $29.99. Plus users can also purchase the Complete Edition for 20% off ($23.99) until Tuesday, February 21. Also, those interested in iOS versions of GTA, should note Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition are both only $0.99 each until Monday, February 20.

The Age reports Melbourne indie Twiitch is soon to launch its first game, Coco Loco, thanks to a partnership with Chillingo. The iOS title is due on March 6; you can check out a trailer through the break. Twiitch was formed by Blue Tongue Entertainment co-founders and former THQ global directors of technology Shane Stevens and Steven Spagnolo after the pair left the publisher in 2010. The pair has an original IP-based Facebook game in the works, too.

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The next major update to OS-X will introduce another barrier to Mac gaming.

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Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Recollection for iPad, is now available for free for a very limited time on the App Store. Recollection allows players take part in political battles through the real-time board game set in the Assassin’s Creed universe. It contains key characters and locations from the original franchise and it contains a wide variety of artwork created for the Assassin’s Creed games. The game will last you around the eight to ten hour mark, and it contains 20 story missions across various areas ranging from Barcelona to Constantinople. You can also play the game online with a friend through Game Centre. More information on the game is available through the link, which will also open up iTunes.

Screenshots for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II have popped up on XBL Marketplace, showing Sonic and Tails doing what they do best.  You can look them over in the gallery below the break. Episode II takes place following the events of Episode I, where Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman, and Sonic and Tails must team up and race four new Zones in order to put an end to their evil plans. Players will be able to play co-op online or locally. Still no date, but hopefully SEGA will provide a release window not that new shots have been released. It’s out sometime this year at any rate, for XBL, PSN, iOS, and Android. Thanks, Reddit.

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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.

GameSpy has gone live with the first part of a 101 Free Games of 2012 feature. RPG, adventure and strategy games are offered in this initial round up, with puzzle and arcade due tomorrow; sidescrollers, platformers, versus battlers and WTF will follow. It’s also got links to previous year’s offerings, courtesy of recently-adopted sister site 1UP, resulting in a whopping number of freebies. Go forth and enjoy; browser, Mac, PC and even Linux titles are yours for the taking. Your productivity is sure to suffer as a result, but in the best way.