Category Archives: iOS
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:59 BST
Unity mobile development tools free to indies & small studios
Unity Technologies is giving away its basic mobile development tools to independent and small studios, as part of its drive to democratise the development process.
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Posted in: Android, Apple, Mobile, Windows Phone 8, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes
Tags: David Helgason, unity, unity technologies
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 05:28 BST
And now, you can put an Australian town in your pocket
And in news from Over The Pond, the Australian Bureau of Statistics have created an iOS game that brings together the city simulator genre with actual Census data. Who needs to control a mythical town, when you can control an actual town mythically?!
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Posted in: Casual, Simulation, iOS
Tags: SimAussie
Sat, May 18, 2013 | 17:49 BST
Scurvy Scallywags video shows off Ron Gilbert’s iOS puzzler
Scurvy Scallywags, the match-three RPG mash-up coming to iOS from Rob Gilbert and DeathSpank co-creator Clayton Kauzlaric, has a trailer available below.
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:13 BST
Men’s Room Mayhem out next week on Vita, mobile devices
Men’s Room Mayhem, announced earlier this month for Vita, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, will release next week on May 21 through the PS Store in the US and on May 22 in Europe. It will be made available worldwide on the App Store, Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore May 23. On Vita, it will run you £1.99/€2.49/$1.99 and on mobile devices for £0.69/€0.89/$0.99. New screens are below.
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Posted in: Action, Android, Arcade, PSN, PlayStation Store, Screens, Vita, iOS
Tags: Men’s Room Mayhem, Sawfly Studios
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 09:40 BST
Apple passes 50 billion App Store downloads since 2008
Apple is celebrating over 50 billion App Store downloads worldwide since the store launched in 2008.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 00:42 BST
Google Play officially launches game services for Android and iOS
Google has come clean about the new game services package added to the Google Play app store suite earlier this week.
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Posted in: Android, Mobile, iOS
Tags: Google Play
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 15:02 BST
Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery hits PS Vita, iOS this week
Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery developer Lucid Games is gearing up to launch its quirky episodic puzzle game on iOS and PS Vita this week. If Lucid sounds familiar, it’s the studio currently linked to Project Gotham Racing 5 development rumours.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony, Vita, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: Jacob Jones & the Bigfoot Mystery, Lucid Games
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 08:28 BST
Puzzle & Dragons Z: GungHo’s 3DS port heading west, CEO confirms
Puzzle & Dragons Z developer GungHo Entertainment has confirmed that the 3DS port of its monstrously successful iOS game is heading West.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, App Store, Apple, Nintendo, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: GungHo Entertainment, Kazuki Morishita, Puzzle & Dragons, Puzzle & Dragons Z
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 13:25 BST
Mobile hit The Room passes 2 million sales
Hit mobile puzzle title The Room has now sold over 2 million copies since its launch in September of last year, it has been revealed.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 15:32 BST
UK children’s unauthorized in-app purchases could total over £30m monthly
Unauthorized in-app purchases by British children charged to parents’ accounts without their knowledge could total a whopping £30.9 million monthly according to a new study.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Free-to-Play, Movies, Windows Phone 8, iOS
Tags: in-App Purchases, kids, kids and videogames, Mobile
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 16:11 BST
Rovio introduces Rovio Account, allows users to continue game progress across devices
Rovio has announced Rovio Account, which allows users store your game progress and continue playing games on another device. This will allow you to continue playing on your tablet once you get home from the office and have put your mobile away. It also works for homes with multiple users on one device. So far, the new feature is available in The Croods game globally, and in the classic Angry Birds game on iOS in Finland and Poland. Rovio Account will gradually be introduced into more areas in the future along with new features.
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Posted in: Casual, Mobile, Tablets, iOS
Tags: Angry Birds, rovio, rovio account, The Croods
Fri, May 03, 2013 | 18:01 BST
App Store closes in on 50 billion downloads, top games on service listed
As the App Store heads towards the magical 50 billion download figure, Apple has released a list of the top 50 apps of all time – both paid and free.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Casual, Mobile, iOS
Tags: Angry Birds, App Store 50 billion downloads
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 20:20 BST
Animales de la Muerte reworked into a tower defense title for iOS
High Voltage Software has released its twin-stick shooter Animales de la Muerte for iOS. Originally released in 2008 on Wii, the game has been reworked and is now a tower defense title called: Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! You can grab it on the App Store for £1.99. Thanks, Eurogamer.
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Posted in: Arcade, iOS
Tags: Animales de la Muerte, High Voltage Software
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 22:01 BST
Men’s Room Mayhem from Sawfly Studios announced for Android, iOS and Vita
Sawfly Studios’ Men’s Room Mayhem has been announced for Android, iOS and Vita.
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Posted in: Action, Android, Vita, iOS
Tags: Men's Room Mayhem, Ripstone, Sawfly Studios
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 13:28 BST
Haunted Hollow from Firaxis out now on iOS
Haunted Hollow, the iPad and iPhone strategy title from Firaxis, is now available.
Thu, May 02, 2013 | 11:19 BST
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles heading to iOS this week, absolutely free
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles is a free game heading to iOS this week, that sees the green tyke ‘forcing’ his way through 15 levels of action and dungeon crawling fun.
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Posted in: Action, Android, Platformer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, traveller's tales
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 17:13 BST
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol arrives on iOS next week
Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol will release on iOS on next week, 2K has announced.
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 16:27 BST
Curiosity: “The End” trailer marks ’50 layers left’
Curiosity developer 22 Cans has released a new video for its experimental tap-a-thon. The time-lapsed clip shows the cube being obliterated and marks the ’50 layers left’ stage, confirming that the project is heading towards its end-game.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 18:19 BST
Star Wars Pinball goes on sale in time for Star Wars Day
Zen Studios is celebrating Star Wars Day by putting its various versions of Star Wars Pinball on sale.
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 13:22 BST
LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes out now on iOS
LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes is now available on iOS formats, courtesy of Traveller’s Tales.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Platformer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, traveller's tales
Farewell Xbox 360, it’s been emotional