Category Archives: iPad

Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 15:15 GMT

Harley Quinn update released for Batman: Arkham City Lockdown

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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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Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 13:33 GMT

Monkey Island Tales: Episode 1 free on App Store for limited time

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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.

Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 05:50 GMT

Physics based puzzler Bitter Sam due March 15, first trailer

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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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Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 23:06 GMT

EA lays claim to seven titles on Apple’s all-time best apps lists

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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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Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 22:21 GMT

Chillingo to publish Twiitch’s Coco Loco

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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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Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 17:37 GMT

Assassin’s Creed Recollection free on iPad for a “very limited” time

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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.

Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 10:23 GMT

Back to the Future gets first episode free for iPad, later eps on sale

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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.

Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | 16:50 GMT

Eufloria HD now available on iPad

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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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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 14:25 GMT

Report: iPad 3 to be announced in March

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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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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 00:36 GMT

Jetpack Joyride downloaded 13 millions times since going F2P

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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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Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 06:22 GMT

Nielsen: More than 50% of US households have a console

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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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Tue, Feb 07, 2012 | 21:56 GMT

Mass Effect: Infiltrator and Datapad coming to iOS, tie-in to Mass Effect 3

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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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Fri, Feb 03, 2012 | 10:06 GMT

Scribblenauts Remix downloaded 1 million times

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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.

Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 21:35 GMT

Zynga boss dismisses Tiny Tower copycat claims

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

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Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 14:15 GMT

Ghost Trick getting iOS launch tomorrow

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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.

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 07:29 GMT

Sam & Max: Season 2 launches for iOS

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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.

Mon, Jan 30, 2012 | 04:59 GMT

Ace Attorney 5 inbound, original trilogy going HD

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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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Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 08:01 GMT

RAGE: Mutant Bash tv adds two new episodes, melee in 2.0 update

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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.

Wed, Jan 25, 2012 | 15:12 GMT

Call of Duty mobile: Ideaworks “surprised and humbled” by success of “Zombies”

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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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Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 22:42 GMT

Apple Q1: 37 million iPhones sold, 15 million iPads

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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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