Category Archives: iPod

Apple is celebrating over 50 billion App Store downloads worldwide since the store launched in 2008.

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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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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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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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LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes is now available on iOS formats, courtesy of Traveller’s Tales.

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The Lost Reels is a remixed port of the original 2009 House of the Dead shooter and is set for release on iOS tonight. Broken into three “movies” or parts, the initial download offers the first movie, Papa’s Palace of Pain, and on playthrough will unlock the second movie, Ballistic Trauma. Naked Terror, the third part, must be purchased though. Each movie is made up of four levels and a boss battle.
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A sequel to Adult Swim’s endless runner Robot Unicorn Attack has launched in New Zealand in the lead up to a North American release. The sequel is available for iOS devices and features two worlds, 12 boost abilities, unicorn customisation options in the form of bodies, manes, wings and more.
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Zynga, who acquired OMGPOP last year, have confirmed that Draw Something 2 is now available in the US for iOS devices. The sequel will feature a live social feed, player’s own gallery, a Free Draw mode that allows players to draw whatever they desire and share it with friends, new drawing tools and many new words.

Thanks to Polygon, who report the news was initially announced by Zynga CEO Mark Pincus during an investor call. The game is already available on iOS in Sweden (where it costs 22 kronor) and Canada (CA$2.99).

Forgotten Memories developer Psychoz Interactive has confirmed it has become a certified Wii U developer and will be bringing its upcoming iOS survival horror title Forgotten Memories to Nintendo’s platform down the line.

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Apple filed a patent back in 2009 that turns in-game moral choices into an evolving comic book story, and uses Mass Effect’s dialogue system as an example. Given the rise of morally-focused adventure games out there today, this could be a neat little mechanic.

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TellTale Games has dated its incoming franchise mash-up Poker Night 2 on all available formats. That’s Xbox 360, PS3, PC and iOS by the way.

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Namco Bandai has released localised versions of three of its popular Idolm@ster games for iDevice. Rhythmic Record, Melodic Disc and Harmonic Score are ports of the Shiny Fest PSP games, and are available now from the App Store for $55 each. Each one contains an original animated feature, different idols, and free downloadable tunes, and weighs in at a hefty couple of GB each.

Thanks, Siliconera.

The Office of Fair Trading has published a public survey into the use of in-app purchases in a bid to determine whether or not they cross lines into unlawful activity.

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Kinectimals Unleashed could be heading to iOS and Windows Phone this month, according to the LinkedIn profile of a Fronter Developments concept artist.

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Tekken Card Tournament developer Namco Bandai has shifted over a million downloads of the free turn-based brawler since it launched last week. The game is out now for browsers, as well as Android and iOS devices.

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Real Racing 3 developer Firemonkeys has released a trailer for its incoming Chevrolet pack, together with fresh details.

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Gemini Rue developer Wadjet Eye Games has released its critically-acclaimed adventure game on iOS today.

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Rag Doll Kung Fu is being rebooted by former Fable developers under a new three-strong studio called Another Place Productions. The team is eyeing up an iOS release for the physics-based brawler this summer.

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Spelunky developer Derek Yu has explained in a new interview why the mobile arena may appear too scary and fraught with risk for indie teams, when compared to the PC market.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us developer NetherRealm Studios has released a new mobile trailer that explains how battles play out using your device’s touch screen. Is it any substitute for physical controllers? Discuss below.

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