Category Archives: iPod

Draw Something owner Zynga has revealed that the doodling mobile app has been downloaded over a 100 million times since it launched.

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Peter Molyneux will give the opening keynote at this year’s F2P Summit in London. The discussion is entitled ‘Learnings from Curiosity to Godus’, and will see Molyneux reflect on his experience at new studio 22 Cans, from the buggy launch of Curiosity, through his Godus Kickstarter campaign.

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Kwalee, the independent mobile gaming studio headed up by Codemasters co-founder David Darling, has decided to change the name of its facepalm-inducing puzzler Pussy Flip.

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Ready to grind your fingers down to bloody nubs? DanceDanceRevolution: Dance Wars released on February 14th on iOS. We missed the initial release, but Konami has now published a launch trailer and screens for the screen-tapping lark.

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If you need something to brighten your day, Ken Wong’s Hackycat may be the best Valentine’s Day present you could give or receive.

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SNK Playmore has made good on its promise and delivered Metal Slug 2 to Google Play and the Apple App Store. The $4 title is described as a “perfect port” but Destructoid reports it also includes the chance to replay stages in Mission Mode, an auto-fire option, leaderboards and Bluetooth multiplayer. Much like the first one, then.

Gaming web portal Kongregate has put aside $10 million to fund independent mobile games.

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Real Racing 3 is something of a poster boy for iDevice gaming, and this latest developer diary shows one of its more droolworthy features – asynchronous multiplayer.

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Fighting Fantasy classic House of Hell is available now on Android and iDevice courtesy of new license holders Tin Man Games.

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Temple Run 2 is out now on iOS. You may have heard of it. It’s a simple ‘distance-attack’ runner developed by Imangi Studios. Dave Cook opens up about his addiction.

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Montreal based indie-game incubator and go-to-market accelerator, Execution Labs, has announced the first five development teams it will be assisting merely eight weeks after opening its doors to applications.
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Ghostbusters is back in the form of Beeline Interactive’s new iOS game, which launched on iTunes this morning. Publisher Capcom kept this one relatively quiet, but as it happens the game draws influence from XCOM. Players must recruit new Ghostbusters, research weaponry, manage resources and perform experiments on ghosts to earn new upgrades. Check out Capcom’s official screens below the cut.

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Apple turned in financial reports for the first quarter of 2013 today, noting record revenue, profit and iDevice sales.

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Hunted Cow has today released Tank Battle: North Africa, its sequel to the well-received Tank Battle: 1944.

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A sparse teaser page has been posted by Square Enix Japan that appears to suggest an announcement concerning Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI is due this week.

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Angry Birds Space has received a new update from developer Rovio, adding new features into the mix.

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Apple has released a set of mind-boggling stats today, underlining just how prosperous and powerful the mobile market has become in recent years. At 40 billion apps downloaded since the store launched, the App Store is positively booming and shows no signs of slowing down.

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WipEout may not make a comeback following Sony Studio Liverpool’s unexpected closure last year. That’s the prediction of ex-WipEout developer Nick Burcombe, whose new studio Playrise releases it’s first game on iOS Table Top Racing later this month. The developer has given VG247 insight into his time with the WipEout franchise and his new game in a new interview.

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Cut the Rope’s green tyke On Nom is back in a new augmented reality game for iOS, On Nom: Candy Flick. Check out some gameplay footage below.

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Mad Catz is adding its own line of controllers, mice, keyboards and headsets to the growing number of accessories designed for mobile gaming. Kotaku reports the GameSmart line uses Bluetooth Smart to connect to a range of devices – Android tablets and smartphones, iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, Windows 8 tablets and PCs. The peripherals will be shown at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show next week.