As we learned late last month, Telltale Games was pegging a release window of “2 to 3 weeks” for the second episode of their excellent digital take on The Walking Dead, and it turns out they weren’t that far off. According to Telltale’s blog, Episode 2 of Walking Dead: The Game [.99] is scheduled to [...]
Earlier this afternoon, Eli and I sat down with Minimon Online [[substring:0:600] Earlier this afternoon, Eli and I sat down with Minimon Online [$0.99] because we’ve been name-dropping it so much over the last few weeks. For those of you in the dark, it’s a turn-based RPG that borrows a lot from Pokemon. Its dedication [...]
When I was six or so, I spent my afternoons in the house of a woman named Joan, tagging along with her three kids in an after-school care situation. It was there I got my first introduction to console games, playing things like Paperboy and Jeopardy! on their NES. But my first true love was [...]
Final Fantasy Dimensions, “an all-new entry” in the Final Fantasy series for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, has been dated: according to an update on the game’s site, it should be released at the end of this month, August 31. We’re a little confused by the billing of Dimensions. New might not be the best [...]
Lima Sky dropped a massive update for the original Doodle Jump [[substring:0:600] Lima Sky dropped a massive update for the original Doodle Jump [$0.99 / Free] while you were sleeping last night, adding a new ninja theme and several new obstacles, monsters, and power-ups to the core game. Also, a coin mechanic has been introduced. [...]
So … it appears as though Curiosity isn’t a name that 22 Cans can actually use for its upcoming puzzle “game.” Science has already called dibs, which means a name change is in the works for the studios first, and crazily ambitious, project. “There is a problem with the name Curiosity,” 22 Cans’ Peter Molyneux [...]
Today I sit down and give Bradley a first-hand demonstration of my epic platforming skills in the new game Mikey Shorts [[substring:0:600] Today I sit down and give Bradley a first-hand demonstration of my epic platforming skills in the new game Mikey Shorts [$0.99] from BeaverTap Games. Actually, I focus more on demonstrating and explaining [...]
Hey it’s Wednesday, and like every week, here’s a bundle of new games getting released this evening. As usual, all of these will be available at 11:00 PM Eastern, and likely are already released if you’re in a region that’s across the Atlantic ocean. Exciting stuff. Bug Invasion, 99¢ – Forum Thread – A super-slick [...]
Wild Blood is a video game and it’s coming soon to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and even a few Android devices. That’s all we really know about the Unreal Engine 3-powered title, but a new trailer has teased some interesting details. For instance, this might be more of a straight-up hack-and-slash, as opposed to adventure [...]
We’ve been following the strange release of Chair’s VOTE!!! [Free] since it popped up on international App Stores this morning, and it looks like someone has flipped the switch to make it live everywhere including the US App Store. It’s even under 50MB so you can beat up Romney and/or Obama without needing to find [...]
You might recall that in early May we got word of a new game coming down the pipe from Pro Zombie Soccer [[substring:0:600] You might recall that in early May we got word of a new game coming down the pipe from Pro Zombie Soccer [$0.99 / Free] developer Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team [...]
So, Chair Entertainment has been making a new brawler. It’s called Vote, and it’ll be available a little later tonight, as international releases make their way across the world. If you’ve been playing Infinity Blade over the years, you’ll be comfortable with this, as it plops the same gesture-based fighting mechanics into a much slower, [...]
Skeletons and spiders won’t be the last enemies added to Minecraft – Pocket Edition [.99 / Free]. In a new post on the official Mojang blog, it’s been revealed that the game’s next update will pack an explosive surprise: the introduction of Creepers. Version 0.40 isn’t just about a new enemy, though — several other [...]
Our pals over at PocketGamer are all over the Unite 12 conference in Amsterdam, which is apparently the place to go if you’re in to the Unity game engine. Unity CEO David Helgason mentioned while speaking at the event that Unity will be coming to both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. Support is currently [...]
So, uh, yeah. Here I am assembling the traditional weekly “Coming Tonight” post when I see a game called VOTE!!! pop up on my radar. Stepping back a bit, iOS developers have a long history of doing whatever they can to cash in on current events. We saw this in a big way when the [...]
A new trailer is pegging a new release date for Curiosity, 22 Cans’ experimental puzzle “game” that tasks users with simultaneously chipping away at cubes in an effort to learn a single, unique secret. According to the footage, Curiosity will see a September launch instead of its original projected August 22nd release. Bummer. If you [...]
At Gamescom this past week, developer Nyamyam, a four-person team comprised of former Rare employees, was showing off their upcoming iPad adventure game Tengami. Its main theme is that its entire world is made up of a pop-up papercraft book with an authentic ancient Japanese look and feel. You actually interact with the world as [...]
The worst way for a studio to introduce a game may well be “it’s like X, but with Y.” It’s like Temple Run, but with zombies. It’s like Tiny Tower, but on a boat. It’s good to be honest, but it’s a hard sell. Why should you, savvy App Store customer, care about a game [...]
Game creator Retro Dreamer has flipped the sales switch on its radical vertical shooter Velocispider [[substring:0:600] Game creator Retro Dreamer has flipped the sales switch on its radical vertical shooter Velocispider [$0.99] once again, though this time its in celebration of the scariest spider find ever recorded in history. In a cave in Oregon, scientists [...]
Earlier this afternoon, Eli and I spent some time with Dragon Island. It’s a 2D RPG that plays a lot like Pokemon. In the game, you capture and battle monsters. As a trainer of sorts, you’re also tasked with powering up these little darlings and evolving them into newer, and most often, bigger, monsters. Dragon [...]
SNK Playmore has been on fire this year, with The King of Fighters-i 2012 [.99], the iOS version of their classic fighting franchise, hitting in May and two stellar NeoGeo ports, Metal Slug 3 [.99] and Blazing Star [ SNK Playmore has been on fire this year, with The King of Fighters-i 2012 [$6.99], the [...]
SolaRola [[substring:0:600] SolaRola [$0.99], a 2D platformer from Square Enix, has a lot going for it. It’s charming, accessible, and realistic physics that players manipulate to solve increasingly complex puzzles. Unfortunately, it’s also rather bland. You play as Waz, a red blob jetting through space with his pal Wiz when their ship crash lands on [...]
The Men Who Wear Many Hats has given Organ Trail: Director’s Cut [ The Men Who Wear Many Hats has given Organ Trail: Director's Cut [$2.99] some much-needed update love. Version 1.0.1 of the Oregon Trail satire sees tweaks to a couple of core mechanics and features, most notably in the selling of goods. Also, [...]
Every week it seems like we come at you with another zombie game — and with Spender Cordes’ Tread of the Dead [[substring:0:600] Every week it seems like we come at you with another zombie game — and with Spender Cordes’ Tread of the Dead [$0.99 / Free]– this week is no exception. Fortunately, Tread [...]
This afternoon, Bradley and I decided to get our toes wet and “hang ten” with the upcoming chillax-to-the max surfing game Infinite Surf. As you’ll see from the video, “hang ten” is basically the only surfing term we are aware of. We don’t get out a whole lot. You also might remember that Infinite Surf [...]
Random Heroes [[substring:0:600] Random Heroes [$0.99] is the latest platformer by Ravenous Games and Woblyware, the creators of the acclaimed League of Evil [$0.99] and Burger Cat [$0.99]. It looks a lot like the original League of Evil, only with more varied art, and it uses Ravenous’ refined and precise virtual controls. But the first [...]
Games Workshop announced today that an official Warhammer iOS game is coming next year courtesy of Hunters [.99] and Hunters 2 [.99] developer Rodeo Games. If you’re thinking that the fantastic top-down game engine and proven strategy gameplay in the Hunters series seems like a perfect fit for the classic tabletop game Warhammer, then you’re not [...]
As TouchArcade’s resident retro gamer, I’m quite pleased to see so many great retro remakes and retro-inspired original titles in the App Store. Yes, despite my Retina displays, most of the time there are jaggy pixels on my screen. And, like many other gamers who fancy a trip back to the 8-bit era, I keep [...]
Late last week Everplay’s enjoyable arena platformer Spell Sword [Free] received a substantial content update and transitioned into a free-to-play model. New content is always welcome when it adds even more good stuff to an already great game, and this update is no exception. A brand new arena called Sky Temple has been added along [...]
This afternoon, Jared and I sat down with SuperCock [0:600.99]. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling action game in which you play as a man dressed up as a rooster. Also, you kill zombies. We’re not sure of the whys and wheres and hows, either. But zombies. What caught our all-seeing eye — outside of the title, [...]
The Guardian has the skinny on what might be the silliest Angry Birds cross-promotion yet. Rovio has been pushing the Angry Birds brand to the limit with tie-ins with pistachios and a bazillion other things ranging from band-aids to graham crackers. Now, they’re working with the punk trio Green Day to promote Green Day’s upcoming [...]
I’ve been delving into a lot of, well, let’s call ‘em obscenely difficult games lately. Bitless [[substring:0:600] I’ve been delving into a lot of, well, let’s call ‘em obscenely difficult games lately. Bitless [$0.99], for example, hit my masochistic streak just right. Seems that sort of thing appeals to some of you as well. If [...]
An actual sequel to Plants vs. Zombies [ An actual sequel to Plants vs. Zombies [$2.99 / $6.99 (HD)] is in the works, creator PopCap Games revealed in an e-mail this morning that contained no actual, meaningful details about the game aside from its projected release window: late spring 2013. As with most follow-ups, Plants [...]
This past Friday, rumors started to swirl that OnLive, the cloud gaming company that allows you to stream and play full console and PC titles right over the air, was heading for a major transition. It began as a full-blown doom and gloom scenario where the entire OnLive staff had been fired, OnLive as a [...]
On this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show, we cover a lot of stuff. At the top, we dish out the final details for our Minecraft server, then quickly dive into this week’s PR shenanigans. In our games section, we give a shout-out to some notables, including Cafeteria Nipponica, Puzzle Craft, and Random Heroes. Topics [...]
I admit that I am a bit on the jaded side when it comes to some of the genres of iOS games out there, but when something like Horn [.99] comes my way, all those cynical bits seem to dissolve away and leave something childlike in their wake. Maybe it’s that Horn, the young blacksmith’s apprentice that [...]
This afternoon I showed Brad just how mad my skills are in Mad Skills BMX [[substring:0:600] This afternoon I showed Brad just how mad my skills are in Mad Skills BMX [$0.99]. It’s another one of those side-scrolly physics-powered racing games, and feels like an evolution of the developer’s previous title, Mad Skills Motocross [$0.99]. [...]
Sega is getting into the mobile publishing business with Sega Alliance, a new initiative designed around discovering, pushing, and publishing good indie games. The program is in its infancy, as it has just one released game under its belt: Owlchemy Labs’ creative spin on Fruit Ninja, Jack Lumber [[substring:0:600] Sega is getting into the mobile [...]
I love scrolling shooters and when somebody asks me what my all-time favorite, I have a stock answer: Raiden. Originally launching way back in 1990, Raiden was the first shmup to really catch my attention with its huge enemies and flashy special effects. The shooter genre has advanced a lot since then with tons of [...]
By now management sim fans should be familiar with the drill – out of the blue a new Kairosoft game is launched, bringing its distinct gameplay style to a new theme. In this case, Cafeteria Nipponica [.99] takes a turn at giving players the opportunity to become masters of food service management. The theme is a [...]
News of an upcoming retro classic-gone-iOS has recently landed, and it should put a smile on the face of gamers that have been around for the long haul. Famed Amiga-era game studio Cinemaware has announced that King of Chicago, originally released in 1986, will soon be coming to the App Store. The game, set in [...]
Super Mole Escape [[substring:0:600] Super Mole Escape [$0.99] just nails every aspect of what a casual mobile game should be, in that it’s fun to play with much to unlock while you play it. It also helps that it has a little extra something that’s often forgotten in these types of games: multiplayer. In Super [...]
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