Tag: gaming
How Do the Ghosts in PAC-MAN Decide Where to Go?
There are few enduring classics in gaming like Pac Man. Part of that is the game remains accessible to modern players, which you can attribute...
Worth Reading: ‘The Forgotten Shores Of App Store Pricing’
Jason Snell—my former colleague at IDG who now writes at Six Colors—took a look at some of the factors at play that contributed to the outrage over...
Hitman Go On Sale, Worth Buying
From the “still haven’t played it, but now I should because it’s dirt cheap” department comes Hitman Go, a game that I’ve been meaning to...
Edge Online: Free-To-Play Has ‘Soured’ The iOS Gaming Scene
In recent years, free-to-play games like Candy Crush Saga have taken the iOS gaming scene by storm. In fact, as I write this, the “Top...
SimCity Offline Mode Is Finally Here
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! In a blog post published Tuesday, EA announced that you can now officially play SimCity without an Internet...
Infinity Blade III Trailer Hits The Web
It wouldn’t be an iPhone keynote without the inclusion of Infinity Blade demos. A game that looks like one giant cut scene, and provides quite...
First Person Shooter Games From 1992-2012: A Visual History
I was just talking to a friend about the need for next generation consoles. Obviously during that conversation the topic of “moar powah” came up...
Book Review: Game Design Secrets By Wagner James Au
The mobile game industry is growing at a healthy rate year over year, and it doesn’t seem like it will plateau any time soon. It’s...
iCade Mobile Pushes All The Right Buttons For Retro Gaming: A Review
I never thought I would be so excited to play a game originally released in 1991 on my iPhone 4S, which ironically, has a higher...
Team Deathmatch On Your Lunchbreak With N.O.V.A. 3 On iOS
N.O.V.A. 3 is Gameloft’s next entry in their iOS first person shooter series. The series is tonally somewhere between Halo and Metroid Prime, but doesn’t...
EA Says Digital Sales Are Helping To Keep The Company Profitable
With the current generation of consoles approaching end of life, and not much announced officially about releases in the coming year for next-genartion consoles, it’s...
Death Rally Now Sitting Free On The App Store
Death Rally is currently sitting free on the App Store. Down from $4.99, the game is a remake of Remedy Entertainment’s first ever PC game...
EA Backpedals Hard On The Expiring Rock Band Debacle
EA has begun backpedalling faster than a politican in an election year. The company has begun reaching out to blogs about Rock Band’s expiration notice...
Marvel Versus Capcom 2 Brings More Classic Game Nostalgia To iOS
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is one of a handful of games that conjures up fond memories of the Sega Dreamcast. This is yet another console...
Looks Like The iPhone Is Claiming Another Victim: Nintendo Posts Loss Of $460 Million
According to various reports, Nintendo has lost $458 million last year, a first for the company. For most in the industry, it was pretty obvious...
Mass Effect: Infiltrator Updated With New Mission
Good news, Mass Effect fans. Mass Effect: Infiltrator for both iPhone and iPad has been updated with some great new content as well as much...
Camouflaj Aims To Make A Full-Fledged Console Game For iOS With Republique
We’re seeing a ton of games being funded on Kickstarter. For the most part, these games are designed for the desktop, and mobile ports are...
Everplay Announces Spellsword: A Platformer Of Epic Proportions
If you found yourself battling your way through Super Crate Box without being able to put the game down, you may want to check out...