Tag: gaming
Joypad turns your iPhone into a controller, your iPad? A gaming console
We’ve seen iPad games that have utilized the bundled AirPlay feature to output game video to the Apple TV, but JoyPad is taking this concept...
PopCap celebrates 30m Peggle players with HD version while Bejeweled 2 goes free
Plink plonk. That’s the sound of 30 million people playing PopCap’s Peggle across all platforms. Released back in 2009, Peggle managed to replicate its PC...
Virtual iOS gaming economies thriving, no money for real things
The price of food is skyrocketing, the financial markets are slumping and nobody under the age of 25 is employed in the UK. Yet, and...
EA continues purchasing spree, buys up Bight Games
Electronic Arts (EA) is pretty determined to insure that the company is properly positioned, and able to succeed, in the new world of gaming. The...
Is Apple really trying to raise iOS game prices?
Last year game developer somthinelse released a game called Papa Sangre to iOS, which was well reviewed and garnered a Game of the Week position...
Nintendo investors want Mario & Co. on the iPhone
Everyone loves Mario — that’s not an exaggeration either — so it comes as no surprise that Nintendo investors are starting to wonder why the loveable plumber...
Don’t Panic! The interactive Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy coming soon to iPad, iPhone
Hothead Games will be releasing an interactive Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy for iOS devices this fall. Based on Douglas Adams’ fictional device/guidebook of the...
League of Evil is both currently free and beddable
The popular platformer League of Evil is currently free on the iTunes App Store. The game has been rated as a ‘must have‘ by many...
EA Mobile Back 2 School Sale on iPhone and iPad games
Because what you really need when going back to school is a whole bunch of time wasting games, EA is offering a number of its...
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is now on the App Store
It’s happened, just like it was planned — Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is now available on the App Store. The game...
ZeptoLab takes Cut The Rope’s Om Nom to comics and beyond: Interview with Misha Lyalin
At Comic-Con in San Diego last week, ZeptoLab announced a partnership with Ape Entertainment to bring the character “Om Nom” from the Cut the Rope...
Bike Baron due mid August, flip and jump your way to success
Currently there are a lot of “physics based skill racers” for iOS and they generally follow the same vein: navigate an often ludicrously twitchy vehicle...
Square Enix apologises for Final Fantasy Tactics delay, promises late July release
Oops. Square Enix has apologised for the delay to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. The news came directly from a bowing Shina,...
WiiWare LostWinds heading to iOS
You’ve probably never heard of LostWinds, the 2008 adventure WiiWare game from Frontier Games. It’s by the same studio that brought RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and...
Kard Combat game for iOS can actually be called ‘Magical’
A magical game for a magical device? Hothead Games released a new card battle game this week, Kard Combat. One of the co-designers of the...
Gaming on iOS: Not as big as you’d think
According to a new survey, iOS gaming might not be as potent as previously supposed. Sure, the difference between the Top Ten iOS Games list...
iOS sleuthing reveals Apple TV Bluetooth support in iOS 5
Is there anything worse in your Apple ecosystem than trying to put a password into your Apple TV with the Apple TV remote? There are...
Pokémon rhythm game coming to iOS in Japan
Yes, that’s right. A Pokémon game is being released in Japan for iOS and Android devices, but it’s not what you think. Kotaku reports the...