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On this week's podcast, Jer takes the helm, while Chris pulls back the curtain on the judging process for the International Mobile Gaming Awards, and Ray talks about the new tech he saw at the Consumer Electronics Show. Listen to the full show and read the show notes after the break.
Every day developers send us promo codes so we can play their games for free to consider writing about them on our site. Some developers like to spread the love, and they send us codes to give away to our readers in our weekly Tuesday Twitter Giveaways. Read on for your chance to win a game code of your own!
When it was released last week, the Steam Mobile app was in beta testing, so not everyone could use it. Things must have gone as Valve had planned, because now it's now available to everyone. No longer will you have to use the clunky full website in mobile Safari to see what PC games are on sale, chat with friends, or buy games. If you're a dedicated Steam gamer, you might as well download the app now by clicking here.
Apple has been getting a lot of heat for relying so heavily on Chinese manufacturers to make its products. Some people have an issue with labor conditions and wages in China, as well as the unusual number of suicides among Chinese factory workers. It will be interesting to see if these same people will have a problem with the Foxconn's five new factories being built in Brazil specifically for Apple products. Check out the details after the break.
If Hank Hazard were a real hamster, we would want him as a pet. Not only is he an adorable little hamster with big dreams, but he’s a brave daredevil who doesn’t shy away from hazards like spinning blades, bombs, and electrically-charged orbs. You start off with Hank in his early days of daredeviling, learning the ropes of mastering jumps and falling down pits. Soon, Hank will be your best buddy. You’ll rejoice together as you grasp that elusive gold coin or earn bonuses together.
All you bullet hellians will want to take note that Cave has released a trailer for their latest unpronounceable shoot-'em-up, Dodonpachi Blissful Death. It's a port of the 10-year-old Japanese arcade game DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou, and it will be available sometime in February. Check out the strangely mesmerizing trailer below.
Brisksaber-- or perhaps more accurately "Star Wars: Brisksaber," were one to go by the title screen logo-- is a free iPhone game released by Mekanism as part of a cross-promotional campaign between Lipton Brisk iced tea and Lucasfilm to promote the upcoming 3D release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Unlike most videogames, iOS titles are usually offered at extremely low prices. For some crazy reason, developers sometimes drop the prices of their games to zero. We've sorted through this week's freebies and highlighted our picks for the best titles below. Read on for the goods!
So, you want to solve the Mystery of the Japanese Werewolf? Whoa, pardner. Don't get ahead of yourself. First, boot up the game and try to solve the following: the Mystery of the Dinosaur in the Flying Saucer, The Mystery of the Gigantic World Inside the Little Spaceship, and the Mystery of the Girl Who Carries a Katana Even Though She Lives in a City.
Here's a sweet video from CBS that adds a cultural twist to the controversy on Apple, China, and Foxconn. The producers incorporated footage from the off-Broadway play The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey. It's some surprisingly strong and informative reporting for a mainstream news outlet with a twist that help it stand out from all the recent coverage. Check it out below and leave your thoughts in the comments section.
According to the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Capcom has announced that they're bringing a collection of the first three games in the Phoenix Wright series to iOS. The app, called Ace Attorney 123 HD Phoenix Wright Collection, will feature revamped art and will be available as a free download.
With all the talk of cloning lately, we can't say we're surprised to see one iOS game developer suing another over copyright infringement. Yesterday Spry Fox, the developer of the excellent puzzle/strategy game Triple Town, filed suit against 6Waves LOLAPPS, the developers of the strikingly similar game Yeti Town. Read on for details and screenshots of the two games.
There's something for everyone in this week's Padvance Report. First, check out some startling numbers on how the iPad is annihilating physical media purchases made by business professionals. Next is a Flipboard-style app that's brilliant for sports fans but is plagued by performance issues. Wrapping it up is one of the best accessories for people that own MacBooks and iPads. Check it out!
In an App Store stuffed to the brim with clones and tired ideas, a game like Triple Town is a rare treat. Like chess, it’s a strategy game with a set of simple rules that govern the actions of a variety of pieces. Also like chess, the deeper you dig, the more complexity you unearth. To top it off, the game is mega-addictive, and it's free to play. Not bad for a game full of cartoon bears.
There are many signs of a good game, and one is discovering that you’ve lost an hour playing without realizing it. Puzzlejuice has that immediate effect. From the moment you open the app, play the quick tutorial, and enter the world of puzzle-block and word-tile madness, you’re hooked. Puzzlejuice is an enveloping world of gorgeous design, funky music, and falling blocks that you can’t help but fall in love with.
Here are a pair of interviews with Blue Microphones chief technology office Brian Biggott. Watch him give an overview of two of the company's upcoming iOS-compatible microphones: the Mikey Digital and the Spark Digital. Blue makes outstanding gear; I personally use Blue's Yeti for PC recordings, voice overs, and podcasts, as well as the enCORE 100 for interviews and karaoke. I'm thrilled that Blue is stepping its iOS efforts. Check out the interviews below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Before Nintendogs and other pet-raising simulators became a smash hit, and before Digimon reached the phase where fans would argue whether or not it was a rip-off of Pokemon, there were games like Hatchi: a simple, digital/virtual pet that occupied small keychains and electronic toys bearing black-and-white dot-matrix screens. You would basically hatch and raise your pet by doing everything one might do to a real pet: naming it, feeding it, playing with it, etc.
Last week, a group of professionals from all sectors of the mobile gaming world gathered around a conference table in Marseille, France to select the nominees for the eighth annual International Mobile Gaming Awards. Slide To Play was on the panel, along with journalists from other mobile gaming sites, game developers, and representatives from the hardware side of mobile gaming. Read on to find out more about the IMGAs, and the full list of nominees.
Spacetime Studios, the team behind Pocket Legends and Star Legends, has just announced their next game, a cross-platform horror-themed MMO called Dark Legends. The game is set to release on iOS, Android, and Google Chrome in the first quarter of this year.
Making a good platformer for the iPhone can be a challenge, which is part of the reason we’ve seen the auto-runner genre explode in popularity. The simpler control scheme lends itself well to a touchscreen, whereas more traditional platforming can be pretty unwieldy. However, once in a while a platformer comes along that works well in more than just one dimension of gameplay. For the most part, Paper Monsters is an example of said quality.
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