Cats are animals of many talents. They can leap like frogs, bark like dogs, and manipulate human emotion by simply looking up at us with those big, wet black eyes. It also happens that some cats can even blow themselves up to save their offspring (not all cats—this is an important distinction). Chillingo’s Bombcats is a unique and utterly adorable physics puzzle game that introduces you to one such kindle of combustible kittens. Read More
When the game-making legend Sid Meier brought his talents to iOS with Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol, we knew we needed to have a chat with the man. We recently caught up with Mr. Meier over e-mail. Read on for the goods. Read More
The Star Wars franchise and video games grew up together, and there are dozens of Star Wars games as a result. It’s difficult to pin down a single Star Wars game as “the best one,” but BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) for PC, Mac, and X box is regarded as one of the greatest Star Wars titles ever produced. And if a new rumor holds true, KOTOR may be destined for iPad. Read More
Wednesday night is Big Game Night, the night when iOS developers release their games in hopes that Apple grants them a “Featured” spot on the App Store. Tonight, at 11 p.m. EST, you’ll be able to fight prehistoric beasts, terrifying fish, and more. Read on for our picks of the biggest games launching tonight. Read More
Once again, for no particular reason, a handful of worthy games have been made free or cheap on the App Store. Read on for our picks of the best of the bunch. Read More
The “Xbox Next” finally has a name: Xbox One. Microsoft held a press conference on Tuesday morning that revealed a lot about the newborn system, including a few of its games and capabilities. Of special note was the news that Xbox One will fully support SmartGlass functionality. Read More
When Gameloft announced Blitz Brigade at the beginning of the year, multiplayer fans greeted the news with equal parts excitement and skepticism. Fans of Team Fortress or Battlefield: Heroes were excited to play a new IP for the iPhone that looked like it was mashing up the best parts of both games, with the usual polish we expect from Gameloft. Most were even willing to look past the fact that Blitz Brigade looked like a pretty blatant clone. Then the game came out, and there was a big problem. Read More
From the title, you might assume that Gravity Guy 2 is about gravity, especially if you’ve played the original Gravity Guy. Instead, this sequel is about lifting floors and creating an escape route for the heroic and titular Gravity Guy. Unfortunately, the hero will never actually escape. This is an endless runner, and your best hope is to collect coins and buy power-ups to make your next run even better than your last. Read More
It’s finally safe to say summer is here. Summer means travelling, which means a lot of time in queues for buses, planes, and trains. You can spend those hours staring at the sunburned bald patch on the gentleman in front of you, or you can play some free games. This week’s recommendations: Using bottlecaps as icebreakers, ninjas on the run, and exploding cats (don’t worry; they’re OK). Read More
One of our favorite action games from the tail end of last year, BlastPoints, has just received a massive update. The biggest complaint we had with the game was that it can get rather repetitive. Well, Checkbox Studios have gone a long way toward fixing that. Read More
For all it has going against it, Star Trek Rivals should not be a good game. It has no single-player mode; its card packs are overpriced; it can be glitchy; its Star Trek branding is inconsequential. And yet it still manages to be a fun, engaging game. Like the space-faring heroes of the franchise it’s based on, Star Trek Rivals defies the odds and kind of succeeds. Read More
There are numerous games that can be played on both the iPad and smaller iDevices, but they tend to lose something in the transition. We strongly suspect that Can Knockdown 3 is one of those games. Read More