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
Daddy Was a Thief is designed for those who want to pick up a game and play it immediately. The game fills you in on the story with a quick opening sequence: In a comic book-like series of panels, you come to understand that Daddy was fired from his job. Thinking of his wife and child, he dons a mask and heads to the nearest bank. Read More
Lately there has been a rash of celebrity-connected party games in the App Store. Ellen Degeneres is pushing Heads Up, Zynga wants us to believe Carly Rae Jepson is a big fan of Draw Something 2, and the band OK Go is headlining Say the Same Thing. Who knew that celebrities were such experts at game design? Read More
Gameloft isn’t the only company giving away free games right now. Developer Playrise Edge has made their terrific kart racer Table Top Racing free this weekend. Read More
It’s a good bet that prey animals angst over their low positions on the food chain, but few of them know what it’s like to be at the bottom. Like, really at the bottom. Tadpoles know, though. Man, do they know. Tasty Tadpoles is an action/puzzle game that emphasizes the daily struggle these little guys engage in simply to survive. Read More
Good things really do come to those who wait. For the first time ever, Gameloft has dropped the price on Gangstar Rio and N.O.V.A. 3 to free. So if you have the time and disk space, there’s no reason not to grab them up. But who knows how long the good times will last, so if you’ve been holding out, download them ASAP. Read More
It’s a good time to be a Sonic fan. The original Sonic the Hedgehog was first ported over to iOS in 2009 by SEGA. The game is an undeniable classic, but the port suffered from janky controls and a terrible framerate. Thankfully, an update released today–that we detailed back in March–fixes what ailed the classic platformer. This is no iterative update. This is a massive, from-the-ground-up rebuilding of the game. Read More
Just in time for the theatrical release of Star Trek Into Darkness tomorrow, a free-to-play card battle game called Star Trek Rivals has hit the App Store. It’s a turn-based strategy card game that uses characters from the movies in online one-on-one battles. Watch the trailer below. Read More
Social game behemoth King announced today that Pet Rescue Saga is coming to iOS and Android. Maybe you’ve already played it on Facebook, since the match-3 title currently boasts over six million daily players. You should still give it a try on mobile, though, because if you don’t save the wee turtles, who will? Read More