Pixel People is a fun game. It’s pretty, it’s addictive, and it’s full of clever hidden jokes. But if you come at the game without a plan, you’ll waste a lot of time. Since most people don’t have free time in spades, I’ve compiled a list of tips and guidelines that will help you splice together genes efficiently. Read More
Full Control, the developer of the upcoming strategy/board game Space Hulk, has just released a developer Q & A video that answers a number of questions about the game. If you’re interested in Space Hulk, also be sure to read our hands-on preview, and watch the video below. Read More
There is a famous moment in Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land where Michael Valentine Smith, the man from Mars, is watching three monkeys in a zoo. The first monkey bullies the second monkey, who savagely beats the third–and Smith laughs, because he finally understands the human condition. Read More
They Need To Be Fed 2 is a next-generation platformer that tosses aside flat worlds and replaces them with small planetoids and gravity. While we’ve seen this style of game before, They Need To Be Fed 2 improves upon the initial concept by focusing on the gameplay and the level design. This game features seven different worlds, each filled with challenging maps and unique obstacles. Read More
Facebook gamers may have already played Angry Birds Friends, but many iOS gamers probably haven’t. Well, they’re in luck: Rovio announced on Twitter that they’re bringing the game to the App Store on Thursday. The game, which was released on Facebook last year, is similar to a standard Angry Birds game, but with social features grafted on. Read More
Zombies, zombies, zombies. We honestly think that if a zombie apocalypse were to happen now, we would be pretty well prepared. What with action, strategy, puzzle, and defense games–and even zombie exercise apps–we can’t think of any zombie situation that we aren’t prepared for. Now we’ve got House of the Dead: Overkill – The Lost Reels to show us what a zombie invasion would be like if it took place in an old-school exploitation film. Read More
Developer War Balloon tweeted this morning that their cool-looking space war sim Star Command will hit the App Store on Thursday. They’ve also released a launch trailer that ought to get your salivary glands working. Watch the trailer below, and then marathon a bunch of Star Trek episodes before launch to get yourself in the midset of your favorite captain. Read More
I’m Iron Man. You’re Iron Man. We’re all Iron Man in this game, which takes its namesake– and truth be told, we’re not sure how much else, so no intentional spoilers here– from the new summer action movie that hits theatres this Friday and is already being screened in Europe. Read More
The numbers have long shown that more Android phones are in customer hands than iPhones. But that may change as soon as 2015, according to the research firm Yankee Group. They conducted a study of 16,000 smartphone owners and found that enough Android owners intend to switch to iPhone that iPhone may soon be the dominant device. Read More
Here’s something mobile gamers might want to check out: Polygon has posted a massively in-depth look at the making of Ridiculous Fishing. The game, which began life as a browser-based Flash title, was famously cloned on the App Store while developer Vlambeer was working to port the game over themselves. Read More
Fangz has a lot going for it. It’s a side-scrolling beat-’em-up/shoot-’em-up starring a man of Peter Griffin-esque proportions and wit who runs around a ruined neighborhood, smashing and shooting vampires of all shapes and sizes. Read More