It's Wednesday night, which, like Friday for films or Tuesday for console games, is the day when all the best new iOS games launch at once. Tonight you'll have a chance to tear off some heads as an alien killing machine, or swap gravity using a magic duck. This sort of variety is exactly why we love finding new games in the App Store. Read on for your early New Zealand links, which will take…
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Slide To Play Podcast #174: Outdated Radio Metaphors
On this week's podcast, the gang talks about the future: the maybe-in-development iWatch, the PlayStation 4, and Google Glass. We also talk about the games we've been playing, including Real Racing 3, Krashlander, and Gun Bros 2. Read on to stream the podcast, peruse the shownotes, and download the file! Read More →
Free to Play: February 22, 2013
Top of the weekend to you. What’s better than free games? Free games about dragons, wizards, and robot pirates. We have some great recommendations for you this week that should suit your needs regardless of whether you want a fiery challenge or something a little more chill. Read More →
Under The Radar: February 22, 2013
Big-name games tend to perform well in the App Store, because gamers often gravitate towards known commodities like After Burner Climax or Gun Bros 2. While we love to review popular brands, we're also looking for the next big thing from the indie iOS development community. Here are our picks for the new indie iOS games that we think really shine. Read More →
Plants Vs. Zombies and Others Currently Free
Everyone who doesn't already own Plants Vs. Zombies should head immediately to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot, because both the iPhone and iPad versions are currently free. While you're at it, you might as well grab Monsters, Inc. Run, Swing King, and Infinity Blade because they're also free. Read More →
Big Game Night: Hell Yeah!, Gun Bros 2, and More
Wednesday night is the biggest night for games on the App Store, when major developers launch just in time for Apple to redesign their virtual storefront. Tonight's big new games come to us from Sega, Chillingo, Glu, and Simogo, plus a raft of indie games that we may cover later on. Read on for your early looks and NZ buy links, which should take you to your local App Store after 8pm PST. Read More →
Best of the Weekend Sales and Freebies
It's a holiday weekend, and that means game sales on the App Store. A number of games are either on sale or free in celebration of Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, or both. Of particular note is Infinity Blade, which has been cut from $5.99 to free for the first time ever. Read on for our picks of the best games that are currently on sale or free. Read More →
Free to Play: February 13, 2013
Snowed in? Stave off cabin fever with some free iOS games! This week, you can pretend you’re a fire fighter, or you can perform a little platforming as a robot. You can take down zombies wearing nothing but your Spartan thong, or you can fight a demon invasion. Heck, why not do them all? These games are free, after all. Read More →
Slide To Play Podcast #173: Graphical Turbulence
On this week's podcast, Andrew is back from Europe to talk about his experience judging the International Mobile Game Awards. We also talk about the games we've been playing, including Roar Rampage, Table Top Racing, and After Burner Climax. Read on to stream the podcast, check out the shownotes, and download the file! Read More →
Best of the Weekend Sales and Freebies
As often happens on the App Store, a number of games are either on sale or free this weekend. Of particular note are the Rovio iPad games, all of which can be had for a buck apiece at the moment. Read on for our picks of the best games that are currently on sale or free. Read More →
Under The Radar: February 8, 2013
In January, we helped pick the best games of 2012 for the International Mobile Gaming Awards. Since then, we've found a lot of brand new indie games that we think deserve recognition as well. Here are our picks for some of the best new indie games of the last month. Read More →
Opinion: Confessions of a Pixel People Addict
I fell hard for Pixel People. I don't enjoy many freemium games, so I was surprised by how quickly I took to the game. I spent hours splicing clones, creating jobs, constructing buildings, and ridding my city of alert icons, all in a quest for more currency. I was content. I was gleeful. I was addicted. Read More →