Jordan Mechner’s Karate Love Story, KARATEKA, On Sale For Valentine’s Day
Monday, 11th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: App Store, jordan mechner, kareteka, prince of persia, sale, valentines day
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Nothing says “I Love You” like…
For those of you who have all but written off Valentine’s day as having any relative significance, Jordan Mechner’s camp announced today that his Karate Love story “Karateka” is on sale in honor of the holiday.
We previously debuted the NEW Karateka during its release in early November, and this week, the re-make of one of the action genre’s early originals is on sale for $.99 (usually $2.99) in the app store and $4.99 on Steam. Continue reading “Jordan Mechner’s Karate Love Story, KARATEKA, On Sale For Valentine’s Day” »
Daily Gaming: Square Enix’s The World Ends With You: Solo Remix Comes To iOS
Monday, 27th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, final fantasy, iOS, ipad, iPhone, Nintendo DS, remix, Solo, Square Enix, The World Ends With You
Written by: Craig Hunter
Square Enix’s highly acclaimed DS title ‘The World Ends With You’ landed in the App store this weekend. The iOS version of the title is completely reworked for the platform and includes some added functionality as well.
Originally developed for the DS by personnel from Nintendo’s Kingdom Hearts team, ‘The World Ends With You’ (‘It’s A Wonderful World’ in Japan) is an action RPG set in modern day Shibuya, Tokyo. In the DS version, some complained the game can be complicated at times both because of its original approach to combat and the steep learning curve of the game’s battle system.
Continue reading “Daily Gaming: Square Enix’s The World Ends With You: Solo Remix Comes To iOS” »
DAILY MOBILE: The Walking Dead iOS – Episode 1 Available Now
Thursday, 26th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: A New Day, App Store, Clementine, Episode 1, iOS, Lee Everett, Telltale Games, Walking Dead: The Game
Written by: Craig Hunter
The Walking Dead iOS game based on the popular TV series hit the App Store today. Telltale Games confirmed the launch date of title earlier this week with a post on its official blog. Walking Dead: The Game, episode 1, will cost you $4.99 in the App Store.
You play as Lee Everett, in what is an entirely new story, where he will be accompanied and must protect a young orphaned girl named Clementine from both the undead and other human survivors.
The description of the title hints that the gameplay will be much deeper than your average zombie experience, “This is not another shoot ‘em up; it’s a game that explores some very dark psychological places,” continuing to say that the undead aren’t Continue reading “DAILY MOBILE: The Walking Dead iOS – Episode 1 Available Now” »
DAILY GAMING: Gameloft’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Available Now in the App Store, Arkham City Lockdown only $1
Thursday, 19th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, arkham city, Bane, Bat Pod, batman, bruce wayne, Christopher Nolan, Gameloft, Gotham City, iOS, iPhone, Selena Kyle, The Bat, The Dark Knight Rises, warner bros
Written by: Craig Hunter
Last week Gameloft teased us with the second trailer, seen below, for the official movie-tie-in game, The Dark Knight Rises for iOS. The game is now available in the New Zealand App Store for $9.99 and is expected to appear in the U.S App Store very soon for $6.99 (via 9to5mac).
The title, inspired by the film of the same name, will be the epic conclusion to the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman films and will be available as a universal app for iPhone and iPad.
The game’s story follows Bruce Wayne on his return to Gotham City as Batman after an 8 year hiatus. Continue reading “DAILY GAMING: Gameloft’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Available Now in the App Store, Arkham City Lockdown only $1” »
Baldur’s Gate Coming To iPad This Summer
Sunday, 25th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, apple, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Enhanced Edition, iOS, ipad, Overhaul Games, summer 2012
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Last week we caught wind of another major upcoming re-release from BioWare, a new iteration of the classic franchise Baldur’s Gate.
The game will be developed by Overhaul Games, the studio responsible for MDK2 HD, which is up made of some of the original Baldur’s Gate Team. Overhaul has announced that come Continue reading “Baldur’s Gate Coming To iPad This Summer” »
Former Adobe Engineer Made $2 Million Manipulating App Store Top Charts
Thursday, 15th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: adobe, App Store, apple, Chang-Min Pak, Gtekna, Top 25, top charts
Written by: Craig Hunter
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We’ve told you in the past about developers that are paying up to $5000 in some cases to get in the Top 25 rankings of the App Store. Obviously apps that get into the list are more likely to be downloaded by users who think they’ve done something to deserve the ranking. Apple is starting to crack down more on these shady developers, but a new story today from Businessweek shows just how serious of a problem it really is.
According to the report, the company Gtekna run by Chang-Min Pak made approximately $2 million dollars last year manipulating Continue reading “Former Adobe Engineer Made $2 Million Manipulating App Store Top Charts” »
Explore Skyrim With Official World Interactive Map for iPhone and iPad
Thursday, 23rd February 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, bethesda, Elder Scrolls V, Interactive, iOS, ipad, iPhone, iTunes, map, skyrim
Written by: Craig Hunter
The exploration of the vast world of Skyrim has just been made a little more manageable thanks to the Skyrim Official World Interactive Map app for iOS. Bethesda has teamed up with Prima Games to release this free app available on iTunes now.
Skyrim Official World Interactive Map brings the 3200x zoomable world of Skyrim to your iPhone and iPad. Other apps of this sort, most notably Dragon Shout, are already available but lack the level of detail offered through Prima’s app. However, the app may not be quite stable yet on iPad 2, according to The Verge, they’re currently getting a ”Please wait while loading data” error. Another downside is the app is only currently available via the US App Store. Continue reading “Explore Skyrim With Official World Interactive Map for iPhone and iPad” »
Developers Are Paying $5000 To Get Top 25 Ranking in App Store Charts, Apple Issues Warning
Tuesday, 7th February 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, apple, developer, iOS, rankings, Warning
Written by: Craig Hunter
We told you the other day that Apple was seemingly cracking down on knockoff apps in the App Store with some of the most popular clones from at least one developer recently being removed. It looks like Apple may have another issue on its hands with reports originating from this TouchArcade thread claiming developers are paying approximately $5000 to get in the Top 25 rankings of the App Store. In fact, up to eight apps in the top 25 were promoted by the same shady service employing bots to run up downloads and automatically rate apps.
The post comes from an iOS developer who was in search of a way of promoting his new app when coming across an ad network who guaranteed to get it in the Top 25 for $5000. When questioning the ad network on exactly how they can accomplish this, the developer said the company openly explained its process: Continue reading “Developers Are Paying $5000 To Get Top 25 Ranking in App Store Charts, Apple Issues Warning” »
Apple Is Kicking Knockoff Apps Out Of The App Store
Monday, 6th February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: angry birds, Anton Sinelnikov, app, App Store, clones, knockoff, piracy, Rovio, Temple Jump, Tiny Birds
Written by: Craig Hunter
Even though some of the biggest iOS developers like Rovio are embracing piracy of its incredibly popular Angry Birds franchise, knockoffs like Misunderstood Pigs and Super Jump World by the NER Brothers may not be safe for long. The Guardian reported Apple today started to remove a number of notable fakes from the App Store, most of which are the work of one developer.
Anton Sinelnikov is the creator of Plants vs. Zombie, Angry Ninja Birds, Temple Jump, Tiny Birds, Zombie Air Highway, and Numbers With Friends. They are all clones of some of the most popular games from some of the biggest developers and publishers like Temple Run, Words With Friends, and PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies. The worst part is many people have been scammed out of money thinking they were buying the real thing. Fortunately Apple has finally stepped up and removed the app’s. Continue reading “Apple Is Kicking Knockoff Apps Out Of The App Store” »
Id Software’s RAGE Lands On Mac App Store, and Doom 3 is $1
Friday, 3rd February 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: $39.99, App Store, Aspyr Media, Campaign Edition, Doom 3, id software, Mac OS X, Rage, Todd Hollenshead
Written by: Craig Hunter
Aspyr Media, best known for porting dozens of PC and console titles to Mac OS X, announced todaythe release of RAGE: Campaign Edition for Mac in the Mac App Store. RAGE was originally released by id Software, makers of Quake, and Doom, and released in North America on October 4th of last year on Xbox 360, PS3, and Windows. It might have been worth the wait with the campaign edition including a ton of additional, bonus content…
“Aspyr has been a great partner, bringing id Software’s games to the Mac platform for years,” said Todd Hollenshead, President of id Software. “We’ve worked closely with them again to offer the amazing graphics and intense combat that RAGE is famous for to Mac gamers.” Continue reading “Id Software’s RAGE Lands On Mac App Store, and Doom 3 is $1” »
Apple Steals Xbox Live Exec To Work On Promoting App Store
Thursday, 2nd February 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: app, App Store, apple, gaming, iTunes, market, microsoft, Nick Grange, Robert Saunders, robin burrowes, xbox
Written by: Craig Hunter
Following its most recent acquisition of Dixons’ and PC World’s John Browett as its new Retail SVP, Apple has poached an Xbox Live marketing exec from Europe to help promote the App Store. In case you were wondering how focused Apple is on further dominating the mobile gaming market in the months to come, its no coincidence they’ve decided to hire someone with 7 years of experience at Xbox…
With Apple rumored to be entering the living room with an HDTV possibly sometime this year, the hiring of Xbox’s Robin Burrowes shouldn’t be understated. Most recently Burrowes worked to market the latest Xbox dashboard updates in the EMEA. Continue reading “Apple Steals Xbox Live Exec To Work On Promoting App Store” »
Rovio Embraces Piracy, Says It Helps Grow Angry Birds
Tuesday, 31st January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: angry birds, App Store, brand, Cannes, copies, developer, franchise, Mikael Hed, piracy, pirates, Rovio
Written by: Craig Hunter
If you wondered why Rovio hasn’t done anything about those Angry Birds knock offs floating around the App Store and Android Market (like Misunderstood Pigs), it might be because the company actually thinks piracy is a good thing.
At a conference in Cannes this morning, Rovio’s chief executive Mikael Hed told the publication about his unique views on piracy as one of the most successful mobile game developers/publishers. Although he noted that the Angry Birds franchise faces a ton of piracy from apps to consumer goods, he ultimately said they plan to learn from the music industry’s mistakes and embrace piracy. The Guardian reports: Continue reading “Rovio Embraces Piracy, Says It Helps Grow Angry Birds” »
DOS Game Co-Created by Bill Gates Returns as “Donkey.BAS” iOS App
Friday, 27th January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, bill gates, Donkey.BAS, DOS, IBM, iOS, ipad, iPhone, iTunes, PCs, remake
Written by: Craig Hunter
A new iOS app released today by developer XVision is a remake of the 1981 classic “Donkey.Bas”, which was co-written by none other than Microsoft’s Bill Gates for IBM PCs running DOS.
The 99 cent app is available now for both iPad and iPhone and promises to be a faithful port with 8-bit graphics and sounds for a look and feel almost identical to the original game.
You’re cruising in your new supercar on a little-used, dead-straight rural road when suddenly a zombified donkey Continue reading “DOS Game Co-Created by Bill Gates Returns as “Donkey.BAS” iOS App” »
U.S. Army Captain Develops iPhone App To Fight Taliban
Tuesday, 20th December 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive
Tags: App Store, army, Department of Defense, DoD, GPS, iPhone, Jonathan Springer, military, TacticalNav
Written by: Craig Hunter
A new app called Tactical Nav developed by U.S. Army captain Jonathan Springer was designed specifically to help soldiers in combat. Bloomberg interviewed Springer at his base at Fort Bragg in North Carolina:
“I wanted to give something back to soldiers that might help save their lives”
Taking advantage of the iPhone’s camera and built-in GPS, Tactical Nav has been downloaded by approximately 8,000 troops and hunters across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. The app allows users to plot navigational waypoints on a map using the military grid reference system (MGRS) used by NATO Armed Forces and U.S. Military. Continue reading “U.S. Army Captain Develops iPhone App To Fight Taliban” »
‘The Dark Meadow’ is the latest Unreal Engine title for iPhone
Monday, 26th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: App Store, devs, expect, FPS, game, Horror, iOS, like, monster, Phosphor, Unreal Engine
Written by: Craig Hunter
When we hear that developers are using Unreal Engine to develop an iPhone game our ears perk up. This given the fact titles like Infinity Blade have shown us exactly what the tech is capable of, even on a platform lacking the processing power of its home console counterparts. With the developer’s goal being to bring “the quality of BioShock or Half-Life to the mobile” space, we can’t wait to see how The Dark Meadow turns out. Continue reading “‘The Dark Meadow’ is the latest Unreal Engine title for iPhone” »
Unreal Engine 3 comes to Mac OS X with new UDK beta
Tuesday, 20th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: App Store, apple, beta, engine, games, iOS, mac, OSX, support, udk, unreal
Written by: Craig Hunter
Epic Games just announced that the Unreal Development Kit Beta, released yesterday, now includes support for Mac OS X. This will see games running on Mac OS using Unreal Engine 3, much like the company has done with iOS titles on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update also brings added support for iOS… Continue reading “Unreal Engine 3 comes to Mac OS X with new UDK beta” »
Bungie releases ‘Crimson Steam Pirates’ as first iOS game
Thursday, 1st September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: aerospace, app, App Store, apple, bungie, crimson, free, game, Harebrained Schemes, iOS, ipad, pirates, steam
Written by: Craig Hunter
We told you back in June about Bungie’s Aerospace initiative to encourage and back indie devs creating titles for XBLA and mobile devices such as Apple’s iPad. Today the company’s first iOS game, Crimson Steam Pirates, is available as a free download on the App Store.
Don’t expect Halo on your iPad, however. Crimson Steam Pirates is a turn-based strategy/action game that sees you command a fleet of Steampunk pirates while you “anticipate your enemies’ moves and counter them, luring them into a deadly hail of weapons fire…”. Continue reading “Bungie releases ‘Crimson Steam Pirates’ as first iOS game” »
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