21st
September
2011
Touch Village Inc. has released Dragons Rage, a tower defense styled medieval arcade game where users take the place of an angry dragon and fight to defend themselves against an onslaught of enemies like knights with swords, archers and pike men. Using the power of fire and the movement of the mobile device, the dragon must defeat enemies as they attack from all sides. Users will fight their way through villages, towns and mountains to reach the castle and their final challenge. A universal iOS game, Dragons Rage is currently available at the introductory sale price of $1.99. Read the rest of this entry »
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20th
September
2011
As follow up to the release of Burn The Rope: Worlds, Big Blue Bubble has released new trailers for their next projects, Fling A Thing and Hamster Cannon, both of which will soon be available for download to your iOS and Android devices. Also coming soon from the prolific game developer is Dark Incursions, a 3D-style iPhone title with side-scrolling, hack and slash game play that takes place amidst an industrial revolution and a world war in a late 1800’s alternate reality setting. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
September
2011
Binary Dawn Interactive is pleased to announce that Giggle Water (99 cents USD) along with its complimentary, ad-supported free version Giggle Water: On the House is now available in the iTunes App Store.
Yip, it’s finally happy hour and Giggle Water with its proprietary “blot-o-meter” and curiously intoxicating beverages will have players excitedly swinging, swilling, swaying and swaggering with their iPhones and iPads until last call. Read the rest of this entry »
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16th
September
2011
Everything you love about Club Penguin’s Puffle Launch game is now available anywhere you go, thanks to the latest Disney title developed by Behaviour Interactive. Launch your extreme pet puffle and find the fiery prize in each of the 24 high speed levels. Use the game’s touch controls to dodge crazy obstacles, battle the cranky crab who has stolen all your snacks, and discover amazing surprises.
Try out some special moves and collect Puffle O’s as you unlock Time Trial, Turbo and Slo-Mo Modes. and earn tons of virtual coins to transfer them to your account on Club Penguin. Priced at 99 cents USD, Puffle Launch is rated 4+ and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices running iOS 4.0 or later
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16th
September
2011
Go!Speed!Go! is the latest all-ages arcade racing game from independent developer JPK Games. Coming to an iPhone and iPod Touch near you, Go!Speed!Go! will be available for $0.99 on September 28th. Players will be challenged to race their car along the track to get the highest score. Pay attention to the lines – green will gain you fame, glory and points, while red will literally fire you up – into a fiery explosion.
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posted in Casual, Driving, Everyone, Mobile, National News, Upcoming Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
13th
September
2011
Big Blue Bubble Inc. has released a sequel to their smash hit iPhone game Burn the Rope, with over 6 million downloads. Burn the Rope: WORLDS, the hot new addition to the Burn the Rope franchise is finally available for an iDevice near you.
Burn the Rope: Worlds lights up your iPhone all over again with 100 brand-new levels, four different themed worlds including Jungle, Mechanical, Fantasy and Space; and an exciting brand new mini-game called Endless Burn. Read the rest of this entry »
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12th
September
2011
Bulletproof Outlaws is pleased to announce a 50% off the regular $1.99 price “Back-To-School-Boredom” sale on their first flashy, fast-paced iPhone and iPod Touch release – Elusive Ninja: The Shadowy Thief. With a 4-Star rating on the US App Store and a 4.5-Star rating on the Canadian App Store, Elusive Ninja has has over 20,000 users dodging Throwing-Stars and catching Sushi. The sale starts Monday, September 12th and runs through Sunday, September 18th.
For students attending game development and business entrepreneurship courses, Elusive Ninja features over 100 pages of behind-the-scenes documentation about the game’s development, the business side of starting up a game studio, a Post-Mortem analysis, the original Game Design Document with commentary, and more. Read the rest of this entry »
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8th
September
2011
TransGaming Inc. has finally released their extremely addictive new game, KULA BLOX. The title, created by TransGaming’s Department of Fun, in-house Studio Division, leverages the company’s cross-platform game enablement technologies and will be made available on iPhone, iPod Touch (99 cents), iPad ($1.99), Mac, PC and TransGaming’s GameTree TV Platform. Targeted to a broad family audience, the release of KULA BLOX represents the Studio Division’s 3rd title, and very first original IP. The game will offer micro-payments and social media connectivity in future releases.
KULA BLOX is a fast-paced casual arcade game that delivers engaging, bite-sized entertainment through its exciting gameplay and beautifully illustrated cast of animal-themed characters. Players must maneuver their character as it falls through the sky, collecting or “eating” other creatures in order to gain points and grow bigger to ultimately find their way to the top of the scoreboard. Read the rest of this entry »
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8th
September
2011
JPK Games has released it latest title to the iTunes App Store. Available as a free downloand, Starcatcher is a universal arcade game for iOS devices. A very simple game to learn, players can touch anywhere on the screen and make the ship move using finger motions. The ship will move the same distance as indicated by finger touch, so to take advantage of a full range of motion without lifting your finger, touch on or just under the ship, but isn’t necessary.
Starcatcher, like JPK Games’ previous title Flew The Coop, is a high score based game played on a single level. The level gets progressively harder the farther your ship travels. Starcatcher is Game Centre compatible, posting high scores and maintaining a leaderboard. Players can also post their progress to Twitter provided they have the Twitter API installed on their devices.
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8th
September
2011
Stinger Foosball League takes the handheld foosball game to a whole new, dynamic level. Scheduled to release this month, the newest title by Stinger Games combines realistic physics and AI with fantastic 3D graphics. The game also features multiplayer modes, a full season and tournament mode, as well as four mini-games to build your foos skills and compete against others in online leaderboards, adding many hours more of gameplay. Read the rest of this entry »
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