28th
May
2013
Help castaway hero Johnny Calm battle for survival and sanity against hordes of vicious sea creatures and ocean hazards in the re-imagined Super Waves Survivor for iPad. Apple users receive the premium version of this game featuring remastered HD sprites, enhanced physics, all new menu system, additional gameplay features, and numerous improvements. Starting in a rowboat with an oar, the rules are simple: move, jump, attack and crush enemies Mario style while staying ahead of the hungry shark with a case of the nom-nom-noms! Johnny can also earn treasures from mermaids and collect golden coins to employ crazy super moves and upgrades. Read the rest of this entry »
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8th
May
2013
In honour of Mother’s Day, and starting today through to May 13th, game publisher G5 Entertainment is offering Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion by Big Blue Bubble to iOS, Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook users at no charge. Initially released for PC, this hidden object adventure has spent over 10 days in top 10 of all major casual game charts and has instantly won hearts of mobile players. Now you can get this detective adventure for free. Read the rest of this entry »
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7th
May
2013
Canadian indie developer Itzy Interactive has announced the release of their electrifying puzzler, Vex Blocks 1.0 for iOS devices via the Apple App Store. Nominated for “Best Brain & Puzzle” and “Best Casual Game” in this year’s “Best App Ever Awards” Android edition, the easy-to-play, exciting and addictive block game is now available for the iPhone and iPad. An alternative to traditional, “Match 3” type puzzle games like Bejeweled or Candy Crush, players create chains of colored lightning by matching up blocks based on symbol, color or both. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
April
2013
XMG Studio‘s hit property Fashion Star Boutique® (FSB) has reached its 100 millionth design. This milestone is achieved only several months after XMG announced FSB hitting 50 million unique designs in late December 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
April
2013
Come on down and experience The Price Is Right® like never before. Ludia announced earlier today that they are bringing players hours of fun with The Price Is Right Bingo on Facebook, offering a perfect combination of a classic show with a classic game and a whole new twist. Read the rest of this entry »
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4th
April
2013
The dirt under your fingernails. The beads of sweat dripping from your brow. The anticipation of excavating that beautiful, perfectly intact ancient artifact. Put your archaeological skills to the test in this new iOS game from Hoserland Games and Genius Factor Games. unearth some of the richest, most valuable treasures of the ancient Mayan civilization. Join your faithful guide Miguel as he takes you through the various sites in Chichen Itza, a mysterious long lost city of the ancient Mayan civilization. Here you will uncover countless valuable relics for your private gallery and perhaps gain a glimpse of what once was, but beware – patience is a virtue. Excavate your treasures with the utmost care or risk damaging your magnificent collection. Read the rest of this entry »
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4th
April
2013
Wiggles 3D Games has announced the launch of their new mobile game, Lexigo for iOS devices. Based on the studio’s tabletop game Lexigo, the Lexigo app is built for 2 to 4 players, combining spelling challenges with strategy. Players use six-sided tiles to spell words in a twisty path, enabling the ability to move in six different directions – you can even backtrack to use letters more than once in the same word. One of the challenges of Lexigo is that each new word you spell has to start with the last letter of your previous word. Read the rest of this entry »
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2nd
April
2013
Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc., in collaboration with Sarbakan and King Features have announced the launch of ‘Popeye Slots’ game App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Based on the internationally recognized cartoon character Popeye, one of King Features’ most popular properties, is now available for players across North America, and soon to be worldwide, to revel in an exciting slots game! The classic and widely recognized Popeye, originally created by Elzie Crisler Segar, is back alongside everyone’s favorite characters: Olive Oyl, Brutus and Wimpy. All are featured in this interactive slots game, where gamers can even challenge their family and friends! Read the rest of this entry »
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19th
March
2013
Renown Entertainment is pleased to announce that their 2D scroller, Waves Survivor, which was previously only available for iOS, has been re-imagined, tweaked and released on Google Play as Super Waves: Survivor. Now Android owners can paddle, jump, attack and collect, helping venerable hero Johnny Calm survive the epic ocean waves for as many days as possible. Challenge your reflexes and timing in this fun game of outstanding quality for all ages. Read the rest of this entry »
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12th
March
2013
Ottawa-based indie mobile games company, RocknRolla Games has announced that it will be releasing a free version of its popular game Color-Shift. RocknRolla Games has also integrated new features for the free game. Some of the new features are Facebook and Twitter in app integration, and a new results screen to detail user’s game statistics. Color-Shift Free will be released to Apple’s App Store on March 17th 2013 and will run on all Apple supported iOS devices (iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad Mini). Read the rest of this entry »
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