Today’s Super-Addictive iPhone Game Might Be Tomorrow’s Disaster IPO

Zynga went public over the popularity of a few hit Facebook games, and is now in the process of collapsing into a mush pit. Now, the makers of Candy Crush Saga, the jellybean puzzle game gripping the brains of America, are plotting an IPO, the Wall Street Journal reports. First as tragedy, then as farce.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Pulse Infiltrator now available on Android, Commando Jack now free on iOS, Star Defender 3 now free on iPad, HangMan now free on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


How The iPad Made Me A Starship Captain

Since I was a child in the early ’90s watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on TV, I have always dreamed of being the captain of my own starship with a crew at my command. Last weekend, I finally got my chance.


App Review: Every Wonderfully Complex Board Game Needs A Tablet Version

This is Agricola, available now on iOS from Playdek Games. Based on one of German board game designer Uwe Rosenberg’s finest creations, it’s deep, satisfying and a little complex, but nowhere near as complex as this.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies now free on Android, Irrupt now free on iOS, Clear Click HD now free on iPad, Soulcraft now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


XCOM: Enemy Unknown To Hit iOS This Week

Firaxis, developers of Enemy Unknown, the latest instalment in the long-standing XCOM series of tactical RPG/strategy games, announced that the game’s iOS port will be arriving in just three days’ time, on Thursday. Enemy Unknown for iOS will be a universal app featuring GameCenter and iCloud support; “the complete XCOM experience of the console and PC version of the game, optimised for the touch interface of iOS devices.”


App Deals: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone

Today’s best app deals for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone. Prices go back up without warning, so be quick!


Here’s A Look At One Of The iPhone’s New Game Controllers

With Steve Jobs no longer around to tell us these things aren’t elegant enough for his device, it appears we’ll finally get a proper gamepad for the iOS this year. This will be one of them, made by Logitech.


The Device Uses Your Stress Level To Control Games. Imagine The Possibilities

Motion controllers make sense. You move various appendages, the game reacts and magic happens. But with this intense focus on cameras, infrared sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes, we totally forgot about sweat glands. A crazy omission, I know, but a company called Galvanic hopes to rectify the situation with a little gizmo called the “Personal Input Pod”, or PIP.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Mighty Dungeons now free on Android, Marvel vs. Capcom reduced to 99c on iOS, About Love reduced on iPad, HyperJumper now free on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


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