Mobile

Firemint’s New Party Play Ad Is… Interesting

Kotaku AU

OK, interesting is the polite way of me saying “It makes me uncomfortable”. That might have something to do with the fact that I once worked as the studio’s PR and media relations guy until September of this year. If I was still in that position, I might have thought twice about making this video.


November 5, 2011
Mobile

Free Prototype 2 Minigame On iTunes Right Now

Activision commissioned TwitchGames, makers of Slice HD, to create a Prototype 2-themed minigame available now for iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. It’s a big free ad for the upcoming game, but it’s also a small free game that utilises the multitouch interface in a challenging way.


Mobile

Infinity Blade 2′s ‘Clash Mobs’ Are Social-Friendly Hack-And-Slash Piñatas

Kotaku AU

Final Fantasy has them. So does World of Warcraft. Heck, the big bad guy with a million hit points is a staple in traditional RPGs, as are their loot-dispensing qualities. Chair Entertainment, the developer behind the eternally replayable Infinity Blade for iOS, will introduce their own take on the “bag of hit points” in the sequel to their 2010 slide-and-slash.


Mobile

Russian Dancing Men: Unforgiving And Unfun

Rhythm games are difficult to do well on a smart device without simply porting over the note-highway interface of Guitar Hero or Rock Band whose ship everyone has agreed sailed about three years ago. Russian Dancing Men (iTunes, universal app) delivers rhythm gameplay aided not necessarily by fast-twitch reflexes, but by truly listening carefully. The problem is it is difficult to the point of discouraging, inside of 10 minutes.


November 4, 2011
Mobile

Robots, Gunfights And The Unreal Engine, All On The iPhone

Epoch, a cover-based shooter developed by a bunch of former 2K Australia guys, will be out on the App Store on November 10. Amazing how far these little mobile games have come, no?


December 3, 2010
News

The Closest You’ll Come To Uncharted On The iPhone

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Jason Cole is no Nathan Drake, but after getting a look at the hero of Gameloft’s upcoming action adventure game Shadow Guardian for the iPhone I get the feeling he really wants to be one.


November 19, 2010
News

Shoot Down Friends’ AR.Drones With Parrot’s AR iPhone Game

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Remember Parrot’s awesome iPhone-controlled AR.Drone? Of course you do. Grab an AR.Drone-owning friend and when the augmented reality app hits the App Store, get downloading for some healthy Bluetooth-based competition.


December 17, 2009
News

Silly Game Show Gets Silly iPhone Game From Capcom

The only thing more ridiculous than a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab is an iPhone game simulating a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab.


News

Play Drums With Animal On Your iPhone

There is now an iPhone game that allows you to play drums against Animal from The Muppet Show. Truly we live in an age of wonders.


September 15, 2009
In Real Life

Dexter Stalks The iPhone

Just in time to tide fans over until the launch of season four of the show later this month, today Marc Ecko Entertainment unleashes Dexter the Game for the iPhone and iPod Touch.