Tag Archives: ios

Acclaimed indie game Papers, Please is coming to iPad later this week

Lucas Pope’s highly acclaimed indie hit Papers, Please is set to arrive on iPad later this week. The game puts players in the shoes of an immigration officer at the border checkpoint for the fictional dystopian nation Arstotzka. As the days drag by, players must balance the need to keep …

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Apple names Threes its Game of the Year

Sirvo’s puzzle title Threes has been named as Apple’s iOS game of the year, with 1337 & Senri’s Leo’s Fortune the runner up. A number of games are named in the platform holder’s Best Games list, including Monument Valley, 80 Days, Wayward Souls, Retry, Godus and Alone. Minecrat: Pocket Edition …

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Free-to-play Peggle Blast launches on iOS, Android

EA has released Peggle Blast – a free-to-play take of PopCap’s Peggle franchise – on iOS and Android. The gameplay largely mirrors Peggle’s standard mechanic of launching pinballs at pegs across a variety of levels. The game utilizes an energy system” for the microtransaction portion. When the player fails to …

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Game of Thrones launch trailer arrives ahead of release

Telltale’s Game of Thrones episodic adventure game is set to roll out to its various platforms this week, and the studio has let loose the first trailer to mark its arrival. The adaptation focuses on the family members and those in service to House Forrester, and takes place between the …

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The Longest Journey Remastered out now for iOS devices

A mobile edition of 1999 Windows PC release The Longest Journey is now available on iOS devices. The Apple App Store lists The Longest Journey: Remastered for $8.99 – with the game requiring iOS 7.0 or later, and compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch hardware. The page also notes …

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Top iOS games embark on IAP Product Red charity drive

Multiple leading developers will be donating all money generated by microtransactions to charity for the next two weeks. The initiative is part of the Apps for Red drive, which is supporting Product Red, the organisation founded by U2 vocalist Bono and activist Bobby Shriver. The money raised will go to …

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Game of Thrones Steam pre-order page confirms December release

The first episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series will indeed launch next month, according to the game’s pre-order page on Steam. The new listing of the game’s PC and Mac versions on the distributor reveals specs, along with a December launch window for the first of the …

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iOS banishes ‘Free’ icon from F2P game descriptions

Free-to-play games are no longer listed as being ‘Free’ on the Apple App Store. Instead, apps such as Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds Stella and Clash of Clans now have a ‘Get’ button, below which is the line ‘In-App Purchases’. Beyond confirming to Re/Code that the change has been made …

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