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Ubisoft today launched the ZombiU iOS app to coincide with the arrival of the game at the end of the month. The app contains an ‘infection simulator’ which provides information on the virus and gives consumers the chance to see what they would look like if riddled with the virus. …
Read More »Nintendo releases second Pokemon iOS app
An interactive Pokemon encyclopaedia called Pokemon Zukan has been launched on the Japanese Apple App Store. It’s the second Pokemon-themed release on Apple’s portal following the arrival of Pokemon Say Tap last year. This new title, however, is the first paid-for Nintendo iOS app, though purists will argue that it’s …
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
Read More »GameSpot launches Xbox video app
Popular site GameSpot has created a new app for Xbox Live that will make it easier for gamers to access its video content. The GameSpot app is now available in the UK, US and Canada, and includes a vast library of footage from the site’s video team, including event coverage, …
Read More »Amazon Appstore finally arrives in the UK
Almost a year and a half after its launch in the US, the Amazon Appstore has finally launched in key European territories. It’s now available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain on Android powered smartphones and tablets. It offers a typical selection of apps but differentiates itself through …
Read More »Written in Blood: The Return of Fighting Fantasy
This week’s most notable game release doesn’t come on disc and isn’t a download – it’s Ian Livingstone’s new Fighting Fantasy. MCV quizzed him about about keeping the series relevant in the age of Twitter and iOS. Before he was a trusted source for government chancellors, before he was the …
Read More »Apple offers iOS hack fix to devs
Developers are now able to update their apps to prevent users exploiting the iOS loophole that granted users free access to in-app-purchases. The Guardian reports that Apple has approached developers with news of the fix that has to be implemented via an app update. Furthermore, once updated an app will …
Read More »Your iPad can now control your Xbox 360
Microsoft’s My Xbox Live iOS app has been updated to offer users the ability to control their console with their iDevice. The app’s v1.6 update allows iPad users to take control of a number of features including launching games, watching Xbox Live videos, in-video controls and browsing of the general …
Read More »‘Full’ Moshi Monsters iPad app coming soon
Mind Candy believes that tablets are the future of gaming – and it wants to make the most of it by brining a ‘full’ Moshi Monsters app to iPad. With over 60m registered users, the desktop version has already been joined by some spin-off iOS apps, as well as DS …
Read More »E3 2012: Ustwo endures fresh PR misery
Indie developer Ustwo looks to have walked headlong into a fresh PR disaster following an unpopular update to its smash hit iOS app Whale Trail. One-star user reviews are flooding onto the game’s App Store page after a recent update added in-app purchases to the game. What has irked users …
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