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Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation is out now for iOS and Android devices, Square Enix has announced. Having launched a fortnight earlier exclusively in Japan, the game is currently available worldwide on both theApp StoreandGoogle Playfor $14.99. The mobile version is played in the vertical orientation of phones and …
Read More »Fallout Shelter topped the App Store charts in 48 countries
And we wonder why companies are increasingly shying away from the triple-A game space… Bethesda has announced that recent iOS release Fallout Shelter managed to top the game charts in no less than 48 separate countries. It was the most downloaded app of any kind in 25 countries. It remains …
Read More »Bethesda: Fallout Shelter for Android will hopefully arrive in a few months
Bethesda has confirmed an Android version of Fallout Shelter is in development, but not to expect it any time soon. A post on the company’sTwitter accountreveals the first mobile spinoff of the Fallout franchise will arrive for Android hopefully in a few months,” following the game’s iOS launch earlier this …
Read More »This War of Mine heading to iOS and Android tablets next month
PC hit This War of Mine will arrive on iPads and Android tablets next month, developer 11 Bit Studios has announced. The tablet version was originally revealed for iOS in March, with the latest announcement confirming the game will launch simultaneously on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. This War …
Read More »Supergiant brings Transistor to iOS
Supergiant Games has announced an iOS version of its action RPG Transistor is now available on the App Store. A post onSupergiant’s blogreveals the game costs $9.99 and is compatible with iPad 4, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5 and all respective newer models of those devices. Transistor’s revamped iOS release …
Read More »Fallout Shelter generating more money than Candy Crush Saga on App Store
Surprise release gets early success in US and UK
Read More »New Torchlight title announced for mobile platforms
Publisher Perfect World has revealed Torchlight Mobile, a new entry in Runic Games’ popular action RPG franchise in the works for mobile platforms. Between Torchlight and its sequel, the series has seen release on PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox 360 to date – and now Runic and Perfect World are …
Read More »E3 2015: Free-to-play Fallout leads Bethesda’s mobile line-up
Publisher also working on Hearthstone-style Elder Scrolls title for iOS and Android
Read More »Jeff Vogel returns to games development
Avadon dev attributes previous issues to age and health, rewriting engine to continue series
Read More »Spiderweb’s Jeff Vogel pulls a U-turn, returns to iOS development
Long-running indie studio Spiderweb Software is going to once again release games on iOS, after abandoning Apple’s platform in April. The founder of the developer, Jeff Vogel, pulled the outlet’s latest mobile effort, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls, earlier this year, citing an update to the iOS operating system that caused …
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