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Having already announced plans to publish a new video games mag, DC Thomson also wants a piece of the games market. In August the company unveiled monthly games mag 110% Gaming, but now it wants an even more direct involvement in the games sector. It has detailed plans to bring …
Read More »Disney pulls Tiny Death Star without telling developer Nimblebit
Two Star Wars games have been removed from both the Apple App Store and Google Play without any warning. Pocket Gamer reports that both Nimblebit’s Tiny Death Star and Disney Mobile’s Star Wars Assault Team have vanished. They were available for 11 and five months respectively. The site was told …
Read More »The Banner Saga marches onto iOS
Stoic’s visually striking The Banner Saga has made the move from PC to iOS. The port of the successfully crowdfunded title is compatible with both iPhone and iPad and costs 6.99. The game is sadly probably not best known for either its gameplay or unique presentation but instead for the …
Read More »VIDEO: Fully-fledged Assassin’s Creed game sneaks onto iOS
Ubisoft has, without much in the way of warning, sneaked Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the Apple App Store. The free game isn’t a spin-off but instead a fully-realised 3D Creed title set in Italy that relies on touchscreen controls. HD textures and dynamic lighting are also offered, as is a …
Read More »The Pokémon Trading Card Game arrives on iPad
It may not strictly be the big Nintendo smartphone foray that some depicted, but The Pokmon Trading Card Game has at last arrived on iOS. The free-to-play game is iPad and iPad Mini only for now, and is limited to devices with a Retina display (G3 onwards). It mirrors the …
Read More »Gameloft’s Asphalt Overdrive takes a different approach to smartphone racing
Asphalt Overdrive is now available on iOS and Android, offering a different take on racing to previous entries in Gameloft’s racing series. Instead of using an on-screen steering wheel or tilt controls, Overdrive instead sees players swiping the screen to move their vehicle between lanes. It also has a new …
Read More »Star Wars: Galactic Defense heading to iOS and Android this year
Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …
Read More »2K shaves a quarter off the price of BioShock on iOS
As of today the iOS version of BioShock for iPhone and iPad has been cut in price. The game was initially released for 10.49 but now costs 7.49, meaning a discount of over 25 per cent on the launch price less than a month after the game was released. Why, …
Read More »Goat Simulator mobile edition moves 100,000 units in five days
Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …
Read More »NHL 2K heading to mobile platforms this fall
2K Games is resurrecting its NHL 2K franchise, bringing a full-featured” edition of the series to iOS and Android devices later this year. The publisher details NHL 2K as a premium mobile title offering a full career mode, Free Skate, NHL Winter Classic, Shootout (including multiplayer) and three-on-three modes. The …
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