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Chillingo has teamed up with Mattel and developer Glitchsoft to give He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, the long-overdue iOS treatment. What, you’re under 30? Well, He-Man is the star of 1980s TV classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as well as the equally popular action …
Read More »ET makes his video game return
The best thing is, you can’t bury digital games in the desert! Chillingo and Universal have teamed up to bring the Strawdog Studios’ developed title ET: The Green Planet to iOS. It’s available to download for free right now from the App Store. The stumpy, stretchy-necked alien is no stranger …
Read More »Finnish F2P mobile dev making $500k a day on iOS
Tablets 'are the ultimate game platform', says Supercell exec
Read More »Crazy Taxi confirmed for iOS
Sega’s classic arcade and Dreamcast hit Crazy Taxi is screeching its way onto iOS. Interestingly, the port will also include some of the original game’s soundtrack including The Offspring, which – much to fans’ dislike – was missing from the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions of the game. …
Read More »Report: New iPad Mini in mass production
Sources claim Apple producing 7.85 inch screen tablet
Read More »New Facebook SDK gets iOS 6 compatibility
Latest 3.1 update designed to offer users advanced functionality for building, distributing and promoting social apps
Read More »FIFA, Wii U and ten pages on DVD and Blu-ray in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with features and stories, including our bumper 10-page guide to the DVD and Blu-ray sector. In this 88-page edition, you’ll also find an interview with FIFA’s boss David Rutter, former Gamestation staff discuss their memories of the …
Read More »And here’s the iPad Mini – IN PICTURES
We’ve seen the iPhone 5 – now it looks like we may have our first screens of the iPad Mini. As published by French site NoWhereElse, the device looks exactly as previous rumour had suggested. If true this iPad Mini will position itself as a direct competitor to Amazon’s Kindle …
Read More »New Call of Juarez and Rayman iOS titles revealed in Paris
Ubisoft has revealed both a (perhaps surprise) new entry in the Call of Juarez series as well as an iOS outing for the rejuvenated Rayman. Develop Techland’s main aspiration with Call of Juarez: Gunslinger will be to improve upon its predecessor, COJ: The Cartel, which was mauled by critics and …
Read More »The World Ends With You – Solo Remix hits App Store at high price
The World Ends With You – Solo Remix has landed on App Store, with Square Enix once again slapping a large asking price for one of its iOS ports. An errant listing on the company’s site last week all but unveiled the DS title was heading to the platform, though …
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