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Minecraft coming to iOS and Android

Samia Perkins, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The wildly popular Minecraft, which according to the official website is "a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine" is now coming to iOS and Android. In an exclusive story by Gamasutra, Markus Persson, the game's developer, revealed that the release is in the works and will be available later this year. Get more details after the cut. Read The Full Story

Rovio Takes on Nokia with an Angry Call to Arms

Chris Burns, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [6]

In a move that can only be called "absolutely insane yet somehow very sensible," Rovio has re-tweeted a joke sent out by mobile entrepreneur Jan Ole Suhr that notes that the only hope Nokia has of surviving their future with Microsoft is to make sure Rovio creates a version of Angry Birds compatible with Windows Phone 7! Of course there has been no response from Nokia as of yet, while Microsoft has also remained silent on the matter. Read The Full Story

Smuggle Truck Game Pending Apple Approval

Rue Liu, Feb 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Throw political correctness out the window—or in this case, over the side of the truck—with the new “Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration” game developed by Boston based Owlchemy Labs. The aim of the game is to smuggle as many illegal immigrants across what looks to be the US-Mexican border. As the truck drives over rough terrain including cliffs, mountains, and even dead animals, the immigrants start falling off the truck bed. Read The Full Story

iPad Game for White Tigers Mimics Kitten Mittens Vibe

Chris Burns, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [5]

This is one of those bits of content that I think noone saw coming. This video and explanation for an app just showed up in our mailbox and despite, or perhaps because of it's utterly unbelievable preview video, it is amazing. The name of the app that the following wacky commercial is about is "Game for Cats." Sound good so far? No? Sounds kind of weird and for cat people, people who love cats? Do press on. Read The Full Story

GameProm Sends Pinball HD for iPad to Mac OS

Chris Burns, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Mobile developers GameProm, creators of the highly successful Pinball HD game, have taken steps toward porting the game to the desktop version of Apple's operating system. This Mac OS version of the game will feature all of the tables that are operational in the iPad version of the game, but in a manner that should always be standard, they've added features to each and every level. This game will be available for Mac OS within the next few months and is available for iPad now. Read The Full Story

Dungeon Defenders Updates to 4.0

Rue Liu, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [3]

Trendy Entertainment's popular Dungeon Defenders is getting an update but their 3.0 version was rejected by Apple last week. And since their Android version update was hinging on the release of their iOS version update being approved, they've decided to push everything back for a feature packed 4.0 update likely to surface next week. Read The Full Story

Chicks’n'Vixens brings Angry Birds clone to WP7 as Rovio protest [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [6]

Rovio has already warned would-be WP7 feather flingers that Angry Birds isn't expected to arrive for Windows Phone 7 devices until well into 2011, but one indie developer doesn't buy the idea that the company can't spare a few minutes of coding time for Microsoft's platform. Jabberworx's homage, "Chicks'n'Vixens", is a free beta in the Windows Phone Marketplace, and he reckons Rovio could easily have knocked out a WP7 version of the original in under a week. Read The Full Story

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SG Comics Presents: Angry Turds

Rue Liu, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

Game developers, Apps Genius Corp, recently released a new game called Angry Turds available now at the App Store. No joke, you get to be a monkey flinging poop, bananas, and coconuts at island invaders.

Nintendo Sticks Head in the Sand, Pretends Social Media isn’t Happening

Robert Evans, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has a bad habit of ignoring big threats until they become implacable foes. The latest goof? President Satoru Iwata attempted to allay investor's fears about social media games like FarmVille. He didn't do it by announcing a new Nintendo Facebook game or social networking service. Instead, he said this: "Nintendo has been developing social entertainment in the field of video games for a long time."

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Angry Birds Valentines Day Edition Coming Up Next

Chris Burns, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

The newest edition of the massively successful mobile phone game Angry Birds is set to come out Valentine's Day with a special pink addition to what we're pretty sure will be the Seasons version of the game. Seasons already has Christmas and Halloween sets of levels, and this love-based new set would fit perfectly in the timeline. This news was released by DW-TV (Deutsche Welle) via YouTube where the personality speaking notes that "The designers and game developers at Rovio are currently working on new versions of their game, like this update in pink, due to come on the market on February the 14th - Valentine's Day." Read The Full Story

iPhone and iPad RPG Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden Announced by Gameloft

Chris Burns, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Behold one epic looking game. This sort of game is what makes it worth having an iPad, if you ask me. This game is what IntoMobile is calling a Legend of Zelda clone, and I'm inclined to agree. I'm NOT inclined to protest though, as such a game as that might not be out for ages and ages. Now is the age of Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden. A young fellow by the name of Ayden is chosen by the god Uryah to save the kingdom of Lasgalen from no less than the Apocalypse. How will you do such a monumental task? You'll ride your horse and break some ice with a big glove, of course! Read The Full Story