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What an apt title for a game.., I was thinking to myself when I was reviewing Wingbreaker, an arcade shmup like no other on the iPad. At first glance it has a lot in common with most games in the same genre, theres a plethora of weaponry to choose from and a bunch of alien [...]
Weve got a couple of interesting games out on the App Store today for iOS devices, and both have something in common, they are based on existing IPs! First up is an Angry Birds clone by Californian indie developer Slimstown Studios called Dragonbites: Smokin Bunnies. Priced at only $0.99, this...
Christmas is over, and so is New Years Day. But theres one special day coming up, and thats Valentines Day. So what do you get for a loved-one who is a geek, video game nerd or an otaku. Fret not, heres a list that should cover the bases: Books The Encyclopedia of...
Indie developers Jeffrey Chee and his wife have been working on a brand new iOS title which is best described as Theme Park meets Hotel Management. In Hotel Story which is slated to be released on Valentines Day 2013 for the iPad and iPhone, players set up their dream resorts with various facilities,...
Card games. I wonder sometimes how convoluted the gameplay mechanics are for certain card games. Back in the old days it was easy and simpler with games such as Snap, Old Maid or even UNO. Then came Collectible Card Games with the still going strong Magic: The Gathering (MTG) spearheading the then new...
There are a number of new free game releases on the App Store this week along with some older titles that have their price tags slashed to zero. Check them out: Badass Free by indie developer Ming Jing is a Nintendo Warioware inspired title, but on the iOS platform. This brand new game features a [...]
This week we review four comic books, two with the words Uncanny in their titles; prudes among us better close their eyes as there are plenty of kissing and blood-letting going on. Poor ol Bucky cant get a break, and while the hunt for his unwittingly wayward girlfriend, the...
Puzzle game fans rejoice. UK based Phasic Labs Ltd. today announces Hexius Free 2.0.5, a free version of its popular psychedelic action-puzzler for iPhone iPod touch and iPad. Hexius features 3 fun game modes, global/friends scores, weekly score challenges, achievements, regular updates, and more. Hexius...
When I first started playing OrangePixels latest iOS game, Gunslugs, I had a difficult time trying to pinpoint its influences. For starters, this 2D platformer seems to be an 8-bit homage to Contra, but then I realize that its DNA also saw contributions from games such as Super Mario Bros and Metal...
The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Dredd, Troy, 300these are just some of the movies that Ive been watching at home recently; it seems that with parenthood comes a strong urge to just watch movies whenever I have time to myself. I dont think it is a bad thing since...
Theres this Chinese drinking game that seems to be always played at parties and it goes by two players facing each other with their hands clasped. Each player will try to slap the hand of the other player, and the other player would try to evade with his hands still clasped together. There are plenty...
As a teenager I was really fascinated at the leap that took us from Wolfenstein 3D to Doom. Back then, I noticed the atmospheric levels, the steps, and the sound effects. All these helped reinforce the notion that Im fighting in an outpost on Mars, and these were in actual fact improvements over what...
Fans of the highly anticipated HTC Butterfly will have plenty to rejoice at the end of January as this Android-powered smartphone will make its debut on local shores at a RRP of RM 2,299. This is the first smartphone with a Full HD (1080p) display and comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core...
I think someone over at either CocoaChina or Bucca Studio has figured out to how to make me really happy, and thats by coming up with an excellent AND unique match-3 game. Yeah right, a unique match-3 game. That would be a cynical but common response to my enthusiasm on 7 Elements, a...
Its pretty strange that it took me 22 years before I finally heard of the party game called Twister. The game, by the Milton Bradley Company, was one that placed a premium on nimbleness and was pretty popular with some of my more urban friends (when compared to them, I was Smallville). In any case,...
Its been a wonderful year and I feel really blessed. The main highlights would be getting married and now my wife and I are in the hospital waiting for the delivery of our first child, scheduled to come on Christmas Day itself. Dont worry though, we had our fair share of turkey as my mum [...]
Imagine a game of Angry Birds whereby the pigs actually fight back by flinging stuff at you once you are done flinging birds at them. Thats how this new iOS game, Super Dragon feels like. While sharing a lot in common with that famous game from Rovio, Super Dragons gameplay takes place...
Ive been reading Michael Blandings The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind The Worlds Favorite Soft Drink, having snagged it at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale couple of weeks ago and it gave a unique insight to the history of Coca-Cola. I was impressed at how the Coca-Cola Company...
Last month we put up news on the London Games Festival Art Exhibition auctioning off its rare and exclusive art from the games industry for charity. We are happy to report back that the organisers Ukie have managed to raise £30,050.31 for charity SpecialEffect. The exhibition marked the finale of London...
This new app, MINT.io from Amidio Inc, is an extraordinary Groovebox app for the iPad, aimed at budding bedroom musicians who fancy being the next Skrillex. Its not bad actually being Skrillex, odd stage name aside, you get to lay some really cool dubstep and date (well used to date) that hot Brit...