Games

Classic Karateka game coming to iOS

By Anthony#IM, Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 a 11:27 pm

As any retro gaming aficionado will tell you, Karateka is a classic even among classics. It was built on an Apple II computer by Jordan Mechner and released in 1984. And now it's coming to iOS. The goal is still to save Mariko from the evil Warlord Akuma, but instead of one hero with one life, you now get three heroes with one life each, including the True Love, the Monk, and the Brute.

iMore Editors' Choice for November 3, 2012

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Nov 3, 2012 a 8:31 pm

Every week, the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a social network for TV and movies, a great drawing app, an app that looks back at past updates you made on your favorite social networks, a fun app filled with random, crazy facts, a horror action game, a classic strategy board game, and a Twitter and ADN client.

To see what we picked, follow along after the break!

Angry Birds Space updates with 10 new levels

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Nov 2, 2012 a 1:06 am

The popular Rovio game Angry Birds Space has been updated with 10 new volcanic levels. The story is that the Bad Piggies are still hiding out on the fire planet with the Mars Curiosity Rover and there's a new boss level that features the robotic explorer.

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Rovio releases Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay trailer

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Oct 29, 2012 a 6:48 pm

We're only about a week and a half away from the November 8 release of Angry Bird Star Wars and Rovio has released a video teaser that shows some actual gameplay footage. This video reveals that the red bird will be like Luke Skywalker and be able to tear down structures by whirling his lightsaber while colliding with them, and the pink bird will be playing the roll as Princess Leah and have the ability to call down laser fire during her descent.

iMore Editors' Choice for October 27, 2012

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 a 5:54 pm

Every week, the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include an image upload service, a zombie game, a private social network for teams and families, a game featuring a classic cartoon character, a popular Xbox game that's been ported to the iPad, and an app filled with interesting, useless facts.

To see what we picked, follow along after the break!

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City coming to iPhone and iPad later this fall

By chrissyboy6969, Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 a 3:02 am

Rockstar Games has announced that it will be bringing its world famous game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to select iOS devices this fall. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was originally released way back on October 29 2002. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this ground breaking game, it’s coming to iOS devices as well as some Android devices too.

Bad Piggies for iPhone and iPad updates with with 15 new levels

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 a 11:08 pm

Rovio's latest hit Bad Piggies has been updated with 15 new levels. The story is that the bad piggies have finally got the birds' eggs and the Angry Birds are hot in their pursuit. The piggies are trying to take cover in darkness, but it's not enough, so you must help them build the best machines to stay ahead.

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Sonic Jump by SEGA for iPhone and iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 a 2:05 am

Sonic Jump for iPhone and iPad is, in a nutshell, SEGA's version of the popular platform jumper Doodle Jump that features SEGA's iconic character Sonic the Hedgehog. There are two games modes, Story and Arcade, where you must jump and tilt your way up the levels collecting coins, defeating enemies, gaining abilities, and battling Dr. Eggman.

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Zynga lays off employees in midst of Apple event

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 a 6:36 pm

Zynga, in an obvious attempt to avoid bad press, laid off some 100-odd employees during Apple's iPad mini event today. A total of 5% of their full-time staff are now gone, and were given two hours to clear out of the office according to inside sources.