Gaming

Game of the week: Plague Inc.

By Simon Sage, Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 a 11:20 am

Out of all the games I looked at this week, I definitely poured the most time into Plague Inc. This single-player strategy title puts you as the guiding force behind a globe-spanning disease, including its means of transmission, its symptoms, and its spread from region to region.

Mobile gamers spent sizeable amount of cash on in-app purchases in 2011

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jun 15, 2012 a 12:33 pm

Information Solutions Group recently published some research about mobile gaming across smartphones and tablets. The survey data was pulled from 1,004 gamers across the UK and U.S., from an initial sample size of 2,301. There were a lot of interesting takeaways, including that 39% had spent cash in 2011 on game content (like extra levels) or in-game currency.

What iOS 6 means for gaming

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 a 4:04 pm

Gaming got a bit of a spotlight at yesterday's WWDC keynote, and though Apple spent just as much of the show talking about Mac as it did iOS, there are a lot of big implications for mobile.

Game Center for OSX to offer cross-platform gaming with iOS

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:10 pm

One little gem for gamers at WWDC today is a new Game Center for OSX that will allow players to play with friends on iOS when games are available on both platforms. Combined with pixel-for-pixel mirroring that was also announced for the new version of Mountain Lion, this is going to be pretty sweet. The WWDC demo showed CSR Racing playing on an iPad against a MacBook.

Catapult King Review for iPhone and iPad

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 a 6:31 pm

Catapult King by Wicked Witch Software launched onto iOS today, offering Angry Birds-style destruction with 3D models and a medieval twist. Your goal is to knock down castles that stand between you and a princess that has been captured by a dragon. You change lateral angle, elevation, and force of the catapult, and can get a bit of extra guidance thanks to magic potions that you earn over the course of gameplay or through in-app purchases.

Gameloft bringing the official Amazing Spider-Man game to iPhone and iPad

By chrisoldroyd, Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012 a 4:17 am

Gameloft and Marvel have announced that they are working together to bring the official Amazing Spider-Man game to the iPhone, iPad and Android devices later this year. The new game will be based on the Sony Pictures film "The Amazing Spider-Man" and should deliver full 3D action, missions, rich gameplay and comprehensive battle systems.

Shadowgun developer announces zombie shooter for iOS called Dead Trigger

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 4, 2012 a 10:09 pm

Madfinger Games has announced a new zombie title for iOS and Android at E3 called Dead Trigger, which looks absolutely disgusting. Of course by "disgusting", I mean awesome.

Microsoft's SmartGlass to turn your iPhone and iPad into secondary Xbox screens

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 4, 2012 a 3:07 pm

Today at E3, Microsoft announced SmartGlass, a new app that will let any mobile device, including iPhones and iPads, provide secondary contextual content to what you're playing on your Xbox. Daniel Rubino and company from our sibling site WPCentral were on hand at the press conference, and brought back word of Microsoft demoing the system. It worked while watching Game of Thrones with world map information, as well as with Halo 4, where you could check match statistics and join multiplayer games from your tablet. Xbox will also be getting Internet Explorer (IE 10), which you'll be able to control from your mobile device.

Axon Runners review for iPhone and iPad

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jun 1, 2012 a 12:26 am

Axon Runners cruised on into the App Store today with some pretty sharp graphics, but does its tired corporate sponsorship drag it down? Check out our review to find out.

Spirits for iPhone and iPad review

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 a 4:27 pm

One of the many, many games on sale through the Because We May promotion is Spirits by Spaces of Play, and even though it's two years old, it has weathered the test of time well enough to be featured by Apple, and we figured it was worth a fresh review.