Gaming

Apple removes Big Fish Games subscription based gaming app from App Store

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 a 3:50 am

Apple has removed Big Fish Games subscription based iPad gaming app from the App Store without any explanation. We reported yesterday that the app was the first to allow in-app subscriptions where for a monthly fee users could play a range of Big Fish games. The games were stored and streamed from a data center belonging to Big Fish.

2011 Holiday Guides: iPhone and iPad gifts for gamers

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 a 1:17 pm

The iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are pretty much the perfect mobile gaming platform and chances are you might be shopping for someone who just loves their iOS gaming. So what to get them? Luckily, there are lots and lots of gifts for gamers to choose from! Here are a few of my favorites, both for the hottest hardware and greatest games!

Don’t need anything for a gamer? Check out the recommendations anyway, something great might still catch your eye. If not, no worries, check out one of our other 2011 holiday gift guides!

Apple approves subscription based iPad gaming service

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 a 3:20 am

Apple has approved a subscription based iPad gaming service for the first time. Big Fish Games has gained Apple’s approval for its collection of games to be made available to iPad users at a cost of $6.99 a month. Apple introduced its subscription features earlier this year however no other game developer has taken advantage of this business model until now.

Infinity Blade 2 gets an early preview, a sequel poised to deliver in a big way

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Nov 10, 2011 a 8:36 am

Infinity Blade 2 is not set to hit our iOS devices until the beginning of December. The lucky guys over at IGN managed to get their hands on a preview of the game and it looks like it is going to be a really top sequel. According to IGN, Infinity Blade 2 offers far more than just a refresh, it picks up where the first game ended but goes on much further. Infinity Blade 2 is far more story lead and includes more than 40 different combat locations.

Apple's influence on gaming

By Anthony#IM, Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 a 10:41 am

Paul Tassi over at Forbes has written an article taking exception to results tabulated at the London Games Conference, where he feels Apple's influence on the gaming industry was blown way out of proportion.

Gameloft shows off Gangstar Rio: City of Saints trailer teaser [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 a 4:07 am

Gameloft has released a new trailer for its upcoming Gangstar Rio: City of Saints game. The trailer offers slightly more than the usual run of the mill marketing promo. This one offers full in game footage and it looks really nice. Well nice in the graphics department anyway, beyond that, it’s all fast cars, guns, helicopters, tanks, rocket propelled grenades and explosions.

Gameloft hasn’t announced when this one will be available; except that it will be “Very Soon”. Hopefully it will be released as part of its holiday line up. It will be available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. A word of warning, the trailer contains a bit of strong language!

iPhone 4S processor is 800Mhz, 73% faster than iPhone 4?

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 a 6:21 pm

New tests conducted over at AnandTech reveal that Apple has chosen to underclock the A5 system-on-a-chip nestled inside the iPhone 4S to ~800MHz, just slightly slower than the iPad 2's 1GHz, but still far better than the iPhone 4's A4 SoC -- by margins as high as 73%.

Fruit Ninja Puss in Boots coming to iPhone and iPad [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Oct 9, 2011 a 4:42 am

If you are a fan of the original Fruit Ninja game then you are in for a bit of a treat with the newly announced Fruit Ninja Puss in Boots. Fruit Ninja Puss in Boots is a game with a tie in to a movie, this time it is DreamWorks Puss in Boots movie.

Before you go off and assume that this will be the same game with a few cat references, it looks to be much more than that. It is actually a good upgrade to the original game, with more blades and backgrounds, new magic bean powered Desperado Mode and much more.

LEGO embracing the digital age with Life of George iPhone and iPod touch game [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Sep 30, 2011 a 7:57 am

Well known children’s toy company LEGO is bringing its toys into the digital age with the upcoming release of “Life of George”. The game consists of three main parts, a pile of LEGO blocks, a play mat and most importantly an iPhone app.

The idea of the game is to build the models shown on the iPhone with the actual Lego blocks. When a player thinks they have completed the model they need to take a picture with the iPhone or iPod touch. The app will then calculate a score based on the speed and accuracy of the finished model.

FIFA 12 now available for iPad [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Sep 29, 2011 a 8:20 am

FIFA 12 has landed on the iPad and it looks like an awesome soccer game with loads of features to keep fans of the FIFA franchise entertained for a long time. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch as well as an iPad, you can use it as a controller too.