In what has been a great year for iOS gaming, Monument Valley stands head and shoulders above most of its competition. Part M.C. Escher and part Fez, the game lets you journey through a surrealist world full of optical illusions…
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Appy days: Monument Valley passes 1 million paid downloads 0
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Highly Anticipated Smart Contacts App Now Available for iPhone 2
August 15th at 7:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsHumin, the app that wants to take over your phone, in now in the App Store.
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GTA: San Andreas now looks better than ever on your iPhone 6 and 6 Plus 3
October 27th at 5:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsI still think it’s a mini miracle that Rockstar Games managed the compress the gangbanging goodness of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas onto a device thinner than a deck of cards and capable of fitting in my pocket. That’s exactly what…
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5 can't-miss apps: Scannable, Adobe Lightroom and more 0
January 18th at 6:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes Adobe's Lightroom on Android, a new app focused on hyperlocal discovery and the latest title in the Words With Friends franchise.
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Indie dev parodies internet life for fun and profit 0
March 23rd at 9:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsNathalie Lawhead speaks swiftly, a gentle European lilt in her accent. On the screen behind her is a random-seeming collection of internet memes rendered in outsider art chic. At first glance, her games look absolutely absurd, random, and ridiculous. “If…
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The fantastic Grim Fandango Remastered is now on mobile 1
May 6th at 4:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsGrim Fandango was an amazing game in 1998, and thanks to a new remastered version, the same is true in 2015 â and now you can play it on your smartphone. Double Fine has just released Grim Fandango Remastered on both iOS and Android, so that you can relive Manny's quest through the Land of the Dead from just about anywhere. The new version features improved graphics and a new orchestral score, along with some fantastic behind-the-scenes commentary from the original creators. It's a bit pricier than...
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You Should Play: Lost Within will scare the pants off of you (but play it anyways) 0
June 15th at 11:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsLost Within is a survival horror game for the iPhone and iPad, set in an abandoned insane asylumâsounds typical, but it will still thoroughly creep you out.
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The best virtual reality apps for iPhone, compatible with Google Cardboard 0
August 2nd at 10:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsBefore virtual reality headsets become mass-market products, iPhone owners can sample the futuristic technology in a cheap and easy way, thanks to Google Cardboard. AppleInsider offers a rundown of the best VR experiences available to download right now on the App Store.
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Disney Infinity: Toy Box 3.0 unites Star Wars, Marvel, and money (of course) 0
October 13th at 5:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThe latest media mash-up delivers creative fun, but it's pretty rough right now.
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The 12 best iPhone apps of 2015 0
December 23rd at 4:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsFrom beautiful new games to apps that helped supercharge our productivity, many apps became new favorites in 2015.
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How Mickey Mouse ended up in Crossy Road 0
April 7th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsWhen tiny studio Hipster Whale created the smash hit mobile game Crossy Road, it did so over the course of just 12 weeks with a team of just three people. But the follow-up, the recently announced Disney Crossy Road, isn't quite so small. The game, which launches today on iOS and Android, took nearly a year to create, a collaboration between Hipster Whale and developers at Disney. It features nine different worlds based on franchises like Toy Story and Zootopia, and nearly 150 characters to collect and...
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Crashlands brings humor to an otherwise bleak survivalist game 0
June 25th at 5:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsFor those looking for a deep, exceptionally-bizarre RPG, Crashlands is a great place to land.
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Deus Ex’s cyberpunk future makes for a brilliant puzzle game 0
August 18th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsSquare Enixâs Go series of games does a remarkable job of taking what makes a franchise great, and then stripping it down to the very basics. It started with Hitman (stealth and assassinations) before moving on to Tomb Raider (exploration and adventure) and now comes Deus Ex. Like its predecessors, Deus Ex Go is a turn-based puzzle game that has you moving a character through levels that look and feel like a cross between a board game and a diorama. But even with a much smaller sense of scale, it...
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Minecraft comes to Apple TV with 7 pieces of downloadable content for $20 0
December 19th at 10:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe Apple TV edition of popular world building game Minecraft is now available to purchase on the tvOS App Store, and it includes the newly released Ender Update, along with a number of other downloadable content.
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Blizzard: We’d Be ‘Foolish’ Not To Bring Warcraft To iPhone, But We Must Get It Right 0
March 20th at 4:14am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsBlizzard, the company behind the hugely popular MMO World of Warcraft, has revealed that is constantly looking at ways in which it can bring its title to the iPhone, and admits that it would be “foolish” not to explore the possibility. It promises that as soon as it has perfected the mobile experience, we’ll know about it.
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Lego Harry Potter, Rage HD, UFC & More! 0
November 20th at 9:22am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsOur must-have games list this week is packed with some huge releases that are guaranteed to be a massive hit in the App Store. At the top of our list is Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, a brand new game from Warner Bros. that lets you experience Harry’s first four years at Hogwarts in a wonderful world made of Lego. Based on the Harry Potter books and movies, you can play as Harry, Ron, and Hermione as you explore Hogwarts and engage in countless hours of enchanting gameplay. Also among our favorites this ...
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Apple Changes In-App Purchase Policy to Protect Parents' Credit Cards 0
March 10th at 9:21pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsApple has changed its policy for in-app purchases to prevent users, especially children, from accidentally purchasing virtual goods. Previously, consumers have been able...
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Horn Brings Original Storyline, Gorgeous Visuals To iPad, iPhone, And iPod Touch 0
August 16th at 5:57pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsDeveloper Phosphor Games knocks it out of the park with a new, beautiful iOS game named after protagonist, Horn. The game uses the Unreal Engine and multitouch-based gestures to a third-person action adventure game. While the technology, visual style and swipe-based combat in Horn bring to mind Infinity Blade, it’s clear from the start that this is something different. From the App description:
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10 of The Greatest Vintage Games Ported to iOS 0
December 19th at 2:34pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWith this week’s release of the epic Sonic CD on iOS, it’s hard not to look back at all of the vintage games we’ve loved and lost with the passage…
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If Red Dead Redemption Had iPads, It Would Include This Solitaire 0
June 9th at 12:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsI'm not a solitaire fan, but I think that a computing platform is not complete until it has a solid solitaire app. Especially the multitouch iPad. Solitaire Classics HD is the perfect solitaire for iPad. It looks and plays beautifully. That's what really makes this game: The really pretty graphics coupled with the way you play it, throwing cards to their positions with a simple finger gesture. It feels as close as real cards as the iPad could feel. Solitaire Classics HD includes normal and hard versions...
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All the iPhone Apps on Sale Right Now 0
October 14th at 5:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsYou have a new iPhone 4S! Or you don't! Whatever, it doesn't matter. Everyone is getting cheap apps today! There are a ton of apps on sale right now and we've gathered 'em all for you in a nice little list. Download and save monies. Let us know if we're missing any apps or games! • Madden 12 - $3 (originally $5) • Dead Space - $1 (originally $7) • The Sims 3 -$1 (originally $7) • Battlefield Bad Company 2 - $1 (originally $3) • Fight Night Champion - $1 (originally $5) • RISK - $1 (...