Familiar characters and locales are charming, but there's little depth to this affair.
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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes taps the classics for a grinding collect-'em-all quest 0
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is now on iPhone 0
December 17th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsAnother GTA is going mobile: today Rockstar is launching Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on iPhone and iPad for $6.99. The revamped mobile release will be largely the same as the original game â which first launched on Sony's PSP handheld in 2005 â but with new features including both touch controls and gamepad support, improved visuals, cloud saves, and what Rockstar describes as "shorter, streamlined missions designed with mobile gameplay in mind." It'll even let you listen to a custom...
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Google's top trending topics of 2015 include the hottest gadgets in tech 0
December 16th at 10:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsGlobally, the biggest search spikes were for breaking news and entertainment. But nerds like us searched for gadgets, gadgets, and more gadgets.
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The new mobile game from the creator of Flappy Bird will drive you crazy 0
December 16th at 7:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsPrepare yourself for the pain of failure: the creator of Flappy Bird has a new ultra-hard mobile game out today in time to test your patience before the holidays. Swing Copters 2, a free-to-play sequel to the mobile title developer DotGears Studios released last year, is much like its predecessor. Users are asked to maneuver a pixelated retro sprite wearing a propeller hat through a tiny sliver of space between two swinging hammers for as long as possible. Like the studioâs previous games, the only...
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Guitar Hero Live for iOS and Apple TV: Almost the full guitar experience, plus something more 0
December 15th at 2:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsRebooted series brings the plastic guitar to iPhone and iPad, but you can play without, too.
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Japanese cat-luring sensation Neko Atsume is finally available in English 0
December 14th at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThere's little to it, but as a free time-waster, it's absolutely pleasing.
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Dark survival game Donât Starve is a hit on iOS, thanks to its new-ish Pocket Edition 0
December 11th at 11:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThis whimsical PC game delights on the small screen thanks to its Tim Burton-esque artwork and challenging gameplay.
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New iPhone game doubles as a scale for measuring things with 3D Touch 1
December 11th at 12:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsApple really doesn't want its latest iPhones to double as weird, makeshift scales. The pressure-sensitive 3D Touch technology built into the displays of new iPhones technically makes this possible, but Apple has already refused to let apps into the App Store for trying to cash in on this unconventional idea. Now, the developer of a just-launched game called Steady Square has managed to sneak the same functionality into his title....
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The 20 best iPhone games of all time 0
December 9th at 11:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsA look at our favorite iPhone games of all time, based on our list of the best 100 iPhone apps of all time.
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Twitter's Periscope claims App of the Year in Apple's 2015 App Store picks 2
December 9th at 9:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Wednesday published its annual Best of 2015 feature for the App Store, highlighting the company's own picks as well as overall bestsellers.
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Apple names the best iOS apps of 2015 1
December 9th at 4:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsTaking top honors was Periscope, an app Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, called "truly revolutionary."
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Need for Speed: No Limits has⦠some limits, certainly 0
December 7th at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSlick street racing provides solid free entertainment, albeit with familiar free-to-play restrictions.
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Final Fantasy VII for iOS is a quirky classic of a role-playing game 0
December 5th at 8:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsOne of the best-loved RPGs of all time is now on the App Store, and it's plenty weirdâbut still pretty wonderful.
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Gorgeous puzzle game Monument Valley is now free on iOS 0
December 2nd at 8:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsOf all the ways to chill while commuting, Monument Valley is one of the most chill â and now it's one of the cheapest, too. Ustwo's Escher-inspired puzzle-adventure has just gone free on iPhone and iPad for the first time, so even more people can get sucked into its beautiful, mind-bending world....
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5 can't-miss apps: FaceParty, 'Goat Rider,' Nuzzel and more 0
November 21st at 9:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes a social news app, an app to take 3D selfies and an app to browse travel videos.
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The new Warhammer 40,000 iPhone game lets you 3D Touch aliens into oblivion 0
November 20th at 12:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsIn preaching the virtues of its 3D Touch technology, incorporated into its latest iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, Apple has emphasized its practical applications for opening menus, switching tasks, and navigating your phone. But 3D Touch, which can recognize how hard you're pushing on the screen, has another application â video games. Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade is one of the first games to utilize the tech, allowing iPhone 6S owners who download the free iOS-exclusive shooter to switch between weapons by...
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In defense of Drizzy Tearz: a Q&A with developer Ashten Winger 0
November 18th at 9:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsI behaved a little salty last week over Drizzy Tearz, a new free iOS game that asks you to tap the tears falling from an emotional Drakeâs floating 8-bit head. You can imagine my surprise when I was offered a chance to speak to the creative force behind the game, Ashten "Whoopi" Winger. Itâs one thing to dismiss a gameâs central idea and call it "crapware"; itâs another to talk to the person behind said idea about all of the work and planning that went into said crapware....
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5 can't-miss apps: Selfieshot, Giffage, Vevo and more 1
November 16th at 4:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes Vevo's redesign, an app to help you take better selfies in the dark and a GIF keyboard app.
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Apple features 'amazing' apps and games for iPad Pro in iOS App Store 0
November 13th at 9:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsOne day after launching its extra large iPad Pro, Apple is throwing a spotlight on apps that take advantage of the tablet's massive 12.9-inch Retina display, titles compatible with Apple Pencil, "desktop-class" software, games and more.
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5 can't-miss apps: Unroll.me, Action Movie FX, Honest Beauty and more 1
November 7th at 1:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIncluding an app to help you unsubscribe from annoying email newsletters, a new SoundCloud app and more.
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James Bond: World of Espionage offers awful, automated spy action 0
November 6th at 6:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsDon't let your excitement for Spectre turn you towards this terrible tie-in.
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Gaming on the Apple TV: Why a gamepad isn't as optional as it seems 1
November 5th at 2:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsEven some proven touch games ported from iOS aren't a comfortable fit for the Siri Remote.
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5 can't-miss apps: Yellow, 'Beneath the Lighthouse,' DSCO and more 1
November 1st at 1:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an app to meet people on Snapchat, a GIF-making app and an app to make visualizations out of your running stats.
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Cute puzzler Haunt the House: Terrortown will get you in the Halloween spirit 0
October 31st at 10:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsPossess objects and scare unsuspecting townspeople in this ghostly game.
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5 can't-miss apps: 'Trivial Pursuit,' Launchify, Capitan and more 2
October 25th at 6:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an intelligent shopping assistant, a new social trivia game and a major update to Waze's navigation app.