Eliss Infinity is a follow-up to (or rather, an enhanced version of) the original Eliss. It’s elegant in its own way, although self-consciously retro in appearance: all raw pixels, plain lines and flat colors, like a pastel-tinged Asteroids....
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Eliss Infinity review: A frenetic and engaging puzzle games for iOS 0
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4 Fictional TV Show Apps You Can Actually Download IRL 0
May 26th at 4:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThese four apps got their start in fictional TV shows, but now they're available IRL. So meta.
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Hectic Space May Be Crazy, But It’s Also Super Accommodating 0
April 7th at 7:36am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsHere’s yet another retro-style arcade shooter you might want to check out. Hectic Space by James Swiney Category: iOS Games Works With: iPhone, iPad Price: Free Hectic Space is as pared down as you can get. It’s just your ship,…
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Timberman Is The New Flappy Bird 0
July 14th at 9:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsGamers looking for a new way to spend time waiting in line or on a commute should go check out Timberman, the latest indie game to take the App Store by storm. According to App Annie data, the game has made its way to the top 5 apps overall in more than 20 countries and is the most-downloaded game in eight countries as of yesterday.
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Cubicle‘s color-matching puzzler is frantic iOS fun 0
August 11th at 6:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsFrom the mathematical brilliance of Threes to the insanely addictive, Design Award-winning Blek, iOS users are spoiled for choice when it comes to great puzzle games on their iOS. Does that mean developers should throw in the towel and stop…
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5 Can't-Miss Apps: 'RollerCoaster Tycoon,' Alien Blue and More 4
October 19th at 5:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsGet ready for an 'Angry Birds' meets 'Transformers' mashup.
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Turn your iPhone into a skateboard with Gyro Skate 0
January 7th at 1:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsA game which asks you to literally throw your iPhone in the air to make it perform extreme sport-style tricks sounds like a recipe for disaster. Nonetheless, that’s the concept behind Gyro Skate, a new $1.99 iOS title that aims to replicate…
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You Should Play: Planet Quest blends music-based gameplay with alien abductions 0
March 20th at 6:00am / Macworld / 0 opinionsAre you zapping up humans in your UFO or playing along to the beat? Both, actually, in this oddball iOS original.
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Zynga tries to reinvent itself with a new smartphone strategy game 0
May 5th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsIn 2008, Mark Skaggs joined Zynga in hopes of making real-time strategy games even more popular. He had spent the previous six years at Electronic Arts, working on games like Command & Conquer, but with Zynga he saw an opportunity to introduce RTS games to a whole new audience. That never happened, though. Facebook turned out to be a poor platform for the genre, and instead Skaggs spent his time working on social gaming hits like CityVille and FarmVille. But now that mobile has emerged as a suitable...
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Fallout 4 Offers Players A Real-Life Pip-Boy, And Fallout Shelter Hits iOS 0
June 15th at 3:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsYour phone is about to get a lot more Fallout; Bethesda Softworks held its own E3 press event last night, wherein they revealed a lot about upcoming title Fallout 4, and launched a new Fallout dedicated mobile game called Fallout Shelter. True fans of the series will probably be most excited by in-game support in Fallout 4 for a real-world Pip-Boy, powered by your very own smartphone.A version…
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Angry Birds 2 is out now for Android 0
July 30th at 11:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsOkay, so I know since Angry Birds came out in 2009, we've had Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Friends, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Star Wars, Angry Birds Go!, Angry Birds Transformers, Angry Birds Fight!, Angry Birds Stella, and somehow even more. But none of those titles mattered. Because they didn't have a number. Yes, the wait is over â Angry Birds 2 is out now for Android and iOS. Knock yourself out.
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Chess gets an unpredictable, glitchy makeover on iPad 0
October 8th at 5:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsIf you play enough chess, watching a match is rarely surprising. The game has been analyzed so much that the best players already know what's going to happen, they've planned out their strategies many moves in advance. The precision can make the game daunting for newcomers; unless you already know the best strategies, you won't stand a chance against a skilled player....
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Moody mobile game Badland has a fantastic new sequel 0
December 17th at 5:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsTwo years ago Badland became one of mobile's best games, mixing a dark, alien atmosphere with simple but challenging gameplay. Today, it finally has a sequel with the surprise launch of Badland 2 on iPhone and iPad....
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What were your first iPhone and iPad apps? 0
April 1st at 6:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsApple turned 40 today â and the iOS App Store turned seven years, nine months, and about three weeks. It's not exactly the same round number, but it did get me thinking about my years and years of really odd downloads. So I decided to look back at my purchase history....
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Zen gardening game Viridi is now available on iOS and Android 0
June 20th at 9:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsDo you like tending succulents? Are you a fan of earthenware pots with geometric designs? Have you ever wanted to sing to a snail? If you answered "god yes please" to all three of these questions, then I have just the thing for you: Viridi, a zen gardening game that came out on desktop last year and launches today on iOS and Android....
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Severed is a gruesome, yet gratifying dungeon-crawling adventure 0
August 13th at 3:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSlash through horrifying monsters with your finger in this cartoonish affair.
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Apple App Store buckles under weight of Super Mario Run, service unavailable to some users 0
December 16th at 4:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsIt appears the crush of eager customers awaiting Thursday's "Super Mario Run" launch is wreaking havoc on Apple's iOS App Store servers, as a number of users are unable to conduct searches or view certain apps, including the new Mario game.
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Plants Vs. Zombies Gets New Mini-Games, Achievements & More In Major Update 0
April 19th at 5:29am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsPlants vs. Zombies has been a smash hit on iOS for well over two years now. But despite its age, developer PopCap is still adding new content. Its latest update is sure to put a smile on your face, adding a new game mode, new minigames, more achievements, and lots more.
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Grimm, Block Rogue, Clumsy Bob & More! 0
January 8th at 10:55am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsNow that the festive period is out of the way and we begin to settle in to the new year, Apple has returned to reviewing App Store submissions and games and apps are starting to trickle in again. Here’s our pick of the best iOS games to enter the App Store over the past week. Grimm is the first I’ve discovered, and probably the first you’ll play, in which your aim is to navigate a lost baby’s carriage and successfully deliver the child home to its mother. This side-scrolling adventure is set in a dark a...
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10 Perfect Summer iOS Games for Kids 0
July 6th at 8:52am / Mashable / 0 opinionsEntertainment Games built for iOS appeal to a wide range of people, and that includes kids! Whether it's younger kids just getting their first taste of technology or those who are...
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Samsung Smart TVs Will Let You Play Angry Birds Without Touching A Thing 0
July 18th at 11:32am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAngry Birds has been around for what seems like forever, topping over 1 billion downloads across all available platforms. But folks continue to come up with new and interesting ways for us to sling birds into poorly built structures with the sole purpose of needless destruction. Samsung today officially joined that pack by offering Angry Birds on Samsung’s Smart TV, but pay no mind to the remote — the whole thing is controlled by gesture. The idea is that you can aim birds by pulling back the way you ...
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Instamory remembers the game memory 0
November 1st at 7:50pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsRemember the memory game you might have played with your parents? A bunch of cards were placed face down, shuffled up, and you’d have to flip them over two at…