Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) on Tuesday announced that the company will be acquiring PopCap Games. The acquisition is priced at $650 Million plus $100 Million stock and multi-year Earn-Out. EA has been busy acquiring upcoming and established game developers and publishers from the mobile gaming industry. The gaming giant recently acquired Chillingo and Firemint, both companies have produced highly successful titles for … Read More
Apple Highlights ‘Game Center’ In The Latest iPhone 4 TV Ad
Apple’s latest TV ads have adopted a new tone which highlights things you are missing out on ‘if you don’t an iPhone’. The latest advertisement to hit Apple.com is about ‘Game Center’. The new iPhone 4 ad points out the huge collection of games available on the App Store and then shows Apple’s social gaming center where you can invite … Read More
Lego Harry Potter for iPhone and iPad [Sneak Peek]
Today we received an update about Warner Bros. and TT Games upcoming game “LEGO Harry Potter” for iPhone and iPad. The game will be available soon. We got some preview shots of the game however details regarding availability and game features were not revealed. The game will allow Harry Potter fans to get more involved in the world of wizards … Read More
Real Racing 2 for iPhone Coming Soon
Firemint today sent us a teaser image of their upcoming game “Real Racing 2″ for iPhone. No details were provided all we got was the image above. The original Real Racing from Firemint is one of the best realistic racing games on the App Store. The game has already won many awards and was also the winner of the Apple Design … Read More
Gaston #1 – The Superball for iPhone Bounce Your Super Ball As High As You Can!
Gaston #1 – The Superball [rating: 3/5] Gaston #1 Superball by Marsu Productions is a super ball bouncing game. A similar styled game to Doodle Jump and Mega Jump that are also available in the app store. This time you are in control of a bouncing ball, a super one at that! You have to control the young boy that … Read More
iTangram for iPhone adds a unique twist to Tangram puzzle games
iTangram [rating: 5/5] iTangram is a puzzle game set in a magical kingdom. Within this kingdom magicians used crystals to control the four elements, now these crystals are out of control and destroying the castle and its surroundings. It is your task to help rebuild the castle one puzzle at a time. Developed by Gameolymp iTangram is featured with 50 unique … Read More
Loose Controls Leave EVAC for iPhone Floundering
EVAC [rating: 2/5] If you like or liked Pacman but would like a little more of a puzzle aspect to it then EVAC for iPhone could be the game for you as this seemingly Pacman inspired action puzzler is exactly that. The game includes a storyline where you have to escape the electronic maze that you are currently trapped in. You … Read More
NBA Elite 11 by EA Sports is the Buzzer Beating Shot that Makes it a Winner [Review]
NBA Elite 11 by EA Sports [rating: 4.5/5] Only a week into the 2010/2011 NBA season EA Sports have released the latest in their sports range of games to coincide with it, enabling you to recreate the excitement of one of America’s most popular professional sports. As you would expect with EA the game is fully licensed and so you’ll get … Read More
Wordity a challenging word game for your iPhone
Wordity [rating: 4/5] There are many word games available in the app store at the moment and they seem to be becoming more popular each day. If you like a variety of word games then Wordity is certainly a great all in one word app. Developed by Mindstormstudios Wordity is a game with several games to play within the app. The … Read More
Manage your own hair salon in Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition for iPhone
Sally’s Salon Luxury Edition [rating: 5/5] If the thought of transforming grumpy old ladies and punk rockers into the best styled people around then Sally’s Salon is a great game to try. Manage your time well with the many customers that arrive to have you work wonders on their hair. Developed by Gamehouse Sally’s Salon is a fun and addictive game. … Read More
WackyLands Boss for iPhone is Button Bashing Fun At Just 99 cents
WackyLands Boss [rating: 5/5] Chillingo have come up with yet another unique game, this time it’s Wacky Lands Boss which puts you in the unique position of playing the end of level boss who we’ve all competed against in so many games across the years if not centuries. The game is a sideways scrolling button basher where your characters task is … Read More
Gun Bros for iPhone New 3D Action shooter from Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile has been on a roll recently with many successful game launches on the App Store. After ngmoco, Glu seems to be the next established game publisher to take the freemium game model by storm. Gun Bros is the latest 3D action shooter from Glu which is available for free for iPhone and iPod touch. The game is based … Read More
SEGA Scares Up a Halloween App Sale on the App Store!
SAN FRANCISCO – October 28, 2010: SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that they are treating their fans to spookily low prices for five of their hit titles on the App Store, including the latest chapter in the blue blur’s 2D saga, Sonic the Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I. To take advantage of these discounted apps, which will last until Nov. 1, … Read More
Chillingo’s ‘Cut The Rope’ Surpasses The Two Million Mark
Om Nom’s Unstoppable; Now With Full Support From EA London, UK., – October 28, 2010– Leading mobile game publisher Chillingo, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that ZeptoLab’s chart-topping, addictive puzzler, ‘Cut the Rope’ has now sold more than two million copies worldwide on the Apple App Store in just three weeks since launch. “Cut the … Read More
Kuboku for iPhone A Numbers Game that Almost Adds up to Perfection
Kuboku [rating: 4/5] Sudoku’s are a lot like Marmite, you either love them or you hate them, that’s how decisive they are. For me I fell on the side of love ever since I first started playing them in my daily newspaper. For those of you that missed the rise of the Sudoku puzzle throughout the western world a Sudoku is a … Read More