Friday, March 14, 2014

Wave Wave Review

Wave Wave Review :
Wave Wave Review By Carter Dotson on March 13th, 2014 Our Rating: :: TRIANGLES EVERYWHEREUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Wave Wave shows that minimalism can be compelling – but it can be hard to

Frontline Commando 2 Review


Frontline Commando 2 Review :
Frontline Commando 2 Review By Carter Dotson on March 13th, 2014 Our Rating: :: WAR AIN'T CHEAPUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Frontline Commando 2 is deep and well-made, but expect to spend money to

'Dual Survivor' Review - Seeing Double

'Dual Survivor' Review - Seeing Double :
There aren't many games that ask you to do two things at once. One character to move about in a platformer -- one cursor in adventure games -- limiting control to one thing at a time is a common practice. But with Dual Survivor

'Cubed Snowboarding' Review - Simply Slope Sliding

'Cubed Snowboarding' Review - Simply Slope Sliding :
The Winter Games may be behind us for a few more years now, but Old Man Winter's grip on the Northern Hemisphere seems to be holding strong. With flaky white stuff inevitably on the minds of more people than just the usual

'Wave Wave' Review – A Bumpin' Thumpin' Challenging Line

'Wave Wave' Review – A Bumpin' Thumpin' Challenging Line :
My favorite iOS games run an arcadey-swift 2-3 minutes, engage me instantly, and draw me in so hard that I lose track of the world outside these tiny iPhone screens. Thomas Janson's Wave Wave [$2.99] is exactly that, and then some

Glorkian Warrior: Trials of Glork Review

Glorkian Warrior: Trials of Glork Review :
Like most 30-somethings with a love for video games, I have fond memories of the days when arcades reigned supreme. And when I was a kid playing games at my local pizzeria (it sounds clichéd, but it's true!), I put an

Block Legend Review

Block Legend Review :
Block Legend Review By Campbell Bird on March 13th, 2014 Our Rating: :: BLOCK QUESTUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad This matching game takes cues from games like 10000000, tasking players with doing

'Tanuki Forest' Review - A Delightfully Zen Endless Runner

'Tanuki Forest' Review - A Delightfully Zen Endless Runner :
An entourage of cute animals, some beautiful hand-painted visuals, and a fantastic soundtrack with music supplied by Leavon Archer, Mighty Mill’s Tanuki Forest [Free] is a huge breath of fresh air compared to the increasing

Lost Twins Review

Lost Twins Review :
Lost Twins Review By Lee Hamlet on March 13th, 2014 Our Rating: :: A GREAT FINDUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad A fresh take on the classic slide picture puzzle, this is a unique gameplay experience that

Review: First Strike

Review: First Strike :
I'm sat around the table in the war room. There's just me and the cat, and she seems more interested in sleep than the horrendous decisions we have to make. It's up to me. It's always up to me. With a few taps on the screen I

Social Point looks to mobile action-strategy genre to boost 2014 sales to $100 million

Social Point looks to mobile action-strategy genre to boost 2014 sales to $100 million :
Spanish social gaming company Social Point is looking forward to a big 2014. Previously a strong Facebook publisher, it's rapidly moving to mobile, announcing it has four titles in development, and its expectation to hit the $100

Dear Esther, Mirror's Edge artist joins Valve

Dear Esther, Mirror's Edge artist joins Valve :
UK artist Robert Briscoe moving to Seattle after five years of independence

Funcom: "We were back in full production the day after they came"

Funcom: "We were back in full production the day after they came" :
How the Oslo studio survived the F2P transition, job losses and a visit from police

Amazon opens its cloud streaming to devs

Amazon opens its cloud streaming to devs :
Amazon Web Services is now available for streaming apps and games from the cloud

Big Fish partners with Boss Fight to offer "deeper" casual games

Big Fish partners with Boss Fight to offer "deeper" casual games :
Veterans of Halo Wars and CastleVille are looking to Big Fish to distribute their next game

PopCap sees layoffs but "no changes to titles"

PopCap sees layoffs but "no changes to titles" :
Parent company EA confirmed the job cuts at the studio but would not disclose how many employees were let go

Xbox One, PS4 drive US retail sales up 9% in February - NPD

Xbox One, PS4 drive US retail sales up 9% in February - NPD :
Xbox One and PS4 were neck and neck for the month, helping to boost overall hardware sales by 42%

Latest Heroes of the Storm blog post details heroes, mounts, and more

Latest Heroes of the Storm blog post details heroes, mounts, and more :
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, New Titles, News Items, Dev Diaries, MOBA Want more information on Blizzard's upcoming MOBA Heroes of the Storm while waiting for your technical alpha invite? The latest blog post dishes details on

Plumbee appoints new finance director

Plumbee appoints new finance director :
Yahoo! vet Rob Gorle joins social casino dev, co-founder Gerald Tan now CPO

Charticle Special: How launching 14 language versions made Castle Clash the world's #2 mobile strategy game

Charticle Special: How launching 14 language versions made Castle Clash the world's #2 mobile strategy game :
Recently we took a look at how Aeria Games has released and operated separate French, German and Russian versions of its mobile card-collection games Immortalis. Yet there is another outfit which has taken the approach to

Ambitious sandbox MyDream launches Kickstarter today

Ambitious sandbox MyDream launches Kickstarter today :
Filed under: Betas, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Miscellaneous, Sandbox, Housing, Crowdfunding, Player-Generated Content Sandbox fans, meet your next obsession. It's called

We are the 1.5 percent: Oscar Clark on whales, damn whales, and statistics

We are the 1.5 percent: Oscar Clark on whales, damn whales, and statistics :
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about the role of spenders in mobile gaming. Most notably was the Swrve Monetisation Report which revealed in January 2014, only 1.5 percent of players surveyed spent any

5 anti-aging tips for your mobile game


5 anti-aging tips for your mobile game :
"This week, Pocket Gems is celebrating the second birthday of our game, Tap Paradise Cove... when players really love a game, and developers continue to evolve it, mobile games can live on for years." ...

So how much does it cost to host an eSports competition anyway?

So how much does it cost to host an eSports competition anyway?:
Natural Selection II is the first-person shooter meets real-time strategy title, and two weeks ago developer Unknown Worlds hosted their World Championship tournament for the game. It was the culmination of months of qualifiers, featuring hundreds of players from all over the world.

So just how much does it cost to throw an event of this caliber? Unknown Worlds' Huge Jeremy sent us over a breakdown of it all, and for this small indie studio it cost them $67,443 to host the World Championship tournament. A little over 52% of that was paid by the developers, and the rest was covered between sponsors and voluntary contributors. That's not a lot, but remember this is an indie studio. When a company like Riot Games throws a big League of Legends tournament you can be sure they're spending millions on it.

US digital games market update: February 2014

US digital games market update: February 2014:
Lead-up to Titanfall release lowers February digital spending. With gamers anticipating the retail release of Titanfall (Electronic Arts) in early March, digital console spending on full titles dropped in February. Combined with lower spending on social games, the digital games market totaled $959 million in sales in February, showing a 5% decline month-over-month. We do, however, expect a bump in digital sales for next month based on Titanfall’s season pass and Digital Deluxe package (PC only). Despite this month’s drop, the total digital games market showed a 17% increase, year-over-year.