Mar 28, 2013

After a long battle, GameTheNews finally pushed Endgame: Syria through Apple’s approval process; but it ended up coming out the other end as the watered-down Endgame: Eurasia. GameTheNews’ Tomas Rawlings agreed to talk to us about Endgame: Syria, its troubled journey to the app store, and developing newsgames. For those not in the know, what is...

Mar 23, 2013

Apple’s determination to lobotomise the politically-charged Endgame: Syria has finally won out. In order to get the title onto the app store, developer GameTheNews has been forced to make changes that, in the words of Tomas Rawlings, transform the project “from a ‘newsgame’ into just a ‘game’”. “We’ve come to the...

Jan 17, 2013

The Few is an RTS due later this year for iOS, PC & Mac set during World War II. Specifically, it concentrates on the Battle of Britain – a crucial point in the war often ignored by games set in the era. The game is being developed by Polish indie house BlackMoon Design – with our very own Grumpy Gurevitz helping out on sound duties via his 2002 Studios....

Oct 8, 2012

Format: PC, XBLA, PSN (version reviewed), Mac, iOS, Android Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: 11 Bit Studios Developer: 11 Bit Studios Players: 1-2 (local co-op) Site: www.11bitstudios.com/games/7/anomaly-warzone-earth The popular tower defence genre is becoming oversaturated with clones, from the sublime Plants vs. Zombies and Pixel Junk Monsters to countless...

Aug 25, 2012

Rather than being ‘just another mobile game’, iOS title Fluid Football has met with remarkable success in a very short amount of time. While ultimately being down to dedicated and talented developers, the involvement of Andy Gray and Richard Keys played an important part in the development process. Andy Gray himself took the time to answer a few...

Aug 7, 2012

“I read the news today, oh boy/all videogames related in a brand new app, which was awesome” as The Beatles once sang. This drug-addled dream has now come true, thanks to Appy Gamer – the latest news dooberry from world-famous app craftspeople Mobiles Republic. There are three main reasons to download this for your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or...