DoubleFine plunge into iOS with Middle Manager of Justice

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DoubleFine are taking their first stab at mobile gaming and … office management with Middle Manager of Justice. The game resembles Game Dev Story, except instead of managing a game developer you are in charge of a facility that h…

DoubleFine are taking their first stab at mobile gaming and … office management with Middle Manager of Justice. The game resembles Game Dev Story, except instead of managing a game developer you are in charge of a facility that h…

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Humble Bundle for Android: 3

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Humble Bundle for Android: 3

Another addition to the popular Humble Bundle series has been open for a few days now with a large amount of money submitted already. For those not familiar with how the Humble Bundle works here is a run-down. Independent game developers submit there games to be included in the Humble Bundle, past entries include gems such as [...]

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Humble Bundle for Android: 3

Another addition to the popular Humble Bundle series has been open for a few days now with a large amount of money submitted already. For those not familiar with how the Humble Bundle works here is a run-down. Independent game developers submit there games to be included in the Humble Bundle, past entries include gems such as [...]

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Green Day is jumping on the Angry Birds bandwagon

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Because Angry Birds has to have it’s hand in everything, or maybe because everyone wants to be part of this ever-expanding franchise, Green Day is now teaming up with Rovio to add band themed levels to the hit game. These level…

Because Angry Birds has to have it’s hand in everything, or maybe because everyone wants to be part of this ever-expanding franchise, Green Day is now teaming up with Rovio to add band themed levels to the hit game. These level…

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‘Bad Hotel’ Review – Where Music Creation and Tower Protection Meet

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Lucky Frame’s music/tower defense hybrid Bad Hotel [$0.99] is the best kind of weird there is, the kind that makes you wonder exactly what the developers were thinking and if there’s anything you can do to encourage them to keep going down that Rabbit Hole. More attuned towards its tower defense roots than its musical [...]

Lucky Frame’s music/tower defense hybrid Bad Hotel [$0.99] is the best kind of weird there is, the kind that makes you wonder exactly what the developers were thinking and if there’s anything you can do to encourage them to keep going down that Rabbit Hole. More attuned towards its tower defense roots than its musical [...]

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Dog-rescuing Puzzler ‘Puppy Sanctuary’ Launches for Free

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Those with a fondness for canines and matching gameplay can finally get in on what us cat lovers have been enjoying since March with Kitten Sanctuary [$0.99 / Free], as the dog-centric Puppy Sanctuary [Free] is now available in the App Store. Gameplay is of a similar matching style as Kitten Sanctuary that has you [...]

Those with a fondness for canines and matching gameplay can finally get in on what us cat lovers have been enjoying since March with Kitten Sanctuary [$0.99 / Free], as the dog-centric Puppy Sanctuary [Free] is now available in the App Store. Gameplay is of a similar matching style as Kitten Sanctuary that has you [...]

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TA Plays: ‘Cafeteria Nipponica’ – A Restaurant Management Simulation Game

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Earlier this afternoon, Eli and I sat down with Cafeteria Nipponica [$3.99]. It’s a restaurant simulation game that puts you in the shoes of owner, floor manager, and head chef across a total of five cafes. Mechanics-wise, you’ll be doing a lot of clicking — by cruising the game’s various bits of UI, you’ll be [...]

Earlier this afternoon, Eli and I sat down with Cafeteria Nipponica [$3.99]. It’s a restaurant simulation game that puts you in the shoes of owner, floor manager, and head chef across a total of five cafes. Mechanics-wise, you’ll be doing a lot of clicking — by cruising the game’s various bits of UI, you’ll be [...]

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Upcoming ‘One Epic Knight’ Takes ‘Tiny Heroes’ On a Run… A ‘Temple Run,’ to be Specific

in Action Games, Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

If your afternoons are anything like my afternoons, chances are you’re kicking back right now drinking a stevia-laden American-sized cup of coffee thinking about when you’re going to take time out of your day to go to the gym while you hopelessly scroll through your mountain of RSS feeds looking for more Temple Run spinoffs. [...]

If your afternoons are anything like my afternoons, chances are you’re kicking back right now drinking a stevia-laden American-sized cup of coffee thinking about when you’re going to take time out of your day to go to the gym while you hopelessly scroll through your mountain of RSS feeds looking for more Temple Run spinoffs. [...]

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Reiner Knizia’s ‘Lost Cities’ Coming to the App Store Courtesy of ‘Carcassonne’ Developer TheCodingMonkeys

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

If you fancy yourself a board or card game geek then get ready for a squeal-worthy collaboration. Legendary game designer Reiner Knizia’s original 1999 card game Lost Cities is heading to iOS, and it’s being handled by TheCodingMonkeys who brought Carcassonne [$9.99] to the App Store in 2010. In case you were unaware, Carcassonne is [...]

If you fancy yourself a board or card game geek then get ready for a squeal-worthy collaboration. Legendary game designer Reiner Knizia’s original 1999 card game Lost Cities is heading to iOS, and it’s being handled by TheCodingMonkeys who brought Carcassonne [$9.99] to the App Store in 2010. In case you were unaware, Carcassonne is [...]

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‘The Simpson: Tapped Out’ Returning Soon

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Electronic Arts is a publisher with some serious means, so we never fully bought into the reasoning behind it pulling The Simpsons: Tapped Out. If EA needed a couple of servers, it could get its hands on a couple of servers, you know? That’s a phone call, done. But anyway, Tapped Out is making a [...]

Electronic Arts is a publisher with some serious means, so we never fully bought into the reasoning behind it pulling The Simpsons: Tapped Out. If EA needed a couple of servers, it could get its hands on a couple of servers, you know? That’s a phone call, done. But anyway, Tapped Out is making a [...]

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On ‘Horn’ And Zynga Partners: How A Favorable Business Deal Will Correct A Past Problem

in Action Games, Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Phosphor Games’ moody hack-and-slash Dark Meadow [$5.99] was great and all, but people sort of forgot about it just as quickly as they got behind it (until the free to play fiasco, anyway). It blasted up the charts, then it fell down, never to see its highest highs again. This is why Phosphor decided to [...]

Phosphor Games’ moody hack-and-slash Dark Meadow [$5.99] was great and all, but people sort of forgot about it just as quickly as they got behind it (until the free to play fiasco, anyway). It blasted up the charts, then it fell down, never to see its highest highs again. This is why Phosphor decided to [...]

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Official ‘Dominion’ Coming this Week, Unofficial Version Pulled from the App Store

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

In January of this year an unofficial iOS version of the popular physical card game Dominion hit the App Store. Dominion was originally created by Donald X. Vaccarino and released by Rio Grande Games in 2008, and its subsequent popularity and numerous awards sparked off a trend of similar deck-building card games. When the unofficial [...]

In January of this year an unofficial iOS version of the popular physical card game Dominion hit the App Store. Dominion was originally created by Donald X. Vaccarino and released by Rio Grande Games in 2008, and its subsequent popularity and numerous awards sparked off a trend of similar deck-building card games. When the unofficial [...]

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TA Plays: ‘Racing Legends’ – An Over-the-Top F-1 Game With Some History Thrown In

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Earlier this morning, Eli and I buckled up and spent some time with Racing Legends [$2.99], a new racing game from Ikaro Racing dev NuOxygen. To be more specific, it’s an over-the-top F-1 game with an ambitious campaign that spans five decades of racing, from the 1960s all the way to the 2000s. On-screen controls [...]

Earlier this morning, Eli and I buckled up and spent some time with Racing Legends [$2.99], a new racing game from Ikaro Racing dev NuOxygen. To be more specific, it’s an over-the-top F-1 game with an ambitious campaign that spans five decades of racing, from the 1960s all the way to the 2000s. On-screen controls [...]

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Check Out the Trailer for ‘Mad Skills BMX’, Follow-up to Last Year’s ‘Mad Skills Motocross’

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Early last year, Turborilla released Mad Skills Motocross [$0.99], an excellent side-scrolling motocross racing game. We really liked it in our review for its great visual style, easy to use control scheme, well-designed tracks, and a fantastic physics engine which really took every little nuance of your movements into consideration during a race. It’s been [...]

Early last year, Turborilla released Mad Skills Motocross [$0.99], an excellent side-scrolling motocross racing game. We really liked it in our review for its great visual style, easy to use control scheme, well-designed tracks, and a fantastic physics engine which really took every little nuance of your movements into consideration during a race. It’s been [...]

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‘Mega Run’ Gets a Big Update Featuring New World, New Characters, and More

in Free Games, Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games, Platform Games by toucharcade.com

The update that Get Set Games dished to us about at WWDC this year has finally gone live for their popular auto-running platformer Mega Run [Free]. This update brings an entire brand new fifth world called the Mystic Mountains. It comes brimming with 16 new levels, each with 3 stars, 3 gems, and plenty of [...]

The update that Get Set Games dished to us about at WWDC this year has finally gone live for their popular auto-running platformer Mega Run [Free]. This update brings an entire brand new fifth world called the Mystic Mountains. It comes brimming with 16 new levels, each with 3 stars, 3 gems, and plenty of [...]

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New Trailer for ‘Battle Bears Zero’ Released and Looks Hilarious

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

The Battle Bears franchise has yet another entry in their epic saga brewing, this time focusing on the bumbling antics of that lovable loser Wil. You might recall the original fixed-turret shooter Battle Bears [$0.99 / Free] when it launched in 2009. We really enjoyed the complete absurdity of the storyline, characters, and weaponry when [...]

The Battle Bears franchise has yet another entry in their epic saga brewing, this time focusing on the bumbling antics of that lovable loser Wil. You might recall the original fixed-turret shooter Battle Bears [$0.99 / Free] when it launched in 2009. We really enjoyed the complete absurdity of the storyline, characters, and weaponry when [...]

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‘Angry Birds Seasons’ Set to Get New Female Pink Bird as Part of Back to School Update

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

One of the most fluid Angry Birds releases would have to be Angry Birds Seasons [$0.99 / Free / $2.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. It serves to adapt to whatever sort of holidays or seasonal events that happen throughout the year, typically with some sort of themed update. As noted by Polygon, Rovio is set [...]

One of the most fluid Angry Birds releases would have to be Angry Birds Seasons [$0.99 / Free / $2.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. It serves to adapt to whatever sort of holidays or seasonal events that happen throughout the year, typically with some sort of themed update. As noted by Polygon, Rovio is set [...]

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Mobigame’s Summer Sale Sees Updates and Price Drops on Four Titles

in Free Games, Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

French developer Mobigame has a Summer Sale promotion kicking off this week, and several of their titles have received updates and price drops as a result. Their award-winning puzzle platformer Edge [$0.99] and its sequel Edge Extended [$1.99] have both been updated with mostly bug fix type of stuff, most notably a fix for Game Center progress [...]

French developer Mobigame has a Summer Sale promotion kicking off this week, and several of their titles have received updates and price drops as a result. Their award-winning puzzle platformer Edge [$0.99] and its sequel Edge Extended [$1.99] have both been updated with mostly bug fix type of stuff, most notably a fix for Game Center progress [...]

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‘Toki Tori 2′ Gets a Trailer, iOS Version Still Likely Following Steam and Wii U Releases

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It was way back in October of last year that Two Tribes announced a sequel to their fantastic puzzle platformer Toki Tori [$2.99 / Free / $4.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. It was at a super early stage in its development back then, but it looks like Two Tribes has been making some pretty big [...]

It was way back in October of last year that Two Tribes announced a sequel to their fantastic puzzle platformer Toki Tori [$2.99 / Free / $4.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. It was at a super early stage in its development back then, but it looks like Two Tribes has been making some pretty big [...]

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition updated with bows, spiders, skeletons

in Game Topics, Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by vg247.com

Minecraft: Pocket Edition has been updated to version 0.3.3, and now when you fire up the game on Android, iPhone or iPad, you can now use a bow and arrow to take down skeletons and spiders, which have also been added to the mobile edition. The update also applies fixes to a furnace crash, and other [...]

Minecraft: Pocket Edition has been updated to version 0.3.3, and now when you fire up the game on Android, iPhone or iPad, you can now use a bow and arrow to take down skeletons and spiders, which have also been added to the mobile edition. The update also applies fixes to a furnace crash, and other [...]

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The TouchArcade – 64 – Attack of the ‘Temple Run’ Clones

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

It’s a return to form on this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show. Join the regular cast and crew as they discuss the latest, hottest, hippest, and awesomest in iPad and iPhone gaming. In our games segment, we break down Gasketball, the new Pitfall, Trainz Driver, and a few other notables. Later, we ask why [...]

It’s a return to form on this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show. Join the regular cast and crew as they discuss the latest, hottest, hippest, and awesomest in iPad and iPhone gaming. In our games segment, we break down Gasketball, the new Pitfall, Trainz Driver, and a few other notables. Later, we ask why [...]

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Overheard on Twitter: Zynga Offered to Port ‘Fez’ To Mobile

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Fez is an awesome game if you take the time to drill down and uncover the many mysteries hidden beneath its below-average action. It’s a deep game, which is the reason our minds were kinda blown this afternoon when Fez creator Polytron mentioned that Zynga, king of casual and mindless games, offered to help the [...]

Fez is an awesome game if you take the time to drill down and uncover the many mysteries hidden beneath its below-average action. It’s a deep game, which is the reason our minds were kinda blown this afternoon when Fez creator Polytron mentioned that Zynga, king of casual and mindless games, offered to help the [...]

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Kairosoft Releases New Sim, ‘Cafeteria Nipponica,’ As A Universal App

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games, Simulation Games, Strategy Games by toucharcade.com

Double surprise! A new Kairosoft simulation game is available on the App Store. Oh, and it’s also Universal, a feature that no Kairosoft game has launched with yet. Cafeteria Nipponica [$3.99], as it’s called, is a restaurant management game that tasks you with the role of chef, business dude, and floor manager as you flip [...]

Double surprise! A new Kairosoft simulation game is available on the App Store. Oh, and it’s also Universal, a feature that no Kairosoft game has launched with yet. Cafeteria Nipponica [$3.99], as it’s called, is a restaurant management game that tasks you with the role of chef, business dude, and floor manager as you flip [...]

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TA Plays: ‘Super Mole Escape’ – A Polydactyl Prison Break

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

This afternoon Bradley and I took Adult Swim’s Super Mole Escape [$0.99] for a ride. A dollar gets you in the door, at which point you’re welcome to tons of unlockables that you can slowly work towards through run after run as you try to escape from some sort of mole-specific prison. The controls are [...]

This afternoon Bradley and I took Adult Swim’s Super Mole Escape [$0.99] for a ride. A dollar gets you in the door, at which point you’re welcome to tons of unlockables that you can slowly work towards through run after run as you try to escape from some sort of mole-specific prison. The controls are [...]

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Kitty Korner Alert: Celebrate ‘World Cat Day’ by Playing Some Awesome Cat Games

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Something I learned on the internet today is that it’s World Cat Day. I haven’t bothered to do any sort of fact-checking to see if that’s actually a real thing or not, but it’s usually a pretty safe bet that if something is on the internet then it’s 100% true. Right. Anyway, as an outlet [...]

Something I learned on the internet today is that it’s World Cat Day. I haven’t bothered to do any sort of fact-checking to see if that’s actually a real thing or not, but it’s usually a pretty safe bet that if something is on the internet then it’s 100% true. Right. Anyway, as an outlet [...]

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Coming Tonight: ‘Chimpact’, ‘Draw Breaker’, ‘Gasketball’, ‘Michael Jackson’, ‘Super Mole Escape’ and More

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

Oh hey, it’s Wednesday. Strap in for a whole load of new iOS games. We’re particularly excited about Gasketball, but, it’s always awesome to see new Adult Swim games like Super Mole Escape. As usual, all of these games will be available at 11:00 Eastern, or potentially much earlier if you’re in a region that’s [...]

Oh hey, it’s Wednesday. Strap in for a whole load of new iOS games. We’re particularly excited about Gasketball, but, it’s always awesome to see new Adult Swim games like Super Mole Escape. As usual, all of these games will be available at 11:00 Eastern, or potentially much earlier if you’re in a region that’s [...]

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Illusion Labs Teases First Image of Their New Upcoming Game ‘Blast-A-Way’

in Ipad Games, Iphone Games, Mobile Games by toucharcade.com

If I had to put together a list of my favorite iOS developers, Illusion Labs would most certainly be right near the top. They were among the first to really showcase the graphical power and multitouch capabilities of the iPhone with their fingerboarding game TouchGrind [$4.99 / $7.99 (HD)] back in November of 2008, and [...]

If I had to put together a list of my favorite iOS developers, Illusion Labs would most certainly be right near the top. They were among the first to really showcase the graphical power and multitouch capabilities of the iPhone with their fingerboarding game TouchGrind [$4.99 / $7.99 (HD)] back in November of 2008, and [...]

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