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PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Xbox One snubs mobile, Unity goes free and Amazon goes global

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:26:00 GMT

One of the biggest pieces of mobile news this week came from Microsoft's unveiling of the next-gen Xbox One console. Specifically, it's what the US-based tech giant didn't say about mobile that made news. The most Microsoft offered mobile mavens was the news that they could use a smartphone as a remote control while browsing media on the Xbox One. Oh, and there's the fact it can also be c...

Pizza vs. Skeletons creator pits werewolves against CEOs in its next iOS game The Executive

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:00 GMT

Riverman Media, the creative developer behind the Gold Award-winning Pizza vs. Skeletons announced its next mobile game, The Executive. From what we've seen over on TouchArcade, it looks like it'll be a pretty standard office simulation game. You dress up in a smart suit, gel your hair into a perfect part, and then proceed to punch the stuffing out of werewolves before kicking your way throu...

Up for another trip to Monsterville? Natsume announces two new Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove games for iOS

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:00 GMT

Back in 2011, the surprisingly cute Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove ranked as one of the only rhythm games available for Nintendo's then-struggling 3DS. After finding some success on the handheld, its developer Natsume went on to create Gabrielle's Monster Match for iOS. Now, Natsume is ready to bring the dark but endearing world of Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove back to the App Store with a pair of ...

Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:41:29 GMT

While I'm reviewing a game I keep a notebook next to me as I play, and I write down key phrases that stick in my mind. Page one of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D review notes has one two-word phrase written over and over, like the scribblings of a happy mad man. That phrase is, "riotous fun". Throughout your time with DKCR3D you'll cause chaos and destruction with two awesome apes, all in th...

Review: Equilibrium

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Apple and Google. Yoda and the Emperor. Real Madrid and Barcelona. Matter and antimatter. All are instances of mighty forces working in opposition. It's the latter pairing that Equilibrium concerns itself with. Clubhouse Studios's game tasks you with picking a side and fighting a large-scale battle with every other player for the future of the planet. Sounds very epic, doesn't it? Cast the s...

Set out on an incredible journey to help a courageous Timbergrote rescue his family

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:29 GMT

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Scare yourself silly in episodic horror adventure Dying: Sinner Escape for iPad

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:00 GMT

Troy Dunniway is the award-winning creative director behind AAA games like Age of Empires and Ratchet & Clank. More importantly, Troy Dunniway has just teamed up with Chinese studio Nekcom on new episodic horror title Dying: Sinner Escape for iPad. In Dying: Sinner Escape, you take on the role of multiple characters. All of these figures are confined to a range of different - but strangely s...

Every Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery puzzle solved

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery is pretty great. It's a Professor Layton-like adventure for PS Vita, iOS and Android, and if you haven't played it yet, you probably should. Of course, you most likely have played it, and found yourself stuck on a puzzle - which is why you've reached this guide. There's no shame in getting stuck, and fortunately a couple of YouTube users by the funny names...

Hardware Round-up: Bad times for HTC, Vodafone's sub-£100 Android phone, and rumours of a cheap iPhone

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:00 GMT

Welcome to the latest round-up of hardware news in the mobile industry. Reading this article is the best way to keep up to speed on the latest handset-related rumours, special network deals, and Apple speculation. This week, there's bad news for HTC, BlackBerry seems to have lost the plot, Apple may have a low-cost surprise in the offing, and Vodafone has a sub-£100 Android Jelly Bean blower...

Battle flame-throwing grunts and screen-high mechs in Gunslugs for PS Vita

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:00 GMT

Good news, PS Vita fans: it looks like OrangePixel's Silver Award-winning action-platformer Gunslugs is making its way over to Sony's powerhouse portable. "Just signed an awesome agreement! Small Gunslugs salute to @shahidkamal for making it happen ;)," OrangePixel's Pascal Bestebroer tweeted early this morning. "Gunslugs. You asked," Shahid Kamal Ahmad, SCEE's senior business development ma...