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Mon, 20 May 2013 19:57:00 GMT

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Mobile version of 22cans' Godus will be distributed through Mobage platform

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:46 GMT

Peter Molyneux has announced that the Android and iOS version of his Kickstarted-backed 'god game reinvention' will be distributed by DeNA. The Japanese mobile social platform will publish the game on its Mobage service in the west, Japan and Korea. This means Godus will integrate Mobage messaging system, as well as its MobaCoins virtual currency Other games that use Mobage include Rage o...

Review: All Glory to the Pixel King!

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

While there are plenty of games that have latched on to the successful Minecraft formula, there are few, on iOS at least, that have tried to build on it. Too often we've seen block-building games that imitate rather than iterate on Mojang's template. In one way, then, it's refreshing to see All Glory to the Pixel King! try to spread its wings a little. It takes pixelly block-building as the bas...

Hands-on with Sprinkle follow-up Sprinkle Islands

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

We recently managed to get an exclusive first look at Sprinkle Islands, the upcoming sequel to 2011's Silver Award-winning puzzler Sprinkle. Building on the foundations of the original game, Sprinkle Islands adds a few gameplay tweaks and fancy graphical effects, utilising the graphics engine developed for studio stablemate Granny Smith. Mediocre co-founder Henrik Johansson was keen to show ...

Review: CandyMeleon

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:00 GMT

Apparently, the formula for financial success in video games is a simple one - so simple that anyone can replicate it. It goes like this: Sweet animal + desirable item as objective + simple physics gameplay x sweet cartoon art-style = cha-ching. The respective makers of Angry Birds, Where's My Water?, Cut the Rope, and Tiny Wings are clearly au fait with this simple rule. The question is,...

How to scare the living and defeat the dead in Haunted Hollow - hints, tips, and tricks

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT

Are you familiar with Haunted Hollow? You know, the relatively new free-to-play spook-fest from Civilization and XCOM: Enemy Unknown developer Firaxis. No? Okay, allow us to educate you. Haunted Hollow is a turn-based strategy title of sorts. In it, you have to construct a large haunted house suitable for all manner of otherworldly creatures and ethereal beings. You must use the inhabitan...

Silver Award-winning brawler Street Fighter IV slapped down to 69p/99c for a limited time

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:56:18 GMT

The iPhone version of Capcom's über-violent beat-'em-up Street Fighter IV was first released on the App Store over three years ago in March 2010. If you still haven't added this excellent Silver Award-winning title to your ever-increasing iTunes library of smartphone apps, now could be the perfect time to do so. You see, Street Fighter IV is currently available to download for just 69p / 99c...

Your iOS or Android Game of the Week - Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery: Episode 1

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:32 GMT

One of our jobs here at Pocket Gamer is to sieve through the hundreds of apps that hit the App Store and Google Play every single day, and unearth those glittering gems. Lately, though, we've been giving you the chance to have YOUR say, too. Basically, we've been giving you the opportunity to tell us your favourite game from a shortlist of the week's best releases. This week's votes have bee...

See if you can guess which iOS app was the inspiration for new eShop game Groove Heaven

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:02:00 GMT

One of this week's new Nintendo 3DS eShop games might strike a familiar chord with iOS gamers. As pointed out by Official Nintendo Magazine's Matthew Castle, upcoming 3DS game Groove Heaven looks a lot like Simogo's rhythm-driven stealth-'em-up Beat Sneak Bandit. In that iOS game, you had to tap to the beat of the background music to move. This helped you tiptoe through heavily guarded mansi...

Review: Survivalcraft

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:00 GMT

Minecraft is an indie gaming phenomenon, garnering the kind of sales and critical acclaim usually reserved for big-budget blockbusters. Almost inevitably, it has also gained its fair share of imitators, and Survivalcraft is the latest to join the ranks of clones clogging up app stores worldwide. However, to totally dismiss Survivalcraft as derivative would be unfair. While the game makes no att...