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First game from Rovio Stars indie publishing program surfaces in the shape of Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:39:00 GMT

The first game from the Rovio Stars publishing initiative set up by the Angry Birds developer to shine a light on a "small, select number of games" has just gone live on the App Store. In Nitrome's new Rovio-backed Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage game, then, you have to slice up chunks of ice in order to solve some simple, and some not-so-simple, physics-based puzzles. You play as a Viking appre...

Create a deadly rainbow beaver that can fly in Scribblenauts Remix for Android

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:13:36 GMT

If you fancy spending this overcast morning creating a deadly rainbow beaver that can fly, you need to download Scribblenauts Remix from Google Play. And quickly. Scribblenauts Remix is a pretty inventive puzzle game in which you're tasked with helping a character called Maxwell overcome a series of brainteasers. Unlike in most puzzlers, mind, you're allowed to create almost any item you can...

Beamdog pulls classic RPG Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition from the App Store because of 'contractual issues'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:55:00 GMT

If you've been waiting patiently for the Android version of Beamdog's Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition to surface on the Google Play Store, then look away now. Right, come back. Please. That's because the iOS version of the game has been pulled from the App Store by Beamdog at the behest of its publishing partner. In an open letter to the Baldur's Gate community, Beamdog president Trent Oster...

[Update] Have a crack at more than 100 puzzles in Where's My Water? follow-up Where's My Mickey?

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:52:00 GMT

Updated on June 20th, at 9:00: Where's My Mickey? is now available to download. On iOS, the game costs 69p / 99c on iPhone and £1.49 / $1.99 on iPad. The same goes for Android, where there's a 64p / 99c version for phones and a £1.29 / $1.99 edition for tablets. There's also a $4.99 XL version for Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, if you're into that sort of thing. The XL edition of Where...

3D Ecco the Dolphin coming to the eShop in Japan, doesn't snub US and Europe on porpoise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMT

Sega's ambient adventure title Ecco the Dolphin is no stranger to jumping onto new platforms, and soon it'll leap onto the eShop - in Japan, at least. The 1992 Genesis / Megadrive classic is set to explore uncharted waters on the 3DS with the addition of 3D graphics and a new "super dolphin" mode that turns Ecco invincible and allows players to progress through levels without having to worry ab...

Square Enix shows Android some love, drops price of Final Fantasy III and four other titles by 50 percent

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:26:00 GMT

On Tuesday, June 18, we reported on a hefty sale for a couple of Award-winning Kemco iPhone RPGs on iOS. Today, it's time for Android-owning RPG fans to rejoice as Square Enix has put a good number of its Android titles on sale. Most of the discounts apply to games in the Chaos Rings series, but there's a pair of others thrown in for good measure. The complete list, as well as the adjuste...

Send a fireteam into Google Play and snatch up Frozen Synapse for £4.45

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:15:00 GMT

Back in April, Oxford-based indie developer Mode 7 confirmed that it was working on an Android version of its award-winning iPad and PS Vita strategy title Frozen Synapse. Today, that very same indie developer released its Android version of Frozen Synapse on Google Play. You can download it right this second for £4.45. In this neon-lit strategy title, you have to issue orders to a small but...

This week on the PS Vita Store: The Jak and Daxter Trilogy, Epic Mickey 2, and OMG HD Zombies!

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:00 GMT

Remember last week when the New Releases section of the PS Vita Store was looking rather bare? Well, good news, folks: the drought is over. Already. So, yep, there are some classic titles remade in HD, boxed games going digital, a new PS Plus game, and numerous other sparkly newly released titles. As you'd expect, not every single new Vita downloadable is worth grabbing, but go and have a...

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour for iOS updated with 3 new maps, 7 new perks, 2 new multiplayer modes, and more

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:19:45 GMT

Ten-hut!! Listen up, soldier! Gameloft has just deployed the "Meltdown" update for Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS. And it's a big one. A ruddy big one. You can now fight the good fight on three new maps (Fracture, Extraction, and Backfire) based around the streets of Barcelona and an Antarctic Research Facility. To help you keep fighting that good fight in Gameloft's Bronze Award-winni...

Holy moly! You can now download WipEout 2048, MotorStorm RC, and 8 other Vita games from PSN for just £34.99

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Got one of those fancy PS Vita thingies? Love incredibly cheap games? If you answered in the affirmative to the above questions, you may want to sit down. Your flabber is about to be gasted. Yep, that's right. So, on June 21st, Sony will release a £34.99 PS Vita "Mega Pack", which will feature a 8GB memory card and PSN redeem codes for ten different PS Vita and PSP titles. These ten games...