New Games Out For Mobile Devices

HISTORY Egypt Engineering an Empire is headed to the iPad!

Slitherine (Slitherine Ltd), Matrix Games (Matrix Games - What's Your Strategy?), and Bloober Team (Bloober Team) are proud to announce that the critically acclaimed mobile strategy game, HISTORYâ„¢ Egypt Engineering an Empire, is headed to the iPad! Now owners of Apple’s popular tablet device can enjoy what is being called by critics as “a must buy†and “a great game for gamers who wish to step into the world of strategy gaming.â€

Iain McNeil, Development Director at Slitherine, said, “We are proud to bring such an accessible and addicting strategy game to a new audience. Now gamers with a penchant for conquering the ancient world can even do so on the go!â€

About HISTORYâ„¢ Egypt Engineering an Empire

HISTORYâ„¢ Egypt Engineering an Empire allows players to build their own empire from its foundations to the height of its power. Acting as the leader of a territory from the Egyptian Empire, players manage all aspects of its rise, from economic growth to political power, the development of armies, and expansion into other regions by war and diplomacy.

Empires are controlled from three main views: the Campaign Map shows the entire game world, including mountains, forests, coastlines, oceans, rivers, cites, and armies. The City Map gives players an overview of the structure and role of a city within the empire, and provides a basis for economic decisions. The Battle Map is to be used when diplomacy has run its course or when a city is being attacked, resulting in turn-based combat.

The game is graphically rich with fast paced addictive gameplay. It is ideal for newcomers to the turn based strategy game genre.

Get more information on of HISTORYâ„¢ Egypt Engineering an Empire from its official product page.

 

Touch Apps introduces Monster Blaster 1.0 for iOS

Touch Apps today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Monster Blaster 1.0, their new monster packed match'em-up game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Take a timeless classic, add a truckload of angry monsters and some highly flammable power-ups and what do you get? Welcome to Monster Blaster!

Monster Blaster features tons of explosions with hours of challenging, strategic and zany gameplay, offering stunning visuals, and a soundtrack to blow you away. Monsternate, Freezenate, and even Drill your way to success to create massive explosive combos. All that's needed now is you. So ask yourself. Are you monster enough?

Feature Highlights:

* Classic Gameplay with stunning visuals and soundtrack
* Retina Display support
* Game Center fully integrated
* Global leaderboards and challenging achievements


"Insanely addictive game, perfectly balanced between fun and challenge. hours upon hours of game play!"

"The game is very easy to understand and the graphics and music are awesome. I can already see I am not going to sleep a lot tonight "

Device Requirements:

* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later (iOS 4.0 Tested)
* 18.1 MB


Pricing and Availability:
Monster Blaster 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

 

Reflective Layer releases Lizardry

Reflective Layer today
announced the release of Lizardry, its latest casual game for Android, Windows and Mac.

What is Lizardry?
Lizardry is a game where the goal is to catch and eat as many flies as possible. The Player controls a Lizard and for each fly caught the lizard will advance a step closer to the finish line. Periodically items will fall from the sky that can either help or hurt the player. Items such as mousetraps will freeze the player's movement for a few seconds while others like the hot chilly pepper will give the lizard the power of fire.
A statistics screen is available at the end of each round to help the players gauge their performance.

Lizardry main features

* Special powers like fire & ice
* Stats at the end of each round
* New rounds and environment available after release

Availability
Lizardry is available now for $0.99 for Android, Mac and Windows, and may be downloaded through the following sites
Google Market Place - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.reflectivelayer.lizardry
Reflective Layer - http://www.reflectivelayer.com/lizardry

 

Indie developer’s first release: Grow

Epic Pixel’s maiden voyage, Grow, is a beautiful eat ‘em up that is easy to pick up and play. Nick Sha, Epic Pixel’s co-founder said, “With our first release, we wanted to show that Android games can be fun to play, and also have the look and feel of a well polished game.â€

In this aquatic adventure, you start off as a tiny egg in a cramped jar, and escape into the open sea. Devour your way through 64 levels and 7 stunning environments to reach the top of the food chain. You’ll encounter dangerous fishes and helpful power-ups to aid you through your journey. Collect coins to upgrade power-ups in the shop, then test your skills in survival mode, where endless hours of replay and online leader board awaits.

Features:

* 64 levels with 7 stunning environments
* 7 endless survival levels with global leader board
* Intuitive on-screen virtual joystick with multi-touch support
* Dynamic fishes and variable sizes offers a different experience every play
* Five unique power-ups with 17 upgrades to unlock
* Six types of enemies with unique behaviors
* Exclusively for Android

 

Murphid for Windows Phone 7

Decapod Studios, an independent game development company, prepares the release of Murphid to Zune Marketplace. In Murphid players must use their puzzle solving skills and fast reaction to withstand attack of gorgeous marble hordes and bring those beasts under control. Deep, yet simple core game mechanics coupled with astonishing graphics, immersive sound effects and adaptive gameplay result in intense climatic moments that modern gamers are craving. Murphid's underlying FunQuantizationâ„¢ technology has been optimized to run flawlessly on Windows Phone 7.

Among the game's features are:
∙ Engaging Campaign spawning more that 70 levels of marble blasting madness.
∙ Three game modes for players to choose from to suit their playing style.
∙ More than 10 powerups to help players redefine the game field and wreak havoc in a blink of an eye.
∙ 8 exclusive Awards to boost the replay value further by throwing extra challenges at the player.
∙ Pre-filled Leaderboard to give the game nostalgic, old-school touch.
∙ Awe-inspiring HD visuals with full widescreen support.
∙ Charming sound effects to create the ambience.
∙ Adaptive gameplay technology for challenging and fun gaming experience for players of all ages.

"We are very excited to share the joy of Murphid with mobile gaming community and hope everyone will have as much fun playing Murphid as we had developing it", says Dennis Brandis, Decapod Studios' Managing Director.

Murphid will be available worldwide on Windows Phone 7 marketplace for $0.99

Homepage: Murphid: an addictive, amusing, and challenging puzzle by Decapod Studios

 

BattleBallz Chaos Lite now available for FREE on Android, iPhone and iPad

Pocketeers has released their new game BattleBallz Chaos Lite - the free (and ad free) version of its smash arcade title BattleBallz- Aavailable NOW on the Android Market and the Apple App Store

BattleBallz Chaos (priced at $0.99) is a fun fast paced arcade game for 1-2 players focusing on competitive game play between either the player and AI or the player and a buddy

Available for Android compatible phones and tablets on the Android Market at http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pocketeers.battleballzlite
Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on the Apple App Store at BattleBallz Chaos for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Game Features:

* Single and two player action (multi-touch screen required for two players)
* Multiple player set ups such as 2 v 1, 1 v 2, 2 v 2 etc..
* 4 modes of difficulty (easy, normal, hard and *insane)
* New features and hazards added as you progress
* Around 80 different achievements that can be earned and posted to Facebook
* Power-ups to help / hinder players such as deflective barriers, shrink enemy team, grow player, freeze wave and more
* 10, 20 and 30 round games to suite your free time
* Slam play to trick your enemies
* Stats tracking to help you measure and improve your performance or prove how much you rule
* None competitive solo play mode
* Great graphics, music and effects
* Cool sci-fi theme
* Suitable for adults and children of all skill levels
* Death match bonus rounds


* Insane play is probably the hardest game you will play this year on your Android, iPhone, iPad, Bada or Windows Phone 7 phone / tablet

BattleBallz Chaos for Android is also available in these app stores:

* Amazon App Store
* GetJar
* Handster
* Handango
* Motorola Shop4Apps
* Vodafone
* Verizon
* More app stores coming soon....

 

A-tono and drakkar dev announces guardians

Is there an opportunity for amazing technical innovation to go alongside a great gameplay experience lately ? Italian developer Drakkar Dev has the answer to that question and it's yes. And they are going to prove it with the release of Guardians: The Last Day of the Citadel for iPod, iPhone and iPad.

The core gameplay resembles the classical single player side-scrolling genre, but it use significant variations. All aspects of the game are actually designed to have a very flat learning curve players because it relies on well known core mechanics. Innovation from taking various gameplay modes from all time classics and merging them in a more fluid and complete experience. It then gradually expands to become richer as the game proceeds and characters collect new objects, equipments and weapons.

"We are very proud of the job we've done so far and we look forward to players' response on Guardians", said Manlio Greco, CEO of Drakkar Dev. "The game promises to be one of the most visually appealing apps released so far and we know our gameplay structure is pretty solid, so we have all the right elements to make this game a success".

The game is published by A-Tono, an Italian company specializing in interactive multichannel marketing. It's an authentic pioneer and mainstay in the world of Mobile marketing and Digital Communication Solutions.

"We are not new to the Apps market as we already released many titles both for iPhone and iPad, but this is out first venture on game", said Orazio Granato, CEO of A-Tono. "We definitely see Guardians as being technically one of the best title out there right now and we are making all the possible effort to make it successful. It's a game that deserves being noticed".

More information about Guardians can be found at Guardians: The Last Day of the Citadel

 

Hills of Glory: Women on Fire

Mando Productions and BulkyPix today unveiled a series of secret files pertaining to the allied forces you will encounter in the upcoming Hills of Glory: WWII. Hills of Glory: WWII is a vertical tower defense adventure, set in the war trenches of second world war where you're tasked with defending a bunker from massive enemy forces. As you progress through the game you will meet a number of allies with who's help you will gain the arms and the strength to destroy the enemy. Here are the notes on the female operatives of the game, the not so Charlie's Angels who wield the devastating powers to annihilate your enemies in their path!


Hills of Glory: WWII will be available for download from the App Store beginning of June

More info on our website: Bulkypix

 

PLANK'D is now available to purchase on Android!

BUY NOW: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.n3vgames.plankd

Yes that’s right, now you can Plank with your fingertips right on your mobile phone!

It's the craze taking the world by storm: Planking. Do you have the skills to take it to the next level, extreme style?

Take it to the streets and show the world what you've got by finding the best plank spots and comboing into other planks, and then combo again for massive respect! Plank the cars. Plank the trains. Plank every damn thing you can see. Tumble through the air, score big and plank your way into the history books (or at least into our online leaderboard).

Are you ready to step up and lie down with the best of them?

Get your copy now and start planking with our newly introduced 2nd game mode (TIMED MODE: race against the clock for a high score) as well as future updates including a new massive level with loads of quirky characters, awesome planking points and little surprises.

Not up to speed with planking, not to worry our new tutorial level in the next update will help stiffen your plank (if you know what I mean!).

... GET PLANK'D!

FEATURES

* All the fun of planking with none of the social or legal persecution.
* Intuitive Plank-o-matic control scheme.
* Riveting officially endorsed extreme planking scoring and combo system.
* THREE expert plankers to choose from.
* An entire downtown district to plank around in, complete with secret and hard to reach locations.
* Incredible pixel art objects and a thumping soundtrack come together to create the perfect planking heaven.
* All new mind-blowing characters and locations coming soon.
* You can plank the God-damned Sun.

ANDROID: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.n3vgames.plankd
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/plankdgame (LIKE US!)
TWITTER: N3V Games (n3vgames) on Twitter

 

Grey Area's Shadow Cities App For iPhone & iPod touch Turns Streets into Fantasy Game

Grey Area, the mobile game developer changing the way people interact with their friends and surroundings, is proud to announce the Shadow Cities App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Shadow Cities uses location-based technology to create an augmented reality and global arena for its players to participate in real-time large-scale combat with friends and other gamers.

The Grey Area App offers the choice to fight on the side of the Animators or Architects, two opposing schools of magic locked in a struggle for power and control. Players will engage in epic battles around the world, casting a variety of spells by drawing magical runes on the iPhone or iPod touch in their very own neighborhoods and cities to dominate key strongholds and defeat their enemies.

“We could not be more excited to deliver our first app, Shadow Cities, to the massively connected generation of iPhone and iPod touch users in North America and literally, turn their cities into a game,†said Ville Vesterinen, CEO of Grey Area. “From character leveling, customization, missions and stylized augmented reality to weekly live events, we have worked very hard to create a truly immersive gaming experience. In Shadow Cities, you are the mage and it is your neighborhood you must defend!â€

As players move around in the real world, their position in the parallel world of Shadow Cities will also move, revealing both new friendly and enemy players, spirits, traps, neighborhoods as well as many other things for players to interact with. To create a truly global gameplay experience, portals can be opened in cities anywhere that allow friends and allies to move between locations and take part in full-scale virtual battles. The Shadow Cities App builds upon traditional role playing systems and concepts, offering a deep leveling system that allows players to customize their character by learning spells and developing attributes. Players will have the option of instantly replenishing their power after engaging in combat by purchasing potions to refill their mana.

The Shadow Cities App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at AppStore Shadow Cities for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store. Additional battle tools can be obtained through In-App Purchase.

 

Chillingo and holywatergames strike black gold with 'feed me oil'

Chillingo, leading independent games publisher and division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that its brand new title, ‘Feed Me Oil’ was selected as Apple's iPhone Game of the Week and has soared to the top of the App Store charts to become the number one top paid app in the U.S., U.K., Russia, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Australia.

Feed Me Oil invites gamers to a weird and wonderful place where the land is literally alive — and it’s starving! Players must get the oil from the broken pipes to the mouths of strange, beautifully rendered creatures. Full of fun and entertaining challenges – players must use all sorts of creative tools, and their intuition to solve these carefully designed puzzles. When hunger strikes, strike oil!

“HolyWaterGames is an exceptionally talented developer with strong design, art, sound engineering and coding expertise," explains Joe Wee, Co-General Manager, Chillingo. "They created an amazing puzzle game with excellent physics mechanics; we knew from the very start that Feed Me Oil was going to be something very special,â€

“Over the past months, we worked closely with HolyWaterGames to make Feed Me Oil even more accessible to gamers of all types by carefully examining every aspect about the game from theme, controls and level structure to tutorials, hint systems and music – all of which combine to create a truly fun and unique experience,†adds Chris Byatte, Co-General Manager, Chillingo. “We’re proud to see it achieve this milestone within five days of its debut on the Apple App Store.â€

Feed Me Oiland Feed Me Oil HDis available for iPhone/iPod touch $.99 and for iPad $1.99 from the App Store or at Connecting to the iTunes Store.

Feed Me Oil Gameplay Trailer: YouTube - ‪Chillingo Presents...Feed Me Oil‬‏

Chillingo is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts and publishes innovative games and software for various platforms. Other hit iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™ titles include Cut the Rope™, Angry Birds™, Helsing’s Fire, Predators™, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs™, Minigore, iDracula, and Modern Conflict. For more information about Chillingo please visit Chillingo - The Premier Games Publisher

HolyWaterGames is a small independent game development studio. Our goal is to produce original and beautiful games. Visit Feed Me Oil, Feed Me Oil HD by HolyWaterGames for more information.

 

Gamers Delight releases casual free iPhone game with 0 ads!

Gamers Delight, a small indie game development studio located in Sweden, has just released a new game named Finger Biter which is now available for FREE in the iTunes App Store. Finger Biter is a casual score collecting game specifically designed for the iPhone. The premise of the game is simple - Place your finger on the screen and keep it there! Sounds simple enough right? Well there is one big problem, namely the Finger Biter! - A tiny hot-tempered devil that will do anything to take a bite out of your finger. Slide your finger across the screen and collect as many coins as you can before you lose your fingertip.

Features
• Indie game goodness for zero bucks without ads!
• Retina graphics!
• Simple and addictive gameplay!

Related links
Finger Biter’s official home page:
http://www.gamersdelight.eu/finger-biter/

Finger Biter gameplay video (youtube):
YouTube - ‪Finger Biter‬‏

Gamers Delight’s official home page:
http://www.gamersdelight.eu

Finger Biter’s iTunes App Store Link:
Finger Biter for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad on the iTunes App Store

 

It’s True. Hitting Ping Pong Balls with your iPhone and iPad is Hard to Do

Just because it fits in your hand and has a flat surface, that shiny new iPhone or iPad you are holding should NOT be used to play Table Tennis. A rash of support calls to Apple Store Genus Bar’s around the world have identified this as a serious problem this season, as the weather turns nicer and more and more people are dusting off their tables and opening their garages up for a fast paced round of smacking balls at each other. Rumor has it that an official announcement will be coming shortly advising iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to instead download the newly updated World Cup Table Tennis app from Skyworks games and refrain from swinging their devices around too much.
According to the official Apple Care terms and conditions, damage due to “accident, abuse, neglect, misuse, unauthorized modification, improper, unusual physical or electrical stress or interference, failure or, fluctuation of electrical power, lightning, static electricity, fire, or acts of God†is not covered by the warranty. While we have not contacted Apple for clarification, we believe that returning a wicked serve and accidently throwing your iPad across the garage may fall under “acts of Godâ€.

World Cup Table Tennis from Skyworks Games has long been the leading Table Tennis app on the iPhone/iPod Tough in iTunes, with 9 million downloads to date. This update represents its first major overhaul of the iPhone/iPod Touch game since its initial launch in May, 2009. Skyworks is also introducing World Cup Table Tennis HD Free, with in-app purchase of the full game.

Not only does the new update satisfy the ball bashing urges of Table Tennis enthusiasts everywhere, it also has a significant number of new features, including:

- New Career Mode: Play against 20 different countries while unlocking 8 different paddles, all with different physics
- Enhanced Tournament: Play for the Gold in quarters, semis, and the finals! You choose which country you represent.
- Arcade: Table Tennis “wall practice†with different targets
- Head-to-Head: Compete in real time against another player on the same iPhone/iPod touch!
- Ten paddles, each with its own physics and game play. Will you have a favorite paddle?
Players can also listen to their own music while playing, or challenge their friends using Apple’s Game Center or via email.
World Cup Table Tennis’s new update on the iPhone/iPod Touch is available now in the iTunes App Store for only $0.99 on the iPhone/iPod Touch. And World Cup Table Tennis HD Free is now available for iPad! Check it out and give those little white balls a go!

 

Renown Entertainment Releases the Shiniest Ball-Hop Game in the Universe for FREE!

Get the popular arcade classic with a shiny makeover! Ball-Hop Bowling is the #1 arcade bowling game featuring high definition 3D graphics, fun ultra-realistic physics, tons of prizes, and standard/premium content to keep you coming back for more. Best of all it's FREE for your Apple iOS device and FREE to play on Facebook.

President James Lau notes “Everyone at Renown loves Skee-Ball type games and felt that an ultimate video game version was yet to be created. We took a shot at doing this and developed a fun, modern, best of category experience.

“Ball-Hop Bowling was built with console quality graphics taking full advantage of the iPad display and iPhone4 Retina Display. The team obsessed over creating a faithful version of the real world counterpart. They measured and weighed the balls, played on a variety of machines, captured videos for reference, and tuned the physics until the game was exceptional."

Don't have an Apple iOS device? Play the game on Facebook and challenge your friends to compete for the highest score on the Ball-Hop Bowling leaderboards.
Get Ball-Hop Bowling for FREE!



Ball-Hop Bowling on iTunes: Ball-Hop Bowling for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Ball-Hop Bowling on Facebook: Ball-Hop Bowling | Facebook
Official Website: Ball-Hop Bowling

 

Joining Hands App for iPad, iPhone and iPod

10tons Ltd. today announced its new original puzzle game Joining Hands for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store.

The game introduces Peablins, little forest creatures who wish to make the world a brighter place by joining hands with everyone. Set in a fairytale forest called the Whispering Woods, the game features polished graphics, memorable music and best of all, an all-new game mechanic to enthrall friends of puzzle games. It is a puzzle in the true sense of the word: something to activate your brain and reward you with a sense of accomplishment.

The goal is simple. Rearrange the Peablins on the board so that all hands are joined. As new characters are introduced the game gets more challenging. Some of them place limitations on movement and some won't hold hands at all, preferring their own personal space instead of the company of others. Dozens of lovingly crafted levels provide hours of entertainment for puzzle fanatics.

The Joining Hands App is available for $2.99 from the App Store on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch or at Connecting to the iTunes Store..

 

Chillingo's new ' rocket bunnies' title now available on the app store

Chillingo today announced that its new arcade, action game Rocket Bunnies, is now available on the App Store.

Race through space as a hungry bunny on a rocket to collect all the carrots you can find! This hilariously fun and entertaining game allows players to use gravity to circle and sling their helmet-clad bunny around galaxies while avoiding dangerous mines and exterminating space spiders. The colorful graphics, high-res 3D visuals are a treat for gamers of all ages and its lighthearted humor brings smiles even when the action gets intense.

“We are proud to partner with Defiant Development to bring this insanely addictive and fun game to the Apple App Store,†explains Joe Wee, Co-General Manager of Chillingo. “Rocket Bunnies is one of the most polished titles available and we are confident that gamers will easily see what makes this game so special.â€

“Our goal was to create an amazing title that can be enjoyed by players of all ages,†states Morgan Jaffit, Creative Director of Defiant Development. “Rocket Bunnies is the culmination of our careful game design plans and dedicated efforts to motivate players so much that they don’t want put their iOS device down until they complete each level!â€

GAME FEATURES

* More than 61 levels that will keep you planet-hopping for hours
* Amazing, high-res 3D graphics that maximize the capability of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Feed all the rabbits as quickly as possible to earn better ratings, and challenge your friends times online

Rocket Bunnies is available for iPhone/iPod touch $.99 and for iPad $2.99 from the App Store or at Connecting to the iTunes Store.

Rocket Bunnies Gameplay Trailer: YouTube - ‪Chillingo Presents...Rocket Bunnies‬‏