The past three days have been the most satisfying in the entire lives of iOS and Android gadgeteers, since Peter Molyneux's Curiosity launched early. "What's inside the cube?" The question that drives us all. We wake up screaming it. We form mashed potato into gigantic cubes. Pity the poor PCnauts, who have yet to reawaken in this new world, and may never, unless 22Cans can get some support.
After promising not to bring its award-winning Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP to Android, developer Capybara has proven they are flat-out liars. "It's easy to look the other way when a few people request a port, but we've heard this request thousands and thousands of times, and who are we not to listen?," the developer notes in its blog. So yeah, it's happening.
Curiouser and curiouser, Peter Molyneux and 22Can's experimental cube-clicker Curiosity was released ahead of schedule this morning. It was due to arrive tomorrow morning at 22 minutes past midnight, in reference to the studio's name, but a slip means we can all get on with the undoubtedly underwhelming experience of clicking on a cube to see what's inside sooner.
We've seen a very brief glimpse of Angry Birds Star Wars gameplay -- just barely enough to put together that it's Angry Birds, but with Star Wars. A new, much longer gameplay trailer gives us a more detailed look, and wouldn't you know it, the game throws some Angry Birds Space in there too.
Those of you upset by the delay of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition get a small reprieve: The release date has been moved up by two days to November 28, at least the PC version any way. Publisher Beamdog said the release of iOS and Android versions will be out its control, even though they are aiming to have them all done at the same time.
Angry Birds Star Wars is a cute idea, not to mention a potential money-making juggernaut for Rovio. But all of the trailers so far have sold the concept in broad cartoon terms. Today, we've gotten our first look at the gameplay thanks to a new trailer.
You probably could've guessed that 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City would come to iOS and Android doohickeys, after Grand Theft Auto III was ported last year, but you didn't know, man. Now you do. Rockstar today announced that the top-notch open-world murder simulator will come to your pocket "later this fall," so soon-ish.
Thursday's a big day Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3. As well as launching Mac, Android and iOS editions of its retro webcomic RPG, developer Zeboyd Games is belatedly releasing the second free DLC pack on PC and Xbox 360, The Lair of the Seamstress.
That was fast. An Angry Birds crossover with the Star Wars film franchise was just teased on Friday, and today Rovio has spilled details on the project. The game will hit iOS, Android, and PCs on November 8, as each bird occupies a familiar role from the classic trilogy.
The free-to-play iOS game Simpsons: Tapped Out has gotten an update to ring in the Halloween season themed after the show's Treehouse of Horror episodes. It adds new game modes, characters, buildings, and decorations, along with trivia about the upcoming Halloween episode.
DICE's Frostbite engine made quite an impression when it debuted with Battlefield 3. Since then, it's been used in a number of Electronic Arts-published games, from Need for Speed to Dragon Age 3. It's clear that the tech will be pivotal in powering many of EA's next-gen efforts, and it appears DICE is looking to expand its reach to beyond PC and consoles.
The company is currently looking for a mobile software developer, part of a team "focusing on bringing Frostbite to mobile platforms" and making it "as great on mobile platforms as it is on traditional HD platforms."
Never underestimate the power of brand recognition. Bad Piggies launched last week on the App Store, bearing very little resemblance to the Angry Birds titles. But it stars egg-pilfering swines, which no doubt helped rocket it to the top of the iOS App Store charts.
PlayStation Mobile has officially launched. Boot up your PS Vita or PlayStation Certified Android device, and you'll be able to access a launch library of over 20 games, ranging from free to $7.49. Super Crate Box is probably the most noteworthy title of the bunch, but there's more than a handful of games to check out. Sony's first-party studios are also making games for Sony's cross-platform effort with games like Everybody's Arcade and Beats Trellis.
Once again, Google is offering 25 cent apps on Google Play--the rebranded name for the Android app marketplace. Starting today and continuing for five days total, select apps will be deeply discounted. For example, you can pick up the premium ad-free version of Angry Birds Space for a quarter. Other games include Asphalt 7: Heat and Draw Something.
If you follow Shacknews regularly, then you know a few of us have been hooked on the iOS game Plague, Inc. -- from Ndemic Creations and Shack regular James Vaughan (aka jamiejme) -- especially since the release of the Mutation update featuring the Neurax Worm. Now Android users can play it starting October 4.
"isn't this the same concept as that free cow clicker game that people paid money to play somehow?"
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