As the App Store gets stuffed with a bunch of games that offer more of the same, it’s very refreshing when a title comes along that doesn’t try to fit in, but instead breaks new ground to explore uncharted territories. Such is the case with Mission: Deep Sea, an awesome underwater swimming game...
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Preview: Mission: Deep Sea for iPhone, a turtle swimming game with a noble cause
Preview: Jules Verne – Secrets of the Mysterious Island for iPhone
Mina is back on the iPhone. A good-looking castaway who found herself lost on an island somewhere in the Pacific continues her adventure in the second installment, due soon. And at 700MB, this iPhone adventure is the largest iPhone game to date.
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World of Goo turns one, offers any price purchase and iPhone app confirmed
World of Goo the indie goo-meets-construction game has made it to its first anniversary and developer 2D Boy is celebrating. The celebration comes in two forms. The first is anyone who wants to buy the game can do so for whatever price they choose to pay. The normal price of around $20 has...
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Review: Katamari Forever for PS3
If you’ve played any of the Katamari games in the past then you have a pretty good idea what Katamari Forever has in store for you. In Japan the game is known as Katamari Damacy Tribute, a fitting title given that it is largely a recollection of previous games in the series. Forever...
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BigBen to ship exercise bike with Wii game Cyberbike
More than any other games console the Wii has spawned the most peripheral devices that fit around the existing motion controllers or replace them completely. You can buy rackets, golf clubs, bowling balls, baseball bats, and gun attachments, and that’s just a few of the possible additions. But publisher Bigben Interactive has come...
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Brutal Legend three-pack added to Rock Band store
To commemorate today’s release of Brütal Legend, a heavy metal action game featuring voice work from Jack Black, a three-pack of songs featured in the game have been released as downloadable content for Rock Band, which shares a publisher (Electronic Arts) with Brütal Legend. The three-pack includes the songs “(We Are) The Road...
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Machinarium game demo now available
The quality of indie titles being released continues to improve and notable releases such as Braid and World of Goo are being seen more regularly. Week 4 of the Direct2Drive sale which focuses on indie titles is a testament to that. This week the PC demo for a forthcoming puzzle adventure game called...
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Machinarium looks, sounds eerily beautiful
Fans of adventure and puzzle games will want to keep an eye out for Machinarium. This is the upcoming game from the developer that brought us the Flash-based hit Samorost and then followed that up with Samorost 2. Machinarium looks like it will follow in the same vein as the previous two, and...
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Direct2Drive offering five indie games for just $17.75
If you are in the market for a new PC game, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, then the latest Direct2Drive game bundle may be hard to refuse. They’ve managed to offer a deal that will get you five of the top indie games for just $17.75. When you consider...
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Review: Jules Verne’s Return to Mysterious Island, the finest iPhone adventure to date
A young castaway gets shipwrecked on an uncharted island in this exceptional iPhone adventure that features great visuals, an engaging soundscape, tough puzzles, and a rich storyline that draws power from a Jules Verne novel. Developed by French Tetraedge Games and published by UK-based Chillingo, Return to Mysterious Island (RTMI) is the premium...
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