Kotaku is reporting that Crytek, the company behind the CryEngine technology and the Crysis series of visually high-end first-person shooters, is in advanced stages of a new social gaming network that they’re calling GFACE. Yes, GFACE. I’m as baffled as you about the name, “game+Facebook” maybe?
Anyway, what the service known as GFACE actually claims to do sounds pretty cool. It runs completely in the browser and lets you do all the sorts of social things you would expect from your Faceb...
Sissel has a lot of problems, but the least of them is that he's dead. Well, not dead-dead, but dead. I'll explain: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective [Free] is all about what Sissel has gained in the afterlife. Like a common ghoul, this guy can rattle mundane objects, activate levers and buttons, and possess stuff. He can also decidedly un-ghoulishly rewind time, which is a trick that comes in pretty handy; a lot of the people he knows tend to die, and he needs these people to help him with his ...
Hatchi [$.99] the game will be evolving, too. Portable Pixel's clever take on the Tamagotchi has received its first update. Like most first passes, this is a Clean-Up On Aisle App kind of thing: Hatchi now displays even more pet statistics, has a help screen, boasts Game Center achievements, and sports greater stability across platforms.
Embedded in the patch notes, however, is a roadmap for future content updates: more evolutions, more food options, and also plans to add brilliant features like...
Games like My Little Monster [99¢] are nefarious. In spite of being a largely thankless collection of repetitive chores, they have this way of making you fuss over them constantly. They're like kids except without all the collateral benefits. Just ask anyone who has ever owned a Tamagotchi or any other of those 'virtual pet simulator' things.
I use the term loosely, by the way. My Little Monster isn't exactly what you would call a Tamagotchi, though the simplicity of the gameplay here is defini...
Ship management and pseudo line-drawing make an appearance in Kavcom Limited’s The Lighthouse HD [$4.99]. Offering a different take on the classic genre, The Lighthouse HD’s great visuals and variety offset some choice design decisions holding the game back from loftier heights.
In The Lighthouse HD, you take the role of an all-seeing lighthouse operator helping ships get across hazardous waters. Tap anywhere on the screen to shine a light on that area. If you shine the light near a ship, i...
It's safe to say that cave flyers have been around the block a few times, and that a few of you might just be sick of 'em. Hey, that's fair—I know my enduring love of endless runners and cave flyers isn't shared by everyone. But do me a favor: take a look at Blot's [$0.99] trailer before writing it off. Yeah, it's just another cave flyer, but goodness, it's gorgeous.
We've seen the control scheme and basic design a thousand times before, and there's nothing new about collecting coins for upgra...
It's 2012, and I've had a few years to conjure a snappy explanation of what Eufloria is and how it rolls. I haven't. So, before I even get into how much I dig it on iPad, I'll let my main man Rudolf Kremers -- one of the handful of dudes behind the original release -- do the talking. In our latest "bonus" podcast, he cheekily broke it down like this:
"Eufloria is a game of space, conquest, and exploration based on themes of plant life and flowers rather than space marines and spaceships."
That's...
Relax those fists and wiggle your fingers. If you weren't elite enough to get into the Steam Mobile [Free] beta and are experience some, er, anger issues over the whole deal, you don't have to anxiously ball up your hands anymore. The beta process has ended almost as suddenly as it began. The app is now available for all as a free download.
We've given Steam Mobile another look, and aren't noticing any features that weren't listed as initially beta features. Text-based chat with friends, profile...
