Whoa, I totally didn't know that the iPhone had Fighting Fantasy games on it. For those that don't know, this books are somewhat like the old Choose Your Own Adventure books except WAY deeper and WAY more complex than just flipping a page and keeping your finger on the previous page. Because, you know, if you can flip back really quick...you never really die in the books. Right?
August 20, 2010 – Big Blue Bubble Inc. announced today that Fighting Fantasy: Creature of Havoc has been released to the iTunes Store!
Are you ready for the most unusual Fighting Fantasy adventure yet?
You begin this adventure not knowing where you are or who you are. All you know is that you are some kind of creature of instinct, understanding little. During the course of the adventure, it may be possible for you to begin to control your bestial nature, to find out more about yourself, and even to learn your destiny. But even if you know all this, success is by no means certain, for the traps and terrors of Trolltooth Pass are many ... Are you ready — to become the Creature of Havoc?
Fighting Fantasy: Creature of Havoc is the fourth release in the Fighting Fantasy series and includes iPhone/iPod Touch support, as well as our new iPad support.
Now you can experience the books that have sold over 15 million copies worldwide, on your iPhone or iPad. Fighting Fantasy fans will love the classic story and original illustrations with a technological twist. No more dice, pencils, or bookmarks. All the special features are built in!
Features
New! Player Achievements
Universal app iPad support
Scrolling image gallery of unlocked in-game art
Tap the on screen buttons to flip pages (No papercuts!)
Shake to roll the 3D dice using the accelerometer (or tap through with ease)
Inventory items selectable via touch-screen
Game-save feature allows you to retrace your steps
Includes both original illustrations by Ian McCaig and digitally re-mastered versions
Integrated iPod music library access
Remember to check iTunes for other Fighting Fantasy gamebooks!
- The Warlock of Firetop Mountain - Deathtrap Dungeon - Citadel of Chaos - City of Thieves (Coming Soon)
I love Cash Cab so much. Now I guess I can love it on my wife's iPhone.
LOS ANGELES, CA – August 19, 2010 – Capcom Mobile and Discovery Communications today announced Cash Cab: Las Vegas, the sequel to their smash trivia Cash Cab app, is now available on the App Store.
Capturing the spirit of the show, Cash Cab: Las Vegas challenges players to a battery of diverse trivia questions as they navigate the streets of Las Vegas. As the meter ticks, stakes get higher. Miss three questions and the Cash Cab pulls over and ejects the contestants onto the sidewalk, no matter where they are in the city.
The new game features 16 destinations set around Las Vegas as well as updated graphics inspired by sin city’s nightlife. Additionally, host and comedian Ben Bailey is featured prominently in the new game and chimes in with his signature color commentary based on the player’s performance.
OpenFeint, the software kit developed by Aurora Feint Inc, now allows mobile gamers to play with friends cross platform. With a total of 35 million registered users and a presence on over 2,600 games, lonely iPhone gamers can now play with their friends that own Droids. Check out the press release for more information.
Burlingame, Calif. - August 18, 2010 - After announcing its expansion to Android last month, Aurora Feint is today unveiling a viral game distribution system for its leading social gaming network, OpenFeint. With OpenFeint 2.6, players will be able to send SMS and e-mail game invites to any contact on their phone, helping accelerate social distribution for game developers. Available first on iOS devices, OpenFeint will launch this viral game distribution system cross platform following its expansion to Android.
The new system is immediately available to OpenFeint's 35 million players and their friends. It will work primarily through SMS and e-mail and let players send personal messages to contacts on their phones, inviting them to play the games they love. The inclusion of Android's rapidly growing device base, with over 200,000 devices added daily, will only amplify the invitation system's viral reach. Safeguards have been installed to prevent spamming.
"With Game Center just around the corner and thousands more games coming on the market every year, effective and unique promotion is more important than ever," says Jason Citron, CEO of Aurora Feint. "By creating this out-of-network invite system, we'll help players give more organic game endorsements shedding light on the best games out there and resulting in more game downloads."
"One glaring problem with today's mobile gaming community is how fractured it is across platforms, OpenFeint is bridging the gap between gamers," says Peter Relan, Executive Chairman of Aurora Feint. "As we expand cross platform this summer, we're going to roll out services that will help friends that use different device platforms play against each other."
Aurora Feint continues to invest in a steady stream of improvements to their platform. Other features being upgraded with OpenFeint 2.6 include a new time-based leaderboard system that includes geo-location services.
This update comes after a second round of funding from Chinese investor, The9, early last month.
QuakeCon 2010: id Software's John Carmack demonstrated Rage, running on an iPhone, at an impressive 60 frames-per-second. His statement: it is able to "kill anything done on the Xbox or Playstation 2."
In fact, while Carmack's demonstration was done using the id Tech 5 engine, and running on an iPhone 4, Carmack stated it "runs great on an original 2G iPhone," and that compared to their other titles, this will run as a similar framerate to DOOM classic, and significantly better than DOOM Reserection.
Space Balls, the latest game brought to you by Sauce Digital has reached the App Store. The game is release under the banner of SD Games and is priced at $0.99 for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
About the game: Space Balls is a physics puzzler combining explosions and more explosions... Plus the use of your brain. Players move through various levels that present challenges and require varied tactics. Players encounter obstacles in each level that range from asteroids to black holes, and players must figure out how best to move, use and destroy encountered objects to capture enemies. Players fire Space Balls, which contain unique and varied properties and talents, which seems mainly intended to blow things up.
The game is optimized for iPhone 4 with rich high resolution graphics and includes an exclusive sound track by Tokyo Pushers.
Further details from the press release:
The Story: Set in distant galaxies where the Space Balls and their arch-enemies the Cuboids live, the game begins on planet Orb. Home to the Space Balls, Orb is powered by the Ultramegasphere, until the evil Cuboids appear and steal it. The Cuboids split the device into pieces and scuttle off to the far corners of the Triangulon galaxy. It’s up to you to get them back, until you do planet Orb is open to Cuboid attack.
Game Features:
90 increasingly difficult levels
35 different obstacles and enemies, all with unique properties
16 Space Ball characters with different skills and attributes
Progressively disclosed storyline, featured in comic strip format
atmospheric sound effects and exclusive music by Tokyo Pushers
