There was a time I frequented a particular dive I'll call "X" that was well known as a destination to drunkenly meet and possibly hook up with the opposite sex. It was a scummy little hole in the wall that, in reputation anyway, provided asylum for wayward hipster types from the rampant club-bros and their arm candy that populated pretty much every other square inch of the neighbourhood. I don' Read More... app      day      robo      All     

In most games you essentially act as your avatar's brain, using your fingers and thumbs to send electrical impulses to their body and limbs: run here, jump there, climb this, pull that. In This Could Hurt, the latest game to roll off the prolific Chillingo production line, you have but one command to issue to your plucky hero: stop. Apart from his blue quiff, the protagonist is a fairly old-sch Read More... app      day      hurt      All     

We live in a time where most games are delighted to hand out virtual tchotchkes for the lowliest accomplishments. Pressed start to continue? Here, have a Trophy! Viewed the tutorial? 20 Gamerpoints for you! It's an ego massage for the easily disheartened: reward the player to keep them from switching off. All of which makes Match Panic something of an anomaly; it's not often you'll find a game p Read More... app      day      match      panic      All     

While I'd never stoop to the old "games cause violence" argument, there's little doubt that games teach us to treat death as a numbers game. Each individual demise isn't important: what matters is the body count, the chain reaction, the comforting tick of small numbers getting bigger. Pandemic, a morbidly fascinating disease simulator from Dark Realm Studios, is a game that, played successfully Read More... app      day      pandemic           All     

The human immune system is one mad marvel. It monitors our physical well-being through a series of rigid precautionary and at-the-ready defence systems. It's governed by an army of cellular bodies carrying out their respective duties, in order to repel invasion from hostile viral and bacterial agents. With that in mind it's no stretch to imagine your role in Ballistic SE as that of a renegade c Read More... app      day      ballistic      se      All     

Nintendo's new Wii U console "can have great success", giant video game publisher Ubisoft believes. That's why the company has seven games in development for it. "We have been extremely happy with the functionality of the console and the use," answered Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO, during the Q&A portion of the annual earnings call. Read more… Read More... ubisoft      wii      u      the      machine      great      success      All     

As much as I enjoy iOS gaming, I have to admit that a vast majority of games on the platform feel rather slight. Many have novel mechanics or neat art styles, but do little more than help fill the two minute gaps when the person we're hanging out with goes to the bathroom. There are few that I find comparable to the sort of fully-fledged experience you get on a console, and LostWinds 2: Winter Read More... app      day      lostwinds           winter      melodias      All     

At first glance, Spellsword might seem like a clone of Vlambeer's Super Crate Box. It's got that game's arena-based combat, endless waves of enemies, and a steady stream of power-ups you're encouraged to collect. But rather than settle for a "me-too" copy, developer Everplay has taken the structure and infused it with its own magical spin. Each of Spellsword's missions tasks you with surviving Read More... app      day      spellsword      All