Epic Games working on their first Apple title

Posted by Chris Holmes at 10:11pm on September 1st, 2010

Apple head honcho Steve Jobs has confirmed that Epic Games is working on their first game for Apple platforms. He was joined on stage at Apple’s press conference by Epic president Mike Capps today to show off “Project Sword”. It is a first-person action adventure game and will apparently offer “epic sword battles”. It will also support Game Centre.

Epic will be licensing Project’s Sword’s engine out for other iOS developers to use, so in essence what we saw was the big screen debut of Unreal Engine for the iPhone. You can play around with a demo of the castle environment featured in the Project Sword demonstration on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad right now by downloading it here.

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Hulu Plus coming to PS3 and 360, already on other devices

Posted by Chris Holmes at 11:43pm on June 29th, 2010

Hulu has finally announced that Hulu Plus is coming to the PS3 in July and the 360 in early 2011. The $9.99 a month service is already available on the PC (preview invitation only at the moment), iPhone (as well as the iPod Touch and iPad thanks to the new Hulu Plus app) and other devices. Hulu Plus features full seasons of shows from ABC, NBC and Fox in HD. Find out more about the service on Hulu’s website.

The Xbox 360 version of Hulu Plus will be exclusively available to Xbox Live Gold members. It will support Kinect and Xbox Live Parties. If the service eventually comes to the UK we pledge to hold a Desperate Housewives viewing club, because you’re worth it.

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions dated for iPhone

Posted by Chris Holmes at 1:10pm on June 25th, 2010

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions will be released on the iPhone and iPod Touch on 15th September. The company hasn’t confirmed how much it’ll cost, but the game has appeared before: it was the 2007 PSP remake of the original Final Fantasy Tactics.

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FarmVille released on the iPad and iPhone

Posted by Chris Holmes at 12:12pm on June 25th, 2010

Zynga has released FarmVille for the iPad and iPhone. Previously, the supposedly addictive game was confined to Facebook and the rest of the web. It’s available for free on the App Store, and allows people to carry on their farm from their account or start a new one. Some items are exclusive to the normal web version, and others are exclusive to the App.

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Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms released on the iPad

Posted by Chris Holmes at 9:30pm on May 28th, 2010

Ubisoft has released Might & Magic Heroes Kingdoms on the iPad App Store in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The game is playable exclusively on the iPad in Germany and the UK for one week, with the first PC and Mac servers opening in June in these two regions. They are already operational in France, where the game is available already too. A PC trial of the game will take place next Friday, with the full release pencilled in for July 2nd.

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Worms HD now available for the iPad

Posted by Chris Holmes at 8:07pm on May 28th, 2010

Team17 has released Worms HD for the iPad on the App Store for £2.99. The developers have classed this release as a “console-style edition” of the game, and it apparently features the Holy Hand Grenade and the Concrete Donkey.

Martyn Brown, Studio Head of Team 17, said: “Worms is perfectly suited to a casual platform such as iPad, and it’s quite possibly the best ‘hand held’ Worms experience to date. Features such as the ability to pass and play (with the screen flipping for the other player) hark back to the game’s social roots. We look forward to delivering more titles for what has quickly become a popular gaming platform.”

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Lite released for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Chris Holmes at 4:58pm on May 26th, 2010

Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Lite for the iPhone and iPod Touch on the app store. The release is basically a free demo of the full £6 version, and contains three levels of the game.

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New Sam & Max series begins today on PSN, PC and Mac

Posted by Chris Holmes at 5:19pm on April 16th, 2010

The new series of Sam & Max begins today, entitled the Devil’s Playhouse. The first episode has been released on the PSN, PC and Mac; called “The Penal Zone”. The dog and rabbit detective duo have to fight villains out for Max’s new-found psychic powers. Each new episode is released monthly, and season passes for the full give game series’ are available now for $34.95 on the PC and Mac. The episodes are also available for the iPad, with the first episode released back on the device’s launch for $6.99 on the App Store.

“With The Penal Zone launching on four separate game platforms, the new season of Sam & Max is the biggest episodic premiere in Telltale’s history,” said Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “This series has been about pushing boundaries, from humour and story to episodic gaming as a whole. The Devil’s Playhouse continues that tradition, and it’s easily the deepest, most visually stunning season to date. We can’t wait for players both new and returning to dive in.”

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Football Manager coming to iPhone tomorrow

Posted by Chris Holmes at 12:44pm on April 12th, 2010

Sports Interactive have confirmed that Football Manager Handheld will be released on the iPhone tomorrow. It’ll cost £6.99 on the App Store, and will allow you to listen to your music collection while you manage your team to success (or not, as the case may be). The game includes 34 football leagues from 11 countries and allows you to customise tactics, formations, team and player instructions, training and transfers.

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