Late last week, we headed to the Basque Country in Northern Spain to check out Bilbao's hoPlay gaming festival and hold our latest Big Indie Pitch.
As ever, this is a chance for developers to show their games to a cadre of games journalists. The catch is that they've only got three minutes to sell us on their game before they're whisked off to the next table.
The quality of these games was o...
King's sequel to the ever-popular Candy Crush Saga was unleashed upon the world this week, with the developer pushing its new Soda Saga promotion video to 100 million people in seven countries on its launch day. Intrusitve, costly, but no doubt effective.
Elsewhere, UA platform NativeX put Santa Claus to shame by launching a brand new promotion, with the Minnesota-based mobile advertising outfi...
The Peter Molyneux-led free-to-play god game Godus has finally arrived on Android whether you wanted it to or not.
Using your fingers, you grow and mold the landscape while looking over your followers as they survive upon these primal lands with your help.
You can use miracles to create rivers and throw meteors if, for some reason, you want to cause huge fires.
Despite being released and ...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new Android games.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
By Ubisoft Montpellier - buy on Android (£2.99 / $4.99)
There have been many games about war, and among all of them, Valiant Hearts stands out.
It trades the usual cavalcade of the first-person shooter for more of a focus on stealth and puzzle-solving. But...
In board games, it's not uncommon for a popular set of mechanics to get adapted across a range of different themes.
One of the most popular such systems is Commands Colors. It's seen service from the battlefields of ancient Rome, through to the age of rifles, and up to World War 2.
All the games work on the same basic premise. The battlefield is divided into three sections and you have a h...
With the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday this weekend there's plenty of limited-time discounts on hardware.
There's so much of it, in fact, that it warrants a round-up. So, being the kind folks we are, we're providing one for you.
So, if you're looking for a new Android tablet, or perhaps one of those fancy new smartwatches, then now's your chance to satiate your desires and save so...
According to a patent application dug up by a NeoGAF user, Nintendo may well be planning to do some mobile emulating of its own.
The patent, which was filed in the middle of the year, is for "a software emulator for emulating a handheld video game platform such as GAME BOY.RTM., GAME BOY COLOR.RTM. and/or GAME BOY ADVANCE.RTM. on a low-capability target platform (e.g., a seat-back display f...
Playing Tainted Keep, we're suddenly reminded that the action RPG has become a woefully underpopulated gaming genre these days.
It seems like they were everywhere for a while, a few years back, and the RPG river has since run dry.
So we jumped into this game eagerly, and perhaps with expectations a little on the high side. Because it seems the action RPG game hasn't returned in full force af...
Square Enix has quietly released a free to play PvP strategy RPG on Android. It's called Heavenstrike Rivals and it's out right now on the Google Play Store.
Although it looks like it's not actually available in the UK. So this is probably just one to have a crack at if you're in the US.
The game features more than 230 fully animated units that you can train, regular events and weekend a...
The first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones point and click adventure is set to hit the App Store next week, with an Android version on the way sometime in December.
It's called Iron from Ice, and is set during the events of the third and fourth seasons of the TV show. You play one of five members of the Forrester family, who end up embroiled in intrigue and murder at King's Landing.
...
The Witcher Adventure Game, CD Projekt Red's digital dice-based take on its impressive console RPG, is out right now on iOS and Android.
The game features four different heroes, and sees you setting out across The Witcher's dark fantasy universe to slay monsters, solve mysteries, and take part in political intrigues.
You can play against the AI, or take on real human beings in online and...
Syder Arcade HD developer Studio Evil has teamed up with nonsense comic book artist Sio to create a barmy-looking action-RPG for iOS and Android.
It's called Super Cane Magic ZERO, which is a title that might give you an idea of the level of magical buffoonery you can expect from the game.
It's about a guy (or a kid?) called Coso who is so naive that he'll believe anything so hard that it be...
Just over a month after it was released on Android, tactical JRPG Record of Agarest War Zero is available on iOS.
And, as it's Thanksgiving in the US right now, publisher HyperDevbox has put a half-price discount on the game until December 4th.
That means you can purchase it right now for £5.49 / $7.99 rather than the full price of £10.49 / $14.99. That applies to the App Store [buy] and Goo...
Bronze Award-winning two-touch arcade racer Touch Racing 2 is now available on the Google Play Store.
The game riffs on the old Micro Machines format and sees you bezzing around a series of neat, dirty tracks, pushing on the screen to get your racer to follow your finger.
At review we called the iOS version "a solid if unremarkable arcade racer with an interesting control method and some...
There are a lot of game / story hybrids popping up on digital marketplaces these days, and that's not at all objectionable.
Necklace of Skulls from Cubus Games is another hybrid. This mystical Mayan adventure seeks to nestle itself somewhere between the word-heavy Choice of Games books and the dice-driven Fighting Fantasy titles.
It's definitely an enjoyable and intriguing read - the wonderf...
The sequel to last year's Silver Award-winning RPG reboot Shadowrun Returns is set to hit iOS and Android next week.
It's called Shadowrun Dragonfall, it's been out on the PC for about three months, and features a polished UI, shinier graphics, and a bunch of upgrades that you'd expect from a sequel.
The game should hit iOS and Android simultaneously next Thursday, so there'll be no grum...
Kick ass cult classic Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has finally made its way onto iPhone and iPad, and can be yours today for £3.99 / $5.99.
The game's all about hunting down bad guys from wanted posters, and hauling them back into town for a big cash prize. You get more money if you bring them in alive, so you'll have to plan accordingly.
You could run in and beat them to a pulp, or switch...
Every now and then, we like to look off the sides of the Pocket Gamer mothership to see if anyone else appreciates mobile games as much as we do.
Usually, there isn't that much love for our pocket-sized play things to shout or cheer about. Apparently, a lot of people look down on mobile games.
But, as these games get better with every passing year, more people and publications are sharing in...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned that YouTubers need to make it clear when they are paid to make a promotional video.
This came from an investigation by a BBC reporter who looked into a number of prominent UK YouTubers who participated in promotional "Oreo Lick Race" videos.
The problem wasn't that these YouTubers had made these videos but that they had not marked them a...
When the inevitable nuclear /zombie/ killer-space-mice apocalypse arrives, only three things will remain.
Cockroaches, Matthew McConaughey's adamantium-coated teeth, and the 1,235,884,345.5 smartphones loaded with Candy Crush Saga, scattered among the world's ashes. Love it or loathe it, King's saccharine match-three puzzler isn't going away any time soon.
The original Candy Crush Saga wasn'...
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Late last week, we headed to the Basque Country in Northern Spain to check out Bilbao's hoPlay gaming festival and hold our latest Big Indie Pitch.
As ever, this is a chance for developers to show their games to a cadre of games journalists. The catch is that they've only got three minutes to sell us on their game before they're whisked off to the next table.
The quality of these games was o...
King's sequel to the ever-popular Candy Crush Saga was unleashed upon the world this week, with the developer pushing its new Soda Saga promotion video to 100 million people in seven countries on its launch day. Intrusitve, costly, but no doubt effective.
Elsewhere, UA platform NativeX put Santa Claus to shame by launching a brand new promotion, with the Minnesota-based mobile advertising outfi...
The Peter Molyneux-led free-to-play god game Godus has finally arrived on Android whether you wanted it to or not.
Using your fingers, you grow and mold the landscape while looking over your followers as they survive upon these primal lands with your help.
You can use miracles to create rivers and throw meteors if, for some reason, you want to cause huge fires.
Despite being released and ...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new Android games.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
By Ubisoft Montpellier - buy on Android (£2.99 / $4.99)
There have been many games about war, and among all of them, Valiant Hearts stands out.
It trades the usual cavalcade of the first-person shooter for more of a focus on stealth and puzzle-solving. But...
In board games, it's not uncommon for a popular set of mechanics to get adapted across a range of different themes.
One of the most popular such systems is Commands Colors. It's seen service from the battlefields of ancient Rome, through to the age of rifles, and up to World War 2.
All the games work on the same basic premise. The battlefield is divided into three sections and you have a h...
With the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday this weekend there's plenty of limited-time discounts on hardware.
There's so much of it, in fact, that it warrants a round-up. So, being the kind folks we are, we're providing one for you.
So, if you're looking for a new Android tablet, or perhaps one of those fancy new smartwatches, then now's your chance to satiate your desires and save so...
According to a patent application dug up by a NeoGAF user, Nintendo may well be planning to do some mobile emulating of its own.
The patent, which was filed in the middle of the year, is for "a software emulator for emulating a handheld video game platform such as GAME BOY.RTM., GAME BOY COLOR.RTM. and/or GAME BOY ADVANCE.RTM. on a low-capability target platform (e.g., a seat-back display f...
Playing Tainted Keep, we're suddenly reminded that the action RPG has become a woefully underpopulated gaming genre these days.
It seems like they were everywhere for a while, a few years back, and the RPG river has since run dry.
So we jumped into this game eagerly, and perhaps with expectations a little on the high side. Because it seems the action RPG game hasn't returned in full force af...
Square Enix has quietly released a free to play PvP strategy RPG on Android. It's called Heavenstrike Rivals and it's out right now on the Google Play Store.
Although it looks like it's not actually available in the UK. So this is probably just one to have a crack at if you're in the US.
The game features more than 230 fully animated units that you can train, regular events and weekend a...
The first episode of Telltale's Game of Thrones point and click adventure is set to hit the App Store next week, with an Android version on the way sometime in December.
It's called Iron from Ice, and is set during the events of the third and fourth seasons of the TV show. You play one of five members of the Forrester family, who end up embroiled in intrigue and murder at King's Landing.
...
The Witcher Adventure Game, CD Projekt Red's digital dice-based take on its impressive console RPG, is out right now on iOS and Android.
The game features four different heroes, and sees you setting out across The Witcher's dark fantasy universe to slay monsters, solve mysteries, and take part in political intrigues.
You can play against the AI, or take on real human beings in online and...
Syder Arcade HD developer Studio Evil has teamed up with nonsense comic book artist Sio to create a barmy-looking action-RPG for iOS and Android.
It's called Super Cane Magic ZERO, which is a title that might give you an idea of the level of magical buffoonery you can expect from the game.
It's about a guy (or a kid?) called Coso who is so naive that he'll believe anything so hard that it be...
Just over a month after it was released on Android, tactical JRPG Record of Agarest War Zero is available on iOS.
And, as it's Thanksgiving in the US right now, publisher HyperDevbox has put a half-price discount on the game until December 4th.
That means you can purchase it right now for £5.49 / $7.99 rather than the full price of £10.49 / $14.99. That applies to the App Store [buy] and Goo...
Bronze Award-winning two-touch arcade racer Touch Racing 2 is now available on the Google Play Store.
The game riffs on the old Micro Machines format and sees you bezzing around a series of neat, dirty tracks, pushing on the screen to get your racer to follow your finger.
At review we called the iOS version "a solid if unremarkable arcade racer with an interesting control method and some...
There are a lot of game / story hybrids popping up on digital marketplaces these days, and that's not at all objectionable.
Necklace of Skulls from Cubus Games is another hybrid. This mystical Mayan adventure seeks to nestle itself somewhere between the word-heavy Choice of Games books and the dice-driven Fighting Fantasy titles.
It's definitely an enjoyable and intriguing read - the wonderf...
The sequel to last year's Silver Award-winning RPG reboot Shadowrun Returns is set to hit iOS and Android next week.
It's called Shadowrun Dragonfall, it's been out on the PC for about three months, and features a polished UI, shinier graphics, and a bunch of upgrades that you'd expect from a sequel.
The game should hit iOS and Android simultaneously next Thursday, so there'll be no grum...
Kick ass cult classic Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has finally made its way onto iPhone and iPad, and can be yours today for £3.99 / $5.99.
The game's all about hunting down bad guys from wanted posters, and hauling them back into town for a big cash prize. You get more money if you bring them in alive, so you'll have to plan accordingly.
You could run in and beat them to a pulp, or switch...
Every now and then, we like to look off the sides of the Pocket Gamer mothership to see if anyone else appreciates mobile games as much as we do.
Usually, there isn't that much love for our pocket-sized play things to shout or cheer about. Apparently, a lot of people look down on mobile games.
But, as these games get better with every passing year, more people and publications are sharing in...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned that YouTubers need to make it clear when they are paid to make a promotional video.
This came from an investigation by a BBC reporter who looked into a number of prominent UK YouTubers who participated in promotional "Oreo Lick Race" videos.
The problem wasn't that these YouTubers had made these videos but that they had not marked them a...
When the inevitable nuclear /zombie/ killer-space-mice apocalypse arrives, only three things will remain.
Cockroaches, Matthew McConaughey's adamantium-coated teeth, and the 1,235,884,345.5 smartphones loaded with Candy Crush Saga, scattered among the world's ashes. Love it or loathe it, King's saccharine match-three puzzler isn't going away any time soon.
The original Candy Crush Saga wasn'...
