Famously known for its disgruntled avians, Rovio has ditched the birds for its latest project, titled RETRY.
Coming out of the Finnish company's new publishing arm - LVL11 - RETRY couldn't really be much further away from Angry Birds if it tried.
Sure there's a whole lot of flying involved, but that's about where the similarities end.
Take a look at the trailer below;
As you'll see...
TellTale Games decided to take the sting off of Monday by releasing a tantalizing glimpse at what we can expect from its upcoming, episodic Tales from the Borderlands.
Announced back in December, Tales from the Borderlands will take the world of Gearbox's console FPS roleplaying game and give it the same story-focused treatment that it gave The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us.
In Tales fro...
April was another strong month for Android games.
Admittedly, pretty much all of our favourite titles were iOS conversions. And some of them were mighty late at that. But frankly, it's difficult to care.
This conversion process effectively works to curate the games we get through. Most find themselves on Android on account of strong reviews and / or sales of the iOS version, which means they...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
We highlighted some incoming iOS and Android games
There are enough games on the App Store to satisfy a game fanatic for a thousand years. But we're still always looking to the future, excitedly anticipating the next big thing.
That's why Jon took a look at some iOS and An...
It's really amazing how quickly spring bleeds into summer, especially in the gaming industry.
In rapid-fire succession, you've got PAX East and GDC at the end of March, then those in the US trip over their taxes in April, while the F2P summit in London draws crowds at the end of the month.
In May, you've got GMIC in China, Digital Dragons in Poland, Intergame in Estonia, and the Nordic Game Conf...
It may not be the first game to do it, but Swoc: of Swords and Blocks is an engaging mixture of match-3 puzzler and RPG.
I should know: I just had to tell myself to stop playing and write about it four times in a row.
Swoc plays as most other match-3 games do. You have a grid of tiles, and can swap adjacent ones so long as it results in three matching ones being aligned vertically or horizon...
I've been flinging adorable vikings around the insides of the Kraken for the past half hour.
Given that I lost track of time and spent longer playing the forthcoming level pack for the Gold Award-winning Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage than I intended, I'd say it's pretty darn good.
The vikings we all know and love get swallowed whole by the sea monster known as the Kraken (picture a giant octo...
This week, Peter, Harry, and I dive back into the Twitch stream to talk about super frogs, space milk, and glowing mushrooms.
It makes more sense when you listen, trust me.
First, we check out the first images for Nimblebit's latest iOS venture Tiny Tower Vegas, and ask why George R.R. Martin is sending his assistant to consult on Telltale's Game of Thrones game instead of a dragon or someth...
Some people are just massive show-offs. Take the star of Bamba. It's not enough that he can simultaneously wiggle a magnificent moustache and ride a unicycle.
He demands added danger, trundling back and forth high up in the air, avoiding ludicrous massive objects, just because he can. Presumably as an added incentive, ravenous sharks circle below, ready to tear him to shreds should he fall.
...
What is it about watching progress bars fill up that's so satisfying? If there's one game known for its addictive properties in this regard, it's Zynga's infamous FarmVille series.
The original version of FarmVille 2 launched on Facebook back in 2012. Now it's back for iOS and Android devices with plenty of supposed optimisations saving both time and social spamming.
I have to admit, this is...
Deity Quest takes Pokemon's RPG formula, changes some names around, and adds a story about deities trying to become gods.
The comparison isn't amiss. Deity Quest even starts out by giving you a snotty rival to compete with, just before asking you to choose your first "follower".
In this case, followers are creatures that'll fight for you. I went for a mighty, fire-breathing dragon, which is ...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new Android games.
Bridge Constructor Medieval
By Headup Games - buy on Android (£1.49 / $1.99)
An old fashioned Silver Award-winning sequel that sees you bodging together bridges from wood and stone to transport troops and goods to your castle.
It builds on the template laid down by the original, but add...
Modern football is obsessed with money.
Sugar daddy owners pump their ill-gotten funds into hungry clubs. Star players hold out for (even more) obscenely large contracts, as they themselves are bought and sold for the sort of money usually reserved for luxury yachts.
The whole game is swimming in the green stuff, like Scrooge McDuck in his vault.
It's fitting, then, that the main topic of...
Updated on May 2nd, at 8:30: Activision has told Pocket Gamer that Tony Hawk's Shred Session will also be available on Android this summer. Gnarly, etc.
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has just unveiled the latest game to bear his name. Yep, it's called Tony Hawk's Shred Session. And, yes, it's being developed by Activision.
Touch Arcade got the chance to have a look at this upcoming free-t...
EarthNight is one heck of a great elevator pitch: "EarthNight is a roguelike runner about the dragon apocalypse."
Without knowing anything more about it, I can safely say "I'm in."
We've actually covered EarthNight before when it was known as Dragon Runner. It's gone on quite a ride since then, mind, which is why we're revisiting it now.
Nightfall
EarthNight follows a 14-year-old girl ...
Another month, another Kemco release. Soul of Deva is the latest addition to the developer's already sizeable JRPG back catalogue, and it's currently on sale at special launch price of £3.99 / $3.99, before going up to a whopping £8.99 / $8.99 in due course.
Soul of Deva follows the adventures of Sania, known as the 'Savior', as she travels through demon-infested lands to far-off Raglis.
A y...
It's a question we've all asked ourselves. Just how would Metal Slug work as a free-to-play tower defence game?
The answer provided by Metal Slug Defense, which is out right now on the App Store and the Google Play Store, is that it'd actually work quite well.
The game lifts the fundamental chunks of the Metal Slug universe, from the gorgeous retro graphics to the overblown violence and huge...
It looks like Nimblebit's next game is going to mash together bitizen-housing strategy with gambling, creating a terrifying hyper-intoxicating blend of simple tappy tower management and slot machines.
It's called Tiny Tower Vegas and Ian Marsh from Nimblebit has been tweeting out screenshots of the game from his account.
We don't know much more than that right now. From the screens it lo...
Updated on May 1st, at 9:21: Bridge Constructor Medieval is now out worldwide on iOS, and available on Android via Google Play. It's £1.49 / $1.99 everywhere, for a limited launch period.
At midnight tonight, loopy physics-puzzler Bridge Constructor will go back in time and turn into Bridge Constructor Medieval. In doing so, it will become an old-timey twist on the Silver Award-winning br...
It's been awhile since we've heard anything out of Firedroid, the Danish studio that brought us the airship puzzler Kings Can Fly.
Thankfully, the devs have been hard at work on a new game - Ice Cream Nomsters - that's due out for iOS and Android this summer.
One-half puzzle game and one-half time management challenge, the goal of Nomsters is pretty simple: deliver as much ice cream as possi...
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Famously known for its disgruntled avians, Rovio has ditched the birds for its latest project, titled RETRY.
Coming out of the Finnish company's new publishing arm - LVL11 - RETRY couldn't really be much further away from Angry Birds if it tried.
Sure there's a whole lot of flying involved, but that's about where the similarities end.
Take a look at the trailer below;
As you'll see...
TellTale Games decided to take the sting off of Monday by releasing a tantalizing glimpse at what we can expect from its upcoming, episodic Tales from the Borderlands.
Announced back in December, Tales from the Borderlands will take the world of Gearbox's console FPS roleplaying game and give it the same story-focused treatment that it gave The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us.
In Tales fro...
April was another strong month for Android games.
Admittedly, pretty much all of our favourite titles were iOS conversions. And some of them were mighty late at that. But frankly, it's difficult to care.
This conversion process effectively works to curate the games we get through. Most find themselves on Android on account of strong reviews and / or sales of the iOS version, which means they...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
We highlighted some incoming iOS and Android games
There are enough games on the App Store to satisfy a game fanatic for a thousand years. But we're still always looking to the future, excitedly anticipating the next big thing.
That's why Jon took a look at some iOS and An...
It's really amazing how quickly spring bleeds into summer, especially in the gaming industry.
In rapid-fire succession, you've got PAX East and GDC at the end of March, then those in the US trip over their taxes in April, while the F2P summit in London draws crowds at the end of the month.
In May, you've got GMIC in China, Digital Dragons in Poland, Intergame in Estonia, and the Nordic Game Conf...
It may not be the first game to do it, but Swoc: of Swords and Blocks is an engaging mixture of match-3 puzzler and RPG.
I should know: I just had to tell myself to stop playing and write about it four times in a row.
Swoc plays as most other match-3 games do. You have a grid of tiles, and can swap adjacent ones so long as it results in three matching ones being aligned vertically or horizon...
I've been flinging adorable vikings around the insides of the Kraken for the past half hour.
Given that I lost track of time and spent longer playing the forthcoming level pack for the Gold Award-winning Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage than I intended, I'd say it's pretty darn good.
The vikings we all know and love get swallowed whole by the sea monster known as the Kraken (picture a giant octo...
This week, Peter, Harry, and I dive back into the Twitch stream to talk about super frogs, space milk, and glowing mushrooms.
It makes more sense when you listen, trust me.
First, we check out the first images for Nimblebit's latest iOS venture Tiny Tower Vegas, and ask why George R.R. Martin is sending his assistant to consult on Telltale's Game of Thrones game instead of a dragon or someth...
Some people are just massive show-offs. Take the star of Bamba. It's not enough that he can simultaneously wiggle a magnificent moustache and ride a unicycle.
He demands added danger, trundling back and forth high up in the air, avoiding ludicrous massive objects, just because he can. Presumably as an added incentive, ravenous sharks circle below, ready to tear him to shreds should he fall.
...
What is it about watching progress bars fill up that's so satisfying? If there's one game known for its addictive properties in this regard, it's Zynga's infamous FarmVille series.
The original version of FarmVille 2 launched on Facebook back in 2012. Now it's back for iOS and Android devices with plenty of supposed optimisations saving both time and social spamming.
I have to admit, this is...
Deity Quest takes Pokemon's RPG formula, changes some names around, and adds a story about deities trying to become gods.
The comparison isn't amiss. Deity Quest even starts out by giving you a snotty rival to compete with, just before asking you to choose your first "follower".
In this case, followers are creatures that'll fight for you. I went for a mighty, fire-breathing dragon, which is ...
Every Friday, Pocket Gamer offers hands-on impressions of the week's three best new Android games.
Bridge Constructor Medieval
By Headup Games - buy on Android (£1.49 / $1.99)
An old fashioned Silver Award-winning sequel that sees you bodging together bridges from wood and stone to transport troops and goods to your castle.
It builds on the template laid down by the original, but add...
Modern football is obsessed with money.
Sugar daddy owners pump their ill-gotten funds into hungry clubs. Star players hold out for (even more) obscenely large contracts, as they themselves are bought and sold for the sort of money usually reserved for luxury yachts.
The whole game is swimming in the green stuff, like Scrooge McDuck in his vault.
It's fitting, then, that the main topic of...
![[Update] New F2P lane-based skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Shred Session will kickflip onto iOS this summer](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/thumbs/na-ryjy_tony_hawk_s_shred_session__1__jpeg_100.jpg)
Updated on May 2nd, at 8:30: Activision has told Pocket Gamer that Tony Hawk's Shred Session will also be available on Android this summer. Gnarly, etc.
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has just unveiled the latest game to bear his name. Yep, it's called Tony Hawk's Shred Session. And, yes, it's being developed by Activision.
Touch Arcade got the chance to have a look at this upcoming free-t...
EarthNight is one heck of a great elevator pitch: "EarthNight is a roguelike runner about the dragon apocalypse."
Without knowing anything more about it, I can safely say "I'm in."
We've actually covered EarthNight before when it was known as Dragon Runner. It's gone on quite a ride since then, mind, which is why we're revisiting it now.
Nightfall
EarthNight follows a 14-year-old girl ...
Another month, another Kemco release. Soul of Deva is the latest addition to the developer's already sizeable JRPG back catalogue, and it's currently on sale at special launch price of £3.99 / $3.99, before going up to a whopping £8.99 / $8.99 in due course.
Soul of Deva follows the adventures of Sania, known as the 'Savior', as she travels through demon-infested lands to far-off Raglis.
A y...
It's a question we've all asked ourselves. Just how would Metal Slug work as a free-to-play tower defence game?
The answer provided by Metal Slug Defense, which is out right now on the App Store and the Google Play Store, is that it'd actually work quite well.
The game lifts the fundamental chunks of the Metal Slug universe, from the gorgeous retro graphics to the overblown violence and huge...
It looks like Nimblebit's next game is going to mash together bitizen-housing strategy with gambling, creating a terrifying hyper-intoxicating blend of simple tappy tower management and slot machines.
It's called Tiny Tower Vegas and Ian Marsh from Nimblebit has been tweeting out screenshots of the game from his account.
We don't know much more than that right now. From the screens it lo...
![[Update] Out now: Bridge Constructor Medieval is a 10th-century twist on the physics-puzzler](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/thumbs/na-vmvgjp_bri_jpg_100.jpg)
Updated on May 1st, at 9:21: Bridge Constructor Medieval is now out worldwide on iOS, and available on Android via Google Play. It's £1.49 / $1.99 everywhere, for a limited launch period.
At midnight tonight, loopy physics-puzzler Bridge Constructor will go back in time and turn into Bridge Constructor Medieval. In doing so, it will become an old-timey twist on the Silver Award-winning br...
It's been awhile since we've heard anything out of Firedroid, the Danish studio that brought us the airship puzzler Kings Can Fly.
Thankfully, the devs have been hard at work on a new game - Ice Cream Nomsters - that's due out for iOS and Android this summer.
One-half puzzle game and one-half time management challenge, the goal of Nomsters is pretty simple: deliver as much ice cream as possi...
