Blizzard has successfully sued Chinese dev Unico for, to all intents and purposes, copying Hearthstone. You can see a screenshot from the offending game, Crouching Dragon Legends, above.
Unico has stated publicly that it has received no communication from the court telling it to pay the $1.6 million in damages, and that it is discussing with its lawyers about options to take against news ou...
Endless Doves, Nitrome's ever-lasting follow-up to 8bit Doves, has just crashed onto the App Store. We expect it'll be hitting the Play Store sometime soon as well.
Once again you're controlling a sleeping man who's swooping through a gorgeously realised Gameboy-hued world. This time rather than getting from A to B though, you're trying to collect as many of the titular doves as possible.
...
It's rare that you find a puzzle game experience that's the whole package. That balances everything just right, is gorgeous to look at, and remains chock full of neat ideas to the last of its many levels.
But that's exactly what Twisty Hollow does. It's smart, it's funny, and it's cute, but at the same time it's brave enough to constantly mix up its own formulas, adding twists and tricks that k...
Random Heroes and its sequel Random Heroes 2 were both solid run 'n guns, nabbing a Gold and Silver Award from Pocket Gamer, respectively.
The third installment of the series, the predictably named Random Heroes 3, was announced in September with a few early screenshots.
Now, the game has an announcement trailer and a release date.
Expect to see it on the App Store and Google Play this Th...
First released on Windows Phone, Drawtopia is a physics-based drawing puzzler similar to Crayon Physics Deluxe.
It is available on iOS now for free.
Your goal in Drawtopia is to help navigate a ball from point A to Point B, collecting stars along the way while still avoiding traps and other dangers.
There are over 40 free levels, with in-app purchases adding several more.
Its Windows P...
When it comes to deciding on a new smartphone, there are essentially two basic choices for the avid pocket gamer: an iPhone or an Android phone.
Yes, we know about Windows Phone. It’s pretty slick, but it’s not very good for games. What’s that? 'BlackBerry,' you say? You’re funny.
Things get a little more complicated when it comes to deciding which specific device to get. Sure, there are onl...
Secret Files: Sam Peters is a spin-off of the popular Secret Files point-and-click adventure series.
The good news is, it's not difficult to jump into Sam Peters and get wrapped up in its story.
The bad news is the characters are grating and the game's mechanics don't translate especially well on touch devices, so you might not want to bother.
Jungle to jungle
The game begins with jour...
Telltale has finally unveiled the first details of its forthcoming episodic adventure game series based on Game of Thrones.
We now know that it will consist of six episodes that begin towards the end of Season 3 of the HBO TV series, and finishes around the beginning of Season 5.
"You will visit familiar locations such as King's Landing and The Wall, as well as unfamiliar locations such as...
Burly Men At Sea may give the initial impression of being rugged and tough, but it's far from.
Its colours are light and friendly, its graphics are curvy, and it's actually quite cute-looking.
It has to be, as this is the signature style of husband-and-wife team BrainBrain. That's the team who previously gave us charming adventure game Doggins.
This time around the dreams and space antic...
They say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but Ironhide Studios might be taking that idiom a little too seriously.
The next Kingdom Rush game - a prequel to the entire series, called Kingdom Rush Origins - is curiously similar to the last one.
Like Frontiers, this is still a tower defence game about placing and upgrading turrets, to fend off waves of tiny creeping enemies. You still hav...
King has released free to play match-3 puzzler Candy Crush Soda Saga worldwide on iOS and Android as of today.
You don't need me to tell you this, but Soda Saga is the sequel to the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga.
It has over 135 levels (with more to come) of candy matching and new purple soda that switches up the direction of play. It also has five new game modes, as listed below:
S...
Horror game sequel Five Nights At Freddy's 2 has just been released on PC. It seems it will be coming to mobile as well soon enough.
This is based on a tweet from the game's creator Scott Cawthorn that simply says "soon." This is his answer as to when Five Nights At Freddy's 2 will be released on iOS, you see.
He followed this up with another tweet that reads "Yes the game will be going to m...
Remember when all you had to do was put a monkey in your game and it would be awesome?
No, I don't remember such a time either. Some developers seem to think that's the case, though.
Take Monkey Racing, for instance.
Monkeying around
I'm tempted to start by saying that this is another Mario Kart clone, but that wouldn't strictly be true. Monkey Racing only pays lip service to Nintendo'...
With the upcoming Checkpoint Champion, new developer Protostar is showing confidence in bite-sized arcade racing form.
It's all about small, time-based challenges that mostly involve driving through shiny stars representing checkpoints. The focus here is in skill, handling, and showing tenacity.
If you don't get a challenge done in time on the first attempt you're going to return again and ...
Overkill 3, the less gun-porny, more shooty bang-bang sequel, isn't going to come out this year.
But don't get all sad and downbeat and think everything is over, Craneballs is taking the extra time to make the game better. As you'd sort of expect.
It's taking the extra time to play around with the tutorial, make sure the 30 or so levels it's already built are of the highest standard, and...
Narborion Saga is the latest in a long line of gamebook adventures that have been popping up on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
This one isn't based on a classic from the physical heyday of the genre though, it's set in a fantasy world built from scratch. And it sort of shows. The build we've played is a little clunky in places, and could do with a proof read.
That's not to say ther...
There's a companion app out right now for Assassin's Creed Unity. It's called the Assassin's Creed Unity App, but it should really be called Appassin's Creed Unity. It's more streamlined.
You get the usual companion app fare here. There's an interactive 3D map, and a database of the gear and equipment you can unlock, but there's also some reasonably interesting stuff thrown in too.
A hea...
The fourth and final episode of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, Dawn over V'Taag, is set to hit the App Store the Google Play Store on November 20th.
That's a week on Thursday if you want to write it down on your calendar.This act will wrap up the story started way back when at the beginning of the year.
And, according to a post on the Touch Arcade forums, while Forge Reply is focused on the last...
You can download the first episode of the second season of Walking Dead: The Game for free from the App Store right now, if you fancy having a gander at the zombie-filled, consequence-riddled point-and-click adventure.
While the first chunk of the game is free, you'll still have to fork out for the other episodes, but it's nice to be able to try before you by.
At review we said "Walking ...
Updated on November 10th 2014 at 21:10: Endless Doves will be out this week, and not next week as this article states.
We got the information slightly later than intended, hence the mix up. It will more than likely be available on Thursday, 13th November in that case.
Original story follows...
Nitrome will be releasing Endless Doves next week on iOS and Android.
As you might guess from...
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Blizzard has successfully sued Chinese dev Unico for, to all intents and purposes, copying Hearthstone. You can see a screenshot from the offending game, Crouching Dragon Legends, above.
Unico has stated publicly that it has received no communication from the court telling it to pay the $1.6 million in damages, and that it is discussing with its lawyers about options to take against news ou...
Endless Doves, Nitrome's ever-lasting follow-up to 8bit Doves, has just crashed onto the App Store. We expect it'll be hitting the Play Store sometime soon as well.
Once again you're controlling a sleeping man who's swooping through a gorgeously realised Gameboy-hued world. This time rather than getting from A to B though, you're trying to collect as many of the titular doves as possible.
...
It's rare that you find a puzzle game experience that's the whole package. That balances everything just right, is gorgeous to look at, and remains chock full of neat ideas to the last of its many levels.
But that's exactly what Twisty Hollow does. It's smart, it's funny, and it's cute, but at the same time it's brave enough to constantly mix up its own formulas, adding twists and tricks that k...
Random Heroes and its sequel Random Heroes 2 were both solid run 'n guns, nabbing a Gold and Silver Award from Pocket Gamer, respectively.
The third installment of the series, the predictably named Random Heroes 3, was announced in September with a few early screenshots.
Now, the game has an announcement trailer and a release date.
Expect to see it on the App Store and Google Play this Th...
First released on Windows Phone, Drawtopia is a physics-based drawing puzzler similar to Crayon Physics Deluxe.
It is available on iOS now for free.
Your goal in Drawtopia is to help navigate a ball from point A to Point B, collecting stars along the way while still avoiding traps and other dangers.
There are over 40 free levels, with in-app purchases adding several more.
Its Windows P...
When it comes to deciding on a new smartphone, there are essentially two basic choices for the avid pocket gamer: an iPhone or an Android phone.
Yes, we know about Windows Phone. It’s pretty slick, but it’s not very good for games. What’s that? 'BlackBerry,' you say? You’re funny.
Things get a little more complicated when it comes to deciding which specific device to get. Sure, there are onl...
Secret Files: Sam Peters is a spin-off of the popular Secret Files point-and-click adventure series.
The good news is, it's not difficult to jump into Sam Peters and get wrapped up in its story.
The bad news is the characters are grating and the game's mechanics don't translate especially well on touch devices, so you might not want to bother.
Jungle to jungle
The game begins with jour...
Telltale has finally unveiled the first details of its forthcoming episodic adventure game series based on Game of Thrones.
We now know that it will consist of six episodes that begin towards the end of Season 3 of the HBO TV series, and finishes around the beginning of Season 5.
"You will visit familiar locations such as King's Landing and The Wall, as well as unfamiliar locations such as...
Burly Men At Sea may give the initial impression of being rugged and tough, but it's far from.
Its colours are light and friendly, its graphics are curvy, and it's actually quite cute-looking.
It has to be, as this is the signature style of husband-and-wife team BrainBrain. That's the team who previously gave us charming adventure game Doggins.
This time around the dreams and space antic...
They say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", but Ironhide Studios might be taking that idiom a little too seriously.
The next Kingdom Rush game - a prequel to the entire series, called Kingdom Rush Origins - is curiously similar to the last one.
Like Frontiers, this is still a tower defence game about placing and upgrading turrets, to fend off waves of tiny creeping enemies. You still hav...
King has released free to play match-3 puzzler Candy Crush Soda Saga worldwide on iOS and Android as of today.
You don't need me to tell you this, but Soda Saga is the sequel to the enormously popular Candy Crush Saga.
It has over 135 levels (with more to come) of candy matching and new purple soda that switches up the direction of play. It also has five new game modes, as listed below:
S...
Horror game sequel Five Nights At Freddy's 2 has just been released on PC. It seems it will be coming to mobile as well soon enough.
This is based on a tweet from the game's creator Scott Cawthorn that simply says "soon." This is his answer as to when Five Nights At Freddy's 2 will be released on iOS, you see.
He followed this up with another tweet that reads "Yes the game will be going to m...
Remember when all you had to do was put a monkey in your game and it would be awesome?
No, I don't remember such a time either. Some developers seem to think that's the case, though.
Take Monkey Racing, for instance.
Monkeying around
I'm tempted to start by saying that this is another Mario Kart clone, but that wouldn't strictly be true. Monkey Racing only pays lip service to Nintendo'...
With the upcoming Checkpoint Champion, new developer Protostar is showing confidence in bite-sized arcade racing form.
It's all about small, time-based challenges that mostly involve driving through shiny stars representing checkpoints. The focus here is in skill, handling, and showing tenacity.
If you don't get a challenge done in time on the first attempt you're going to return again and ...
Overkill 3, the less gun-porny, more shooty bang-bang sequel, isn't going to come out this year.
But don't get all sad and downbeat and think everything is over, Craneballs is taking the extra time to make the game better. As you'd sort of expect.
It's taking the extra time to play around with the tutorial, make sure the 30 or so levels it's already built are of the highest standard, and...
Narborion Saga is the latest in a long line of gamebook adventures that have been popping up on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
This one isn't based on a classic from the physical heyday of the genre though, it's set in a fantasy world built from scratch. And it sort of shows. The build we've played is a little clunky in places, and could do with a proof read.
That's not to say ther...
There's a companion app out right now for Assassin's Creed Unity. It's called the Assassin's Creed Unity App, but it should really be called Appassin's Creed Unity. It's more streamlined.
You get the usual companion app fare here. There's an interactive 3D map, and a database of the gear and equipment you can unlock, but there's also some reasonably interesting stuff thrown in too.
A hea...
The fourth and final episode of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf, Dawn over V'Taag, is set to hit the App Store the Google Play Store on November 20th.
That's a week on Thursday if you want to write it down on your calendar.This act will wrap up the story started way back when at the beginning of the year.
And, according to a post on the Touch Arcade forums, while Forge Reply is focused on the last...
You can download the first episode of the second season of Walking Dead: The Game for free from the App Store right now, if you fancy having a gander at the zombie-filled, consequence-riddled point-and-click adventure.
While the first chunk of the game is free, you'll still have to fork out for the other episodes, but it's nice to be able to try before you by.
At review we said "Walking ...![[Update] Endless Doves is Nitrome's follow-up to 8bit Doves, out next week](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/artwork/thumbs/na-jpid_image__1__jpg_100.jpg)
Updated on November 10th 2014 at 21:10: Endless Doves will be out this week, and not next week as this article states.
We got the information slightly later than intended, hence the mix up. It will more than likely be available on Thursday, 13th November in that case.
Original story follows...
Nitrome will be releasing Endless Doves next week on iOS and Android.
As you might guess from...
