Minecraft- Pocket Edition is now available on Windows Phone. By my count that brings the number of games you might want to play on the platform up to three. Way to go Windows Phone.
Of course it shouldn’t come as a surprise, since Microsoft bought Minecraft developer Mojang earlier in the year.
If you haven’t heard of Minecraft before, well, I just don’t know what to do with you. The gam...
If you're super sad about Sons of Anarchy coming to an end tonight, fret ye not, because there's a mobile game based on the gritty, violent motorcycle series coming out next year. Okay, maybe fret a bit.
We don't have many details about the game just yet. We know that it's called Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect, it'll be episodic, and that it'll focus on a new Californian chapter of the club....
We first heard of Polyganic when it won our Big Indie Pitch at Apps World last month.
Now we've found out that it's coming to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone next week. Time for a briefing, then, so grab a seat and listen up.
Polyganic is an arcade endless runner that's probably best understood as a twist on Flappy Bird.
Instead of controlling the bird - in this case a simple polygon - y...
I am a monster. I'm also a cute space kitty, but I am a monster, mostly. I'll tell you why...
While playing Space Kitty Puzzle, it took me at least four levels to realise that you're supposed to save the orange alien blobs rather than shoot them.
I'm so sorry you adorable, screaming weirdos.
But, also, I'm a cat and, in my experience, cats tend to enjoy ripping up smaller creatures at any...
Frog Tale is an upcoming metroidvania about a frog curse that'll have us hopping around a royal castle.
It's played by tapping either side of the touchscreen to hop left and right respectively. That's all you need to dodge hazards and wall-jump up the narrow passages of this stone-slab palace.
As you explore, you'll collect items that give the frog new abilities that let you find new entrywa...
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...
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...
As you fly through asteroid fields and blast tentacled aliens in 2D arcade space-shooter Star Troll it's recommended that you sing Star Trekkin'.
You'll have to replace "Star Trekkin' across the universe" with "Star Trollin' across the universe," but other than that you're good to go.
This is because the sci-fi of Star Troll has that retro appeal to it. It has none of the crew management of...
Ah, another retro platform game. And what's that? Blocks floating in the air that dispense coins when you headbutt them from beneath? This seems somewhat familiar…
All of which makes Super Bunny World something of a pleasant surprise once you get into it.
Yes, there's a strong sense of 8 and 16-bit homage here, to the point of being a subtle rip-off of the first-party titles that populated y...
Are you an indie developer looking for a bit of expert feedback? Do you have a killer game but can't get anybody to notice? Then this is your lucky day.
The Very Big Indie Pitch will be making its return at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015 on 13th January.
The event gives indie developers the opportunity to put their games under the noses of top mobile games journalists for feedback and all...
Yesterday we held one of our Big Indie Pitch events at Apps World in London. For those who aren't in the know, these are essentially speed-dating events for developers and journalists.
Devs get three minutes to pitch their game to a table of journos or other industry figures, then someone honks a horn and they shift around to the next table and make the pitch again.
Once all the pitches have...
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...
At some point in time, film tie-in games on mobile won't consist of only endless runners and match-3 games. That time is not now.
Disney has released Big Hero 6 Bot Fight which isn't, as the title may suggest, a fighting game. No, don't be misled, this is a match-3 puzzle game as straight as they come.
You match Power Cells in a grid, connecting colours to trigger attacks, and combos for big...
If you're getting withdrawal symptoms from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, why not try to scratch the itch a little with the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Companion app on iOS, Windows Phone, and Android.
The app does pretty much what you'd expect a companion app to do. Which is not really that much. There's something called Clan Wars which is all about winning positions on a map and gettin...
Mind-bogglingly complex RPG King of Dragon Pass has had a hefty price cut on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, to celebrate the game's 15th anniversary.
If you haven't played it, the game's a mix of Civilization-like empire-builder and character-driven gamebook, with seemingly infinite narrative possibilities. Back in 2011 we deemed it "a wholly unique adventure that has no equal on the iPho...
After a slight delay, gladiatorial co-op combat game Enterchained has been released on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
In it, you and an AI companion have been tied together and forced to fight for your lives in the Colloseum.
Enemies will charge at you, alone and in packs, and with a variety of weapons.
You and your partner fight back by swinging you swords and tripping them over with ...
Microsoft and 343 Industries have announced Halo: Spartan Strike, which will be heading to Windows Surface, Windows Phone, and Steam.
The date that IGN is reporting it will be coming out is December 14th. However, in IGN's gameplay commentary with 343 producer Fred LaPorte, that date is corrected to being December 12th. So, it's one of those dates.
As the Spartan Strike title implies, this i...
Minecraft is silly. In the best possible way. It's an expression of the creative possibility of gaming, of what people can do given some tools and the time to play.
Need proof? A German man has made a working iPhone in the game.
Okay, it doesn't work 'properly', but you can unlock it, play with some apps, and even use its music player. See, silly. Brilliantly, delightfully silly.
You ...
In a move that has surprised literally no one, Mojang has confirmed that Minecraft: Pocket Edition is definitely heading to Windows Phone.
In a post on Twitter Minecraft's lead developer Jens Bergensten had the following to say about the newly acquired Microsoft IP ending up on Microsoft-powered phones.
"Yes, Minecraft: Pocket Edition *is* coming to the Windows Phone! The port runs alrea...
Have you heard of Trivia Crack?
You should have: it's an incredibly popular quiz game from developer Etermax that's available on a wide variety of platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Amazon Kindle Fire, and social network Facebook.
As you've probably already guessed, Trivia Crack encourages you to use your 'little grey cells' and put your knowledge to the test.
There are lot...
Minecraft- Pocket Edition is now available on Windows Phone. By my count that brings the number of games you might want to play on the platform up to three. Way to go Windows Phone.
Of course it shouldn’t come as a surprise, since Microsoft bought Minecraft developer Mojang earlier in the year.
If you haven’t heard of Minecraft before, well, I just don’t know what to do with you. The gam...
If you're super sad about Sons of Anarchy coming to an end tonight, fret ye not, because there's a mobile game based on the gritty, violent motorcycle series coming out next year. Okay, maybe fret a bit.
We don't have many details about the game just yet. We know that it's called Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect, it'll be episodic, and that it'll focus on a new Californian chapter of the club....
We first heard of Polyganic when it won our Big Indie Pitch at Apps World last month.
Now we've found out that it's coming to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone next week. Time for a briefing, then, so grab a seat and listen up.
Polyganic is an arcade endless runner that's probably best understood as a twist on Flappy Bird.
Instead of controlling the bird - in this case a simple polygon - y...
I am a monster. I'm also a cute space kitty, but I am a monster, mostly. I'll tell you why...
While playing Space Kitty Puzzle, it took me at least four levels to realise that you're supposed to save the orange alien blobs rather than shoot them.
I'm so sorry you adorable, screaming weirdos.
But, also, I'm a cat and, in my experience, cats tend to enjoy ripping up smaller creatures at any...
Frog Tale is an upcoming metroidvania about a frog curse that'll have us hopping around a royal castle.
It's played by tapping either side of the touchscreen to hop left and right respectively. That's all you need to dodge hazards and wall-jump up the narrow passages of this stone-slab palace.
As you explore, you'll collect items that give the frog new abilities that let you find new entrywa...
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...
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...
As you fly through asteroid fields and blast tentacled aliens in 2D arcade space-shooter Star Troll it's recommended that you sing Star Trekkin'.
You'll have to replace "Star Trekkin' across the universe" with "Star Trollin' across the universe," but other than that you're good to go.
This is because the sci-fi of Star Troll has that retro appeal to it. It has none of the crew management of...
Ah, another retro platform game. And what's that? Blocks floating in the air that dispense coins when you headbutt them from beneath? This seems somewhat familiar…
All of which makes Super Bunny World something of a pleasant surprise once you get into it.
Yes, there's a strong sense of 8 and 16-bit homage here, to the point of being a subtle rip-off of the first-party titles that populated y...
Are you an indie developer looking for a bit of expert feedback? Do you have a killer game but can't get anybody to notice? Then this is your lucky day.
The Very Big Indie Pitch will be making its return at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2015 on 13th January.
The event gives indie developers the opportunity to put their games under the noses of top mobile games journalists for feedback and all...
Yesterday we held one of our Big Indie Pitch events at Apps World in London. For those who aren't in the know, these are essentially speed-dating events for developers and journalists.
Devs get three minutes to pitch their game to a table of journos or other industry figures, then someone honks a horn and they shift around to the next table and make the pitch again.
Once all the pitches have...
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...
At some point in time, film tie-in games on mobile won't consist of only endless runners and match-3 games. That time is not now.
Disney has released Big Hero 6 Bot Fight which isn't, as the title may suggest, a fighting game. No, don't be misled, this is a match-3 puzzle game as straight as they come.
You match Power Cells in a grid, connecting colours to trigger attacks, and combos for big...
If you're getting withdrawal symptoms from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, why not try to scratch the itch a little with the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Companion app on iOS, Windows Phone, and Android.
The app does pretty much what you'd expect a companion app to do. Which is not really that much. There's something called Clan Wars which is all about winning positions on a map and gettin...
Mind-bogglingly complex RPG King of Dragon Pass has had a hefty price cut on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, to celebrate the game's 15th anniversary.
If you haven't played it, the game's a mix of Civilization-like empire-builder and character-driven gamebook, with seemingly infinite narrative possibilities. Back in 2011 we deemed it "a wholly unique adventure that has no equal on the iPho...
After a slight delay, gladiatorial co-op combat game Enterchained has been released on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
In it, you and an AI companion have been tied together and forced to fight for your lives in the Colloseum.
Enemies will charge at you, alone and in packs, and with a variety of weapons.
You and your partner fight back by swinging you swords and tripping them over with ...
Microsoft and 343 Industries have announced Halo: Spartan Strike, which will be heading to Windows Surface, Windows Phone, and Steam.
The date that IGN is reporting it will be coming out is December 14th. However, in IGN's gameplay commentary with 343 producer Fred LaPorte, that date is corrected to being December 12th. So, it's one of those dates.
As the Spartan Strike title implies, this i...
Minecraft is silly. In the best possible way. It's an expression of the creative possibility of gaming, of what people can do given some tools and the time to play.
Need proof? A German man has made a working iPhone in the game.
Okay, it doesn't work 'properly', but you can unlock it, play with some apps, and even use its music player. See, silly. Brilliantly, delightfully silly.
You ...
In a move that has surprised literally no one, Mojang has confirmed that Minecraft: Pocket Edition is definitely heading to Windows Phone.
In a post on Twitter Minecraft's lead developer Jens Bergensten had the following to say about the newly acquired Microsoft IP ending up on Microsoft-powered phones.
"Yes, Minecraft: Pocket Edition *is* coming to the Windows Phone! The port runs alrea...
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Have you heard of Trivia Crack?
You should have: it's an incredibly popular quiz game from developer Etermax that's available on a wide variety of platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Amazon Kindle Fire, and social network Facebook.
As you've probably already guessed, Trivia Crack encourages you to use your 'little grey cells' and put your knowledge to the test.
There are lot...
