In a few days time, the Chinese (Lunar) New Year will ring in the year of the horse.
During the fabled race between the 12 animals of the zodiac, the horse tore off to an impressive start but was spooked by the clever snake hiding on its hoof.
The horse panicked - a reaction anyone whose not too keen on snakes would sympathise with - and fell into the seventh spot behind the snake's sixth pl...
It's taken three weeks, but we've finally managed to re-assemble the triforce of chatterers that is the Pocket Gamer Podcast team.
So, with Peter, Keith, and me reunited in spirit, voice, and cruel intention, we decide to do what we do best: make fun of JRPGs.
Before that, though, we reveal the release date for the second episode of The Wolf Among Us. Then, we complain that the new visuals f...
The first full week of 2014 has drawn to a close, and predicted trends are already starting to make themselves manifest.
Despite the banner year reported by Apple for App Store revenue, it looks like smaller studios - particularly those in the indie space - are going to face a difficult road in the months ahead as they struggle to find traction.
Meanwhile, BlackBerry's pulling away from the ...
Aaaaaaaaaand we're back.
After two weeks of being away - during which Keith got a PlayStation 4 and I got throat ulcers - we're back behind our mics and talking about mobile games again.
Specifically, we explore the potential of Sony's newly announced PlayStation Now service, and estimate the odds of Apple letting Sony's library of games anywhere near the App Store.
We also pick apart the...
PikPok's endless zombie runner Into the Dead has lurched and staggered over to the Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms just over a year after debuting on Android and iOS.
In Into the Dead, PikPok drops you in the middle of a field, in which you weave through endless zombie hordes until your eventual demise.
Over time, you will be able to take the undead on with a host of different weapons....
Silver Award-winning JRPG port Final Fantasy III is now available for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.
So, if you've got a Windows Phone-powered blower, you can grab this epic tale of monsters and pointy-haired youths from the Windows Phone Store right this second.
Upon reviewing the iOS and Android version of the game, we said that "good virtual controls and easy-going gameplay make Final Fanta...
Unless you're in the parcel or mail delivery business, chances are good that you're wrapping up your last bit of work for the year and have thoughts of some well-earned time off.
But just because the App Store Freeze kicks off on Saturday doesn't mean that the mobile games industry has been sitting idle this past week.
Far from it, in fact. Things have been as busy as ever, but thankfully yo...
It's clear to see from Oo's alpha trailer (embedded below) that we're going to be gritting our teeth in determined fashion in 2014 while playing this mobile dodge-'em-up.
Rainbow Train's Oo is a minimalist arcade game in which you control the fate of a small triangle that is travelling through a gauntlet made up of a series of circles.
The triangle constantly spins around the inside of these...
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house
No sound could be heard, bar the click of a mouse;
Browsing and shopping and looking at crap,
Ebenezer was searching for something to tap.
A game for iPhone to eat up the time
Between now and the moment the New Year's bell chimes;
Yet the times he'd spent searching had all been a waste,
For, you see, Ebenezer had terrible taste.
...
Silver Award-winning 'seating' puzzler Girls Like Robots has leapt from iOS to Windows Phone, meaning Microsoft mobile fans can get their hands on this age-old tale of romance, sitting down, and pie.
The game is all about making sure everyone in a grid is happy with whom, or what, they're sat next to. Every level has a logical solution, and it's up to you to find it.
At review, we called...
Who can forget Ebenezer Scrooge's famous lamentation at the end of Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!'
This holiday season, we'd all do well to heed Scrooge's words and not shut ...
Rovio has confirmed on the Angry Birds Facebook page that multiplayer racing will be available in Angry Birds Go! in spring 2014.
Rovio released its F2P kart racing spin-off game earlier this week. We weren't altogether that impressed by it, to be honest. Still, maybe the multiplayer option will be its saviour. Hmm.
Despite our reservations about Angry Birds Go!, there are plenty of folks pl...
With the App Store suddenly bursting at the seams with exciting new releases, Peter, Keith, and I deliver the Pocket Gamer verdict on what games are hot and what games are not quite so hot this week.
First, we chat about Telltale's decision to gamify Games of Thrones and create an episodic series based on Borderlands. Then, I describe my experience with Trials: Frontier, having gone hands-on wi...
Rovio's free-to-play 3D karting game Angry Birds Go! is out right now for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry.
The game is the first of Rovio's bird-based releases to be available across all platforms in F2P form.
So, yes, there are wait timers and a premium currency all swishing around in front of you when you try to go karting.
You play as one of the aggravated avians here and s...
As another year draws to a close, many of you are stuck with the dilemma of choosing what smartphone to buy for the year ahead.
2013 was a year that saw a huge number of incredibly powerful devices enter the market, making it especially hard for us to pick out the best. But that's our job and we're contractually obligated to do so. So pick out the best we have.
There's something here to suit...
It's easy to be swept up in a tumult of emotions as the year draws to a close.
On one hand, you're looking forward to the holidays and all the mirth, warmth, merriment, and consumerist glee that they entail (and good luck to those running UA campaigns during this crowded season).
On the other, it's also tempting to look back at the previous 12 months and wish that you had done more with them...
This week, Peter and I step into the world of The Room 2 and see what Fireproof Games has in store for us come December 12th.
Then, we take a look at the first screenshots of the iOS version of Final Fantasy VI, and grumble because it no longer looks the way it did when we were kids.
There's also a Warhammer 40K conversation that spirals dangerously out of control, and another instalment of ...
It's a commonly held conception that liquor from an open bar always tastes that, well, little bit better than paid-for booze. Just ask my Aunty Pat. She loves a bit of the black stuff.
With the above truism in mind (the free bar bit; not the alcoholic aunt), it's safe to say that anybody with a complimentary ticket up her sleeve for an event normally has an extraordinary time. I know I did.
...
Welcome to our video walkthroughs for Angry Birds Star Wars II. Watch the pros in action and mimic their movements, and you'll unlock those all-important stars in no time at all.
This is the Battle of Naboo chapter, where you'll launch an attack on Naboo's capital city and face the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in a big boss tussle.
These vids should help you get three-star scores on every level ...
Welcome to our video walkthroughs for Angry Birds Star Wars II. Watch the pros in action and mimic their movements, and you'll unlock those all-important stars in no time at all.
This is the Battle of Naboo chapter, where you'll face the enemy on the devastated battlefields of Naboo, then take the fight into space.
These vids should help you get three-star scores on every level in this chapt...
In a few days time, the Chinese (Lunar) New Year will ring in the year of the horse.
During the fabled race between the 12 animals of the zodiac, the horse tore off to an impressive start but was spooked by the clever snake hiding on its hoof.
The horse panicked - a reaction anyone whose not too keen on snakes would sympathise with - and fell into the seventh spot behind the snake's sixth pl...
It's taken three weeks, but we've finally managed to re-assemble the triforce of chatterers that is the Pocket Gamer Podcast team.
So, with Peter, Keith, and me reunited in spirit, voice, and cruel intention, we decide to do what we do best: make fun of JRPGs.
Before that, though, we reveal the release date for the second episode of The Wolf Among Us. Then, we complain that the new visuals f...
PikPok's endless zombie runner Into the Dead has lurched and staggered over to the Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms just over a year after debuting on Android and iOS.
In Into the Dead, PikPok drops you in the middle of a field, in which you weave through endless zombie hordes until your eventual demise.
Over time, you will be able to take the undead on with a host of different weapons....
Silver Award-winning JRPG port Final Fantasy III is now available for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.
So, if you've got a Windows Phone-powered blower, you can grab this epic tale of monsters and pointy-haired youths from the Windows Phone Store right this second.
Upon reviewing the iOS and Android version of the game, we said that "good virtual controls and easy-going gameplay make Final Fanta...
It's clear to see from Oo's alpha trailer (embedded below) that we're going to be gritting our teeth in determined fashion in 2014 while playing this mobile dodge-'em-up.
Rainbow Train's Oo is a minimalist arcade game in which you control the fate of a small triangle that is travelling through a gauntlet made up of a series of circles.
The triangle constantly spins around the inside of these...
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house
No sound could be heard, bar the click of a mouse;
Browsing and shopping and looking at crap,
Ebenezer was searching for something to tap.
A game for iPhone to eat up the time
Between now and the moment the New Year's bell chimes;
Yet the times he'd spent searching had all been a waste,
For, you see, Ebenezer had terrible taste.
...
Silver Award-winning 'seating' puzzler Girls Like Robots has leapt from iOS to Windows Phone, meaning Microsoft mobile fans can get their hands on this age-old tale of romance, sitting down, and pie.
The game is all about making sure everyone in a grid is happy with whom, or what, they're sat next to. Every level has a logical solution, and it's up to you to find it.
At review, we called...
Rovio has confirmed on the Angry Birds Facebook page that multiplayer racing will be available in Angry Birds Go! in spring 2014.
Rovio released its F2P kart racing spin-off game earlier this week. We weren't altogether that impressed by it, to be honest. Still, maybe the multiplayer option will be its saviour. Hmm.
Despite our reservations about Angry Birds Go!, there are plenty of folks pl...
Rovio's free-to-play 3D karting game Angry Birds Go! is out right now for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry.
The game is the first of Rovio's bird-based releases to be available across all platforms in F2P form.
So, yes, there are wait timers and a premium currency all swishing around in front of you when you try to go karting.
You play as one of the aggravated avians here and s...
As another year draws to a close, many of you are stuck with the dilemma of choosing what smartphone to buy for the year ahead.
2013 was a year that saw a huge number of incredibly powerful devices enter the market, making it especially hard for us to pick out the best. But that's our job and we're contractually obligated to do so. So pick out the best we have.
There's something here to suit...
It's a commonly held conception that liquor from an open bar always tastes that, well, little bit better than paid-for booze. Just ask my Aunty Pat. She loves a bit of the black stuff.
With the above truism in mind (the free bar bit; not the alcoholic aunt), it's safe to say that anybody with a complimentary ticket up her sleeve for an event normally has an extraordinary time. I know I did.
...
Welcome to our video walkthroughs for Angry Birds Star Wars II. Watch the pros in action and mimic their movements, and you'll unlock those all-important stars in no time at all.
This is the Battle of Naboo chapter, where you'll launch an attack on Naboo's capital city and face the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in a big boss tussle.
These vids should help you get three-star scores on every level ...
