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TransGaming Studios has announced game discounts as part of the TransGaming Not-Quite-Bundle for iOS devices. These special offers will only be available for a limited time, so take this opportunity to download them from the iTunes store before the offer vanishes. For those who already have Puzzle Quest, an update has been released today which includes iOS 5 support, retina display support for iPhone and iPad, plus the developers have added ‘Restore’ functionality for in-game purchases, performance and visual improvements as well as many bug fixes. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to bring two new games to the App Store today. Both Dark Incursion and Hamster Cannon are universal apps designed to run on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad mobile devices running iOS 3.0 or later. Hamster Cannon is priced at $0.99 USD while Dark Incursion is priced at $1.99 USD. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has just announced PowerUp Heroes, the ultimate superpower-infused full-body combat game exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®. Developed by Ubisoft Quebec, PowerUp Heroes lets players transform their Xbox LIVE Avatar into a custom superhero to face off in a fight against the forces of evil. The new game is available now at retailers in North America as well as at UBIShop for $49.99 (SRP) and is rated E10+ by the ESRB. The first 100,000 copies of PowerUp Heroes will include a free limited-edition comic book. Read the rest of this entry »

Harmony Arcade has released its first iPad title, Toppling Towers, to the iTunes store. Published by Big Fish Games, Toppling Towers is a game that will test your castle smashing skills to the maximum. Players join main characters Knight and Horse on their hilarious quest to repair their bruised egos and defeat the Princess who so wounded their pride. Toppling Towers features a unique blend of arcade and puzzle style game play. Find each castle’s weak spot and use the right combination of weapons to assure victory, or just take the brute force approach and smash everything.

Toppling Towers is free to download and try, with the full version being unlockable from within the game itself for $2.99 (at press time, Big Fish had the game on sale for 50% off). Features of the game include a highly amusing story mode, a wide variety of challenging castles to defeat in a several different environments and powerful runes to upgrade your shot damage.

Toppling Towers is rated 9+ for Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence and is compatible with iPads running iOS 4.2 or later. A Hallowe’en version of Toppling Towers has also been announced, and if you are a purveyor of games on Facebook, you can play Castle Smash beta against your friends.

Big Blue Bubble Inc. has announced that Masters of Mystery Online, the online version of their mystery-based hidden-object game series is released on Facebook. Murder and intrigue are the name of the game in Masters of Mystery Online, a crime-busting game where you  build your firm, close cold cases and help your friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Majesco Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Bagdasarian Productions, the owner of Alvin and The Chipmunks, have revealed a selection of the official songs that will be featured in their upcoming dance video game, Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, which is based upon the third installment of the blockbuster film franchise coming to theatres this December 16^th. The game is currently in development at Behaviour Interactive and is scheduled to set sail in November. Read the rest of this entry »

A simulation run by EA SPORTS™ NHL® 12 predicts that Sidney Crosby, despite missing almost 17 games during the regular season, will lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a second place finish in the Eastern Conference standings (100 points) and their fourth Stanley Cup® Championship. Crosby will be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Penguins take home the Stanley Cup in a decisive 4-2 series win against a resurgent Chicago Blackhawks team. The Vancouver Canucks will capture the Presidents’ Trophy in back-to-back years with 114 points during the regular season. The EA SPORTS NHL franchise has a history of successful simulation predictions, accurately selecting: the Chicago Blackhawks as the 2010 Stanley Cup® champions, the Vancouver Canucks® as the 2011 Presidents’ Trophy winner, and the 2011 Stanley Cup Final matchup of the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks. Read the rest of this entry »

I told first told you about Troll Blaster early in September, but somehow missed the game’s release. I’m making up for that now with an (only a little late) notice that Montreal-based mobile software firm eMobiSoft Inc. has launched their physics strategy – puzzle game Troll Blaster for Apple iOS devices. The game enters the popular projectile destruction genre of gameplay in which the player fires a strategically selected weapon onto a structure containing evil trolls. Players progress by killing all trolls. Read the rest of this entry »

X-Men™ Destiny is available today at retail stores nationwide, and Marvel Entertainment’s newest iteration of the super hero franchise places gamers into the role of a young mutant just discovering their powers. The choices they make, along with the alliances they forge, will determine which side of the mutant cause will reign supreme. X-Men Destiny gives players three all-new playable mutants and an original story penned by acclaimed Marvel writer Mike Carey, delivering an action-RPG experience where players have ultimate customization of their mutant’s powers, development and destiny.

X-Men Destiny for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Wii™ was developed by Silicon Knights, while the Nintendo DS™ version of the game was developed by Other Ocean. The games are published by Activision and carry ESRB ratings of T for Teen and E10+ (DS version). Read the rest of this entry »