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Czech Republic-based Amanita Design and Vancouver developer Hothead Games have partnered to announce the launch of Machinarium for Android, including Google Play, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the NOOK App™ store. Android tablet users can now discover the award-winning, steam punk world of Machinarium, navigating a clever little robot called Josef from the scrapheap into the city to save his robot girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment company Ludia and One Three Media (A Hearst/Mark Burnett Company) announced today the launch of the ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’ App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Based on the syndicated version of the wildly popular TV game show, the game lets users across North America find out if they are smarter than a 5th grader, experiencing the exciting competition by themselves or with friends. Read the rest of this entry »

East Side Games, notorious for its successful social game Pot Farm, has just released a major update to their iOS title NomNom Combo – a game full of hungry critters and plenty of nomnoming. In this big update, East Side Games has added special Spinner Wheels to NomNom Combo. Read the rest of this entry »

In this free to play casual arcade game from Industry Corporation, gamers play as space kids Zip and Zap, who must protect their ship from an asteroid field. Armed with invincible energy shields, bash everything that moves to collect points and earn combos. Zip Zap is a challenging tap-to-move survival game with hours and hours of replay value. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Replay11 game studio has launched its debut iOS title, Yellow Submarine Undersea Adventure for 2nd and 3rd generation iPad devices. Designed for kids and families, Yellow Submarine Undersea Adventure allows you to choose from up to 6 different undersea locations and five different submarines as you set off on exciting adventures to explore mysterious undersea locations, battle sea monsters, enemy subs and discover exotic sea creatures, hidden treasures and the secrets of the lost city of Atlantis. Read the rest of this entry »

Quebec development studio Molecube has taken on the role of marketing myth testers with the launch of the studio’s latest free iOS title Justin Mac Fart. Leading up to the release of this universal game app, Molecube sent out several press releases and review invitations to game news outlets around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Some big news for fans of arcade-style gaming and awesome content recently came across my desk. Ontario indie developer Arctic Empire is serving up a massive update for its “Tetris-meets-Bejewled” title Burger Joint. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s RocketChicken Interactive has officially launched its location-based espionage adventure game CodeRunner. Filled with intrigue and real-world puzzles, CodeRunner is available today in the App Store for $2.99. CodeRunner blends innovative, GPS-enabled gameplay and real-world location-based objectives with a gripping story of spycraft and conspiracy, conveyed through AAA-quality voice acting, video cutscenes, and high production value. Aspiring agents can join the Department of Privacy and take on a growing set of community-contributed challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

Van Dyk Entertainment has released their premiere iOS application, Slice ‘n Dice Ninja 1.0, now available in the App Store for $ 0.99 USD. Slice ‘n Dice ninja is a physics-based castle-defense game, employing superb artwork, anatomically-correct ragdoll-physics and skeletal animation. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based Rapid Eye Movement recently released Ounce Bounce 1.0.1, a breakout-style game with fresh, unique new elements such as a continuous level design combined with a dynamic level generation system and the addition of physics for both iOS and Android phones.

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