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‘Creative Destruction’ Overhauled With Map Updates and New Graphics Engine

Push Your App — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:36:46 +0000

Creative Destruction, from Titan Studio have released a huge update for their sandbox Battle Royale epic. A new graphical engine means that the entire game benefits from clearer detail, even on the tiniest of in-game elements. Compared to the previous iteration, it’s almost like playing a new game. Not only that, the map has been updated to feature various terrains such as deserts, forests, hills and villages. Never again will you run around a boring map! With such a varied […]

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‘Roto Strike’ Review: An Arcade Shooter With a Twist

Ruan Shiels — Sun, 13 May 2018 12:01:46 +0000

Have you ever peered into a kaleidoscope and been entranced by the changing shapes and pretty colors? Playing BGDesigns’ Roto Strike (out now, free) will have a similar effect on you. This slickly designed arcade shooter’s vivid, psychedelic visuals will draw you in, while its action-packed gameplay will keep you playing until you master and complete all 40 levels. Each level tasks you with destroying an alien mothership that’s surrounded by a protective throng of obstacles and that launches a steady stream of smaller attack ships. […]

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Giveaway: Win a Free Copy of ‘JYDGE’ (10 to Be Won)

Ruan Shiels — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:49:13 +0000

JYDGE (out now, $8.99), 10tons Ltd’s latest top-down shooter, hit the App Store recently and blew people away with its slick gameplay, relentless action, dazzling visuals and sheer bloody violence. If you haven’t played it yet, it’s a pseudo follow-up to Neon Chrome that puts you in the boots of a cybernetic law enforcer (think a cross between Robocop and Judge Dredd) and sends you out onto the mean streets of a futuristic megacity to dispense brutal justice and eradicate […]

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Interview: 10tons Talk Twin-Stick Shooter ‘JYDGE’

Ruan Shiels — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:14:43 +0000

JYDGE, 10tons’ latest top-down twin-stick shooter, is now available for pre-order on the App Store ahead of its January 18th launch. To find out more about this super intriguing game, I recently fired a few questions at 10tons’ Jaakko Maaniemi. Check out the interview below. Thanks so much for joining me for this interview, Jaakko. Before we talk JYDGE, would you mind quickly introducing yourself and your company to my readers? I’m Jaakko Maaniemi, PR Coordinator at 10tons. I also designed Xenoraid. As a longtime fan of […]

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‘Spree Pop’ Review: Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop

Ruan Shiels — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:47:05 +0000

Chee Ket Yung’s Spree Pop (out now, free) is the sort of game that everyone should have on their iPhones. It’s a vertical shooter that’s simple enough that you can instantly jump in and have fun for a few minutes, but addictive enough to keep you hooked for hours. In it, you pilot a dinky orange spaceship against endless waves of alien monsters called “Sprees”. The objective of the game is to survive as long as you can and score as many points as possible by taking out enemies. Using intuitive one-touch controls, […]

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‘Shup’ Review: A Pretty Smashing Little Game

Ruan Shiels — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:30:43 +0000

I am not a destructive person by nature. But give me a rock and a glass bottle, and that bottle is gonna get smashed. I can’t help myself. There’s just something so weirdly satisfying and pleasurable about throwing a rock at a bottle and watching it shatter and explode into a million smithereens. Wapps Games must know what I’m talking about because they’ve just released Shup (out now, free), a physics-based puzzle shooter that revolves around obliterating items of glassware […]

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Interview: LemonChili Games Talk Trippy Shooter ‘Floyd’s Sticker Jam’

Ruan Shiels — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:23:10 +0000

Crossy Road on acid is probably the best way I can think of to describe Argentina-based indie studio LemonChili Games’ debut game, Floyd’s Sticker Jam (out now, free). Fast-paced shoot’em up gameplay, psychedelic visuals, and tons of unlockable content mark this one out as a real must-play. To find out more about the game and the talented team behind it, I recently caught up with Nando Sarmiento, LemonChili’s Chief Creative Officer. Check out our chat below. Thanks so much for joining me for this interview, Nando. Let’s start by finding out a little more about LemonChili Games. […]

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‘Bomb Bro’s’ Review: This Game Is the Bomb, Bros!

Ruan Shiels — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:13:33 +0000

What do Jesus, James Bond and Donald Trump have in common? They’re all playable characters in Joel C Scheelar’s crazy — and crazy fun — new game, Bomb Bro’s (out now, free). Bomb Bro’s is a 2D arena-based shooter that seems to have been designed with pick-up-and-play simplicity foremost in mind. To begin, you just select a character and an arena, and then you’re dropped straight into a chaotic battle against an enemy bro. The goal is simple: kill this little […]

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‘Top Tank’ Gets Terrific Update, Goes Free-to-Play

Ruan Shiels — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:50:32 +0000

Fun Fetched just gave "Top Tank" a totally huge new update -- and you can now try the game for free...

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‘Unkilled’ Fans Have Racked up 1000 Years of Gameplay in Just 10 Days

Ruan Shiels — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:24:21 +0000

Madfinger has released some interesting stats on how well "Unkilled" is performing with its millions of fans...

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