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What’s next for ROVIO?

Posted May 15, 2012 by Touch User Guide

Finnish game studio Rovio has begun to drop hints about its next game — and its first outside the Angry Birdiverse. Amazing Alex will be based on the game Casey’s Contraptions, which Rovio recently acquired. Rovio CEO Mikael Hed told a Finnish TV channel that the game will focus on Alex, “a curious young boy [...]

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Fibble for iPad Review

Posted April 3, 2012 by Touch User Guide

Fibble is Apple’s current iPad game of the week, and it’s great fun. It takes the Angry Birds concept of pull and release games and flips it 90 degrees. The top down view is gorgeous and uses some lovely 3D graphics to really immerse you in the game play. The idea is to ping your [...]

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Angry Birds Space… run out of air already.

Posted March 27, 2012 by Touch User Guide

Well… I’ll be honest, Angry Birds Space was the first game I’ve been waiting for with baited breath, especially for the new iPad. I was expecting glorious visual akin to that of Angry Birds Rio, or even the first Angry Birds which was fun and exciting. Choosing space as a theme is always risky… Space [...]

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Angry Birds Space – out now

Posted March 23, 2012 by Touch User Guide

Angry Birds Space launches concurrently on Apple iOS and Android devices, as well as PCs and Macintosh computers. “From the weightlessness of space to the gravity wells of nearby planets, fans can have fun with physics as they try out new gameplay possibilities,” said Ville Heijari, a vice-president for Rovio, which released the game in [...]

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World of Warcraft coming to iOS?

Posted March 21, 2012 by Touch User Guide

Blizzard senior producer John Lagrave said “it would be foolish for any game developer to not be looking ” at getting their game onto the iPhone, and admitted that they have been exploring how to get World of Warcraft into the mobile interface. There are particular systems of the massively multiplayer online fantsy game that [...]

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Flight Control Rocket for iPad

Posted March 19, 2012 by Touch User Guide

There aren’t too many games designed to take advantage of the new iPad’s gorgeous retina display, however the games that are available right now, are a visual treat. Flight Control Rocket is no exception, if you are aware of the basic premise of the Flight Control franchise, you’ll know what this game is all about. [...]

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Draw Something Hits 30 Million Downloads In Just Five Weeks

Posted March 19, 2012 by Touch User Guide

In just five short weeks, Draw Something has reached over 30 million downloads and holds the number one spot in the App Store. For those unfamiliar with the game, you choose one of three words to draw for your partner. If they guess your drawing correctly, you are awarded some coins (for in-game prizes). Then, [...]

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Modern Combat 3 for iPad

Posted March 19, 2012 by Touch User Guide

The screen shot shown does not do this game any justice whatsoever. Visually this is one of the most impressive games for iPad to data. With landscapes that go on forever, and beautiful texture mapping, MC3 really does translate ‘pretty well’ to iPad. However, as I mentioned in a previous post, controlling FPS on a [...]

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Top Retina Display games for new iPad

Posted March 18, 2012 by Touch User Guide

The new iPad has some amazing gaming features, and paired with the new Retina Display, you will find visual quality comparable somewhere between the PlayStation 2 and 3, however at a much higher resolution than even the PS3. We recommend the following 5 games as ‘essential buys’ as soon as you get your iPad. These [...]

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