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Gorgeous-looking House of the Dead-esque FPS Renaissance Blood THD now available on Android

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Graphically rich first-person shooter Renaissance Blood THD has just landed on Google Play and the Tegra Zone for $3.99. This House of the Dead-style arcade shoot-'em-up from NCsoft takes place shortly after the death of seminal painter Leonardo da Vinci. Your aim is to battle through waves of enemies using "spectacular weapons inspired by Da Vinci's inventions" and to unco...

Twisted Circus platform racer comes to Android

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:45:19 GMT

Candy Box Studio has released Twisted Circus on Google Play. The platform racer features two game modes, 45 levels, and ten playable characters alongside simple, one-button control making it a tempting game to pick up at its current freemium price and relatively svelte (22MB) profile. Yet the most interesting feature of Twisted Circus is that it comes preloaded with a free ...

UK's first Angry Birds theme park announced

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:35:55 GMT

If you live in the UK and have wanted to visit an Angry Birds theme park, you’ll no longer need to plan a holiday to Finland or China. The Angry Birds park will be housed at Sundown Adventureland, an amusement p...

Nintendo announces special 3D photography event in the UK

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:19:54 GMT

Nintendo is looking to draw public interest to the 3DS and 3D photography in general with Another Dimension in a series of special photography events culminating in an interactive gallery exhibition. Taking place in June, Another Dimension will consist of four, free photography field trips open to the public hosted by a range of high-profile names including Bill Oddie and members of the Irish g...

Konami: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 for PS Vita not on the cards

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:20:00 GMT

EA may have been first out of the Vita tunnel with the handheld version of its big football franchise FIFA, but it's not going to be the only player on the Vita park for too long. Konami has confirmed that a Vita-powered version of its competing footy series Pro Evolution Soccer is in development for the platform. How...

Grab Worms Crazy Golf and every title in Team17's entire iPhone and iPad catalogue for 69p/99c each from tomorrow

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:04:36 GMT

Team17 is preparing to celebrate The Queen's forthcoming Diamond Jubilee by slashing the price of its iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad games. Starting from tomorrow, you'll be able to grab the British publisher's entire App Store catalogue for just 69p / 99c apiece, including the Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning Worms Crazy Golf<...

Grab Worms Crazy Golf and every title in Team17's iPhone and iPad catalogue for 69p/99c each from tomorrow

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:04:00 GMT

FDG Entertainment's new physics-puzzler Expand it! flying onto iOS tomorrow

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:21:26 GMT

FDG Entertainment, publisher of excellent iOS platformer Beyond Ynth, has just launched a new title called Expand it!, which you can download right now from the New Zealand App Store. Those of you in the UK and US who aren't lucky enough to own a NZ iTunes account can, of course, download this title from around midnight thi...

Win a sapphire ring worth £3,500 and celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with Diamond Treasure Hunt for iOS and Android

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:47:00 GMT

Diamond Treasure Hunt is a relatively new free application for the iPhone and Android that's been created specifically to help celebrate The Queen's impending Diamond Jubilee. It sees you and other players attempt to collect virtual diamonds that have been spread across the UK and a bunch of other Commonwealth nations. Each day, the app will produce four new quests. To complete them...

Unlock White Yoshi in Mario Tennis Open for the 3DS by visiting Tesco on June 1st and 2nd

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:18:13 GMT

Nintendo has announced that you can unlock a special White Yoshi character inside its recently released Mario Tennis Open 3DS title by scanning an exclusive QR code in your local Tesco supermarket. To get your hands on this special character, all you have to do is grab your 3DS and visit one of the 30 participating Tesco stores l...

Mid-week iOS releases: Inferno+, Fruit Rush, Axon Runners, Heroes Call, and more

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:11:00 GMT

Welcome back to Pocket Gamer's round-up of the latest iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad mid-week releases. As you all probably know by now, we produce this article each week because we're simply too busy to bring you a story on every single new game that hits the App Store. These games have recently hit Apple's New Zealand outlet, meaning they should be available to download in the UK and US from...

Zen Studios announces beautiful castle vs castle game CastleStorm

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:09:00 GMT

Zen Studios (the team behind the excellent Zen Pinball series) has announced a new castle vs castle game for mobiles (which we're presuming means iOS and Android) and other digital platforms called CastleStorm. As with other games in the genre, your goal is to prevent the enemy from storming your castle while simultaneously taking out your foe's. To help you achieve your am...

Final Fantasy Dimensions and Demons' Score heading to iOS and Android in the summer

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Square Enix has rather quietly slipped in a mention of Final Fantasy Dimensions in its pre-E3 press release. What's more, this new entry in the RPG series isn't heading for the 3DS or home consoles, but is, in fact, bound for smartphones only. Final Fantasy Dimensions is described as having "beautiful 2D pixel art, job-driven character growth, additional scenarios ...

Final Fantasy Dimensions and Demons' Score heading to iOS and Android in the Summer

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Square Enix has rather quietly slipped in a mention of Final Fantasy Dimensions in its pre-E3 press release. What's more, this new entry in the RPG series isn't heading for the 3DS or home consoles, but is in fact bound for smartphones only. Final Fantasy Dimensions is described as having "beautiful 2D pixel art, job-driven character growth, additional scenarios in...

Brain-teasing Mensa Academy heading to 3DS on June 27th

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:44:52 GMT

Square Enix has announced that it'll be publishing a new brain training game called Mensa Academy, which will be heading to the Nintendo 3DS on June 27th. The game is being created with help and advice from top brain boffin society Mensa (hence, the title); features three modes of play; and contains over 100 levels spread over five different categories of brainteasers. There'll be a...

[UPDATE] Brain-teasing Mensa Academy heading to 3DS on July 27th

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

UPDATE: Got my months wrong: It's July 27th, not June 27th as was originally written. Edited article follows: Square Enix has announced that it'll be publishing a new brain training game called Mensa Academy, which will be heading to the Nintendo 3DS on July 27th. The game is being created with help and advice from top brain boffin society Mensa...

Little Things Forever combines patchwork with the hidden object genre - out on iOS tomorrow

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:54:00 GMT

It must be pretty hard to come up with something innovative when developing a hidden object title, given that the games in this genre solely revolve around finding items in an image. It's hardly the most complicated of setups, and it seems to encourage developers to include silly stories that have almost no bearing on finding objects to spice up the gameplay. Little Things Forever g...

Xperia Play 2 looking increasingly unlikely

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:21:00 GMT

There's more bad news for Xperia Play fans, I'm afraid. After the confirmation from Sony last week that the device won't be getting the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, The Inquirer is reporting that the rumoured Xperia Play ...

Heroes Call for iOS hoping to distract you from Diablo III's dungeon-crawling action

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:03:28 GMT

The dungeon-crawling RPG Heroes Call has descended into the New Zealand App Store dungeon, meaning it'll be hacking 'n' slashing its way into the UK and US from midnight tonight. In Heroes Call, you take control of one of two fantasy archetypes - the brave warrior or the tricky mage - and proceed to smash in skulls, take names, and loot equipment from your fallen foes.

Free iPhone and iPad games: Charadium II, Ducati Challenge

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Welcome to another instalment of Pocket Gamer's free game round-up - a feature that highlights the top App Store titles that have been made free in the past 24 hours. As we've stated many times before, prices in the App Store change frequently. Grab these freebies before you miss out on a top bargain. Remember to let us and your fellow readers know about any other great free apps in...

Sony to pull plug on online service for all SOCOM PSP titles on August 31st, 2012

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Bad news, SOCOM lovers: on August 31st, Sony Computer Entertainment America will pull the plug on its online service for all SOCOM PSP and PS2 titles. Basically, this means you won't be able to play SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 2,

Grab your heels, take Paris by storm, and become the next Posh Spice in Gameloft's Fashion Icon

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:18:00 GMT
Gameloft's free-to-play dress-'em-up Fashion Icon, which glided onto Apple's App Store last week, is now also available to download for Android-powered smartphones and tablets from Google Play. Set in Paris, this game allows you to realise your dream of dazzling the fashion world with your incredible style skills, by giving you access to thousands of pieces of clothing, as well as lett...

Spooky first-person shooter Affliction: Zombie Rising shining its torch on iOS tomorrow

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:14:00 GMT
Darkness is inherently scary. The fear of the 'invisible' threat can turn even the bravest soul into a quivering wreck. That, at least, is what Naquatic, the developer behind new undead shooter Affliction: Zombie Rising, hopes, for its latest game pops you in a very dark room with just a gun and torchlight for company. Oh, and zombies. You probably guessed that part, mind.

The Bard's Tale 3 added to The Bard's Tale on iOS

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:42:00 GMT
The third and final game of the original Apple II The Bard's Tale trilogy has been added to the Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning iOS title The Bard's Tale. The Bard's Tale 3 is available as a free download from within the iOS app, and sees you once again journey forth with a band of adventurers into a lo...

Sony reveals new ultra-durable Xperia go and Xperia acro S smartphones

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:28:00 GMT
Sony is hoping to make a big -ahem - splash in the smartphone market with two new hard-wearing, water resistant handsets: the Xperia go and Xperia acro S. Xperia go The Xperia go will be the smaller of the two units, and will feature a 3.5-inch Bravia-powered Reality Display, a 5-megapixel camera, and a 1GHz dual-core processor.