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09 Nov '11 Posted by Brett in

New At Eleven : Gangs, Robots, Ninjas & Knights

And the hits just keep on coming…. The following fresh new batch of titles from hit-making publishers like Chillingo, Gameloft, Com2uS, Atari, Crescent Moon Games, FDG Entertainment and newcomers Uppercut Games will be launching just 4 hours from now. From side-scrolling action, to bullet-ridden gang fights, platformers to puzzles, retro to revolutionary…tonight’s batch of new...

14 Oct '11 Posted by Emily in

A Preschooler’s Perspective : Toca Store

One of Emily’s most favorite make-believe games is to play “store”. Usually I am the shopkeeper, purveyor of all manner of wares from stuffed animals to plastic food, bracelets to blocks. Emily strolls around her playroom with her plastic shopping cart, returning to me for price checks and swipes of her (thankfully fake) credit card...

05 Oct '11 Posted by Brett in

Three Months Late And A Few iDevices Short, Apple’s Press Event Was A Wealth Of Missed Opportunities

After yesterday’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” Apple press event I was more than a bit disappointed with what Apple brought to the table. Rumors had been circulating for months as to whether or not we’d see an iPhone 4S or and full-fledged, completely redesigned iPhone 5. However, just minutes before the press event was to start,...

17 Sep '11 Posted by Jaden in

Finding “Playable” Apps Can Sometimes Be A Difficult Task For A Disabled Gamer

I’m going to preface this article by saying that I will not mention any games (or developers) by name that I have contacted and either gotten no response or a negative response. That wouldn’t be fair to them. Any game I mention is one that I never even reached out to. I am disabled. I...

01 Aug '11 Posted by Emily in

A Preschooler’s Perspective : Toca Robot Lab

The folks at Toca Boca must either have kids of their own, or be big kids at heart, because they certainly seem to know exactly what kids like. Emily was hooked on the game from the moment it loaded and the now familiar Toca Boca logo splash screen morphed into a robot (instead of growing...

15 Jul '11 Posted by Brett in

This Week’s Notable New Releases (July 10-16): Say Goodbye To That iTunes Balance

Another busy week for the app store. In fact I could probably do entire post about just Thursday alone which saw a monster number of BIG releases come out. I’m going to try a new format this week and break things down by day. Sunday Magic Cube got the week rolling with the release of...