With a need to pass the time between making holiday dishes this Thanksgiving, I found the interestingly named Rubber Tacos, the new physics based puzzle game by Sava Transmedia which is free on Facebook and iOS devices. Rubber Tacos sets up a story where (from what I understand) a family of Luchadors are having a picnic when a Piñata dog zooms by and steals all their peppers and runs off. That leaves the family to chase after the Piñata dog, and picking up peppers dropped along the way. Gameplay consists of bouncing … [Read more...]
Prototype 2 Gets Fruit Ninja-Like iOS App Called Protoslice
Fruit Ninja's hot, and Prototype 2 has earned plenty of buzz, so why not combine the two? That's what Activision has done, announcing today the release of Protoslice, a new Fruit Ninja-like app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The Protoslice app is completely free. Fans curious to see just how sharp Sgt. James Heller's Blade Arm really is will be able to check it out in this app that was created in collaboration with TwitchGames, the creators of Slice HD. Protoslice, billed as a "visceral scare puzzler," has … [Read more...]
Flashbike Arena, Using Unreal Engine 3, Races onto iPhone and iPad
A new iPad game powered by the Unreal Engine is now available on the App Store, and for good measure, Flashbike Arena also works on the iPhone. Flashbike Arena is a single-player arcade racing combat game not unlike the TRON light cycle titles of yore. But it's been developed using Epic's Unreal Development Kit, so it has all the modern-day Unreal Engine 3 bells and whistles such as next-generation shaders and rigid body physics. In Flashbike Arena, players try to earn points by causing opponents to crash into the … [Read more...]