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| 11-30-08 / 05:51 PM : LEGO Indiana Jones, Prince of Persia Two Thrones (cjed) |
 Apple provides an article about LEGO Indiana Jones in its Games section. Some ideas from Lego Starwars have been brought back, with some enhancements :We’ve also assigned the abilities previously associated with characters — [such as Jedi Knights’ ability to use the Force on objects in LEGO Star Wars I and II] — to the tools they carry. For example, if Indy finds an excavation site, he knows he needs to find a shovel, or use Sallah, who comes with the appropriate tool. Characters also no longer need to be in close proximity with each other for you to swap between them, which allowed us to design traps and encounters with greater flexibility.We can also read at MacLife a new review of Prince of Persia : The Two Thrones (see also the previous review from MacWorld). |
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| 11-30-08 / 04:03 PM : Ferrari GT Evolution trailer/Armageddon Squadron (cjed) |
| Among new games at the AppStore we can find Armageddon Squadron, an air combat game (priced 5,99$ however). Finally Gameloft provides a trailer (cinematic, not in-game views) of Ferrari GT Evolution, expected December. |
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| 11-30-08 / 03:52 PM : iPhone Zombie Invasion & Mansion (cjed) |
 A new 3D action game (third person view type), Zombie Invasion, is available at the AppStore at 0,99$. We can watch a video here.In the same theme (but in an first person view) we can find Zombie Mansion, that provides an interesting ambiance (reminds some monsters from Dungeon Master) and a far more better framerate than Cube. |
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| 11-30-08 / 03:44 PM : iphone games special prices/free TapDefense (cjed) |
 We van find on the AppStore Nanosaur 2 priced 0,79 euros, and also Virtual Pool (full version, there is also a free Lite version) at the same price (until December, 1).The first free Tower Defense game is also available, TapDefense. |
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| 11-30-08 / 02:53 PM : iPhone 1112 : new adventure game concept (cjed) |
| We can now find at the AppStore the first episode of 1112, an adventure game that uses at best the iphone controls capabilities : touch zooming in scenes (or maps) to look for details, advanced interaction with scenes objects, and with inventory items (zoom, rotate, etc.) as with Microsoft Surface prototpye ! We can watch a trailer at the game's site and a video at Youtube. First reviews confirm the great realisation, that paves way for new adventure games concept on the iPhone. However the game's life seems limited (from 2 to 5 hours), for a 5,99 euros price. It is said the price will go up to 7,99 euros later, but considering the previous statement about gameplay duration, it might stay the same. There is to know if following episodes will be available for free (or at reduced price) for previous owners, as an extension to the application. Some clues can be found at iphoniacs and also at the official site's forums. |
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| 11-27-08 / 12:16 AM : Overgrowth : weekly alphas (cjed) |
| Wolfire announces weekly alphas versions of Lugaru 2 Overgrowth. That is here for the first one. |
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| 11-23-08 / 08:38 PM : Wolfire Overgrowth / 3D modeling tools (cjed) |
 At the Wolfire blog we can read details about landscape texturing and useful tools used for the upcoming Lugaru 2 (renamed Overgrowth) : World Machine 2 (WM2) is used to add erosion details and other small scale features (the program is free for non-commercial use), high resolution terrain texturing uses huge texture size (4096×4096), Autodesk Mudbox is used to directly paint grainy or cracked surfaces (easier and faster than trying to do half in a sculpting app, and half in Photoshop or CrazyBump), and optimizing rendering is achieved by automatically baking all of the sky and sun lighting into a single texture, so the real-time shader can be drastically simplified. Some great rendered pictures are provided.Moreover a contest is open : the rule is to send a video showcasing Lugaru 1 (the winner will get a copy of Overgrowth). A video of Lugaru 2 Overgrowth is expected soon. |
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| 11-23-08 / 01:23 PM : iPhone Cube FPS 1.2 update (cjed) |
| A 1.2 update to free Cube FPS for iPhone is available at the AppStore. The enhancements of this version are : fixed accelerometer failure bug, fixed keyboard so reliably displays and in landscape mode, faster image loading with less memory used, minor performance tweaks and smaller overall download size (half the 1.0 version). We can find first encouraging comments here. To remember, the multiplayer game through Wifi is provided, as well as single player mode (the later allows to choose a map and then bots are controled by the software). We can look at Fernlightning blog, that made this iPhone port. s |
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| 11-22-08 / 04:32 PM : iPhone upcoming games in December (cjed) |
 Among new iPhone games expected for December are two FPS/action games from Gameloft (Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heros and God of War), Rolando (in the Jelly Car and Dizzy Bee mood), a port of the famous Platypus (was available on desktop computers. We can discover the complicated history of the game development and ownership/evolution through the original author's site), and finally SimCity (equivalent to SimCity 3000). |
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| 11-22-08 / 03:49 PM : iphone Powerboat Challenge/Armado & Meteor Lite (cjed) |
 Among new games for iPhone at the AppStore we can find 3 interesting Lite (demo) versions : Powerboat Challenge Lite, a 3D boat racing game (that is an enhanced version of the mobile game, that brings 4 times more texture resolution and 3 times as many polygons. One race is available - 4 environments in the full game), a Lite version of Armado (that weights 36,6 Mb and includes 3 levels), and finally Meteor Lite, that brings 10 levels (90 levels in the full version). |
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| 11-19-08 / 11:43 PM : iPhone : Toy Bot Diaries 2/Bike or Die 2/Cube (cjed) |
 Among new games released for iPhone we can find : Toy Bot Diaries 2, the sequel to the great platform game (whose demo is available on the AppStore), and that is priced 3,99$. ToySpring Bike or Die 2 (3,99$) uses a physics engine that reminds JellyCar.Finally a free version of Cube is available (42,9 Mb). This FPS is uses an open source 3D engine (see also the mac version, and the recent Sauerbraten - Cube 2). Videos are provided. |
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| 11-18-08 / 12:19 AM : Armado for iPhone (cjed) |
 An iPhone version of the game Armado is available at the AppStore, priced 3,99 euros (we can watch a video here). This game was out late 2006 (see a review of the mac version at Macobserver - also another at Macworld) and was inspired from Pangea Software games universe, however the gameplay ended up being too much repetitive. |
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| 11-15-08 / 12:24 AM : Ambrosia Software : Aquaria out / demo (cjed) |
| The OSX port of Aquaria game (conversion by Ambrosia Software), that has been expected from months, is finally available (30$). A demo version is provided (63Mb, see also these faster mirror sites) and the game minimum requirement is a G4 (1,42 Ghz listed). |
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| 11-15-08 / 12:07 AM : ATARI 2600 Classic USB Joystick Controller (cjed) |
| The site 8bitrocket reported a month ago the avaibility of an USB version of the ATARI 2600 joystick, by Legacy Engineering Group. It is priced 14,99$ and doesn't require any driver. Following the FlatOut2 test, the site Macobserver provides a review of ToCA Race Driver 3. A video of Torque Engine Advanced is available here (this enhanced version is now compatible with OSX, and a demo version can be downloaded). |
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| 11-10-08 / 03:47 PM : Wings : zen flight simulator (cjed) |
 Wings is an iPhone application that allows to fly among four 3D environments (seasons). It isn't a true realistic flight simulation like X-Plane, and is only intended to provide zen experience (musics are provided). It is priced 1,99$ and the landscapes seem well done and various. The control (direction) uses the accelerometer, like X-Plane. |
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| 11-04-08 / 11:45 PM : Adrenaline Pool Lite (cjed) |
| A new free pool game is available for iPhone, Adrenaline Pool Lite. This one allows multiplayer game, through wifi connection (however the playing against the computer is only provided in the full version). |
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| 11-03-08 / 11:25 PM : Prince of Persia : The Two Thrones on mac (cjed) |
| MacWorld prpovides a review of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones for mac, a port of the original PC game from 2005. However it seems the best of the recent Prince of Persia series. |
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| 11-02-08 / 10:53 PM : Tomb Raider Underworld : videos (cjed) |
| Tomb Raider Underworld, the 8th episode of the game series, is due on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, November, 21. We can still watch some great videos at Jeuxvideo.com. The new 3D engine provides a realism close to recent FPS (Crysis, Far Cry 2). |
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| 11-02-08 / 09:58 PM : Far Cry 2 available : videos (cjed) |
| Far Cry 2 was released on PC (also PS3 and Xbox 360) just a week ago, and we can watch stunning videos here and there (it also seems to run very well on Intel macs, as we can see on a previous generation MacBook Pro). We can also get for 30$ Half Life 2 : The Orange Box. That games pack includes the original Half Life 2 games, plus the twos add-ons (HL2 : Episode One and HL2 : Episode Two), Portal and Team Fortress 2. |
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