Plenty of news in favour of the budding indie game developer these days. In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Pong, Atari has announced the official start of the Pong Indie Developer Challenge where developers stand a chance of winning up to USD 100,000 and see their original take on Pong from conception to production! [...]

I love running, but playing a game about running (I’m not talking about one of those distance games, but rather one that looks to be clearly inspired by track & field/marathon and comes complete with a half naked guy with an iPod strapped to his arm…) turned out to be not that fun. Track Lapse [...]

The online games publisher and developer Infernum announced today that shortly after the first announcement over 100,000 players have already registered for Brick-Force, the cross-platform sandbox shooter. Those who wish to experience Brick-Force before its official release in the spring can register for the beta which starts on the 28th February, over at www.brick-force.com. The [...]

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Ash II: Shadows App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available for $.99 for the silver edition and $2.99 for the gold edition for a limited time – today through February 21st.  Developed by SRRN Games, Ash II: Shadows follows the events of the award-winning [...]

I’m pretty sure going free contributed a significant number to Jetpack Joyride‘s downloads numbers, but hey, there’s no point denying a good game when you see one. Halfbrick today announced at D.I.C.E Summit that their smash-hit iOS title, Jetpack Joyride, has reached the 13 million downloads milestone since going free-to-play (see, I was right). Winner [...]

iOS racing fans rejoice as Nemesys Games’ hit arcade racer Ignite, which was previously available on Steam will now soon make its debut on iOS devices! Work was started three weeks ago to port Ignite over to the iOS platform and from the screenshots below, it’s safe to say that it’s looking great! According to [...]

KA9 Media, an independent mobile games developer, announced the release of its new title, Memory Lanez, for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Memory Lanez is an addictive memory game that blends classic game play elements to create an experience that entertains and stimulates the brain! Users Memorize the patterns as they [...]

Barcelona based developer, Tiktak Games today introduces Bubble Planets 1.0, their new arcade gaming title for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. In Bubble Planets, players collect planets of the same color by using the acellerometer or your second finger to rebound the planets. Players will gain power and fun with the power boost combinations. [...]

I recall a friend of mine getting a copy of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective for Christmas. Well, that Capcom title for the Nintendo DS is taking a leap onto the iOS platform and is now available on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in North America and Europe. Previously released on Nintendo [...]

Canadian indie game developer, Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to announce the newest version of the epic side-scroller, Dark Incursion, now with iCade and Joypad support! The new update is now live on iTunes, and along with that, a price drop to 99 cents! Dark Incursion is a side scrolling “Metroidvania” style game with [...]