Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is coming to "select" iOS and Android devices "later this fall," creator Rockstar Games has announced.
Rockstar isn't talking details yet, but it has said that Vice City on mobile will have several "unique" enhancements and will be using native, high-resolution assets. Within the next few weeks, Rockstar will reveal what devices will be able to handle the port.
This upcoming mobile release is part of a wider celebration of Vice City's anniversary, by the way. The game is turning ten. Commemorative assets are coming down the pipe and a limited run of "collectible promotional items" for people to buy in the Rockstar store are, too.
Like with the port of Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City will be an Anniversary Release.
Angry Birds Star Wars is an actual, real game that you'll be able to play this November 8, across iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, and Mac. Earlier this morning, Lucasfilm and Rovio confirmed their upcoming "collaboration" that'll see more than just a video game hitting digital shelves; A toy line ranging from action figures to plushes is also planned, and we'll see other stuff like shirts and costumes.
The video game will feature the original cast of Angry Birds, except dressed up as Star Wars heroes. The red bird will play Luke Skywalker, the yellow bird Han Solo, and the black bird a Sith lord. Rovio says that we'll seeing more of the game in the coming weeks, but it's probably safe to assume that Angry Birds Star Wars will play pretty similarly to the other main Angry Birds titles.
Neat: more content is coming to the iPad, iPhone, and Android versions of Rebuild [$2.99] via an update that should hit later this month. What's in it? A lot of new, cool-sounding features, including new random events, new endings, cannibalism, and the most exciting: seasons. Basically, winter is coming to Rebuild.
If you're not keeping track at home, Rebuild is a survival-slash-city simulation set during a zombie apocalypse. As the overseer, players are tasked with scavenging and setting up a mini-city while zombies attack their gates. Usually, lots of people die in a run and all sorts of other things go wrong. It's silly fun.
Here's some shots of the game in winter:
If you still haven't jumped on Rebuild, October 5 seems like a good day to it. In a bit of a celebration for this upcoming update, the game's devs are putting the game on sale for 99¢. That's, like, under a dollar!
So, we've been thinking about Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour since its "leak" and subsequent actual reveal. And we've go some new details. Most notably, it will support iPhone 5 and its taller screen at launch. Presumably, the extra real estate will make a difference in a control sense, as the added width will give the virtual buttons more breathing room.
But if you don't have The Big New Thing, don't worry. Gameloft tells us that Modern Combat 4 is also going to support other stuff. The game, which launches this fall, will be a Universal app. Also, it's going to carry a premium price tag.
As with most super anticipated release like this one, meaningful game details are going to come in chunks. Multiplayer, for example, has seen some enhancements, but Gameloft isn't quite ready to talk about what specifically is being tweaked.
That's all we've got for now outside of the new screens you're seeing above, but we'll keep you up to date as the marketing campaign continues to plug along and, hopefully, eventually get our hands on this thing.
So, that Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour "leak" was the real deal. The footage was from the official trailer for the game, which should see a release across Android, iPhone, and iPad later this fall. We know this because a sleeker version of that trailer recently appeared on YouTube. And by "sleeker" we mean that this one is an actual, HD version of the trailer and not some weird shaky cam captured footage abomination.
If you'd like to see the trailer sans shaky, just look below.
According to the trailer, Modern Combat 4 (what a name!) will revolve around the kidnap of a president. Presumably, as a gruff soldier type, you'll be tasked with killing a lot of dudes in an attempt to rescue him. Stay frosty, folks. Or something.
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour has been announced courtesy one of those shaky cam video game trailer "leaks" that people on YouTube seem to like so much. Earlier this morning, a bad version of Zero Hour's upcoming reveal trailer hit the web, revealing a premise that'll have players keeping their heads on a swivel, staying frosty, and killing bad dudes in an attempt to save a kidnapped president.
We don't have a ton of meaningful details to share since the trailer doesn't dive into the game's mechanics or game modes, but it appears plain that this is going to be a video game with modern vehicles, places, and guns in it. You've played one of these before, right?
Zero Hour is expected to hit across iPhone, iPad, and Android this coming fall, according to the trailer.
We've been working on a horrible "when pigs fly" joke for, like, the last hour and have nothing to show for it, so we'll just give you the news sans hilarity: Bad Piggies, Rovio Mobile's next game, is a physics-based puzzler that'll put you in charge of building custom vehicles and aircraft designed to carry the game's pigs in an epic quest to steal eggs.
At least, this is what the game's latest trailer seems to be screaming at us. When the game was announced a week or so ago, Rovio didn't talk about any of the game's specifics, including this part.
This building mechanic is a neat one that we've seen before in, most notably, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts. It'll be interesting to see how streamlined Bad Piggies will feel in comparison, as we've got a feeling Rovio is going to do its best to keep the casuals on board with its games.
We'll see soon enough. Bad Piggies is due out this September 27 across iPhone, iPad, and Android, with other platforms to follow.
Minecraft proper is still the best way to experience the survival slash building game, but the mobile version is quickly catching up feature-wise. Once again, another update to Minecraft - Pocket Edition [$6.99 / Free] has added more elements from the core game. Chests, beds, and food are included in the latest "major release," as well as farming, new dyes and new recipes, and everyone's favorite enemy, creepers.
Around 20 bugs have been addressed, too, and some tweaks have been made, according to the patch notes, which are available here. This update's details were first released a little while back, if you remember.
Thing we're thinking as we watch this game grow: it'll be interesting to see if Pocket Edition will become something more than just the mobile version of the game once it reaches parity with Minecraft proper. We're guessing it won't actually see a new creative direction, but that'd be neat, right?
Neat: Rovio Mobile's next game based in the Angry Birds universe doesn't star the Angry Birds. Instead, it puts the pigs front and center, and in a playable role.
Earlier this morning, Rovio announced Bad Piggies, a game that will turn "the franchise on its head." The studio is being needlessly vague with the game's actual mechanic, but it is promising "all-new, never-before-seen gameplay," whatever that means.
Bad Piggies is slated to hit soon -- like, September 27 soon across iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, as well as Android devices and Mac. Following the launch, the game will appear on Windows Phone and PC. Bad Piggies shower curtains, rugs, underwear, and cat toys are sure to follow.
Wild Blood is a video game and it's coming soon to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and even a few Android devices. That's all we really know about the Unreal Engine 3-powered title, but a new trailer has teased some interesting details. For instance, this might be more of a straight-up hack-and-slash, as opposed to adventure game.
Just take a look. Notice that the world is nicely divided up into areas, each of which is gated until your dude eliminates a mob of demon-things. Loot seems to be a big deal, too, as evidenced by the rotation of wardrobe in the teaser.
Provided that the game actually does release "soon," we should be able to give you some meaningful hands-on details in the near future. Hold on to your butts.
Skeletons and spiders won't be the last enemies added to Minecraft - Pocket Edition [$6.99 / Free]. In a new post on the official Mojang blog, it's been revealed that the game's next update will pack an explosive surprise: the introduction of Creepers.
Version 0.40 isn't just about a new enemy, though -- several other key feature additions are being introduced alongside Creepers. New consumables, for instance, like apples and beef are slated to be added, as well as new crafting recipes.
Pocket Edition lacks the sizzle of the PC version of the game, and the continued march to parity via updates should end up giving it the pop it needs. This update is due out within a month or so, Mojang says.
If you're into zombies, ogres, ogre-zombies, what appears to be Lickers, and big stabby weapons made for killing such things, Wild Blood should be on your radar. In a new bit of teaser footage, publisher Gameloft debuts Wild Blood's dark fantasy world and gives you a decent look at its monsters, which you'll presumably need to kill as the broody guy with the monstrous sword that pops up at the end of the video.
Wild Bloodis one of several Unreal Engine 3 games slated to come from Gameloft in the near future. Wild Blood specifically is slated to hit iPhone, iPad, and Android "soon." We'll keep you updated as more details emerge.
Curses! Demons! Destruction! Horn, Phosphor Games' upcoming iPad and iPhone title, has a new trailer. It's something of a "sneak peek," giving gamers a glimpse of the world that the game is based in, as well its various fantasy bad guys. If you pay attention, you'll catch that Horn's action mechanics appear to resemble Infinity Blade's, which, you know, is pretty cool. We hear Infinity Blade really clicked with people.
Interestingly, Horn is being positioned not so much as a serious fantasy game, but more of a light-hearted adventure. For instance, in the game, Horn carries around the head of a "loud-mouthed" creature that is also described as a "grudgingly helpful sidekick." Other monsters are said to be humorous, too, which is cool.
In fact, we hope we'll hear or see a lot more of these kinds of ... features moving forward. Fantasy can be more than just serious dudes with serious swords and serious shields, you know? The more separation Horn has, the better.
Horn doesn't have a specific release date yet aside from a nebulous "soon" and "August".
Minecraft creator Mojang has just released another update to Pocket Edition [$6.99 / Free], the mobile version of the ever-popular sandbox building game simulation thing. Version 0.3.2 adds saplings, more tiles, and the big three ores: gold, diamond, and iron. It also includes working furnaces, which should come in handy if you ever want to smelt items. This update also rolls in some bug fixes and tweaks. For example, fence gates now render.
The mobile version of Minecraft keeps getting better with each new update, and we hope that Mojang continues to support it. Who knows, maybe we'll have the full experience in our pockets someday. That'd be wild.
It seems like something The Devil's Third-related is probably coming to mobile, if we're correctly reading into the weird messaging that developer Valhalla Game Studios is putting out there.
A letter from Valhalla CEO Satoshi Kanematsu popped up on the studio's web site earlier this week, revealing that in addition to a PC and console release, The Devil's Third will hit a "wide range of digital devices." The fact that Valhalla isn't simply saying "handhelds" or more directly "PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS" makes us think that tablets and phones are a target for release, too. We're asking for more information.
If you haven't been following along at home, your probably need to know a few things here. The Devil's Third is an upcoming character action game that's being overseen by Tomonobu Itagaki. We've got some teaser footage below:
THQ was slated to be the publisher until recently. This letter is the first we've seen from Valhalla since it acquired the game's rights after THQ tried to sell them.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is coming to "select" iOS and Android devices "later this fall," creator Rockstar Games has announced. 
So, we've been thinking about Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour since its 
