Touch Arcade » Podcast http://toucharcade.com ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Mon, 20 May 2013 21:54:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The TouchArcade Show - 104 - Bathroom Buddies http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/17/the-toucharcade-show-104-bathroom-buddies/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/17/the-toucharcade-show-104-bathroom-buddies/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:01 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=129546 Podcast-Illustration-0121In this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we make the best of an (arguably) "slow" week by discussing the issues revolving around this week's latest releases. For example, we dig into runner fatigue and Chillingo's brand image. We also talk about what kids are playing and why genres that our touch devices don't do so great tend to click with them. In addition to this, we dive into Trucker: Parking Simulator (don't laugh), Gravity Guy 2, Blitz Brigade and more.

If you'd like to give us a listen this week -- and you do want to listen because this week's opening story is, like, woah -- go ahead and click a link below. You could also subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. That's a neat way to get us, as the downloads are instant and effortless.

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Thanks for listening and we'll be with you next week, of course. Have a good weekend!

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  • Trucker: Parking Simulator - [Free] [TA Plays]
  • Blitz Brigade - [Free] [TA Plays]
  • Manuganu - [$0.99]
  • Gravity Guy 2 - [$0.99]
  • Sonic The Hedgehog - [$2.99]

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We spent a lot of time on e-mails this week, so our front page section took a bit of a hit. We'll talk about some more news next week, but we'd also love to get more comments from ya'll. Hit us up!

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]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/10/the-toucharcade-show-103-the-fluffiest-grass-you-ever-laid-on/feed/ 9 The TouchArcade Show - 102 - Step 1. Clone 'Minecraft' http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/03/the-toucharcade-show-102-step-1-clone-minecraft/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/03/the-toucharcade-show-102-step-1-clone-minecraft/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 23:00:06 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=128433 Podcast-Illustration-0121This week on the TouchArcade Show, we battle through discussions about cargo pants, the piracy high horse, and bleaching our hair in order to bring you the latest and the most ill in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. At the top, we talk about SurvivalCraft and how it doesn't add anything new to the Minecraft formula it copies. Also, we give some time to Sorcery!, Angry Birds Friends, Heads Up and more. Yep! We were on-topic this week! Yay!

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This week's episode of the TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Blitz Game Studios's Paper Titans.

Paper Titans

Paper Titans, $2.99 - Paper Titans is a papercraft-inspired fold-‘em-up brought to life by critically acclaimed Team Lumo. It’s a puzzle adventure game featuring the Titans – join them on their incredible journey as you fold paper to make new friends, combine abilities to solve puzzles, and build vehicles to discover amazing new worlds!

Featuring beautiful visuals, instantly accessible gameplay, and bags of personality, Paper Titans goes to prove that you don’t have to be a giant to have a gigantic adventure...

Available now on the App Store for just $2.99 - for iPhone, iPad and iPod touches. Find out more at PaperTitans.com

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/05/03/the-toucharcade-show-102-step-1-clone-minecraft/feed/ 43 The TouchArcade Show - 101 - 37x Longer Than it Took for WWDC to Sell Out http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/26/the-toucharcade-show-101-37x-longer-than-it-took-for-wwdc-to-sell-out/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/26/the-toucharcade-show-101-37x-longer-than-it-took-for-wwdc-to-sell-out/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:30:54 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=127929 This week on The TouchArcade Show we discuss taco meat, vomit, chest hair, and League of Legends. Somehow, we also find the time to talk about some iPhone and iPad games. At the top of our games section, we break down what makes Talisman a good board game. Later, we argue about whether Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is the premiere release this week before we get into that House of the Dead port people seem to be digging.

Of course, we also get into some user questions and dip into a little news. We ran a wee bit long this week, so the e-mail section had to be shortened. We'll get to your letters next week though, for sure.

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]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/26/the-toucharcade-show-101-37x-longer-than-it-took-for-wwdc-to-sell-out/feed/ 4 The TouchArcade Show - 100 - The Exquisite Pleasure of a Finished Basement http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/19/the-toucharcade-show-100-the-exquisite-pleasure-of-a-finished-basement/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/19/the-toucharcade-show-100-the-exquisite-pleasure-of-a-finished-basement/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:00:45 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=127189 On this week's special episode of The TouchArcade Show, we celebrate the 100th recording of our show with a bunch of notable guests and celebrities. Later, in our second segment we take call-ins from fans and talk about our favorite or most memorable moments on TAS, as if all of them haven't been amazing.* Somehow, we manage to talk about video games in the middle of all of this. You name it, we discussed it: Fish Out of Water, Cut the Rope Time Travel, TMNT: Rooftop Racing, and R.I.P. Racing are just a few that we get to.

If you'd like to listen, go ahead and hit one of the links below. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music, too, if you'd like to get our shows the second they hit the Internet (more or less).

Just a note: even if you're a new listener, or if you've been with us since the start of this re-boot, we humbly thank you for your ears, support, and e-mails. This has been an amazing experience so far and we're stoked to keep going. You're awesome! Thanks!

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Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-100.mp3, 43.9MB

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'EDGE' Trademark Drama Finally Comes to a Close
Good Idea: 'Iron Man 3' Is A Runner
'EarthBound' Coming To VC and Other Nintendo Announcements [GiantBomb]

OTHER STUFF
Here's the video on the concept of "perfect imbalance" in game design that Eli mentions near the top of the show:

*None of these things are true, but wouldn't it have been awesome if we remembered this was episode 100 beforehand and got some guests or celebrities or took phone calls? Yeah, it would have been rad.
]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/19/the-toucharcade-show-100-the-exquisite-pleasure-of-a-finished-basement/feed/ 16 The TouchArcade Show - 99¢ - I Wanna Schramm It With You http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/12/the-toucharcade-show-99-i-wanna-schramm-it-with-you/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/12/the-toucharcade-show-99-i-wanna-schramm-it-with-you/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:20:31 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=126433 On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, visionary blogger Mike Schramm joins us in discussions about beards, showers, eating habits, and, yeah, even iOS games. At the top of the podcast, we admire Mike Schramm's silky voice. Later, we admire his views on the latest, hottest, and the best in iPhone and iPad. We talk about Dungeon Hunter 4, a little game called Star Command, and Lumber Jacked. Also, we dive into your user Qs and feedback to end this fabulous, awesome show co-starring Mike Schramm.

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This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Out of the Park Developments's iOOTP Baseball 2013.

iOOTP Baseball 2013

iOOTP Baseball 2013, $4.99 - iOOTP Baseball 2013 puts you in charge of your favorite major league team: set lineups and pitching rotations, trade players, sign free agents, draft the next breed of superstars, call the shots during games, enjoy the endless career mode, and much more.

This astonishingly realistic game includes real 2013 rosters with every player on every major league team. It also features historical career play that lets you relive any season back to 1901.

So what are you waiting for? Grab iOOTP Baseball 2013 and play ball!

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/12/the-toucharcade-show-99-i-wanna-schramm-it-with-you/feed/ 17 The TouchArcade Show - Bonus - Interview with Team Meat http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/08/the-toucharcade-show-bonus-interview-with-team-meat/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/04/08/the-toucharcade-show-bonus-interview-with-team-meat/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:02:29 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=126066 This week's bonus edition of The TouchArcade Show features Edmund and Tommy from Team Meat, the studio behind Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, and an interesting upcoming cat simulation game called Mew-Genics. At the top, Team Meat clears the air about its past comments on the state of App Store games in the early years. Later, we talk about that re-imagining of Super Meat Boy on mobile as well as chat a bit about the ideas fueling the creation of Mew-Genics. It's a great talk overall and filled with some pretty funny bits.

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We'll be back with you later in the week with another episode of The TouchArcade Show.

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We've almost made it to episode 100! That seems like a huge deal! Oh, and here are your show notes:

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This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by 99Games's The Jim and Frank Mysteries .

The Jim and Frank Mysteries

The Jim and Frank Mysteries, Free - Join two best pals, Jim and Frank, as they set out on a thrilling adventure to uncover the secret of the Blood River Files in the puzzle-based adventure game, The Jim and Frank Mysteries for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

So, put on your thinking caps and solve over 70 challenging puzzles -- from analytical to mathematical across four captivating chapters.

The game will be available for free during the first two days of launch after which Chapter 1 will be priced at $0.99 at the App Store!

Learn more at www.99games.in

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No show notes this week, but we'd love to take this space and thank our lovely sponsors at GDC who made our party and our good times possible. You're awesome, guys:

Halfbrick
Limbic Software
Phobic Studios
NimbleBit
Imangi Studios
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We touch on some news, too, and spend time on two bits of user-submitted feedback. This was a weird week, as it's kinda the calm before the storm of GDC. We imagine we'll start being slightly more focused once the event passes.

If you'd like to give us a listen, go ahead and do so via the links below. Also, you can subscribe to us on iTunes and Xbox Music. The latter is the easiest way to listen to the latest shows the second they hit the web. It's a cool deal. Also, it's free.

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This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Gram Games's Robi: Cosmic Savior.

Robi: Cosmic Savior

Robi: Cosmic Savior, Free - Wield the gravity gun, tame the asteroids, save your planet!

Robi: Cosmic Savior is a free-to-play arcade game that meshes gravity-based astrophysics with casual gaming. Commanding Robi’s gravity gun with swipe controls, you can change the paths of meteors, collide them, place them into orbit or fight them off with explosive power-ups.

Robi is packed with hours of challenging missions, surprising space artifacts and breathtaking endurance action. Compatible with all recent iOS devices, Robi: Cosmic Savior is available now for free on the AppStore.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/22/the-toucharcade-show-96-amateur-wrestling-of-all-sorts/feed/ 4 The TouchArcade Show - 95 - A Costco Lifer and Other Unrelated Tales http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/15/the-toucharcade-show-95-a-costco-lifer-and-other-unrelated-tales/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/15/the-toucharcade-show-95-a-costco-lifer-and-other-unrelated-tales/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:00:26 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=124366 This week on The TouchArcade Show, we talk a lot about TNA wrestling. It's a weird one like that, slow week on the news front and all. Also, we discuss our GDC plans and dig into how we'll be delivering you content during that week. When we're not talking about that stuff, we do dive into iOS games. Ridiculous Fishing leads off that segment, while other greats like Super Stickman Golf 2, Magicka, and Block Fortress bring up the rear.

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This was a good week ya' if you like it when our podcast goes off the rails. We'll be back next week, so see you then. Here are your show notes:

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One of this week's most notable releases is Ridiculous Fishing, a fantastic and quirky fishing game from Vlambeer, Zach Gage, and Greg Wohlwend. It's been a long time coming, too, so we thought it'd be neat to catch up with some of the folks behind the title and shoot them a few questions about the game's development, how it feels to finally get it out of the door, and what it was like to work on something for so long. The result is a great podcast full of cool anecdotes, one of which is about a 5-day car ride.

If you'd like to listen to this week's bonus, just click one of the links below. If you subscribe to our regular podcast, this "bonus" should already be waiting for you in your iTunes podcast library. Cool, right?

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Before you leave us, a note about our coverage of Ridiculous Fishing: we'll be talking a lot more about the game tomorrow, going over its ins and outs and what makes it, eerily, one of the most... mesmerizing games we've played this year. You don't want to miss this one, so be prepared to grab it this week when it hits the App Store.

We'll be back with you later this week with another regular episode of our show, so see you then!

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We had a lot of fun this week, and we hope you do, too. Here are your show notes:

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This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Second Fiction's upcoming game Atomic Robo: Violent Science.

Atomic Robo: Violent Science features Nikola Tesla's greatest creation, Atomic Robo and his "Fightin' scientists of Tesladyne" in their first action-platformer mobile game for iOS. Run, jump, and bash your way through obstacles while avoiding Nazi super-scientist, the Baron Von Helsingard. The game features 2D comic-inspired graphics and over 15 challenging levels of gameplay. Atomic Robo will be available soon for your favorite iOS device at an introductory price of only .99 cents. FOR SCIENCE!

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If you're unfamiliar, Space Hulk is a turn-based strategy game that pits space marines against aliens in close quarters. What makes it pop is its scenario design; the game is good at putting you in tense situations where you just don't know what's coming. You're constantly re-evaluating positioning, as well as struggling to group up as either team.

And then there's that touch of lore, which colors the play. Space Marines are god-like beings that are gene-bred to perform basically one task: exterminate. The game puts them in the worst situation possible: in a lone squad on a derelict ship tainted by the Warp against some toothy aliens called Genestealers.

We haven't seen Full Control's version of the game since it's still in production, so it would be pretty silly to start speculating on specifics that haven't been ironed out. On the other hand, we know about the big ideas that are informing its direction, thanks to our lengthy conversation with Full Control big dog Thomas Hentschel Lund last week.

For example, mood and cinema-style presentation are going to be a big part of the game. Lund wants Space Hulk to feel more action-y and wants to expose the grittiness and that sense of the unknown that the board game conjures so well. Take a glance at some images we have of the game, and you'll get a sense of what Full Control is shooting for. Think: gritty.

Also, single-player is going to be a thing. The campaign will predictably follow a kill team of Blood Angels as they entire into a hulk. We're guessing things go bad fast when the Genestealers come out to play.

Multiplayer is a point of emphasis, too. You'll be able to play asynchronously with your buds, that's for sure. Cross-platform play between the PC and iPad versions of the game is being planned, too. A new co-op mode that pits ten marines against the Genestealers is go as well.

Lund says the game's map editor -- which may or may not hit in version 1.0 -- will let players create new scenarios and then share them across the inter-webs easily. Provided the editor and tools are robust enough, it could give Space Hulk a massive amount of replayability, which sounds cool.

As for the iPad port, it sounds like it's being developed alongside the PC version of the game, but it's important to note that it's not the lead platform. You'll be able to move around your characters with taps and swipes.

If you'd like to hear more about the game from one of the guy's creating it, feel free to click one of these links below. You can also catch our bonus podcasts and regular ones on our iTunes or Xbox Music feed.

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Our interview covers more than just mechanics -- we also talk about how Full Control got the rights to develop the game, as well as what it feels like to be behind a digital version of something that resonates so intensely with folks. We think you'll like it.

Space Hulk is due out at some point this year, and we'll probably have a little bit more to talk about later this month during GDC. Get pumped!

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/04/the-toucharcade-show-bonus-a-chat-with-the-developers-of-the-upcoming-space-hulk/feed/ 17 The TouchArcade Show - 93 - Mid-Range Birthday Burgers http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/01/the-toucharcade-show-93-mid-range-birthday-burgers/ http://toucharcade.com/2013/03/01/the-toucharcade-show-93-mid-range-birthday-burgers/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:00:05 +0000 Brad Nicholson http://toucharcade.com/?p=123380 This week on the TouchArcade Show, we spend around 50 seconds talking about PS4 games before moving on to the latest, greatest, and best in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. At the top, we dig into King Cashing 2, which is a great hybrid RPG. Later, we discuss some more stuff about Real Racing 3 before touching on traditional adventure game design and how Year Walk rolls. For the most part, we stay on subject this week, so that's something.

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