Games

iPhone Gaming Costs UK Businesses £800 Million, or $1.3 Billion a Year

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

We love studies here at iDB, especially when they result in entirely meaningless numbers that are almost guaranteed to get traction. Studies like this one, for example.

UK firm iBingo has questioned just 2,000 iPhone owners about their working habits, and in particular, how much gaming they do during working hours. Turns out, they all 'fessed up to playing games on their iPhones for around one hour a day. From there, iBingo took the numbers and ran with them, and have since made some bold claims based on those 2,000 users...

iNVADERCADE: An iCade Inspired Space Invaders Cabinet For the iPad

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 26, 2017

First you had Atari, and now another old-school gaming company is hoping to ride the waves of interest that the original iCade has mustered up.

Japanese video game developer and publisher, Taito — the same company behind the old school classic Space Invaders — has apparently seen enough; now it wants a share of the iPad peripheral pie...

Contre Jour by Chillingo is a Hauntingly Beautiful Game for the iPhone and iPad

Guest Author ∙ September 11, 2011

Chillingo has quite a variety of games in the App Store. It looks like their newest game, Contre Jour, may soon be the staple title for those looking for something more than a casual gaming experience.

This gorgeously designed puzzle game ups the App Store anty for creativity and artistry in game development, and it does so in a simply designed game that it makes you wonder if other devs are sleeping on the job.

Contre Jour welcomes players to a dream-like, animated world of inky darkness and beautiful aesthetic. In the game, it’s your job to help a mysterious little fellow called Petit...

‘Another World’ to Land in the App Store September 22nd

Oliver Haslam ∙ September 9, 2011

Another World, a remake of the hugely popular title of the same name (also known as 'Out of this World') is due to be released in the App Store on September 22nd, according to the title's publisher, BulkyPix.

Set to cost $4.99, Another World will feature 'HD graphics' as well as an option to play the game with the original art, should you be one of those purists who has to play games as they were originally presented...

More Details on Atari’s iPad Joystick Emerge

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Remember that Atari-branded iPad arcade joystick peripheral we told you about yesterday? Remember how excited we were about the possibility of playing our classic arcade games on the thing, despite our lack of any real information about the device? Well, it turns out DVICE has played with the real thing, and all of a sudden, we're not quite as excited as we were yesterday!

You see, DVICE has answered some of our burning questions, and we don't like some of the answers...

Atari to Introduce Official iPad Arcade Controller

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

In an update to the Atari's Greatest Hits iOS app, the evergreen gaming company has included support for an unannounced arcade stick. The "Atari Arcade -- Duo Powered" joystick will be offered to the public soon for insanely addictive gaming on iPads everywhere.

The app's description links to a web page that shows a photo of the mystery device, along with a short description which doesn't really tell us all that much. The picture is enough for us to know we need this thing in our lives...

Tapsteroids – FREE Today Only!

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

We've told you all about Tapsteroids before – the fast-paced action-shooter from the two-person team that is UNAgames. Tapsteroids was released just a few days ago on September 1st, and it's already being featured by Apple in their 'New & Noteworthy' section of the App Store.

To celebrate the achievement, UNAgames has made Tapsteroids FREE, but for today only, so if by any chance you haven't stumped up the $0.99 yet, now's the time to get it...

Picks of the Week: Photo Stats, PhoneDrive, Match Panic

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Every week, iDownloadBlog shows you a selection of app picks that we think are interesting. While we tend to choose apps from the App Store, we occasionally throw in a web or jailbreak app as well. This week, we've got three awesome App Store apps for you to check out. We hope you enjoy this week's picks!

Play App Store Games on the Apple TV with Joypad

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

So far, Apple has missed a huge opportunity for gaming on the Apple TV. Short of a jailbreak and third party firmware, it's nearly impossible to do anything but stream and play back media on the set-top box.

The App Store is home to thousands of awesome games, and a new iOS app lets you play games on your Apple TV by turning your iDevice into NES-like controller...

What’s On My iDevice? August 2011 Edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

So as usual, I'm a little behind on this last month's What's On My iDevice, but hopefully the wait was worth it.

You guys and gals know how I like to switch it up, and the August edition is no exception. Instead of focusing on jailbreak apps or tweaks, I give you a rundown of 5 essential App Store Apps that should be on every iPhone owner's Home screen.

Inside, you'll find an app that's great for security, the absolute best iPhone Twitter client, a wonderfully designed "diary" app, and one of my absolute favorite iOS games of all time...

Doodle Jump Leaps Onto the iPad

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

Lima Sky, the team behind the award winning and hugely popular iPhone game Doodle Jump, has released an iPad version of the platformer. Sporting newly rendered full-screen graphics and other iPad-only features, Doodle Jump for iPad is almost guaranteed to be as well received as its older brother.

Priced at $2.99 and available to download now, Doodle Jump for iPad promises to bring the bouncing madness to the big screen...

Help Make this Cool iOS Jailbreak Game

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

It's a rare occasion that we stumble across a good game in Cydia, so it caught our eye when iEnthusiast mentioned that developer "ntrfc0" is working on a Zelda-themed iOS game for jailbreakers.

He has good ideas for the game, but he needs help from the community...