Scribblenauts Remix Gets Siri Support in New Update
Adding to a list of reasons why you would scream at your iPhone, Scribblenauts Remix is getting the ability to turn your voice commands into realities with Siri support in its newest update, which should be live by now.
Of course, due to the fact that Siri doesn’t exist on anything else, you’ll need an iPhone 4S to use this particular feature. However, those with older handsets will still be able to take advantage of a new holiday themed stage and 180 degree rotation, which were also added in the update.
Xbox Live Gets iPhone App That Actually Works
Apple has finally let the Xbox get a foot in the door of the iTunes marketplace with My Xbox Live, a companion for your online exploits. Complete with social features like friends lists, the application is remarkably quick to load data and menus. The app is free and available for iOS, which means both iPhones and iPads alike.
If the title wasn’t already evidence enough, I’ve been burned by XBL apps before, which have often proved stunningly slow and cumbersome. My interest for quickly glancing at who was online was often outpaced by my impatience for an application that just buffered forever. I’ve personally played around with this new app on my iPhone and I’m nothing if not impressed. Heck, they even kept those soothing boops and beeps for menu navigation.
From the main screen, you can view all the Inside Xbox videos and game trailers that normally appear on your console’s dashboard. A quick swipe to the right reveals a social tab, with a fluid animation of your avatar and the ability to view your friends list. You can also send and check messages and notifications from the new Beacons concept, so you can see what games your friends are looking to play.
Impressively, you can even edit your avatar from the application, though unfortunately the marketplace for new items is not available. Admittedly, I can’t think of a situation where I would need to quickly change the shirt on my little character while at a restaurant or airport terminal, but it’s a nice bonus feature for an already free app.
My favorite thing is definitely the screen for comparing achievements with friends. Click on one you’ve already earned, but your friend has not, and your avatar appears at the bottom with a hearty cheer, while their character lowers his or her head in utter shame. It’s that wonderful feeling of superiority right at your fingertips!
3DS “November” Firmware Update Is Live
3D video recording and more come along with the newest software update for Nintendo’s handheld.
If you turned on your 3DS between now and yesterday, chances are you were prompt to update the system’s firmware. Exciting, right? Well, Nintendo’s actually dropped a few very interesting new capabilities into their hardware which, according to this Joystiq article, was supposed to be making its way onto the 3D console last month. It’s still November-ish, right?
And a couple of the features are clearly attempts to gain some lost ground with iPhone users, lending the hardware some capabilities that Apple’s handset might not quite be natively capable of undertaking.
- The big thing is the 3D video recording with the option to create stop-motion animation. Allowing users to create clips up to 10 minutes long, this should be a neat feature for users to play around with and I expect to see many of your junior Avatars making their way online somehow in the near future. Kotaku has actually provided a handy little tutorial on making your own videos here.
- Nintendo has also loosened some of the constraints in transferring software between systems, meaning, well, this is a thing you can now do.
- In the Streetpass view, you can now use a handy map overlay to see where all of the Miis you’ve collected up until now have come from.
- There’s also the sequel to the 3DS RPG Find Mii, which will be unlocked once you’ve completed the first game.
The whole update is as simple as turning your handheld on and connecting to the Internet.
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MechWarrior Making the Leap to iOS in 2012
Do you yearn to climb inside 50 tons of humanoid-shaped metal and wield an arsenal of high-tech weaponry? If you’re not already a fan of the MechWarrior series, then you ought to be. Now is the perfect time to give it a shot, with Singapore-based game developer Personae Studios set to launch MechWarrior: Tactical Command on Apple’s iOS platform.
Big mechs will be landing on the iPhone and iPad next year
The announcement, which can be read in full here, was accompanied by a 1-minute trailer (which the screenshot above is pulled from). Judging on the footage, MechWarrior: Tactical Command looks to be fairly far along in its development already, although the release schedule is still a nebulous year-long window. Hit up the YouTube video to get a look for yourself.
Perhaps best known for MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, a mid-90s PC hit that was one of the era’s best games, the MechWarrior series has a long list of entries with nearly 20 titles spanning from 1989 to 2006. To put the size of this franchise in perspective, that’s not even including MechWarrior’s hobby gaming roots with the BattleTech franchise, plus the eventual comic, cartoon, and other spin-offs.
GTA III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is Going Mobile
Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition will be available for select new generation iOS and Android devices on the App Store and Android Marketplace next week, December 15th. Below is an updated list of devices to be supported at launch, along with some brand new screenshots from both the iOS and Android versions (also look for a new trailer to coincide with the official release next week).
Apple iOS Devices: iPad 1 & 2, iPhone 4 & 4S, iPod touch 4th Generation
Android Phones: HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x
Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive.
PopCap Games releases new Bejeweled and standalone Bejeweled Blitz for iOS today
PopCap Games offers up a new edition of Bejeweled and a standalone edition of Bejeweled Blitz today for iPhone and iPod touch players. Retiring the previously available Bejeweled 2, Bejeweled Blitz becomes available as a standalone “freemium edition.” Bejeweled Blitz was previously included in Bejeweled 2 and offers a fast-paced, one-minute round of trying to attain the highest score possible. Share your scores on Facebook to challenge friends! The newest edition of Bejeweled offers all-new high resolution retina display support, three game modes and more. Bejeweled is available at a tempting 99 cents. Be prepared to get hooked on these latest shiny editions of the popular match-3 puzzle game.
“With nearly 40 million mobile units sold over the past eight years, Bejeweled is the second best-selling mobile game of all time, behind only Tetris,” noted Giordano Bruno Contestabile, Bejeweled franchise business director at PopCap Games.
Here are the complete details from PopCap Games on the latest Bejeweled and Bejeweled Blitz iOS games, hitting the App Store today:
All-New Bejeweled for iPhone
The all-new Bejeweled for iPhone and iPod touch is the next major installment of PopCap’s flagship franchise on mobile, and will continually evolve with a range of new and exciting features well into the future. Initially, the all-new Bejeweled features popular game modes, eye-popping, enhanced high-res graphics, plus new, optimized gameplay, including:
Launch Trailer for Sauce Digital’s Snow Fight Release
Sauce Digital has announced the release of Snow Fight, their latest game for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Snow Fight is an addictive and fun soldier command style game, the aim of which is to conquer a smorgasbord of enemy hideouts, collecting various medals as they go. To achieve this, players command an elite squad of snowball slinging warriors who must capture the enemy snowmen and flags.
iTunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/snow-fight/id476295219
The game is free to download, coming with lots of levels to tackle. There is also a one-off $ 0.99 in-app purchase, which unlocks all levels – including any more that arrive in future updates.
The game provides a fun control system, combining drawing and taping. Players direct their commandos by drawing the path they would like them to take, then throwing snowballs at all-comers as they follow the path.
There are a variety of medals available, which are up for grabs for each level. The better the outcome of each level, the better the medal, ranging from simply capturing the flag, to perfect completion without get being hit.
