Platform exclusives are the love letters written to gamers in an effort to say “please come play with us, but not in that creepy way that those little girls did in the Shining.” Instead, the platform owner wishes to convince gamers that their particular platform offers a unique experience. This can be seen with iOS and Android, and even among Android OEMs. Nvidia secured several exclusives for their Tegra chip line, and Amazon acquired an entire game studio to develop content for their branded line of Fire tablets and media players.
Tag: Puzzle Games
Disney has a new movie hitting theaters in a few days (November 7th, 2014 in case you don’t know) but instead of releasing their movie tie-in game for Big Hero 6 on the same day as the movie’s release, Disney has decided to launch it a few days early. However this may not be the type of movie tie-in game you thought it would be.
The horror-themed adventure puzzle game Hellraid: The Escape has received a temporary price cut for people to take advantage of this Halloween. Along with this new discounted price for Hellraid, the developers have also released a free content update for everyone to download and start playing.
[Updated] Rovio announces yet another addition to the Angry Birds franchise called Angry Birds Transformers
Rovio has announced yet another addition to their Angry Birds franchise, this time themed after the world of Transformers. Aptly named Angry Birds Transformers, there isn’t a ton of details regarding this new game but it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out what to expect when it is released.
Another Boulder Dash game will be arriving onto Android in a couple of weeks in celebration of its 30th birthday. Officially called Boulder Dash 30th Anniversary, two of the original creators (Chris Gray and Peter Liepa) have come back and teamed up for the first time since the Rockford™ character was first introduced in 1984.
The 3D puzzle genre has experienced a fair amount of growth this year, due to visually engaging games like Monument Valley and Back to Bed. Noxus Ltd., whose game development studio is in London, has joined the puzzle creating community, with their latest title Miika. It is an optical illusion puzzler created with the Unity game engine. You guide your adorable character Miika, through tricky visual puzzles set in a beautifully rendered environment. Completing the puzzles will require visual acuity, and the ability to carefully rotate the environment, to ensure Miika can complete his/her path, and doesn’t fall into the endless depths below.
A new puzzler has arrived onto Google Play called Space Kitty from Sly Lamb. While this game has nothing to do with the Nyan Cat, that is completely okay because it is actually quite a fun game to play. Players will take on the role of Captain Kitty who is out to save a bunch of scared aliens from a space station that was destroyed, trapping them in there.
In honor of the IndieCade’s selection of official picks during the IndieCade Festival, Ouya has put those games that are also available on the Ouya Marketplace on sale for a limited time. Ranging between 20%-67% off the regular price of these games that are being honored, now is a good time to pick up the titles you’ve been waiting to snag for a deal.
Just because the work week is over, doesn’t mean there aren’t great games to be discovered. If you are in a rush, and only have a few moments to get some gaming in this weekend, you should try a game called Fast Finger by BluBox Games. It is a fast-thinking, puzzle solving game. All that is required, is moving your fingertip, as quickly as possible, from the start of the puzzle, to the finish line. Can you do it?
Humble Mobile Bundle 9 offers up six good games including Leo’s Fortune, Out There, and a free copy of Devil’s Attorney
The newest Humble Mobile Bundle has begun and featuring six very good games as a starting point for this particular bundle. Depending on the price you pay, you will either receive three games or six games, with more titles to be added a week from this bundle’s starting time.









