IPhone news and information

Archive for March, 2011

Ngmoco has surprised us with some updates. Rolando and its sequel Rolando 2 have both been updated for the iPhone 4's Retina Display and have had a few bug issues fixed. To celebrate the update, they're both on sale for just US$0.99. Either one of these is a bargain at that price. They're both very solid, original platformers, designed specifically for the iOS system.

What's most interesting about this, though, is that Ngmoco has updated these at all. Rolando was one of the first big titles for the now gigantic iOS developer, but when Ngmoco moved into the We Rule freemium model, the Rolando series was more or less abandoned in favor of games that could use more microtransactions and attract more "DAUs" (daily active users). A lot of Rolando fans were disappointed with that direction, though Ngmoco's We Rule and other freemium games have seen plenty of success anyway.

Rolando creator Simon Oliver's Handcircus has been working on a PSN game instead, but maybe with these updates there's a possibility we could finally see Ngmoco return to the little rolling hero and his series.

Rolando and Rolando 2 updated with Retina Display, on sale now originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Sword and Sworcery is an unqualified hit for the iPad -- as I said when it released, we've been following this one for a while, and it's great to see such a solid indie effort recognized by critics and consumers alike. While the game is out for iPad, the property is far from over. A full LP based on the music of the game, written by musician Jim Guthrie, has been announced for release on April 5th, next Tuesday. "The Ballad of the Space Babies" will be available as a vinyl record, or online as a digital download in iTunes or Bandcamp.

There's also an iPhone version of the game on the way -- I talked to Nathan Vella of Capy about it, and he told me that work continues apace. The plan all along has been to release it around a month after the iPad release, and Capy is still on that schedule, so we should see an iPhone version (optimized for the smaller platform, of course) about three weeks from now.

Sword and Sworcery LP coming out April 5, iPhone version in a few weeks originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Sword and Sworcery is an unqualified hit for the iPad -- as I said when it released, we've been following this one for a while, and it's great to see such a solid indie effort recognized by critics and consumers alike. While the game is out for iPad, the property is far from over. A full EP based on the music of the game, written by musician Jim Guthrie, has been announced for release on April 5th, next Tuesday. "The Ballad of the Space Babies" will be available as a vinyl record, or online as a digital download in iTunes or Bandcamp.

There's also an iPhone version of the game on the way -- I talked to Nathan Vella of Capy about it, and he told me that work continues apace. The plan all along has been to release it around a month after the iPad release, and Capy is still on that schedule, so we should see an iPhone version (optimized for the smaller platform, of course) about three weeks from now.

Sword and Sworcery EP coming out April 5, iPhone version in a few weeks originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.