iGame Radio

Today Omaha reviews two iOS games: Cling!, a clingy puzzle game of strategic balance, and Pangolin, a cute strategy game where you maneuver the platforms, not the critter.

What’s inside this episode:

A review of Cling! for iPad by First5 Games. Clinging to the walls requires some real strategic thought to conquer the puzzles in Cling!, but don’t cling to your money if you want the buy the fun inside.

A review of Pangolin for iPhone by Feed Tank Games. Pangolin’s gameplay is lot’s of fun and full of potential. But the monetization method comes across as less than honest.

If you weren’t aware of it, tickets for the 2013 PAX Prime went on sale yesterday. And if you weren’t aware then you are out of luck…just as the thousands of other folks that also tried to get tickets and didn’t. Because those tickets got sold in the blink of an eye.

There’s no question that PAX Prime, the grandaddy of the PAXes, is THE place for gamer nerds to be on Labor Day weekend. And the fact that Gabe and Tycho, the founders of PAX and Penny Arcade, have put a cap on the convention attendance because they have specified no intention of moving from its current location at the Washington State Convention Center means that there will only EVER be a certain number of tickets available, while the number of potential attendees will go up.

But is that the real problem for why those tickets sold so fast this time? Or is PAX suffering from scalper-itis?

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G5 Games has announced the release of Art Mogul onto the Mac. Released onto iOS about a month ago, this game challenges you to create a successful art gallery by picking the real art from the forgeries. A creative mix of simulation, strategy, and hidden object, iGame Radio reviewed the iOS version of Art Mogul back in February, giving it high marks for originality and fun.

The Mac version of Art Mogul requires 10.6.6 or later and costs just $2.99 to download from the Mac App Store (regularly $4.99).

The Prince of Persia once more graces our iOS devices. Ubisoft has announced the pending release of Prince of Persia: The Shadow and The Flame to continue the age-old saga of a wanderer, born a prince, who returns in search of his unknown past to redefine his future. Though the game is based on the original console game, this mobile version has some new things to offer.

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If you live in or around the Boston area you’ll definitely want to register for the Boston Festival of Indie Games. Scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2013 on the MIT campus, this conference includes digital, tabletop and live action roleplaying games and is open, free, to the public for all ages. This is the second year of the event and is already open for Indie dev submissions.

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The Open Beta for voxel-based shooter Guncraft will be closing down come April 30, remaining available only to those who pre-ordered Guncraft on the Steam Greenlight site. Developer Exatogames is releasing a “Survival Pack”, filled with exclusive gear, for anyone registering before the Open Beta closes.

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Creating a game? Desperate for music? Afraid to say “no” to your artist’s brother who thinks he’s a musician but, for want of a better word, “sux”? Then check out the Kickstarter project for eJay Pure that is coming out for iOS and Android later this year. This package will allow you to quickly and easily create authentic chiptune tunes on the go. Imagine what those coffee drinkers at the Starbucks will think?!

Wait, what? Didn’t eJay Pure die in 2009 because Empire went down in flames? Somebody stuck their fingers in the fire to save it from melting…

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Kotaku has a detailed article about CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3. Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton had a chance to sit down with three team members…lead gameplay designer Maciej Szczesnik, head of marketing Michal Platkow-Gilewski, and Managing Director Adam Badowski…and confabulate about the upcoming third title in this action-RPG about Witcher Geralt Rivia. And by detailed, I do mean seemingly every little thing that has changed or is new. In bullet form. But we don’t mind that, because we get to compare it to our own checklists, right?

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When one thinks of Ubisoft, one doesn’t usually think also of Toys“R”Us. So finding out that Ubisoft has launched the free-to-play game Toys“R”Us Towers for iOS and Facebook made me crook my head slightly and go, “Waaaaa?”. But here it is, your chance to become the newest employee of Toys“R”Us and manage your own store.

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Feral Interactive has announced the impending release of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing for the Mac. Originally announced in June of 2012, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is set to release on April 4th, exclusively on the Mac App Store. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing brings SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog and 21 other favourite SEGA characters to the Mac platform for the very first time.

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