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Czech Republic-based Amanita Design and Vancouver developer Hothead Games have partnered to announce the launch of Machinarium for Android, including Google Play, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the NOOK App™ store. Android tablet users can now discover the award-winning, steam punk world of Machinarium, navigating a clever little robot called Josef from the scrapheap into the city to save his robot girlfriend. Read the rest of this entry »

Chipped Stones has announced its new title Acidity, a new bagatelle-like game for iOS devices is available now on iTunes as a free-to-play download. Unlike the traditional game, the player has some control over the ball after its release, as well as other novel elements such as mobile pins. Read the rest of this entry »

Victoria-based Radial Games has released its latest universal iOS title on Apple’s iTunes Store. Rated 4+, Ice Burgers is a word puzzle game that follows the tradition of Boggle, but with a psuedo-Dominoes twist – each new word must be spelled from the last. Available now for $1.99, Ice Burgers is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad devices running iOS 4.0 or later. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game developer Hothead Games has partnered with casual games studio Grey Alien Games to release the seasonal match 3 puzzle game Spring Bonus to iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Spring Bonus has previously been released for play on Windows and Mac Computers and on the Big Fish Games portal – but now you can take Spring Bonus with you wherever you go. Read the rest of this entry »

Light Byte is an action-puzzle game project currently being developed by Centre For Digital Media masters student Steven Pastro. The game is designed to test your reflexes and memory in a puzzle matching game that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, and is very close to meeting its fundraising goal on IndieGoGo. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Fast Hatch Apps has released a new mobile app that can help kids develop early spatial skills while having fun.The app is called Car Puzzles for Kids, and features beautifully illustrated machines like cars, trucks, planes, cranes, and more. These vehicles are broken up into pieces, and it’s up to the child to put them back together. Read the rest of this entry »

THQ Inc. and Exploding Barrel Games have released Margaritaville® Mobile^TM, a free mobile app  for iPhone®. Players of virtual paradise Margaritaville® Online^TM, also available now on Facebook and iPad®, can further expand the Parrothead lifestyle by using the companion app to claim exclusive rewards. Through multiple tropical themed mini-games and socially driven activities, the Margaritaville Mobile iPhone app allows players to earn multiple tiers of badges while obtaining unique rewards for Margaritaville Online on Facebook and iPad. Read the rest of this entry »

Some big news for fans of arcade-style gaming and awesome content recently came across my desk. Ontario indie developer Arctic Empire is serving up a massive update for its “Tetris-meets-Bejewled” title Burger Joint. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based Untold Entertainment Inc. has officially announced its upcoming game Spellirium, a unique graphic adventure – word puzzle mash-up in the spirit of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords and Bookworm Adventures. Equal parts LOOM and Boggle, Spellirium takes players to a post-apocalyptic world called The Land, where present-day civilization has been buried beneath a mile of earth, and reading and writing have been outlawed. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based Rapid Eye Movement recently released Ounce Bounce 1.0.1, a breakout-style game with fresh, unique new elements such as a continuous level design combined with a dynamic level generation system and the addition of physics for both iOS and Android phones.

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