Blimpie Run is a new and pretty unique arcade runner for iOS and Android. There are lots of running titles on the App Store, you see, but only Kahala's Blimpie Run gives you the opportunity to win free delicious subs for a year from Blimpie - America's oldest and continually operating sandwich chain.In Blimpie Run, you take control of a young sub called Del E. Fresh, and take off across California, Arizona, and Georgia. Your aim is to pick up fresh sandwich ingredients, avoiding dangerous obstacles and hazards like crabs, scorpions, and skunks along the way.Each month, Blimpie will select one gamer at random from a large pool of the highest-scoring US-based Blimpie Run players, and award them with free sandwiches for 12 months. Tasty.Blimpie Run may have been inspired by the likes of Temple Run and Subway Surfers, but - unlike these classic endless-runners - it features multiple levels (with more to come in updates).
Boo! Halloween has come early to Springfield this year, as the latest "Treehouse of Horror" update to EA's popular The Simpsons: Tapped Out game is dishing out the scares today on your mobile devices. The storyline of the latest update was penned by the same writer behind The Simpsons' upcoming "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" episode, and players who tune in to the episode when it airs on TV this Sunday, October 6th will also have a unique chance to unlock a special tie-in item after correctly answering a trivia question.All in all, the new "Treehouse of Horror" update is said to include all new characters, like Count Burns and the deceased Maude Flanders; new buildings and rides, like the Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop and the thrilling Twirl 'n' Hurl at Krustyland; tons of new decorations that will really put Springfield in the Halloween spirit; and of course, a healthy dosage of fun new quests, that involve everything from helping ghosts find their eternal rest, to standing strong against a town invasion of Gremlins."EA tells us that nearly seven million Simpsons fans downloaded and played last year's "Treehouse of Horror" annual update, making it one of the company's most successful mobile updates of all time: and this latest spook-ified installment certainly looks to be no different! The spine-tingling free "Treehouse of Horror" update is currently available for download in The Simpsons: Tapped Out across both iOS and Android platforms.
Hot on the heels of last month's iOS release of cult favorite sandbox crafting game Terraria, creator Andrew "Redigit" Spinks of Re-Logic has confirmed that a Terraria 2 is eventually on the way. However, we shouldn't expect the full-fledged sequel for quite some time, as Spinks and team have plenty more content updates in store for the original crafting adventure to take us through the rest of 2013 and beyond.In talking with Rock Paper Shotgun about the prospects of a Terraria 2, Spinks has revealed that the game has already been in the planning stages for quite some time. While the sequel will still bear quite a lot of similarities to the original Terraria game, fans can still expect to find a lot that's also completely new: specifically the mention of "infinite worlds" that won't restrict Terraria players to one confined location, and provide an unlimited sense of exploration."But in the meantime, we certainly haven't seen the last of the first Terraria, as Spinks is determined to finish some much-anticipated endgame content within the next month or two (which will add a final boss into the adventure), in addition to a possible Halloween-themed update, before fully focusing his efforts on developing Terraria 2. He is also considering opening a smaller, second team at Re-Logic to keep up with furthering the original Terraria content well after he has moved onto Terraria 2.Any Terraria fans out there? Are you ready to explore the limitless ends of Terraria 2? Be sure to let us know in the replies!
November 3rd, 9am. You wake up, have a good stretch, and put on your slippers. Maybe you'll make some coffee, or crawl back into bed and read a good book, or get dressed real quick and visit with the neighbors. It is a Sunday after all, and the day is rife with possibilities.Unless you're me, that is. I'll be collapsing into my bed at 9am with blurry eyes and an exhausted spirit. I'll have just completed 25 hours of straight gaming, and the wires that provide my brain with any sort of cognitive function will be frayed and strained to their last.And did I mention that it's my birthday?That's ok. It's for the children.On November 2nd at 8am, I'll be joining gamers from around the world in a marathon to raise funds for local children's hospitals in North America. At present, 10525 gamers have signed up for Extra Life 2013 - almost twice as many had signed up a month before the event last year, co-founder Jeremy Adoms tells me. And it seems like it's only going to get bigger.
Remember that truckload of money that Apple supposedly dumped on EA's doorstep for exclusive first dibs on Plants vs Zombies 2? It looks liked those dibs are about to run out. PopCap announced today that the game is now available in select markets - Australia and New Zealand, to be specific - for Android devices.This isn't the very first time that PvZ2 has hit Android, mind you. The Chinese edition hit Google Play last month. Considering China's love for Plants vs Zombies and Android's dominance in the Chinese market, though, it's pretty understandable that this is where PopCap would want to strike first. Head of EA Labels Frank Gibeau has been quoted as saying that the Android version is outselling the iOS version 6-to-1 in China.There's no specific date on when the zombie invasion of Google Play will go global, but PopCap has assured us that it can be expected "shortly." Keep an eye on the Play Store, folks. As you can see in our review from the August iOS release, this one is definitely a keeper.
We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we've already covered that show up on new platforms? It's staggering. This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren't quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice. And who doesn't love new(ish) games?This week's highlights include clashing with your clans on Android, returning to the world of Shadowrun on iPad, and getting tactical in the Arma universe on PC."
Now that September has finally reached its timely close, we're really getting into the heart of fall right now, and changing leaves and pumpkin carving are only a few short weeks away! Some of my fondest video game memories took place during the fall, like coming home directly from school to sit in front of my TV and play video games, or just staying home from school altogether to sit in front of my TV and play video games.There were a lot of amazing new releases this month that truly worked wonders towards making it a September to remember in the video game world: from whimsical point-and-click adventures that took players to all ends of fantastical new worlds; to exhilarating action games that pushed the limits of what mobile games could really be capable of; and to just all-around good browser-based fun that had us battling cards with our older brother Gary and dropping a few pretend coins on our favorite virtual slot machines. Have any guesses as to what those games might be? Well keep on reading to see Gamezebo's top games of the month for September 2013!"
It seems like only a few weeks since we were musing on the inevitability of Clash of Clans making the jump to Android, and now the inevitable has come to pass. Android gamers, get ready for the genuine article: Supercell's Clash of Clans is now available to download from Google Play.If you've just clicked that link and decided to call me a liar, I won't blame you. While the game is officially on Android now, it's only available in Canada and Finland. Don't panic though - this is the same sort of soft launch we see all the time in mobile games. "The global release of Clash of Clans on Android will come as soon as we are confident that the Android version is of the highest quality," said a moderator on the Supercell forums. "We hope that will be very soon!"In the meantime, sit tight Android users. There are still plenty of clones out there to cut your teeth on, and you'll want all the practice you can before the worldwide launch. iOS gamers have had a year to get ready, and they're just itchin' to raid the competition.