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Super Mario Comes Running To iOS
Nintendo fans, rejoice! With the unveiling of the iPhone 7 last night comes a beloved character from our childhood. As Nintendo continues to dive deeper into the world of mobile gaming, bringing along Super Mario for the ride. During the launch event of iPhone 7, Shigeru Miyamoto took over the stage to debut the first ever Mario game to come to the smartphone, Super Mario Run. The will be available exclusively for the iOS for now. The game features three modes, the aim being to run, jump and navigate through traditional Mario levels in order to collect as many coins as you can in a given amount of time. There are six levels spanning over multiple levels. In addition to the conventional single player mode, there will be a “Toad Rally” in which you can compete against your friend...
Blyss: Developer Interview With Dropout Games
Blyss, the second game by Dropout Games, released quite recently on the Apple App Store. It instantly landed itself a handful of excellent reviews and ratings from AppAdvice (4.5/5) and Pocket Gamer (8/10). MacStories went ahead and called Blyss, “One of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played” and TouchArcade states that, “Blyss appears to achieve that sweet spot of being complex and in depth, while still having a zen-like vibe.” While Blyss was achieving all this praise in its first month, we got in touch with Ankush Madad, Co-Founder of Dropout Games, and asked him about how he feels about their game, and the fact that they got featured as the Apple App Store’s “iOS Editor’s Choice.” Gaming Central: Congratulations on the release of y...
Apple buys Beats Music for $3 Billion
Apple’s acquisition of Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion is one of the largest ever in the technology sector. Beats is about to get a big injection of steroids from Apple. Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of iTunes, and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine, talked about the reasoning behind Apple’s plan to buy Beats and gave hints about what the two companies could do together. “It’s about music,” Cue said. “Music is something that is really important to culture. It’s important to everyone in the world. Everyone loves music. Apple has been involved in music since Day 1. … This is about us continuing to invest in music.” He added that Beats had three things that Apple “wanted and loved:” incredible talent, premium headp...