Herocraft

Featuring 77 twisted puzzles and 3 beautifully vibrant environments, the game challenges players of all ages in a variety of mind-bending ways to flip and rotate the game’s main object — the ancient artifact Cuboid — to stand on and pass through a level’s mystical exit as fast and with as few moves as possible, all-the-while being careful not to fall off the map. Starting with simple concrete surfaces, players will find Cuboid easy to play, however, as gameplay advances, players are faced with intriguing obstacles such as fragile tiles, switches, teleporters, or levels that impose move limits to complete the maps.

“Cuboid takes a simple concept and stretches it into an insanely addictive puzzler,” said Pavel Prokonich, CEO of HeroCraft. “Aside from easy-to-use gameplay mechanics, Cuboid also delivers with unmatched visual clarity and nicely implemented sound effects, fully immersing players in the game’s head-scratching charm.”

“Re-inventing a critically acclaimed game for mobile devices was a challenging task, but we felt that in the end Cuboid would greatly benefit from touch interfaces and the immense beauty of Retina displays,” said Kirill Petrov, managing director, i-Free Innovations. “Altogether this allows players to plunge even deeper into the mysteries of this enthralling, highly challenging and impressively beautiful game.”

You can download Cuboid form the App Store via this link. Enjoy!

Cuboid Free
Developer: HC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

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iPad Retina update! Siegecraft now renders 3D at full native Retina resolution for new iPad.

+ Bug fix for Sad Vikings crash
+ Memory tweak to reduce crashes inbetween games.
+ Now remembers what level was played last.

If you own the new iPad, you can pickup this update right now for free or even the game if you didn’t own it before hand. Enjoy!

Siegecraft
Developer: Crescent Moon Games LLC

Rated: 9+

Price: free Download

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Spirit of Wandering – The Legend is a fairytale adventure game about female pirate captain who has lost her beloved husband and crew when her ship, the Spirit of Wandering, was attacked by the infamous ghost ship the Flying Dutchman. Sail the seas with a pirate captain in search of her lost love in this challenging hidden object quest. She is the only person of the crew who wasn’t imprisoned in the spirit world. You must help her find cherished items in six picturesque locations in order to free everybody she loves. Collect normal items to find cherished items, searching for them over a pirate port, an island village, a grotto under the water and the decks of the Flying Dutchman. Use powerful tools such as the Crystal Orb, a trusty compass and the help of fellow prisoners to find hidden objects that are drifting between the two worlds. Remove the lingering curse and prove that true love can conquer all in this romantic adventure!

Key Features:

• 6 Gorgeous settings
• 24 Challenging locations
• Over 450 hidden objects
• 90 cherished items to discover

Spirit of Wandering – The Legend is available for download to Mac today for $6.99 and is also available on iOS, Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook.

Okay, so it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But when it comes to geographic information systems, you won’t need any special hardware to access this one in the field; with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch at your disposal you’re good to go (although the graphics capabilities of the iPad offer the best fit for this visual app). And let’s face it: most urban planners spend plenty of time outside the office surveying the areas they’re working on first hand. How much can you really learn from a computer? At some point you’ve got to get out into the physical environment to get a feel for the real-world aspect of your project. You can’t just plop a park down in the middle of a neighborhood without knowing how it fits in physically with buildings, power lines, traffic, and so on. While you can no doubt get this information from a variety of sources, nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes.

But that doesn’t mean you won’t need some help from a mapping app at some point, and the folks at ESRI have been focused on land-use planning since 1969, making them eminently qualified to develop software for that very use. So what can you expect to get out of this app? Well, you’ll get more than Google Earth can offer, for sure. While there are certainly a lot of mapping options available (different views), you can find that on many map apps these days. This one also provides you with tools for searching, editing, measuring, magnifying, differentiating layers of visibility, collecting and attaching data to maps (text, photos, video, etc.), and sharing. You can save maps that you’ve created or altered and access your own data at any time. Of course, you can also see community-hosted maps, giving you further insight into users that actually live in the urban area you’re surveying.

And there are all kinds of search options that will help you to navigate the many types of maps provided by this incredible application, as well as the data and tools that will help you to complete your urban planning projects. A masters in urban planning will get your foot in the door of your dream profession, but after than it’s up to you to ensure that you have the best tools to get the job done. And ESRI ArcGIS is one that no urban planner should go without.

Editor’s Note

Thanks to Evan Fischer for this quest post. He is a freelance writer and part-time student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

ArcGIS
Developer: ESRI

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

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Ubisoft

Featuring new content, MotoHeroz includes five new tracks in both the “Spacetime” and “Snowy Place” environments. Also with the addition of two new vehicles, “The Crawler” and the “Skullasaurus”, players can now race against each other in up to three friend leagues, earn over two million more coins, and discover 10 new cleverly hidden treasure chests.

MotoHeroz takes the fun, fast gameplay of a Trials style game, adds it to a frantic rally race, and delivers a fresh new kind of side-scrolling, platform racing game.

Players race, chase, and rally their way through a brightly colored world, competing against their friends for the fastest times, entering daily races, and hunting for secrets and coins.

✓ Inspired by the critically acclaimed WiiWare game MotoHeroz, named “Best WiiWare Game of the Year” by IGN and Nintendo Life!

★★★ COOL FEATURES ★★★

✓ Physics-based racing: fun gameplay with 6 vehicles in 30 exciting tracks
✓ Single player fun: Unlock tracks by beating opponents and different challenges
✓ Fun for many: Race against your friends in asynchronous multiplayer on each track
✓ Claim the top spot: Global and Friends Leader Boards let gamers compete against each other
✓ Fully optimized: File size under 20 Mb and blazing fast load times, instant restarts
✓ Upgrade your vehicle and acquire in-game goodies for super boosts
✓ Gather secrets: Find all of the hidden treasures to beat the game 100%

You can download MotoHeroz on the App Store via this link. Enjoy!

MotoHeroz
Developer: Ubisoft

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

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Explore Egypt and discover The Secret Legacy of Kate Brooks’ grandmother in this exciting Hidden Object Adventure game! After being given the grim task of cleaning out her deceased grandmother’s office, Kate discovers a letter that describes an entire Secret Legacy! Travel across the globe and uncover a buried treasure! Collect the clues to the mystery behind Kate’s grandmother’s death and save the day!

TRY IT FREE, THEN UNLOCK THE FULL ADVENTURE FROM WITHIN THE GAME!

☆☆☆☆☆ Features ☆☆☆☆☆

✓ Majestic ruins to explore!
✓ Three dimensional scenes with hidden clues to find!
✓ Journey to an epic tomb!
✓ Unveil the mystery of your grandmother’s death!

The Secret Legacy: A Kate Brooks Adventure is free to download from the App Store. You can download the game via this link. Enjoy!

The Secret Legacy: A Kate Brooks Adventure HD
Developer: Big Fish Games, Inc

Rated: 9+

Price: free Download

KEY FEATURES:

• Smash rocks and unearth rare genes.
• Engineer genes to build an army of animated minions.
• Put your trouble makers to work on trampolines, hamster wheels, and other machines.
• Trick out your lab with mastermind must-haves, from shark tanks to ice cream carts.
• Boost your Consortium reputation and climb to new ranks.
• Invite friends to your lab and visit theirs, too.
• Unlock land expansion to make your lab bigger.

You can download Trouble Makers on the App Store via this link. Enjoy!

Since all GM-owned vehicles come equipped with OnStar, most consumers won’t be surprised to find the OnStar RemoteLink app on their iPad. What may surprise you is that it can be used to unlock, start, and monitor your car remotely. It can even honk your horn and flash your lights to help you find your car in a crowded parking lot. And it gives you vehicle information pertaining to fuel, tire pressure, oil changes, and so on. Of course, you’ll also get the My Cadillac app, which comes complete with the owner’s manual for your vehicle and all kinds of services like a dealership finder, a service scheduler, roadside assistance, and even alerts that will remind you where you parked and when the meter is set to run out.

But perhaps the best app included with your Caddy-centric iPad is CUE, an intuitive and comprehensive tool that replicates your car’s in-dash navigation. Have you ever hopped in a car, hit the road, and then realized that you have no idea how work the stereo? You’d really like to listen to some tunes on your 6-hour road trip, but you don’t want to risk an accident while you try to figure out how to toggle through stations on your touchscreen. So you resign yourself to waiting until you hit the next rest stop. Or perhaps you forgot to punch in the address of your destination. In-dash systems can be tricky to use in some cases, especially when you’re driving.

But CUE gives you a virtual test drive of your Cadillac’s system, allowing you to find your way around the controls before you ever get behind the wheel, so that you never find yourself flustered and taking your eyes off the road while driving. Of course, CUE does more than just get you familiar with the controls in your car; there is also a voice element that allows you to access functionality through audible commands (to keep your experience hands-free). And if you have any questions you can quickly get in contact with Cadillac’s geek squad via the app; they should be able to talk you through any questions or concerns throughout your tutorial (rather than on the road).

Dodge motors may be beefier and Audi handling might be snappier, but the Cadillac brand has a long and storied history of providing the luxury amenities that consumers crave. And with the advent of two new automobiles in their lineup this year (in addition to the XTS sedan they’ll also launch the ATS sport sedan), as well as an iPad and a few good apps, they’re clearly looking for ways to continue delivering the excellence for which they are known.

Editor’s Note

Thanks to Evan Fischer for this quest post. He is a freelance writer and part-time student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

Cadillac CUE
Developer: General Motors

Rated: 4+

Price: free Download

In Supermarket Mania [iPad], play as Nikki, who runs a successful and busy supermarket. Restock shelves of a grocery store to satisfy finicky customers. Some guests simply mosey through the shops, while others are testy and quick, and you have to cater them both! You tap a shelf and Nikki does the rest. You click on the stock house, and your cart fills up accordingly.

The game throws curve balls – introducing new types of shoppers as you progress through the levels. Upgrades and shopper variety help keep the experience fresh throughout the game. Eventually, you will run five distinct stores through 50 manic yet fun-filled stock-’til-you-drop levels. Stock over a dozen products, serve seven types of hard-to-please customers, and earn enough money to purchase over 20 accessories and upgrades that will help you turn your enterprise into success. Supermarket Mania is fun and the challenge of keeping all of the customers happy is frantic and engaging.

Continue this addictive adventurous strategy game in Supermarket Mania 2 [iPad]. Move to Tinseltown with Nikki and her friends to run a Supermarket. You’ll be busy stocking shelves, making milkshakes, brewing coffee, baking croissants, squeezing fresh juice, serving fresh pizza, checking out customers, and keeping the store clean. The customers are also quite diverse in their needs and desires. The most important customers are the celebrities. Every other customer freezes in their tracks, taking snapshots while the celebrity zooms around the store demanding to be serviced now. This is where the power-ups come in handy. Energy drinks help you move faster as everything around you slows down, a cookie plate makes everyone in the store happy and the cleaning solution makes your store shine in an instant. Utilizing these items at the correct time is crucial, if you’re shooting for the high score. Join Nikki once again for hours of fun…just remember to keep an eye on Mr. Torg’s dirty tricks!

Supermarket Mania®
Developer: G5 Entertainment AB

Rated: 4+

Price: $2.99 Download

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Supermarket Mania® 2 (Full)
Developer: G5 Entertainment AB

Rated: 4+

Price: $4.99 Download

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Set in a gritty modern-day urban environment in which humans are aware of vampires’ existence, players assume the role of a recently sired vampire who must battle to survive in a world which fears and hates their kind. In the struggle, players must face gangs of well-armed humans, hordes of the undead, packs of werewolves, covens of warlocks and legions of demons.

“When our first title, Pocket Legends, launched on iOS, Apple users proved that tablets and phones could sustain thriving MMO communities,” says Cinco Barnes, Chief Vision Officer, Spacetime Studios. “Dark Legends advances iOS gaming again by incorporating new mechanics never seen in mobile MMOs.”

Game Features

• Thrilling gothic, horror-filled 3D world where vampires battle for survival
• True cross platform gaming.  Get the same experience on your smartphone or tablet as you do on your PC or MAC
• Deepest combat system yet for a Legends title
• A large inventory of sexy, futuristic and gothic costumes as well as brutal weapons
• Countless hours of worldwide, multiplayer, open-world gameplay
• MMO components usually reserved for PC, including: character development and progression, grouping, guilds, friends, chat, and more

Dark Legends is the third title in the highly popular Legends franchise of mobile and desktop games. The first two titles, Pocket Legends and Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles, are the world’s largest mobile MMOs with more than seven million downloads.

The title is Powered by SpacetimeSM which will allow Android, iOS and Windows users to play together globally. The technology supports game play over Wi-Fi, Edge, 3G and 4G networks.

Dark Legends is free to download and play. The game features optional microtransactions and virtual currency that enhance the play experience with vanity items, health packs and premium revives.

Dark Legends (3D MMO)
Developer: Spacetime Studios, LLC

Rated: 12+

Price: free Download

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