Over at TouchArcade, we've been running around like maniacs all week getting ready for the WWDC and E3 double header that we're about to fly to the West Coast for. The event scheduling gods were kind to us this year, allowing us to attend both events.
For whatever reason, the last few years have had WWDC and E3 taking place on the same week, and we'd opted to attend E3 over WWDC as it's a overall safer bet that there will be more relevant things for us at a gaming event. With WWDC tickets shifting to being luck of the draw, it's entirely possible that there just won't be that many iOS game developers for us to talk to. Either way, better late than never, read on for the big things that happened this week in the world of iOS gaming.
Our 2012 game of the year, Waking Mars, finally got updated to 64-bit. If you've never played it before, now is a great time to check out the game as it just became way more future proof. Waking Mars is a very unique game that's hard to pigeon hole into any one specific genre. I suppose calling it a "puzzle platformer" would make the most sense, as you're exploring the caves of Mars, but instead of having an array of weapons, all of the tasks in the game are accomplished by planting things. It's a great premium experience, and one I wish we saw more of these days. For more on Waking Mars, check out our review.
Magic Quest: TCG was released this week, and while the title of the game could not possibly be more generic (and the gameplay is about what you'd expect of a fantasy collectable card game), it does have one really awesome feature we wish were in more games like this. In Blizzard's Hearthstone for instance, like most other free to play collectable card games, your collection of cards is locked to your account. Sure, there are clever ways each of the games in this genre allow you to craft cards with your duplicates, but that's about it. Magic Quest: TCG, on the other hand, has a full-featured player-driven auction house where players can sell their cards to other players. It's a cool feature we'd love to see in more games. Watch on YouTube
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Or, you could see the instantly recognizable pattern of the title and just skip over it.
however, i've tweeted at their twitter account about unrelated rumors, and usually got a response so they do check the twitter mentions for sure.