Doors & Rooms Chapter 5: Five Things We Want
At the end of November, developer Gameday released the fourth chapter of its hugely popular room-escape game, Doors & Rooms. We're big fans of the game and have already exhausted all four current...
View ArticleMiddle Manager Of Justice Now Available Worldwide
Developer Double Fine's first mobile game Middle Manager of Justice is now available to download from the App Store (thanks, Eurogamer). The new freemium game puts gamers in charge of a superhero...
View ArticleGurley and Om
The first thing I do most morning is check #discover in Twitter. This morning I saw this in my feed: In conversation w/VC Bill Gurley/Benchmark Capital [six short easy videos. he & I talk VC,...
View ArticleYour Money: The "Apple Tax" - America's Costly Obsession
With the "fiscal cliff" looming, taxpayers are wringing their hands about all sorts of things. Income taxes might rise, dividends might get walloped, lifetime gift-tax exemptions might get slashed.But...
View ArticleGoogle Maps For iPhone Is Here: How Data And Design Beat Apple
Google has released a native maps app for the iPhone and it's fast, full-featured, and quite frankly the best-looking mobile maps experience on the market today. After months of problems and a formal...
View ArticleMr. Zuckerberg, Tear Down This Wall
The web was created to knock down walls. You could create a page on a Unix workstation in Switzerland that could be viewed perfectly on a Windows laptop in California, all thanks to the miracle of...
View ArticleThe Snowman and The Snowdog Review (iPhone, iPad, Android)
Christmas doesn't officially start until the film version of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs' wonderful tale of the loss of childhood innocence, has been shown on the television to dabbed eyes, or at the...
View ArticleUCWeb Hits 400 Million Global Users, Claiming 25% of India Market
UCWeb announced today that its UC Browser just hit 400 million user base worldwide, signaling the company’s even firmer grip on mobile browser market after it became the world’s largest mobile...
View ArticleMan In A Maze Review (iPhone, iPad)
Chillingo's Man in a Maze combines elements of Pac-Man and Metal Gear Solid, wrapped within a campy game show. There's a strong possibility we just blew your mind with this description, so take a few...
View ArticleAngry Birds Movie 2016 Release Date: Smart, Or Potentially Disastrous?
One could make the argument that Angry Birds has never been more popular. If anything, creator Rovio Entertainment has never been busier. In 2012 alone, we saw new updates for the content-rich effort,...
View ArticleTheatrhythm Final Fantasy Makes Beautiful Music On iPhone And iPad
In July, Square Enix treated 3DS owners to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a well-received music game that combined popular tracks from the franchise's respected catalogue. At first, it appeared to be...
View ArticleSquare Enix Snubbing 3DS And Vita For iOS, Android?
Only a handful of console game publishers have embraced iOS more than Square Enix, the company behind the respected Final Fantasy series. Armed with a historic back catalogue of hits and plenty of new...
View ArticleCaptain America Joins Marvel's Avengers Initiative
Marvel Entertainment's iOS brawler, Avengers Initiative, is an impressive beat-em-up with one issue. It only had one playable character, the Hulk. No offense to the big green guy, but we needed...
View ArticleWreck-It Ralph Updated With Turbo Time
With Wreck-It Ralph still performing well in theaters, Disney hopes to keep interest in the iOS and Android game high with the most recent update. With it, players will test their racing skills with...
View ArticleCSR Racing Fans, Multiplayer Has Arrived
CSR Racing, the iPhone and iPad super hit that apparently generates $12 million per month in revenue, finally has multiplayer. The long sought-after mode appeared today, courtesy of a free update, and...
View Article2012 – Brought to You By Facebook
Facebook’s 2012 in Review ‘app’ is really fantastic: fun, easy, and surprisingly accurate. In one click, Facebook creates a mini-Timeline of your 2012 highlights… and it sums of the year with the 20...
View ArticleDream Of Pixels Update Includes 40 New Puzzles, Christmas Surprise
To play Dream of Pixels is to love it. This vastly unappreciated iPhone and iPad puzzler takes the basic foundation of Tetris and literally flips it upside down. It's one of the best mobile and tablet...
View ArticleeBay talks about a contextual future for its mobile efforts; update on our...
TweeteBay sells billions of dollars of things on mobile. Cars. Boats. Jewelry. Clothes. Gadgets. And more. Here Steve Yankovich, VP of mobile and platform at eBay, tells me how eBay is competing with...
View ArticleiPhone And iPad Price Drops: December 14, 2012
Super HexagonThe developer says:"Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel."Price: $0.99User Rating: 5.0 Stars!Download Super Hexagon (iOS)Bloons TD 5The developer...
View ArticleFun Friday: Song Of The Year
What's your favorite song of the year?Here's mineRead more posts on A VC »Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »
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