Portal 2: Release date announced
We won’t have to wait too much longer, as Valve announced Wed morning Portal 2′s release date to be February 9th of next year. Being a huge fan of the original, I’ll definitely be putting this one on my list. Inherently, I’ll be opting for the PC or Mac version, as a game like Portal, in my humble opinion, is best played with a mouse. They’re also releasing for PS3 and Xbox 360.
There’s some awesome new elements they’re rolling out with this one, including Wheatley, a friendly British robot that will accompany you, voiced by Stephen Merchant (writer for both versions of The Office, and also starred in a few episodes of the US version).
They’ve also added features, among others, like Repulsion and Propulsion Gel, an Excursion Funnel, the Pneumatic Diversity Vent, the Aerial Faith Plate, and a Thermal Discouragement Beam. For trailers showcasing these features and more, check out Portal’s official teaser site here.
For the latest news, keep an eye on gameinformer.
What Apps Should I Download For My iPhone?
Lifehacker released their ‘Lifehacker Pack for iPhone’ this week, so I figured in honor of their list, we’d go ahead and compile a nice group of lists recommending you the best apps around. Whether your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is brand new, or maybe you just got a brand spanking new iTunes gift card and are itching to spend it on something, we could all use a good list to point us in the right direction from time to time. As you might imagine, there’s alot of crossover between these lists, so pick your favorite and go to town!
- The Lifehacker Pack for iPhone
- Gizmodo’s Essential iPad Apps
- PCMag.com The Top 40 Free iPhone Apps for 2010
- Digital Trends Best iPhone or iPod Touch or iPad Apps
- Gamepro.com 25 Best iPad Games
- TechRadar.com Top 30 Best Free iPhone Apps
- Top 40 Best Free iOS4 Apps
And of course, don’t forget to check out our growing list of reviews for iPhone apps, iPhone games, and iPad games. And as always, if you’d like us to review a game or app for you, just let us know in the comments. You still have a few days left to get yourself entered into our contest to win a $25 iTunes gift card!
Sneak Peek: Decipher for iPad
It’s been quite a while since we released an iOS app, largely in part because we’ve been busy doing custom app development for some local companies, but we’re back. That is as soon as Apple approves it.
In the mean time, let me give you a sneak peek at our latest creation, Decipher for iPad!
This is the followup to one of our previous games, Decipher Extreme. In essence it’s the same game, just redesigned for the iPad with higher resolution graphics and a cleaner interface. Decipher is based off the classic puzzle game Mastermind, the objective of the game is to guess the color pattern hidden at the top of the screen, pretty simple, yet quite addicting.
Want a free copy when it gets approved? Of course you do! Just sound off in the comments with your guess on what day Apple will approve it. Closest guess will receive a promo code for the game.
Hijinks Reviews: Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption is Rockstar’s new (I say new layered heavily in italicized sarcasm because the game was actually released way back on May 18th) open ended, Western themed action adventure game that was released to raving reviews from just about everybody. This is the part where you say, ‘Hey, Rockstar, I recognize that name, didn’t they make the Grand Theft Auto games? I love killing prostitutes and running policemen over in stolen cars!’, but before you get all gung-ho about the mayhem you can create in the wild wild west, let me help you by more accurately describing what you can expect after the jump.
Sneak Peek: Notecard Defense
I promised those of you who follow me on Twitter a sneak peek at our next game, and here it is!
Game should be out by the end of the month, so keep a lookout!
Quake Live Invites
In case you’ve been living under a rock, or spending too much time playing WoW, ID Software has decided to bring back some classic Quake action as a free browser based FPS. Enter Quake Live.
It’s currently in beta, but for three lucky people I’ve got invites to join the fun. However, you’ll have to be running Windows, since neither Mac or Linux is supported at this point.
First three people to email me at aaron [ at ] hijinksinc.com get the invites.
Wormux
I don’t know if any of you have played any of team17′s Worms series, but they’re awesome.
Anyhow, Wormux is an open source equivalent available for OS X (as well as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and also available in a bootable livecd form), you should seriously consider checking it out.
[ Download it here ]
I’m hoping either team17 or the developers of Wormux come out with an iPhone version after the SDK launches. That would be fantastic.
