It’s a whole new world…with pirates!

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Music:

“Beatnes7 (Theme to The Portable Podcast)” by The Eternal – Download on iTunes here:

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Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

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Crimson: Steam Pirates

iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad
Released: 2011-09-01 :: Category: Games

Victors United:
Arm Chair Commanders can now play something when the significant other threatens to go outside and perhaps have a life. Victors United is a 24hr turn based strategy game in which players try to take over the world, Risk style. Connect to Facebook and challenge those “friends” that were added to help out with farming duties, or just trash talk the opponents. Either way, this is a globe spanning game and will require the best of tactics to rise to the top of the leaderboards!

FREE!

Victors United

iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad
Released: 2011-08-30 :: Category: Games

Crimson: Steam Pirates:
What happens when Jordan Weisman (creator of MechWarrior, Crimson Skies, and Shadowrun) gets together with Bungie Aerospace over a few cold brews? Easy, they design a game for iOS just for the fun of it. Players will command a Steampunk inspired fleet in this turn-based strategy action game. There are dozens of ships, subs, and airships to command as players try to lay waste to the evil pirate, Thomas Blood. Elegant, fun, and challenging are served up right here.

FREE!

Crimson: Steam Pirates

iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad
Released: 2011-09-01 :: Category: Games

Super Drill Panic:
Super Drill Panic is bringing retro arcade fun to iOS. The game features various levels in which the player must grab as many coins and items as possible, all while running away from a boulder that wants to paint the walls red with the life blood of the main character. Of course a boulder is far too easy to escape from, but lasers, razors, and falling blocks add to the challenge. The game may start easy, but it will soon test the patience of all good gamers.

$1.99

Super Drill Panic

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-08-29 :: Category: Games

Star Legends (3D MMO):
Read that title one more time and let it sink in! That’s right, an MMO right on iOS, and even better – it’s set to a SciFi theme. Star Legends will take players on a journey through hijacked space ships, alien infested asteroids, and mysterious science labs in need of exploring. All this while leveling and playing with other people from all over the globe, even on a 3G connection. Best of all, all players connect to the same game world, so there is no need to make multiple characters to play with all those new friends. Why can’t PC MMOs get this right?

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Star Legends

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-08-25 :: Category: Games

Bounce the Bunny:
Take one crazy rabbit, add in some magical bouncy bubbles, and let the insane fun begin. Just give the bunny a kick to get him going, and help him bounce his way to the end of the level, ever mindful to not let him fall into the deadly waters. With over 60 levels, unlockable upgrades, unique and colorful worlds, and so much more, what more could a gamer on the go want? Sometimes, simple addictions are all anyone needs to get through the long, agonizing workday.

FREE!

Bounce the Bunny

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-09-01 :: Category: Games

It was only a few months ago that we announced that Bungie, makers of the Halo franchise, were entering the iOS market. Under the name of Bungie Aerospace, it wasn’t all too clear exactly what games to expect of the developer. That is until now.

It turns out that Bungie Aerospace is the label given to a project by Bungie that’s set out to help small independent developers launch their mobile and social games. The first title undertaken through this concept is going to be that of Crimson: Steam Pirates.

Developed by HareBrained Schemes, Crimson: Steam Pirates has some great pedigree behind it with some of its team having contributed to the likes of MechWarrior, Shadowrun and Crimson Skies and numerous other titles.

Crimson: Steam Pirates is going to be a turn-based strategy game that promises a mix of strategy and action as players must anticipate and counter their enemies’ moves. As an iPad exclusive, Crimson: Steam Pirates offers the first chapter of the game for free and include 8 missions (or voyages, to keep the nautical theme) in all, as well as two ‘pass-and-play’ multiplayer scenarios.

Plenty of depth should be on offer with over a dozen types of ships, subs and airships promised. There’ll also be 20 crew members with unique special abilities, that will hopefully mix things up nicely. Something else to be excited about: there’ll be Bungie.net integration offering leaderboards and what we hope will be a plethora of statistics to compare with friends. Those who have played Halo online recently will know what we’re talking about. Bungie knows how to do online statistics wonderfully well.

For the lucky souls attending PAX Prime, Crimson: Steam Pirates will be available to play at the event. For everyone else, it’s not long to wait with the game set for release on September 1st on the iPad only.