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Imagine that a troublemaker is tearing through your homeland, killing your friends, and trying to kidnap a member of royalty. You’d be pretty furious, and you’d want to fight back, right?

That’s what Kill the Plumber is about. It’s basically the anti-Super Mario Bros.

I went hands-on with an early version for your viewing pleasure, the full game is out on iOS in late June / early July.

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Asher Vollmer, the developer of Threes!, recently reiterated why there can be so many blatant clones of his game.

It’s because he patented the look and name of Threes!, but not the core mechanics.

Take that ingenious puzzler, give it a new skin, call it something else, and you have yourself a competent and perfectly legit puzzler that might make you a few quid.

Here’s another example in Byte Master. It’s Threes!, but with a curious computer-tech theme. So, instead of numbers, you’re swiping to double up bytes in a tight grid.

It’s a much less clear, concise concept, and I’m still a little hazy on the convoluted levelling-up system. Which doesn’t bode well in such a simple puzzler.

Byte Master plays just fine. After all, it’s based heavily on one of the best puzzlers of recent times. But do you really need another Threes! clone in your life? I don’t.

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Kristian Segerstrale, the COO of Super Evil Megacorp, the creator of mobile MOBA Vainglory, reckons that eSports is going to get a lot bigger on mobile.

Of course, he’s going to say this given that he’s just made a deal with e-sports organization ESL to set-up the Vainglory Cup Series. This is the first touchscreen game that the ESL will host for an eSports tournament.

But, in speaking to The Guardian, Segerstrale even cracked out some mathematical calculations to accompany his prediction. 

First off, he acknowledged that eSports has been around on PC for years. And that it’s also very early days for eSports on mobile.

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Time is limited. Apps are plentiful.

How can you make sense of the ever-increasing number of new games in the App Store? Well, by reading Pocket Gamer, of course. But we can’t possibly cover everything, and there are some games that just don’t fit in our wheelhouse.

Thankfully, our friends over at 148Apps are here to save the day. Take a look at some of the casual games that have caught the attention of the 148Apps team…

Jelly Reef

By Adriaan de Jongh

“Help get jellyfish to safety in this gorgeously flowing roguelike of a sort.” (Jennifer Allen)

Skatelander

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There’s a new Fiete game out on iOS all about spotting the difference. Yes, it’s a children’s game, but the previous Fiete game won one of our Big Indie Pitches, don’t you know?

That, in our minds, is enough to give it a little shout-out. Plus, it has sheep in yellow wellies and a pig with a moustache and monocle. That’s got to be worth some points.

Anyway, if you do have kids, we reckon that introducing them to Fiete is a worthwhile effort. It has a wonderful crayon-drawn look and a cast of warm characters.

In this game – titled “Spot the difference” – you’re tasked with picking the odd one out across 99 levels (that should keep them occupied for a while).



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11 bit studios, creator of the Anomaly series and the stunning This War Of Mine, has brought its PC strategy game Spacecom to iOS.

Spacecom for mobile has been revamped with new controls and a new UI designed for touchscreen devices.

It sees you sending fleets of ships, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, to attack and defend planets in order to earn bonuses for your army.

And once you’ve built up enough resources, you’ll be ready to take out the enemy for good and seize control of the galaxy.

There’s the usual assortment of modes, with a single-player campaign, skirmish, and multiplayer for up to six people.

[read more] Source: Pocket Gamer