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The newest addition to my office wall

What the buck? Exactly. We get lots of things in the mail. Games, mostly. But games makers and PR companies send us all manner of things. I wasn't exactly surprised to see a massive inflatable bu...
Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies...on iPhone?

This is a real thing. A real iPhone game. It came out of nowhere, yellow eyes and all. The Call of Duty: World at War zombies that you know and love have been portabilized for your pocket. Rememb...
Ghosts 'N Goblins only $2.99, not actually impossible

While some would argue that it was a poor idea for Capcom to bring the notoriously difficult Ghosts ' N Goblins to the iPhone, no one is listening. Yesterday, Ghosts 'N Goblins: Gold Knight hit t...
id's Carmack says iPhone Fallout for Bethesda possible

Thanks in part to id Software's Technical Director John Carmack's iPhone love, most of the developer's back-catalog of games seems to making its way quite nicely to Apple's portable do-it-all dev...
Twin-stick shooter Garters & Ghouls hits App Store

Namco Games announced this morning that Garters & Ghouls had hit Apple's App Store, so I immediately ran to my iPod Touch to download it. I mean, it promised to feature two of my favorite th...
Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain screens have facts

Well, it's about two years too late to really be timely with the whole Chuck Norris meme, but Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain for the iPhone is finally about to get a release. The game, which for...
Pet Sematary becomes an iPhone game, hilarity ensues

In what is surely the biggest WTF moment of the day, Paramount Digital Entertainment decided adapting Pet Sematary into an iPhone game was a smart move. I'm still trying to figure out whether to ...
Australia wants to rate iPhone games

As it stands, iPhone App games have gone unrated, with developers able to submit their games for Apple's approval and nobody else's. In Australia, where the ratings board has an iron grip on vide...
Ghosts 'N Goblins: Gold Knights confirmed for iPhone

Arthur and Lancelot together in a single videogame. It's happening. Again. Think about it!Alright, so the name might be different than what we originally thought it was going to be, but Capcom is...
Make out with your iPhone with this SuicideGirls App

Seduce a SuicideGirl is a new iPhone App where you'll be playing a choose your own style adventure in order to make out with Zoli Suicide. Your goal is to chat up Zoli in a comic book shop and if...
Luc Bernard: DLC is like 'raping the customer'

With digital distribution taking over this generation, we've all gotten used to the idea of paying for extra content. However, iPhone developer and controversial figure Luc Bernard has railed aga...
Why yes, Rock Band is coming to iPhone/iPod Touch

So of course Rock Band is coming to the iPhone (and iPod Touch), right? This October, you can tap away on Apple's little touch-screen to 20 songs, with music from Blondie, the Smashing Pumpk...
iPhone users can now check out Myst FREE

If you're a fan of the old point and click adventure game Myst and you like to replay such games for nostalgia every once in a while, you may already be aware that several portable versions alrea...
Want to earn thousands of dollars? Make iPhone in-App ads

If there's one thing that Apple's App store has demonstrated, it's that there is mad bank to be made from making little bits of software that cost a handful of dollars. Even better, a few Apps th...
Beneath a Steel Sky - Remastered hits iPhone this Friday

This really is one of those games you should feel guilty for not playing.Not only does the cyberpunk-themed point-and-click adventure game Beneath A Steel Sky take place in a dystopian Australia ...
Canabalt now available on iPhone, I still suck at it

Remember Canabalt? The surprisingly addictive, surprisingly pretty one-button platformer that we raved about nearly a month ago? Well, you can now buy a copy of the game for your iPhone or iPod t...
Madden 10 Online Franchise App hits iTunes, free

Finally -- the Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise Companion App is available via the iTunes App Store. Created with the freak in mind, the Online Franchise-specific App allows players to fiddle with ...
Ultimate frustration: Ghouls 'n Ghosts for iPhone exists

Wanna know what immediately comes to mind when I think of extremely easy videogames? It sure as hell isn't Ghosts 'n Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, or anything in between. Sorry, Arthur, but your gam...
Resident Evil 4 iPhone gets a demo version

Capcom has released a demo version of Resident Evil 4 for the iPhone, called Resident Evil 4 Lite. As demos usually go, you can get it for free on the App Store, and will have the chance to try o...
Vogster still intends to release Robocalypse for WiiWare

When we was heard Vogster was 'reallocating' its 'resources' (read: cutting staff) to focus on post-launch CrimeCraft, we were worried. What would happened to the Robocalypse series, particularly...
Let's Tap gets an iPhone version, can still use the box

It was about a year ago, at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, that we first saw Sega and Prope's box slapping Let's Tap for the Wii. We were pretty enthusiastic about it at first. Then it came out here e...
Monkey Island: SE price slashed in honor of Pirate Day

International “Talk Like a Pirate Day” is a real thing and its happening September 19th. There’s no need to understand why the day is celebrated or how it even got started. It&r...
Buy Dexter for iPhone, win a walk on role on the show

Dexter The Game has hit the App store this week and it's only going for $5.99. Based on our preview, it looks like a good game and something fans of the show will like. As an added incentive, eve...
Apple keynote gaming news: Assassin's Creed 2, 21k titles

Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" event wrapped up this morning, and quite a bit of gaming news came out of it. No Apple tablet, though. We've broken down the gaming news for you here:A...
iPhone to PSP ports are easy, claims Fieldrunners dev

Fieldrunners is a Tower Defense game that has enjoyed some success on the iPhone, and is gearing up to be at the vanguard of titles launching on Sony's PSP Minis service. Minis will see the PSP g...
Sony trash talks Apple and the App Store

PSP Minis is an exciting venture, and something I'm looking forward to tremendously, not least because it will finally guarantee a consistent flow of affordable games on the PlayStation Portable,...
Capcom cuts prices on iPhone games this weekend

Following their discounted game bundles on PSN, Capcom has announced that they'll be giving some of their iPhone games the same treatment by offering up three titles at lowered prices through the...
Former Dtoid writer makes Your Pet Zombie for iPhone

Newcomers to Destructoid won't remember William Haley, but he was an editor for the site way back in the prehistoric age of 2007. In fact, he is the reason I started writing for this site, since ...
iPhone gets Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Beaterator

Two new Rockstar Games titles for your iPhone or iPod Touch have been announced today. I'm game for both.Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the game you currently know as a Nintendo DS title (and ...
Robocalypse - Mobile Mayhem marches onto the iPhone

If you're an iPhone owner and you never got around to playing Robocalypse for the Nintendo DS, this is a really great opportunity to pick up some really solid strategy goodness for your portable ...
iPhone title Football U now free on App Store

Longtail Studios has announced that its iPhone/iPod Touch title, a 3D football game called Football U, is now available for free on the App Store. Hey, what's this? A sports story not writte...
Lumines comes to the iPhone despite the lack of buttons

Look, I love puzzle game Lumines dearly, as do I my iPhone. It's just that I don't see the two mixing together well. Lumines requires quick reaction times and accurate control, neither of which t...
Droplitz dropz its price: $.99 for iPhone, $1.99 on Steam

Droplitz. Puzzler. We liked it a bunch. If you somehow missed it the first time around, or you're some kind of cheap-ass (me), then you'll be pleased to know that the game is on sale for both the...
Finally: Plants vs. Zombies announced for iPhone and XBLA

No, really now. This isn't something we've heard, or some vague hints -- this is the real deal. A full-blown announcement. PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies is coming to both the iPhone, and as you may...
Review: Darkest Fear (iPhone)

With the constant flood of casual iPhone titles out there these days, it's easy to find yourself never interested in another overly bright and cheerful puzzle game or witty tower defense title ag...
Review: Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (iPhone)

Since the initial “wink, wink” line, we all knew that Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition was bound for the App Store. Launching on July 22nd, we were told that this version of t...
The chicken's gonna get it in these Wolfenstein RPG screens

I don't know what it was about Doom RPG, but it was one of my favorite mobile games back when I had a Java-based handset. There was nothing particularly novel about the game, it being an extremel...
Review: Taxiball (Update)

Our original review of Taxiball was flawed. As explained by a Self-Aware Games developer, the iPhone 3.0 software update crippled movement in the game, and his studio was kept from putting out a ...
Rise of the Triad coming to iPhone

Rise of the Triad is one of those games that time forgot. Overshadowed by its predecessors, Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, it never really grew into household name that those two classic shooters did d...
Harvest Moon comes to the iPhone with Frantic Farming

Natsume have apparently decided to join the iPhone gold rush by announcing their first iPhone game, Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming. The game boasts both a Mission and Score Attack mode and appears...
Review: Taxi Ball

Remember those dreary afternoons you spent huddled in a Crazy Taxi arcade machine, frantically pumping pedals and taking pedestrians to the nearest KFC? I don’t, either. The arcade in my sh...
Namco looks to their RPGs for iPhone release

I like playing games on my iPhone, but sometimes I get frusturated at the lack of buttons, tactile feedback and response times. Besides, there's only so much retro and puzzle gaming I can take. W...
Destructoid Interview: Namco Network's Jonathan Kromrey

I've been playing a lot of games on my iPhone lately. I think we're finally coming to the point where game makers are starting to realize that there's a market for more gamer-focused titles, movi...
iPhone app for Call of Duty: World at War launched

Treyarch has created a companion iPhone app for you Call of Duty: World at War players. The app, named Call of Duty: World at War Companion, beams users news and updates on the game, and those th...
Apple tablet rumored to be a gaming device

You know that Apple tablet you keep hearing about? Rumors are flying, pointing to everything from Apple's answer to netbooks to this latest, a game system. It's actually both, according to one pe...
Namco hoping to get rich quick from iPhone money milking

Namco Bandai likes money, as anybody who has witnessed its impressive dedication to saturating the DLC market can attest. Lots and lots of delicious treasure can be found on the iPhone, so it's n...
Review: Space Invaders: Infinity Gene

You may have noticed that I've been anticipating Taito's Space Invaders: Infinity Gene pretty heavily since it was first announced for the iPhone. Originally released in Japan on mobile phones th...
Watchmen artist working on Beneath a Steel Sky remake

Beneath a Steel Sky is one of the greatest adventure games ever made. Watchmen is likely the greatest graphic novel ever made. Watchmen was remade with the blessing of Dave Gibbons, the artist wh...
Telltale developer claims iPhone more powerful than Wii

A considerable number of people have been having some issues with the WiiWare release of Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. Graphical hitches seem to be the biggest complain...
Impressive Sonic CD port for iPhone being pitched to Sega

Future!Christian Whitehead remembers when Sonic was good. I'm guessing that he's with me on the feeling that Sonic CD was the game series' highpoint. Why else would he be busting his ass to port ...
New gameplay trailer for Space Invaders: Infinity Gene

Taito has just updated its YouTube channel with a new official trailer for its upcoming iPhone title, Space Invaders: Infinity Gene. This is the game whose announcement had my heart all aflutter ...
Resident Evil 4 on App Store now for $7.99

Capcom's Resident Evil 4 for the iPhone/iPod Touch is available for download in Apple's App Store right now for $7.99. The game weighs in at 37.3 MB, and from its description appears to follow th...
How to make 1 million dollars in 6 weeks

Hey, you! Yea, you! Do want to make money quick? Do you want women, power and fast cars? Do you want to be snorting cocaine off a hooker within the next six weeks? Then all you need is "Dest...
SDCC: Dead Space Extraction iPhone-bound?

While most of you don't seem to be buying adult-oriented games for the Wii, despite the fact that many of them are unique, quality titles that are well-reviewed, I pick them up on a regular basis...
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition hits the App Store

It is now possible to play Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on the go. This morning, we were surprised to find the Special Edition version of the benchmark adventure title on the App Stor...
Pac-Man REMIX brings bosses and power-ups to the iPhone

Last week, Topher let us know about Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, an update to the classic move-back-and-forth-while-shooting-those-aliens-that-are-also-moving-back-and-forth simulator that incl...
Streets raging on an iPhone near you

Streets of Rage is without a doubt one of the best ways to punch punk-asses in the face ever created. The problem with it is that the urge to punch punk-asses in the face can hit you at any momen...
The indie games for the PAX 10 showcase have been chosen

The winners of this year's PAX 10 independent games showcase are in! Over 150 different projects were submitted, but ultimately only ten select games made the cut. Here they are, in alphabetical ...
Bit Museum #4: what the hell is an Entex Adventure Vision?

If you ask most people to name a retro console that features bright red LEDs and monochromy and causes migraines and epileptic seizures, they'll start shaking in horror. "V-V-Virtual Boy...&...
Portal brought to the iPhone, watch someone play it

A particularly clever programmer (or a gaggle of clever programmers) has brought Portal to the iPhone 3GS. Below the fold is a YouTube video of Portal working on the platform courtesy of 3D autho...


 
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