5 Aug 2011 alle 10:45 Angry Bots Gratis Giochi I motori grafici attraverso i quali vengono sviluppati giochi per pc, consoles e dispositivi mobili, si sa, sono in perenne evoluzione. Unity Technologies ha da poco rilasciato la versione 3.4 del suo engine, apportando diverse migliorie, che potrete ammirare scaricando gratuitamente dall’App Store Angry Bots. Vediamo meglio di cosa si tratta. Nel caso non lo sappiate, questo motore è proprio quello su cui si basano centinaia e centinaia di games presenti sul negozio virtuale di applicazioni Apple. Le novità introdotte con la nuova release sono talmente tante che è impossibile elencarle tutte, ma tra le mie preferite vi sono i cambiamenti relativi alla qualità dell’immagine e agli effetti acquatici, che migliorano l’impatto grafico del gioco e contemporaneamente promettono una migliore resa dal punto di vista delle performance. Appare ovvio, però, che scorrere l‘elenco delle features recentemente introdotte - soprattutto se chi legge non è un Read More

Infinity Blade is possibly the most-hyped iOS game release to date. The title, developed by Epic Games’ ChAIR Entertainment studio, got a lot of attention thanks to an early demo of its graphics engine in the app Epic Citadel. Now that it’s actually arrived as a game you can play, how does it stack up? Be warned, there be spoilers below, but also know that story is not what Infinity Blade is about. Let me make something abundantly clear: This is a gorgeous game. It’s the best-looking game I’ve seen on my iPhone 4′s Retina Display, and the best on the iPad, too. I haven’t had the chance to see how it works on an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch, but it runs very smoothly on Apple’s latest phone and tablet hardware. You can see many pretty pictures of just how nice Infinity Blade looks in the gallery at the end Read More

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Dec 9, 2010 | Just get a new iPad and curious which are the best, most must-have apps and games you need to install first? Want to really show off that 9.7-inch screen or take advantage of multitasking? Well read on for TiPb’s top 10 most recommended, most must-have iPad apps to get your started. Flipboard takes all the stuff you care about — articles and pictures shared by your Facebook and Twitter friends along with the latest relevant headlines and presents them, with content and social comments, in a gorgeous, tactile iPad interface. You can customize it to your hearts content and share your own comments back. It’s the closest we’ve come yet to a communal magazine. [Free - iTunes link] Also check out: Angry Birds HD takes the undisputed king of casual gaming, the breakthrough addictive puzzler in the best tradition of the genre, and Read More

Infinity Blade erreicht den App Store. Soweit die gute Nachricht am heutigen Morgen. Viele betrübende Anmerkungen folgen. Als ‘Epic Citadel’ (kostenlos; App Store-Link) kündigte Epic Games auf Apples September Event ein iOS-Spiel an, das auf die Unreal Engine 3 zurückgreift. Ohne Frage: Grandios! Die frei begehbare Grafik-Demo, kompakt verpackt als 82-Megabyte-Download, ließ die Münder sabbern. Die jetzige ‘Vollversion’, die als ‘Infinity Blade’ den App Store stürmt, zählt 318 Megabyte und vermisst genau diese frei zu beschreitende Level-Komponente. Während man sich in Epic Citadel daran ergötzte, mit welchem Detailgrad die Lichteffekte auf die modrigen Felsen der Gemäuer fallen, rückt der exklusive iOS-Titel den puren Schwerkampf in seinen Mittelpunkt. Über eine zählbare Anzahl von Fingergesten malträtiert ihr generische Ungetüme in Ritter-Rüstungen. Zugutehalten muss man dem ansonsten einfallslosen Gameplay seine Präzision. Schwert-Paraden, Abwehrhaltung und Ausfallschritt sind auf das i-Tüpfelchen abgestimmt. Selbst zum Angriff schreiten könnt ihr nicht. Die wahre Ritter-Kraft scheint verborgen im reagieren Read More

By Chris Oldroyd, Tuesday, Nov 30, 2010 | Epic Games has announced that the long awaited iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad game, Infinity Blade, will be in the App Store on December 9. The game will be available for the iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, as well as third- and fourth-generation iPod touch devices at a cost of $5.99. Infinity Blade will be the first full game to utilize Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. Epic Citadel, already available in the App Store, is a short demonstration level showing  the power of the Unreal Engine on iOS devices. If you haven’t seen it, it is free and definitely worth a look. [Free - iTunes Link] Infinity Blade is an RPG (Role Playing Game). You are a Knight in a giant 3D Castle environment, in search of a God-King, battling various enemies to gain new weapons and powers in your quest. So mark your Read More

We've been kind of going crazy with Infinity Blade news lately, but it's hard to not get excited for the first real game to come to the iOS platform that utilizes Unreal Engine 3 technology. Sure, Epic Citadel [Free] is an excellent display of the power of the platform, but it's little more than a tech demo. MTV Multiplayer also had some time with Chair creative director Donald Mustard and they were able to get even more details regarding just what we can expect of the game. Mustard confirms that the castle in is in fact different from the one found in , and went on to discuss the sword fighting nature of the game: He then goes on to describe Infinity Blade as "a blend between 'Karateka,' 'Dragon's Lair,' 'Punch-Out,' with a whole bunch of other 'Chair-ness' thrown into it." We'll be able to explore the castle for loot in Read More

I can’t write too much about this trailer because I’m still using one hand to hold my jaw up (after it dropped, y’know), but do take a look at what the folks who made Epic Citadel plan to release on the iOS platform. The video above is so pretty, it’s stupid. Sorry to the folks on iOS devices, though — this vid is Flash. Read More

Aunque ha quedado sobradamente demostrado que no hacen falta buenos gráficos para disfrutar de un juego en el iPhone, los creadores de Project Sword consiguieron dejarnos boquiabiertos con su proyecto en la Keynote de Apple. Demostraron de lo que son capaces este equipo de desarrolladores con el unreal engine 3 para iPhone. Ahora podemos leer en Touch Arcade, que el juego se llamará Infinity Blade y que estará disponible estas Navidades. Aún no se conocen más detalles, ni si quiera el precio al que nos lo encontraremos en la App Store. De lo que si estamos seguros es que será éxito de ventas y que conseguirá sorprender por sus gráficos a más de uno. No dudeis en descargaros la demo, Epic Citadel, si aún no lo habeis hecho para que os hagais una idea de lo que estamos hablando. Read More

Yes, it’s time for a new Apple iPad TV ad and as we said in the title, this time the iPad is electric!  The format remains the same though, as we’re treated to a variety of apps being used, some fingers being pointed, some typing and a sly aside concerning their competitors smaller tablets! The 30-second commercial features an array of apps, which we’ve gathered for you below, complete with a link to the iTunes store so you don’t have to go hunting. Some stock iPad applications are featured too, in the shape of Mail, iTunes University and Iron Man 2 playing as a video.  It’s also interesting to note that during the Epic Citadel spot we see two knights about to fight, something that happened during Epic’s demo, but not in the character-less version available at the moment. Enjoy the ad itself below: Read More

During last September's press event, representatives from Epic Games demonstrated "Project Sword," an impresive title running the Unreal Engine inside iOS. Today, that game has been re-named Infinity Blade and new screenshots have been released. Slide to Play notes that Infinity Blade will be the first iOS game to use the Unreal Engine 3. They expect it to hit both the iPad and iPhone "this holiday season." As for gameplay, expect the typical fantasy/medieval RPG stuff, like raging monsters, experience points, items galore and so on. In the new screenshots we see our hero battling a ridiculously oversized baddie. Let's hope that's a boss. Right now there's no word on pricing or a solid release date. If you just can't wait, check out the demo called Epic Citadel (free). It doesn't do much other than let you explore the town from a first-person perspective, but boy is it gorgeous, especially on Read More

3 Nov 2010 alle 11:00 Epic Games ha annunciato da pochi giorni il prossimo gioco per iPhone, Infinity Blade che sarà basato sul motore grafico Unreal Engine 3, del quale abbiamo già avuto modo di provare la potenza grazie al gioco Epic Citadel [Link iTunes] . Il gioco è un Action-RPG di combattimento e sarà rilasciato su iPhone, iPod Touch e iPad nella stagione estiva. Infinity Blade, conosciuto anche con il nome di Project Sword, fu presentato durante l’evento speciale tenuto da Apple a Settembre nel quale abbiamo potuto osservare le potenzialità del motore grafico Unreal Engine 3. Come possiamo vedere anche dalle immagini, la grafica di questo gioco è spettacolare, soprattutto nei dettagli e negli edifici costruiti completamente in 3D in modo da avere una visuale completa del palazzo, più realistica. Il gioco ha una robusta modalità single-player unito all’interfaccia intuitiva che faranno divertire il giocatore come non mai. Lo sviluppo Read More

We've been following Infinity Blade (Previously known as Project Sword) for quite a while now. We first saw it at the September keynote where Epic Games revealed that they'd be bringing the Unreal Engine-powered fighter to the iOS platform. Almost immediately following, Epic Citadel [Free] was released. This free universal tech demo was by far the most impressive display of the graphical capabilities we've seen of iOS devices yet. Our community seems to agree, so much so that it almost seems to be a TouchArcade meme to proclaim that something should be more like Epic Citadel. Today Epic revealed even more details on what is going to be all about. A press release blasted out earlier reveals the following gameplay details: Updates are going to be released for free, and it sounds like one of those updates will include the Game Center-powered multiplayer that we heard about at the keynote. Pricing Read More

Nach den TV-Spots “iPad is Musical” und “iPad is Delicious” folgte in der vergangenen Nacht “iPad is Electric”. Apple trat im Mai 2010 die Fernseh-Werbung “What is iPad” los und steckt nun bereits im dritten Anlauf den Funktionsumfang des Cupertino-Tablets ab. Dabei wird das Film-Angebot mit Iron Man 2 (13.99 €; App Store-Link) und den iTunes U: Oxford University-Vorlesungen (kostenlos; App Store-Link) vorgestellt. In der Kategorie ‘Spiele’ treten ‘Intro to Letters’ (3.99 €; App Store-Link) sowie Epic Citadel (kostenlos; App Store-Link) auf. Als ‘Productivity’-Apps kommen Zillow (kostenlos; US-Link), Ebay (kostenlos; App Store-Link) und AmpliTube (15.99 €; App Store-Link) zum Einsatz. Read More

TUAW's Mike Schramm tracked down Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein and asked some questions on [Free] and other things to do with the iOS platform. The whole interview is worth reading, but what really struck me is that the iPhone 3GS, not the iPhone 4, was what originally interested Epic Games in porting their engine to the platform: Also of note is that Rein hinted that Project Sword, the Unreal Engine powered game unveiled at Apple's September keynote address would be more expensive than your typical iPhone game, even citing higher-priced premium titles that have succeeded on the platform. If you haven't yet, now is a great opportunity to give Epic Citadel a try. The things the Unreal Engine is capable are able to do on iPhone hardware is absolutely breathtaking and will completely blow you away. Now, to get back to waiting for more Project Sword details... Shelly Data Read More

If you are an iPhone gamer and haven't tried Epic Citadel yet, you're doing yourself a disservice. Epic Games wowed the crowd at the recent Apple event with the free demo, showing an astoundingly beautiful virtual town running in full 3D graphics on the iPhone and the iPad. Epic's Mark Rein is here at GDC Online 2010 this week to talk to developers about Unreal Engine 3 on iOS and other platforms (he can't keep from showing off the game running on Android, even when you tell him that you work for an Apple blog and don't write about Android anyway), and I cornered him to chat about Epic Citadel and Project Sword, the game it's serving as a demo for. My first question was what drew Epic to a platform like the iPhone in the first place -- the developer is known for titles like Unreal Tournament and Gears of Read More

Epic Games verzeichnet seit der Apple-Keynote-Grafikdemonstration mit ‘Epic Citadel‘ (kostenlos; App Store-Link) bereits eine Millionen (Gratis-)Download aus dem App Store. Nachdem Cupertino seine Entwickler-Richtlinien für die Verwendung von Drittanbieter-Werkzeugen lockerte, folgte nun die zu erwartende Ankündigung vom iOS-Support der Unreal Engine 3. We announced UDK will be able to generate iOS applications! ‘Licht’ – neues Wort – ‘Spiele’. Der amerikanische Stiftung-Warentest-Ableger ConsumerReports.org fühlt sich genötigt, nach Apples Bekanntgabe der Beendigung für die kostenfreie Bumper-Aktion, seine ‘Nichtempfehlung‘ in einem Blogbeitrag noch einmal zu wiederholen: Apple has quietly [Hervorhebung von mir] discontinued its free-case program for the iPhone 4 effective October 1 [...] Von einer ‘stillen’ Schließung kann keine Rede sein. Wer bei Pressekonferenzen nicht zuhört oder Webseite (http://www.apple.com/iphone/case-program/) nicht schmökert, kämpft hier lediglich um Aufmerksamkeit. But putting the onus on any owners of a product to obtain a remedy to a design flaw is not acceptable to us. We therefore continue not Read More

The iPhone has never been known for it’s landmark graphics and beautiful in-game scenery. The processor is just too small for nice graphics and therefore most developers have either chose simpler polygon counts or just gone with a cartoon look to compensate for the lack of textures. At least, we thought it couldn’t handle more. Epic has just recently announced that the Unreal Engine now works on the iPhone and has released a tech demo of sorts to prove it. Citadel is a single level from their upcoming game codenamed “Project Sword” which uses the optimized engine. The app isn’t really much of a game since there really isn’t a goal to it. But don’t let that keep you from downloading it. The first time I walked out into the open and saw the landscape complete with a river and moving trees, my jaw dropped. Who knew a game that good Read More

Posted 09/07/2010 at 8:44pm | by Mac|Life Staff Now that we've had some time to shake off Steve Jobs' RDF, we discuss the latest wares announced last week at the Apple event. We also bust out the score card and see which staff member had the highest numbers of correct predictions about the event. Then Nic gets all teary eyed for the iPod classic. Plus, we answer your hard-hitting Facebook and Twitter questions. This week's Battlestar Applactica picks: Want to share with us what you thought about the September 1 Apple event? Just leave a message on the Mac|Live question/comment line: (877) 404-1337, extension 622. Please limit the length of your messages to 1 minute max. We'll review them and feature our favorites, along with responses, on next week's podcast. Got a question and don't feel like leaving us a voicemail? Drop us a question via Twitter twitter.com/maclife. To subscribe to Read More

Editor-in-Chief, iLounge Published: Friday, September 3, 2010 Category: iPod, iPhone, and iPad Gems: Apps, Games + More Welcome to a special rapid-fire edition of iPad + iPhone Gems. We’re clearing the decks of queued-up applications in the lead up to next week’s release of new iPods, so most of the 10 apps below are all getting only quick writeups designed to let you know whether to invest your cash and time, or move along. Without further ado, let’s dive right into this grab bag of titles. Our top picks are ABC Wildlife!, Let’s Create! Pottery HD, No, Human, and Twitter version 3.1 for iPad. Read on for all the details. ABC Wildlife! ($2, version 2.2) from Peapod Labs is an iPhone and iPod touch version of the animal and alphabet learning tool we reviewed earlier and more fully this week for the iPad. Selling for $1 less, it uses the same Read More

Epic Games, creator of the Unreal 3 game engine, has been working on getting Unreal Engine 3 running in iOS for a while now. They showed off some of their efforts with a demo of "Project Sword" at Apple's iPod event, and Mike Capps of Epic Games talked about the direction he saw gaming on iOS devices taking in the future. The fact that the Unreal 3 engine now runs seamlessly on iOS devices is a huge deal. This is the same game engine that's responsible for many high-quality titles on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, so having it run games on a device that fits in the palm of your hand is pretty mind-blowing. You can get a taste of Epic Games' Unreal 3 in iOS efforts with Epic Citadel, available on the App Store -- but because of the demanding graphical requirements, it's only compatible with the iPhone Read More

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are ten new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if you are: The demo of the demo shown at this week’s Apple event, Epic Citadel lets you wander around a virtual town and bask in the glory that is Epic’s Unreal Engine 3.  It’s not for the 3G or early iPod Touches though.  Free. Version 3.1 finally brings the official Twitter app to the iPad.  Existing users will only need to upgrade, but if you haven’t tried this already, hit the link above.  The interface is very clever and looks great, bringing tweets and the web together in one application.  Free. Another great looking action game from Gameloft.  Based around the Ultimate Spider-Man universe, there are 12 levels filled with familiar enemies which Spidey must fight off, using up to 20 different combination moves and his Read More

posted by Jonathan Kizer on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 6:17 pm.   Originally submitted by madsoul You know that insanely detailed, smooth, and (dare I say it?) epic game that Apple showed off today during it’s music event? Yeah, well we are getting a free tech demo of it that you can download and play on your iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod touch G3 now. It isn’t so much a game as it is a proof of concept, but from some hands-on time with it, I have to say I’m impressed. This is some insane detail, especially considering the low-quality textures we are used to in the current ‘cream of the crop’ shooters. If every ‘premium’ game in the future features this much detail, then iOS just got a lot more interesting for mobile gamers. Sadly, it won’t work on your iPhone 3G or 2G, and the iPod Read More

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...@Top_iPad_Apps Top-Kostenlos-App: Epic Citadel - Epic Games, Inc. http://bit.ly/bzrCVd (Appstore-Link) , omg sieht das krass aus... Read More

...@mattgemmell Epic Citadel (stunning Unreal Engine castle tech demo from the Stevenote) is free on the store: http://bit.ly/doC9sW... Read More

Mientras se presentaba una de las novedades del iOS 4.1, el Game Center, se ha hecho una demostración de como funciona enseñando el que será el primer juego de Epic: Project Sword. El juego, que me ha recordado en ambientación a Oblivion, usa el motor Unreal Engine 3 y luce sencillamente espectacular. Epic ha publicado en la App Store una versión “reducida” del juego, a modo de demo técnica, llamado “Epic Citadel“, en al que podemos deleitarnos dando un paseo por el escenario y admirando los increibles gráficos. Podéis descargarlo tanto para iPhone/iPod Touch como para iPad desde la App Store. Vídeo de la pelea de la Keynote Galería de imágenes Read More

Die Video-Übertragung der Live-Veranstaltung von Steve Jobs zu den heutigen Ankündigungen verlief weitgehend ruckelfrei und reibungslos. Obwohl ein HTTP-Stream grundsätzlich nicht mit Bandbreitenproblemen kämpft, gestaltete sich die Art der Demonstration erstklassig. Apple, in Person von Steve Jobs, ging zu keinem Zeitpunkt seiner Kundgebung auf die weltweite Teilnahme ein. Ob eine Pressemitteilung über die ‘Einschaltquoten’ in den nächsten Tagen folgt, bleibt damit stark zu bezweifeln. Unklar außerdem: Genießen alle größeren (Produkt-)Vorstellungen in Zukunft diese Art einer Endverbraucher-Teilnahme? Mit der Videoausgabe über das iPad an einen Fernseher habe ich die vergangenen 1.5 Stunden verfolgt. Die neue Hardware stand dabei eindeutig im Mittelpunkt. Hier ein kurzer Abriss. Der iPod shuffle (Affiliate-Link) kehrt nach seiner keuschen Sprachsteuerung die ‘Click-Wheel’-Steuerung zurück und ist damit aus der überarbeiteten Produktserie das einzige ‘Stand-Alone’-Entertainment-Gerät mit dieser Bedienung (VoiceOver bleibt erhalten). Ansonsten weist nur die (alte) Apple-Fernbedienung und der iPod classic (Affiliate-Link) den ‘Knopfkreis’ auf. Fünf Farben, 2GB für 49,00 Read More

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Earlier today, Epic Games took the center stage at Apple’s media event to show off their upcoming title, “Project Sword.”  It looks like that wasn’t the only trick up Epic’s sleeve as they’ve just announced “Epic Citadel” for the iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad. Now, don’t get your hopes up too high as Epic Citadel isn’t exactly a game, per say. A small team of Epic’s programmers, artists and testers created Epic Citadel in just 8 weeks and its purpose is to showcase what the Unreal 3 Engine is capable of on the iOS platform. You’ll be able to walk around a fictional town, inside a citadel, and explore the outskirts of the town where gorgeous visuals await at every step you take. You’ll also be able to initiate a “Guided Tour” mode which puts the game in auto-pilot and takes you across the game world to showcase some amazing visuals. Read More

As part of today's keynote, Epic Games showed a brief tech demo of the Unreal Engine 3 running on an iPhone. In a surprise twist of events, this very same tech demo just appeared on the App Store mere moments ago as a free universal app. If you've got an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3rd Generation iPod touch, or iPad, feast your eyes on Epic Citadel [Free]. The 82.2MB tech demo includes a medieval town to explore, complete with a bizarre and a "mysterious cathedral". If you've been waiting to see just what the latest-generation iOS lineup of devices is capable of, you really need to check this out. Epic Citadel is a fantastic display of the potential of future gaming on the platform, as it has been developed using the exact same tools and technology that developers are using now to create high-end console games. Shelly Data Doodles is pleased Read More

Posted 09/01/2010 at 11:00am | by Florence Ion Epic Games has announced that it is releasing a new game on Game Center that runs on the fabled Unreal Engine. The new game is currently in development under the code name Project Sword. The 3D game is an action-packed role playing adventure that runs in real time. The protagonist will be able to engage in sword battles and use neat swipe controls to get around the levels. The game includes intricate levels of detail that uses the same lighting and motion techniques in movie CGI. The game will also include the social networking integration of Game Center, including invites and achievements. [Updated] The free demo [iTunes link] is now available in the iTunes App Store. Tags: Read More

From what I can tell there's not much to do yet except walk around and gawk at the pretty castle, but what a pretty castle it is. Free download from iTunes for iOS devices. [iTunes] Read More

Steve Jobs just showed off some screenshots and functionality for Game Center, which will be officially releasing with iOS 4.1 next week. The official app will provide social networking features for App Store games, including friends lists, achievements, "auto matching" (the rest of the world calls that matchmaking), challenges and a host of other cross-platform features for gamers on Apple's mobile platform. Jobs also invited a few gentlemen from Epic Games onstage to show off "Project Sword," a gorgeous title running in the Unreal Engine inside iOS. It's an action RPG title that's coming soon with full Game Center integration, and the demo featured practically instant multiplayer fighting from a third-person perspective, as well as first-person world exploration. Seriously, this thing looked great, but you don't have to take my word for it -- Epic has already uploaded the very same environment shown in the demo as a free app, so Read More