...@PocketNext: Good news, everyone! Zenonia 1 and 2 (@gamevil) are currently free. http://t.co/FvMAqvbC http://t.co/lb9gaI05... Read More

Posted by Jacob Penderworth on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 2:11 pm.   We’re back with another weekly installment of iFans Weekly Deals, which highlights the best app, product and accessory deals that you can get your hands on for a limited time only! As always, we’ll update this post throughout the weekend if there are any new additions, so check back frequently. In this week’s apps, we have Flight Control HD, Call of Duty: Zombies, Zenonia and its sequel, Living Earth HD, and more. In other deals, we have a refurbished MacBook Air, a used original iPad 64 GB and more. Check after the break for it all! Read More

The App Store is in a holding pattern this week, so all of its prices and new releases will be frozen until December 29. That means you have longer than usual to take advantage of some major deals, like downloading an entire PC adventure game classic for free. Here's your guide to this week's best App Store freebies. Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered Revolution Games has ported their stunning Broken Sword series to iOS over the last few years, and for Christmas, they're giving away the second game for free. Nico and George, the crime-solving duo from the first game, are reunited to solve another complex conspiracy involving an ancient artifact. The voice acting and animation are stellar, so if you love classic PC adventures, this is a must-download today. Our Score: 3 out of 4 Our Bottom Line: The Smoking Mirror fails to live up to the standards Read More

Rockstar is running a holiday promotion through December 29th that cuts the price of GTA III by 40% to $2.99. But, that isn’t the only deal going on, a ton of developers are running sales through the holiday inlcuding the previously reported EA-catalogue $.99 sale. Notable Deals: And the list goes on and on. Check to see if your favorite developers their apps on sale before the App Store freeze today and report your findings in the comments and we'll update the list accordingly. Looks like those iTunes gift cards stuffed in everyone’s stockings could go a long way this holiday season. Read More

Although it was always a long shot, the news that Nintendo still has absolutely no plans to publish their games on any other platforms will have come as a disappointment to many.  But not to worry, as help is at hand for those who don’t mind substituting the real thing for a clone or two! Here are the first five in our top ten countdown of popular published-by-Nintendo games and their closest iOS equivalents: Easily the most recognizable of any Nintendo game, or perhaps of any video game, Mario is perhaps the hardest to clone without attracting the attention of the lawyers.  We reviewed Super World Adventures and found it to be a fun platform experience, with more than a little hint of Super Mario games of old.  It’s still available for free inside the App Store, and although we don’t want to tempt fate, it could be worth grabbing it Read More

Korean mobile developer Gamevil is organizing a massive sale, offering 16 iOS and 10 Android titles for 99 cents. We’re not sure how much this sale will last so you better hurry – simply click on the game title below to grab it. iOS Android Act now! Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a Read More

If you’re on the lookout for a new app this weekend, then you’re in luck as there are a few great titles on sale at the moment.  We’ve gathered together a variety of them below, and included some easy links to the App Store. The iPhone version of this classic graphical adventure game is regarded as one of the very best adaptations, and if you haven’t played it before then now’s the time to give it a shot.  It’s not for everyone though, as it’s a fairly straight point-and-click adventure with a brilliant atmosphere.  $0.99/£0.59. If you’re one of the very few iPhone/iPad owners who hasn’t purchased Infinity Blade, then perhaps the new multiplayer update has tempted you.  If it has, then it has been reduced for a limited time.  $2.99/£1.79. A 3D dual-stick shooter with Game Center support.  There are plenty of missions, weapons and enemies to blast in this Read More

While the rest of the world anxiously waits for GLaDOS to reboot, Gamevil announced on our forums late last night that Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story will be released on April 28th. In fact, if you want to know basically anything about the game, the beta testing thread on our forums is full of more information than anyone would likely ever need to know about it. We also got a good amount of time with the game back at GDC, and explained the game's premise: Exciting stuff eh? Among other improvements Zenonia 3 will also sport Retina Display graphics and some of the best animation we've seen out of the series yet. In other related news the original Zenonia [99¢] dropped to a buck in anticipation. We had a great time with the game when we reviewed it back in 2009, although admittedly the original Zenonia is a little old and Read More

News February 10th, 2011 Gamevil doesn't seem like it wants to embrace Valentine's Day the way EA, Capcom, Namco, Sega, and Gameloft have this week. Instead, they're celebrating the iPhone's arrival on Verizon with a markdown of some of their big games, every one of which got a 4/4 review from us. Read on for our reviews and buy links. Advertisement Read More

My fingers are getting numb from writing Internet articles about sales on the App Store, but because I love all of you as strongly as one of my apartment kittens, I have decided to persevere and pen yet another article about price slashes. This time, I want to point you towards publisher Gamevil’s Verizon “Welcome to iPhone” sale, which sees a lot of its top apps receiving big cuts in celebration of the new market. Here’s the list: Also, check this out: Gamevil and Paw Print Games are teaming up to put out Kami Retro, a gorgeous retro-stylized 2D platformer, on the App Store. Details are being held close to the vest at the moment, but the following video sheds a little light on what you can expect, which is to say, traditional and level-based platform hopping. Grabbing little collectibles for points appears to be a main focus as well. “Kami Read More

Black Friday is the greatest day of the year to be a thrifty iOS gamer, because it's almost more difficult to find a game that on sale today than to find one that is. So we've dug through the sales and created a list of best of the best. If you've had your eye on any of the following titles, now's the time to gobble them up, because most of these prices won't last long. Archibald's Adventures - $3.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front - $4.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night - $4.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Hero of Sparta II - $6.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Heroes of Kalevala - $2.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Hybrid: Eternal Whisper - $2.99 $0.99 - (Review, Open in iTunes) Need for Speed Shift Read More

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and has been all my life. What's there not to love about an entire day revolving around eating massive amounts of turkey, stuffing, and all the other fixings? Sure, I could do without needing to feign interest in football, but thankfully tryptophan overload usually allows me to sleep through all of that. If you're looking for something to do this year while you do your best to either pretend to be interested in football or anxiously wait for the food to be done, there are a ton of sales on the App Store to consider. The basis of this post comes from SirAwesome's awesome thread in our new price drops, freebies, and deals forum. He put together an extremely exhaustive listing of everything that's on sale, and the thread is good to stop by just to make sure you're not missing anything that might Read More

We’ve been covering a lot of Black Friday deals for the past week here at IntoMobile, even going as far as picking our Top 11 Apps to help make your Black Friday shopping a little bit easier. You’ve probably done a lot of preparing for the biggest shopping day of the year (and maybe for Thanksgiving dinner, too), and I think you deserve a little treat. That’s why I’m happy to report that a number of mobile game publishers are slashing their prices for both the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as well as Black Friday. So without further ado, here’s the list of mobile game publishers that are slashing their prices: 99¢ iPhone Games: $2.99 iPhone Games: $4.99 iPhone Games: 99¢ iPad Games: $2.99 Android Games: $3.99 Android Games: $2.99 Blackberry Games: $3.99 Blackberry Games: 99¢ iPhone Games: $4.99 iPhone Games: $2.99 iPad Games: 99¢ iPhone Games: 99¢ iPhone Games: $4.99 iPhone Read More

We track down every Black Friday sale app we can so you can absolutely load up your iOS device. In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition here at 148Apps, we have scoured the web to bring you all the latest and greatest info on Black Friday app sales that are going to be popping up starting this week. Here’s the list of our favorite deals and discounts we have seen so far, and we’ll keep updating this post with new info as it becomes available. Hide your wallet, because here comes a whole lot of digital goodness at ridiculously low prices. We’ve split the list up into Games, Apps, and Navigation apps. There’s lots of money to be saved here and we’ll be adding to it throughout the weekend. We can’t put every single sale app on the list. If you want to see every single app as it goes Read More

...Price Drop: "ZENONIA" just dropped from $2.99 to $0.99 http://bit.ly/bqfafB... Read More

A few news items from the business side of iPhone games this week, courtesy of the folks over at Mobile Entertainment. Ngmoco has purchased developer Stumptown Game Machine, creators of their popular Touch Pets Dogs release. Unfortunately, there's no information on how much the deal was worth, but it's a pretty obvious pickup for Ngmoco, which is working on building a stable of freemium titles and developers to produce them. My money's still on an Ngmoco/Booyah deal at some point, too -- Ngmoco has the money to pick up a few other smaller developers thanks to funding, and Booyah has the app and the dedicated users that Ngmoco wants. The two companies have already collaborated with a MyTown promotion on Ngmoco's We Rule, but I can see it going farther eventually. Elsewhere, EA Mobile reported a big growth in profits over the last quarter, up 12% year-over-year. The company attributes revenues Read More

Gamevil’s original Zenonia turned out to be quite a hit and is still regarded as one of the better action RPGs available for the iPhone and iPod touch, so it comes as no surprise that RPG lovers have been waiting rather impatiently for the sequel.  Well folks, that day has finally arrived as Zenonia 2: The Lost Memories is now available in the App Store. Zenonia 2 expands on the original game in almost every way.  Instead of just supplying a single character like the original, the game features four distinct classes to choose from: the Paladin, Shooter, Magician, and Warrior.  Each character has their own unique traits and abilities with some being more suited for long range attacks while others for melee combat.  Zenonia 2 also gives you the ability to customize your character with what Gamevil claims to be “millions of costume combinations” and thousands of different items. Zenonia Read More

Gamevil, the developers of Zenonia and Baseball Superstars 2010, have revealed some new information for Zenonia 2: The Lost Memories, and has also released a new trailer for their upcoming artistic action RPG Vanquish: The Oath of Brothers. The original Zenonia, launched in May of this year, was quite a hit among iPhone and iPod touch gamers because it brought a “real” RPG experience to the platform.  Now the developers intend to expand on that experience in Zenonia 2: The Lost Memories. The game will feature four distinct characters to choose from, a Paladin, Shooter, Magician, and Warrior, instead of the single character you were stuck with in the original.  The Magician and Warrior classes will be capable of attacking from a distance thanks to their range skills.  Zenonia 2 will also feature three levels of difficulty, which should help the game appeal to newcomers and veterans.  Playing on the Hard and Read More

Jan 15th 2010 at 10:00AM that song starts to get really good at the end! I want to hear the rest of it! Raging Thunder 2 doesn't even look anything like the first, which is a good thing. Besides the graphics, the game was boring even back when it came out before games like Real Racing debuted. This looks infinitely more enjoyable. It's faster, and the icons on the road don't seem to be so integral to making 1st in a race. I tried booting up the first game last night after seeing the sneak peak of the sequel, and it really is a pretty bad game. Hitting the icons is extremely hard, and you need to get every one of them in order to come in 1st. This game doesn't need to try hard to top it. Btw, what is it with Polarbit games looking really nice but playing like Read More

Gamevil's action RPG Zenonia [$2.99 / Free] was among the first "full" RPG experiences on the iPhone, and is still a game that is thoroughly recommended amongst our community whenever a "What game should I get?" thread pops up on the forums. Its sequel is something which will no doubt be as highly anticipated as its initial release, and of this evening Gamevil gave us a few details on what to expect. Zenonia 2 will have four distinctly different character classes: The paladin, shooter, magician, and warrior. Ranged attacks are also being implemented, allowing players to use various skills to attack from a distance. New difficulty modes are also being added, aside from the standard "normal" difficulty, "hard" and "hell" modes will allow hardcore players to access additional loot and a hidden boss stage only available in the higher difficulty modes. There are also new terrain effects thrown in to the Read More

Scouring the App Store for the best games is a full time job. Luckily, it's a job held by the guys over at Touch Arcade. Here are their picks for the best games—and only games—available on the iPhone. While the App Store had clearly been a huge success in 2008, the continued growth and explosion of iPhone game releases in 2009 was beyond everyone's expectations. The number of apps in the App Store soared past 100,000 with hundreds of new games being released every day. We sat down trying to figure out the best iPhone games of 2009 and found the task of narrowing down the list to a select few to be near impossible. Instead, we've organized our year in review into categories with what we feel is an excellent cross section of games from 2009. If you just got an iPhone or iPod Touch for Christmas, this list is Read More

Published: December 31, 2009 Comment         Welcome to the TouchGen Awards, where we honour the best games that the AppStore offered up to us in 2009. Around this time it’s common for game sites such as ours, to look back through the past year and highlight the best of the best games we’ve played. We have narrowed them down to the following categories and highlighted five of the best in each, and from that picked a winner and runner-up… So without further ado, here are our picks of 2009. If you wish to checkout the game on iTunes, simply click on it’s icon Galaxy on fire Terminator Salvation Gangstar DOOM Resurrection NOVA A close contest here between the godfathers of first person action ‘id’ with DOOM Resurrection, FISHLABS and their epic space battles of Galaxy on fire, and Gameloft with a tri-offering of sandbox running and gunning with Gangstar, solid Read More

While the App Store had clearly been a huge success in 2008, the continued growth and explosion of iPhone game releases in 2009 was beyond everyone's expectations. The number of apps in the App Store soared past 100,000 with hundreds of new games being released every day. We sat down trying to figure out the best iPhone games of 2009 and found the task of narrowing down the list to a select few to be near impossible. Instead, we've organized our year in review into categories with what we feel is an excellent cross section of games from 2009. If you just got an iPhone or iPod Touch for Christmas, this list is an excellent starting place to catch you up. Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor - We choose Tiger Style Games' Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor for our 2009 Game of the Year first and foremost because it's Read More

Sep 28 iPhone News   8:21 am      (0) Comments In my opinion, Zenonia  by Gamevil has to be one of the BEST action RPG games in the iTunes AppStore to date. At $2.99 this game has amazing replay value and longevity. You can play as up to three different character classes and choose between good and evil. So far I’ve played about 50 hours and I think the closest game that describes the gameplay is Zelda or Secret of Mana. I know what you’re thinking, it’s a tall order and yes it is. I have to say in my opinion, Zenonia delivers on all fronts. Zenonia is complete with a free-ranging surface world as well as dungeons. Of course, monsters are easily found throughout the world and are more than happy to provide you with equipment (potions, weapons, etc.). One of the initial problems that I had involved not having a Read More

...by GAMEVIL is an anime style RPG game for the iPhone and iPod Touch where you explore the dungeon of mystery and choose your destiny as the yo... Read More

17 Jul 2009 alle 21:01 Voto Utenti: [ratings] , un classico RPG che vede protagonisti dei soldati chiamati a difendere la propria terra dall’attacco del Clan dei draghi, è stato scontato da poche ore e resterà in promozione per il resto della settimana. Zenonia è compatibile con iPhone ed iPod Touch, richiede il firmware 2.0 o successivo ed è localizzato in Inglese. Potete leggere la recensione completa di iSpazio qui. Ecco un video dimostrativo: Read More

Gamevil's epic action RPG Zenonia [App Store] can now be had for 50% off, knocking the price down to $2.99. We've extensively covered Zenonia in the past between our review, then announcing the update that fixed most of the problems we found initially, and the whole time the thread in our forums has been going crazy. Zenonia Lite [App Store] is also available, and we really recommend giving it a try. The controls still take some time to get used to, but Zenonia remains unrivaled in the action RPG genre on the iPhone. Chillingo's Defender Chronicles [App Store] is also on sale today for 99¢. The game takes a new spin on tower defense games, and is presented in a sideways view where you defend from creeps that are either climbing up or down a mountain. With extensive voice over work and RPG elements scattered throughout the game, Defender Chronicles is Read More

Zenonia [App Store] is an epic action RPG has seen a phenomenal reception both from review sites and on our forums. I reviewed it when it was released last month, and aside from a few minor 1.0 annoyances, I really enjoyed the game. At $5.99, it is an unbelievable value for the amount of gameplay you're getting. At over 40 hours per play-through, three classes, along with the good and evil alignment system, Zenonia should provide for at least a second fresh play-through as you choose the opposite alignment of your previous game. There really isn't anything like it on the App Store, and if you're looking for a solid RPG to settle in and sink your teeth in to, look no further than Zenonia. Gamevil has once again reaffirmed their reputation of listening to community feedback with Zenonia 1.1, as every change implimented is something that the players have asked Read More

30 Jun 2009 alle 20:56 Produttore: Gamevil | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 4,99€ iSpazio: | Utenti: [ratings] Anche è stata aggiornata oggi, e sono state introdotte tante novità che migliorano notevolmente questo giochino. Si parte dai controlli, con l’aggiunta di un nuovo D-Pad più grande che facilita i movimenti. Inoltre è stata inrodotta la simitrasparenza che nasconde i pulsanti nella schermata relativa all’inventario. Nella versione precedete avrete notato che il personaggio aveva sempre bisogno di cibo e le nostre scorte si esaurivano velocemente. Nella versione 1.1 invece, il timer è stato ribilanciato ed il risultato è senza dubbio migliore. E’ stata inoltre aggiunta la possibilità di rimuovere la musica di sottofondo tramite un pulsantino, ed in questo modo potremo riprodurre la nostra libreria iPod durante il gioco. Insomma tante piccole migliorie che aumentano la qualità del titolo. Trovate la recensione completa di iSpazio cliccando qui. Read More

While Flight Control [App Store] may be Australian developer Firemint’s runaway hit, they’ve been hard at work for months on Real Racing [App Store]. Prior to last week, all we saw of Real Racing was a screenshot or new trailer randomly pop up here and there, leaving iPhone communities all over the internet speculating what the final product would be like. I’ve found most iPhone racing games somewhat unappealing. While accelerometer tilt controls translate great to driving controls, they’ve all just felt a little flat. EA’s recently released Need For Speed Undercover [App Store] came close to quenching my thirst for a great racer on the platform, but fell short for a number of reasons, in my eyes. Poor AI combined with races that were hard to lose had me quickly growing bored of the game, despite its doing a great job at capturing the Need For Speed feel on the Read More

Gamevil is the fantastic company behind Zenonia and Baseball Superstars. I recently had the chance to review their latest game, Zenonia, and it blew me away; you can read my review here, but suffice to say that I thought it clearly surpassed other RPGs in the App Store. While the Korean-based company has only released two games in the US App Store so far (the other Baseball Superstars), both have been very well-received. The president of Gamevil USA, Kyu Lee, generously agreed to answer a few questions about Zenonia, Gamevil, and the App Store in general. He has some really interesting and intriguing insights—it’s not often that we get to hear things from a mobile game developer’s point of view. Parts of this interview were also used in my Search for Satisfaction editorial, but there’s plenty of additional content here! Bonnie Eisenman (148apps): Hi, Kyu, and thanks for taking the time Read More

When we got our hands on this game, the titles Zelda, Pokemon and Phantom Hourglass come to mind. This next game sweeps us off our feet in delivering the iPhone’s best RPG to date. Zenonia ($5.99) The long awaited RPG by Gamevil has finally made its way onto the App Store. Zenonia has sold extremely well in Korea with it being download over 600,000 onto various mobile phones. With over 40 hours of gameplay, it was interesting to see if it is a step above the competitors. After just 30 minutes of playing the game, I can safely say YES! Zenonia is an amazing game that provides some big aspects that RPG games have been lacking on the App Store. Ah-mazing A great storyline that is almost Fable-like where you can choose whether to be good and fight for the Guild of Light or evil and fight for the Guild of Read More

Zenonia is an RPG that has been hyped in online forums and blogs around the world for quite some time now. The 16 bit classic-style RPG was sculpted with care to try and provide over 40 hours of entertainment to it's players and bring a whole new standard to RPGs on the iPhone and iPod Touch. You play as a young child who was found in heat of battle. The game takes place during a conflict between the Dragon Clan and Holy Knights two different civilizations with different goals and morals. Along the way you're able to make choices that change both your alignment and the direction the game takes through the story. Zenonia features some excellent skill and weapon upgrades, offering more than any other game I've played on the iPhone to date. You gain experience by completing quests and killing monsters which enables you to boost your statistics as Read More

Mit Zenonia erreicht uns am Anfang dieser Woche ein seltener Vertreter des Action Rollenspiel-Genres im App Store. Neben Chronicles of Inotia: Legend of Feanor (2.39 €; App Store-Link) ist mir kein weiterer Vertreter dieser Spiele-Gattung bekannt, der im knuddeligen Zelda-Stil Echtzeitkämpfe ausfechtet. Ich lasse mich jedoch gerne eines besseren belehren…? In Zenonia übernehmt ihr das Schicksal eines Jünglings mit dem Namen ‘Regret’, der den mysteriösen Tod seines Vaters aufklären möchte. Der klassischen RPG-Geschichtserzählung wird ausreichend Genüge getan. Die englischsprachige Dialog-Qualität reicht von profan bis phantastisch. Eure einzelnen Hauptmissionen wechseln sich mit kleinen Side-Quests ab. Mit dem übergeblendeten Steuerkreuz navigiert euren Charakter. Fast alle anderen Tätigkeiten wie Sprechen, Kämpfen oder sich durch die Menüs Steuern übernimmt der rechte Action-Button. RPG-üblich könnt ihr euren Kämpfer durch viele Gefechte auf ein höheres Level heben und mit neuen Gegenständen ausstatten. Zu Beginn stehen euch mit einem Paladin, Warrior und Assassin drei Charakterklassen zur Auswahl. Die Read More