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Dev Talk: Is There Still a Place for Premium Games on Mobile? (Part 1)

Ruan Shiels — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:04:25 +0000

Hello, and welcome to Dev Talk, a new weekly iFanzine feature in which I ask a panel of indie game developers their opinion on a topic or current hot-button issue related to the games industry. This week I posed the following question(s): Where do you fall on the whole free-to-play vs premium debate? Is F2P the way to go these days if you want to make money, or is there still a market out there for high quality paid games? Here’s […]

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Deals Roundup: ‘Alto’s Adventure’, ‘Returner 77’, ‘Incredipede’, More

Ruan Shiels — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:21:46 +0000

It’s Thursday again, friends. And that means it’s time for our weekly roundup of all the biggest and best iOS gaming discounts and free sales! Like always, we’ve found tons of must-have titles on sale for as little as $0.00, including astounding endless runner Alto’s Adventure, riveting sci-fi adventure Returner 77, and innovative physics-based puzzler Incredipede. You’ll find those deals and many, many more below… Alto’s Adventure Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. Was $4.99 » […]

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Dev Talk: What’s Your Desert Island iOS Game? (Part 1)

Ruan Shiels — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:51:05 +0000

Hello, and welcome to Dev Talk, a new weekly iFanzine feature in which I ask a panel of indie game developers their opinion on a topic or current hot-button issue related to the games industry. Since the devs and I have spent the last few weeks discussing some pretty heavy topics (art, violence and piracy), this week I decided to lighten things up a bit with the following question: “If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one iOS […]

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Interview: Team Alto Talk ‘Alto’s Odyssey’ (and Lots More)

Ruan Shiels — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:59:50 +0000

Confession: when Snowman initially announced Alto’s Odyssey, a follow-up to their 2015 masterwork Alto’s Adventure, I immediately started to worry about hypotheticals, like “What if it’s not as good?” or worse, “What if it lacks the heart and soul that made the original feel so uniquely special?” I needn’t have sweated it. Odyssey hit the App Store recently, and it’s a mesmerizing, impeccably crafted thing of beauty that does complete justice to its predecessor while building on that game’s formula in a multitude of clever, engaging, and exciting […]

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News Roundup: Nintendo Consider ‘Super Mario Run’ a Flop, More

Ruan Shiels — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:05:06 +0000

Welcome to iFanzine’s Weekly News Roundup, where we take a quick look at 5 of the most interesting Apple and iOS gaming-related stories of the week. Today’s installment includes: Nintendo’s surprising admission that Super Mario Run is something of a financial flop, Alto’s Adventure’s amazing iPhone X update, new game announcements from Zach Gage and Butterscotch Shenanigans, and more! ‘Alto’s Adventure’ Is Even More Awesome on iPhone X More mountain than ever: Alto on #iPhoneX. https://t.co/Lt7etezHF6 pic.twitter.com/2DTSYdwbJh — Snowman (@builtbysnowman) November 3, 2017 Are […]

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Deals Roundup: ‘Alto’s Adventure’, ‘HoPiKo’, ‘Blyss’, More

Ruan Shiels — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:04:35 +0000

It’s the middle of the week again, which means it’s time for another roundup of all the biggest and best iOS gaming discounts and free sales! As always, we’ve found tons of great titles on sale for as little as $0.00, including awe-inspiring snowboarding odyssey Alto’s Adventure, hugely intense speed run platformer HoPiKo, and beautifully chillaxing puzzler Blyss. You’ll find those deals and many, many more below… kubic A relaxing optical illusion puzzle game based on M.C. Escher’s art. Was $1.99 » Now Free Blyss Travel […]

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‘Alto’s Odyssey’ Gets a Stunning Teaser Trailer

Ruan Shiels — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:21:24 +0000

Critically acclaimed endless side-scroller Alto’s Adventure celebrated its second birthday yesterday. And seeing as how the game has done incredibly well for its developer, Snowman, they could hardly let the occasion pass without making a bit of a fuss. So they’ve decided to mark it with something very special indeed: The unveiling of the first teaser trailer for the game’s much-anticipated upcoming sequel, Alto’s Odyssey. The trailer is brief but beautiful. It opens with a shot of the sun rising […]

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‘Skate City’ Could Be the ‘Alto’s Adventure’ of Skateboarding Games

Ruan Shiels — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:25:36 +0000

The year ahead is shaping up to be a busy one for Snowman, the indie studio behind the critically acclaimed endless snowboarding odyssey Alto’s Adventure. As if their slate of previously announced upcoming games — which includes a long-awaited Alto sequel, the amazing looking Where Cards Fall and more — wasn’t already exciting enough, Snowman have gone ahead and revealed that they’re working on yet another new title: Skate City. Skate City, which is being developed in collaboration with distinguished Norwegian design firm Agens, aims to “capture the […]

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‘Alto’s Odyssey’ Announced for Release in 2017

Ruan Shiels — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 19:02:02 +0000

Alto’s Adventure is, without a shadow of doubt, one of my favorite iOS games ever. So when I received an email from developer Snowman announcing that a sequel — Alto’s Odyssey — is on its way in 2017, you can imagine my excitement. I believe the technical term for the sound I made when I clicked open the press release is “squee!” Apparently, the folks at Snowman have been working on ideas for this game since before the original was even released. But aside […]

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‘Alto’s Adventure’ Plummets to an Unmissably Low Price

Ruan Shiels — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:09:51 +0000

Alto’s Adventure, Snowman’s breathtakingly gorgeous and stunningly fun endless snowboarding odyssey, has just dropped to its lowest price in quite some time: $0.99 (down from $2.99). For anyone who lives under a rock, Alto’s Adventure is an artsy side-scroller that puts you in the boots of the most badass shepherd ever. As the eponymous hero, it’s up to you to pursue a flock of escaped llamas down the side of a mountain on a snowboard, while dodging hazards, outmaneuvering enemies and completing challenges by pulling off stunts. Honestly, Alto’s […]

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