This past weekend, roughly everyone (everywhere) downloaded Angry Birds Space. Well, at least 10 million people did, but that's still quite the figure. While a huge shadow was cast by the massiveness of Rovio's franchise -- or is that the space station it built with all that money -- there were still plenty of noteworthy headlines in the iOS gaming world.
Sega Bringing Phantasy Star Online to Mobile Devices
The Phantasy Star Online series has long been a hit with gamers since its initial release on the Sega Dreamcast, though its also spent much of its life on the PC. Now it'll share the role-playing action with mobile devices, including the iOS platform, with Phantasy Star Online 2 (via Andriasang). The mobile versions of the game will enjoy a slightly stripped-down experience and will only loosely connect to the PC version. But for the price of free, its hard to complain. Sega aims to make its money back via micro-transactions for items, and you can look for the the massively multiplayer app this winter.
Triple Town Gets New Maps, On Sale
The popular port that revitalized a genre just keeps getting better. Triple Town, the media darling matching game from Spry Fox, is getting an update that includes two new maps. The first of the new lands is called City on a Lake, placing water in the way of your movement, while the second bears the title, Peaceful Village -- but bears no bears, giving you the opportunity to focus on solid matching. The only catch to the update is that you must have bought the in-app purchase for unlimited turns. If you haven't yet, grab it now -- it's on sale for $2.99.
Spy vs Spy Game Teased, Headed to iOS?
Fans of the old Mad Magazine should start getting giddy. The classic Spy vs Spy series appears to be heading to an iOS device near you. A teaser for the title was released recently, and while it doesn't state any information explicitly, it does attach longtime iOS-centric studio Robots & Pencils as the developer. One would imagine a studio best known for its work on iOS wouldn't move away from the platform for a major property launch. This won't be the first time Spy vs Spy has been in game form, but the series hasn't been on an Apple device since the Apple II. Lets hope they improved on the graphics!
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