Crytek goes casual with 'Fibble' for iOS


Crytek isn't the first name we'd think of for cute, casual iPhone games, but the company is continuing the expansion that it started with its Gface social network -- an expansion into things other than video card-melting shooters.

Fibble, out today for iPhone and iPad, is a physics-based puzzle game about a bulbous, Weeble-esque alien that you move through tracks on oversized everyday environments by "flicking" -- dragging away from him and letting go.

Of course, it's still a Crytek game, so that means high-end 3D graphics even for a cutesy game about rolling a blob around the kitchen table. See for yourself in the trailer... (Continue Reading...)

Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drops into America and Europe next year

Square Enix is bringing its 3DS Kingdom Hearts adventure to North America and Europe next year -- and, don't worry, it's keeping that memorable name. In fact, the official title of this new game is Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], with brackets for that extra touch of Dissidia-esque charm.

Dream Drop Distance is "the opening chapter of the final conflict" in Kingdom Hearts, according to director Tetsuya Nomura. It stars both Sora and Riku as they enter the "Sleeping Worlds" to become Keyblade Masters at the behest of King Mickey, who is presented in this series as a totally tough, intimidating guy (but still Mickey Mouse). That journey still takes them through several Disney-inspired locales, including new ones based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame -- which means it's a pseudo-real place, filtered through the lenses of... (Continue Reading...)


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