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Best of iOS news: From Go Robo! to Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Go Robo!, Bounce Box, DreamWorks Dragons, and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

May 8, 2012

2 Min Read
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[Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Go Robo!, Bounce Box, DreamWorks Dragons, and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7.] - Warner Bros. Releases Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 The sequel to Travellers' Tales Lego Harry Potter boasts iPad 3-optimized graphics and a Dueling Club expansion pack available via in-app purchase. - Atari Reveals Semi-Finalists In Pong Indie Developer Challenge "Atari announced that 20 studios will go on to the next round in its Pong Indie Developer Challenge, a contest in which winning titles will be published in the iOS App Store." - Search For Robot Disco Love In Go Robo! For iPhone And iPad "Players control 'booty-shaking babe-magnet' Robo, who boogies across the neon disco zone in search of his secret crush. The game features a simple tilt-based control scheme, and includes a variety of unlockable electro tracks by Vector-Lovers." - PikPok Launches DreamWorks Dragons For iOS DreamWorks Dragons offers 40 side-scrolling puzzle-action levels featuring characters from the animated film How To Train Your Dragon. - Bar Oasis 1.5 Released For Free "With the sequel slowly progressing towards completion, Corner Studios decided to surprise its fans with an unexpected addition to its growing franchise. The free-to-download Bar Oasis 1.5 features a brand new plot, familiar mechanics and a new game mode." - Mobile Game Pick: Bounce Box (Andy Wallace) "Bounce Box is a reflex-testing arcade game in which players must keep a collection of orbs from escaping the screen by tapping the edges as they approach. It's a simple premise, but the trippy visuals and the Bubblyfish-composed chiptune soundtrack make it much more engrossing than it would be otherwise." - Discrimination Pong Inspires Frustration, Discomfort On iOS "Discrimination Pong visualizes discrimination and racism through intentional gameplay defects. During each match, the 'not so white-paddle' is made more difficult to see and control as gameplay progresses, while the white paddle receives a variety of unfair advantages." - Kickstarter Update: Leisure Suit Larry Successfully Funded "Replay Games has successfully raised the funding it needed to produce a remake of Al Lowe's Leisure Suit Larry, thanks to its recently concluded Kickstarter campaign. Leisure Suit Larry is expected to launch later this year for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices."

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Danny Cowan

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Danny Cowan is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist for Gamasutra and its subsites. Previously, he has written reviews and feature articles for gaming publications including 1UP.com, GamePro, and Hardcore Gamer Magazine.

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