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Best of FingerGaming: From Infinity Blade to Dead Rising Mobile

Gamasutra rounds up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming -- this time covering notable titles such as Infinity Blade, Dead Rising Mobile, and Lame Castle.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

December 14, 2010

2 Min Read
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[Gamasutra rounds up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming -- this time covering notable titles such as Infinity Blade, Dead Rising Mobile, and Lame Castle] This week, FingerGaming covers Infinity Blade, Dead Rising Mobile, Lame Castle, and Apple's list of top-selling games for 2010. Also within are the lists for top-grossing, most-downloaded free and paid Apps from Apple's store. Here are the top stories from the last seven days: - Top-Grossing Game Apps: Free-to-Play Tap Zoo Challenges Angry Birds "Streetview Labs' Tap Zoo finishes as today's highest-grossing free-to-play game, while Rovio's Angry Birds and the recently released Angry Birds Seasons lead overall chart results." - Epic Games Launches Infinity Blade "Epic Games and Shadow Complex developer Chair Entertainment have released Infinity Blade, a graphically rich adventure game boasting a unique gesture-based fighting system." - Apple Reveals 2010?s Top Performing iPhone, iPad Games "Chillingo's Angry Birds was a top performer across devices. Popcap also had cross-iOS-platform success, with paid versions of Plants vs. Zombies appearing on the top selling and grossing lists for both platforms." - Top iPad Game Apps: Epic's Infinity Blade Dominates Paid Charts "Epic Games' well-received adventure title Infinity Blade tops iPad game sales in its debut week, pushing former chart leaders Angry Birds Seasons HD and Angry Birds HD to second and third place." - Dead Rising Mobile Out Now in App Store "Dead Rising Mobile takes players back to Willamette Mall, the setting of 2006's Dead Rising for the Xbox 360. Players control Frank West, a war-covering photojournalist who must do whatever it takes to survive a zombie horde." - Top iPhone Game Apps: Seasonal Updates for Angry Birds, Fragger Enter Charts "Angry Birds Seasons rushes to the top of the charts after its recent rebranding, as Fragger also returns with a Christmas-themed update." - Angry Birds Creator Reveals Cross-Carrier Mobile Payment System "Angry Birds developer Rovio announced the upcoming launch of 'Bad Piggy Bank,' a payment system facilitating the purchase of mobile phone games across multiple carriers and handsets." - App Store Developer Responds to Sony's Anti-iPhone Ad with Lame Castle "Seeing a Sony ad poking fun at iPhone owners, indie developer Bradley Johnson was inspired. The result? Sony's mobile gaming parody Lame Castle is now a real game for the iPhone and iPod Touch."

About the Author

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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