The TouchArcade Show – An iPhone Games Podcast

This week on the TouchArcade Show, we circle back around and finish our discussion about the big reveals at E3. Most of the conversation deals with DRM and the delivery of games on Xbox One and PS4. Of course, we also touch on Microsoft's 180 on its policies and the all-digital future we're all heading towards. Later in the show, we do talk about iPhone and iPad stuff. At the top of our Games section we praise new games like 2K Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In the news section, we also discuss the removal of Baldur's Gate and all those cool MFi controller rumors. It was a fun show this week, so we hope you enjoy it. If you'd like to listen in, just hit one of the links below. Additionally, you can subscribe to us on Xbox Music and, of course, iTunes. Subscriptions are cooler and a great way to support us, so consider it! Thanks! iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-109.mp3, 40.5MB Next week we'll really bunker down and talk some iOS now that E3 is out of the way. Here are your show notes: GAMES XCOM: Enemy Unknown - [$19.99] [TA Plays] Puzzle Pirates - [Free (HD)] Spiral Episode 1 - [$4.99] FRONT PAGE 'Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition' Pulled From The App Store Upcoming 'Breach & Clear' Isn't Going to Be Free to Play After All Crytek's 'The Collectables' Demoed with iOS Controller Support / Is This The First "Made For iPhone" Controller? This week's episode of the TouchArcade Show is sponsored by De Digital Kickers' Defcon 1: Alien Invasion. Defcon 1: Alien Invasion, $0.99 - Have you ever thought about an alien invasion of Earth? Defcon 1: Alien Invasion makes it real on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Take control of an Alien breed, select a target country and begin a cosmic war against humankind to control the planet. You need to use all your hi-tech powers to destroy the humans, and remember, no one must survive! Defcon 1: Alien Invasion is already available on the App Store for just $0.99.

On this week's SPECIAL episode of The TouchArcade Show, Jared and Eli sit down with me to talk about the games they saw on the floor of E3 2013. This is a shorter show for a couple of reasons, the biggest being that we wanted to cut down on the amount of noise we'd be forcing ya'll to listen to. You see, during E3 Los Angeles becomes an Internet black hole. We couldn't use Wi-Fi or a LAN because the signal sucked so bad, so we had to talk to each other via the phone. And phones, as you know, don't sound so great for podcast purposes. Next week, however, we'll talk about E3 as a whole and touch on crap we couldn't get to this week. Overall, I think this was a pretty good show despite it's length. Give us a listen by clicking one of the links below or, hey, subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. This method is actually cooler since the downloads come instantly and in the background. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-108.mp3, 16.4MB And here are your show notes: GAMES Deus Ex: The Fall Asphalt 8 Zombie Highway: Driver's Ed FRONT PAGE Bladepad, Another Kind of Controller E3 2013: Scosche "smartROLL" Bluetooth Dice are Pretty Cool Logitech and MOGA Reportedly Working With Apple On Upcoming Controllers

On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we talk about Jared's Big Day Off, the perils of climbing, iOS 7's new look, and drop some sick tips on E3 travel. When we're not chatting about that, we dig into some App Store games. Rodeo Games's awesome turn-based strategy game Warhammer Quest leads off this part of the podcast, while radical titles like Deep Dungeons of Doom, Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, and Minecraft bring up the rear. Balance between irreverent games talk and stupid stuff, we have it! Yay! If you'd like to listen, feel free to hit one of the links below. You can also catch us on iTunes and Xbox Music. This way's the easiest to listen to us since the downloads are instant and usually perform in the background. Convienence, we have that, too! iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-107.mp3, 34.4MB Thanks for listening as usual. Next week's podcast is kinda up in the air since Eli and Jared will be battling through E3 and late, late afternoons, but we're probably going to have a ton of news, previews, and updates from the event on the front page. Oh, and here are your show notes: GAMES Warhammer Quest - [$4.99] [TA Plays] Deep Dungeons of Doom - [Free] [TA Plays] Kingdom Rush Frontiers - [$2.99 / $4.99 (HD)] [TA Plays] Minecraft - Pocket Edition - [$6.99 / Free] Kinetic Damage - [$2.99 / Free] FRONT PAGE Hey iOS Developers, Are You Going to WWDC or E3? Gameloft Reveals 'Modern Combat 5' in New E3 Trailer Square Enix Announces 'Deus Ex: The Fall' For iPad And iPhone

This week on The TouchArcade Show we've got two special guests: Marianne Schultz joins us to talk about why she wouldn't be a good cast for Shredder and a mysterious super-virus joins Eli producing the most wicked cold ever. Also, we discuss video games and stuff. At the top, we dive into the "leaks" and other silliness surrounding the release of Knights of the Old Republic for iPad. Later, we dig into the "life-changing" surprise buried in Curiosity and how it ended up being a cross-marketing kind of thing. Also, we talk about some new video games: Defense Technica, Solstice Arena, and World War Z all see time. If you'd like to listen in, try one of the links below. You could subscribe to our show via iTunes or Xbox Music. And, really, why wouldn't you? Who wouldn't want our episodes the second they hit the Internet? iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-106.mp3, 34.1MB As always, thanks for listening and we'll be with you next week for another episode of The TouchArcade Show. Here are your show notes: GAMES Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - [$9.99 (HD)] [TA Plays] Incredible Jack - [$0.99] World War Z - [$2.99] Solstice Arena - [TA Plays] Defense Technica - Coming next week! FRONT PAGE 'KOTOR' On iPad Is Definitely Happening ‘Curiosity’ Winner Is Revealed, Prize Is Hilarious This week's episode of the TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Nexx Studio's Bloom Box. Bloom Box, $0.99 - Forget April Showers, Nexx Studio brings you flowers with their newest chain-reaction puzzle game, Bloom Box! Players are challenged with placing different types of blocks strategically on the field, lighting the fuse, and watching as each block shoots seeds in different directions to bloom flowers and collect stars. With over 120 brain-busting levels and 4 gardens to unlock, the game will keep puzzle lovers occupied for a long period of time. Bloom Box just became available in the App Store for a launch price of just 99 cents.

This week on the TouchArcade Show, we spit some more game about the next-generation. At the top, we discuss the reveal of Microsoft's streaming TV box that also happens to play video games, Xbox One. Topics include: streaming TV and how you won't be able to do that with a smaller ISP, the need for an always-on connection, NFL Sunday ticket, and a bunch of other stuff relating to next-generation gaming. In the second segment, we do manage to bring it back to iOS. Poker Night 2 leads off our games section, while other titles like Warhammer Quest, Combo Breakers and more bring up the rear. Oh -- and while we don't get to news, we do manage to answer a handful of your user questions. Thanks for the e-mails, guys! If you'd like to listen, just click one of the links below. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. Blah, blah, blah, you know the drill: iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-105.mp3, 36.2MB Thanks for listening and have a great weekend! Here are your show notes: GAMES Combo Crew - [$1.99] Poker Night 2 - [$4.99] Warhammer Quest Space Hulk FRONT PAGE Pre-Xbox Reveal Rumors Indicate Phones And Tablets Will Be A Big Deal For the Console Watch the Next Xbox Unveiling With us Live Right Here

In this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we make the best of an (arguably) "slow" week by discussing the issues revolving around this week's latest releases. For example, we dig into runner fatigue and Chillingo's brand image. We also talk about what kids are playing and why genres that our touch devices don't do so great tend to click with them. In addition to this, we dive into Trucker: Parking Simulator (don't laugh), Gravity Guy 2, Blitz Brigade and more. If you'd like to give us a listen this week -- and you do want to listen because this week's opening story is, like, woah -- go ahead and click a link below. You could also subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. That's a neat way to get us, as the downloads are instant and effortless. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-104.mp3, 39.6MB Thanks for listening and we'll be with you next week, of course. Have a good weekend! GAMES Trucker: Parking Simulator - [Free] [TA Plays] Blitz Brigade - [Free] [TA Plays] Manuganu - [$0.99] Gravity Guy 2 - [$0.99] Sonic The Hedgehog - [$2.99] FRONT PAGE Hey, A 'World War Z' Movie Tie-In Game Is Happening Google Announces A Game Center Thing Frostbite Coming To Mobile

This week on The TouchArcade Show, we manage to do a pretty good job talking about iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch video games. After a rousing discussion about Beef Stick Mouth, I dive into why I'm all about Rodeo Games's upcoming strategy title Warhammer Quest. Jared talks about WazHack and Daddy Was A Thief, and Eli praises Dig! and some other notables. See? I told you we stayed on topic! If you'd like to listen to us, feel free to click one of the links below. Also, you can subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. The latter is the easiest way to grab us since downloads come instantly. Neat! iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-103.mp3, 36.8MB We spent a lot of time on e-mails this week, so our front page section took a bit of a hit. We'll talk about some more news next week, but we'd also love to get more comments from ya'll. Hit us up! And here are your show notes: GAMES Ace Patrol - [Free] [TA Plays] Dig! - [Free] WazHack - [Free] Daddy Was A Thief - [$1.99] Tetris Blitz - [TA Plays] Warhammer Quest FRONT PAGE ‘Tetris Blitz’ Is Free-to-Play

This week on the TouchArcade Show, we battle through discussions about cargo pants, the piracy high horse, and bleaching our hair in order to bring you the latest and the most ill in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. At the top, we talk about SurvivalCraft and how it doesn't add anything new to the Minecraft formula it copies. Also, we give some time to Sorcery!, Angry Birds Friends, Heads Up and more. Yep! We were on-topic this week! Yay! If you'd like to give us a listen, just hit one of the links below. Additionally, you could subscribe to the show on iTunes or Xbox Music and get our newest episodes the second they hit the Internet. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-102.mp3, 37.8MB As always, thanks for listening. You rock. Also, here are your show notes: GAMES SurvivalCraft - [$3.99] Heads Up - [$0.99] Sorcery! - [$4.99] Angry Birds Friends - [Free] Go Home Dinosaurs - [TA Plays] FRONT PAGE ‘Star Command’ is Out ‘Haunted Hollow’ Is Out Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy Tactics Game For Mobile This week's episode of the TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Blitz Game Studios's Paper Titans. Paper Titans, $2.99 - Paper Titans is a papercraft-inspired fold-‘em-up brought to life by critically acclaimed Team Lumo. It’s a puzzle adventure game featuring the Titans – join them on their incredible journey as you fold paper to make new friends, combine abilities to solve puzzles, and build vehicles to discover amazing new worlds! Featuring beautiful visuals, instantly accessible gameplay, and bags of personality, Paper Titans goes to prove that you don’t have to be a giant to have a gigantic adventure... Available now on the App Store for just $2.99 - for iPhone, iPad and iPod touches. Find out more at PaperTitans.com

This week on The TouchArcade Show we discuss taco meat, vomit, chest hair, and League of Legends. Somehow, we also find the time to talk about some iPhone and iPad games. At the top of our games section, we break down what makes Talisman a good board game. Later, we argue about whether Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is the premiere release this week before we get into that House of the Dead port people seem to be digging. Of course, we also get into some user questions and dip into a little news. We ran a wee bit long this week, so the e-mail section had to be shortened. We'll get to your letters next week though, for sure. If you'd like to listen, just hit one of the links below. You could also subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. Doing so will get you our latest podcasts as soon as they're on the Internet, which is a pretty good deal we think. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-101.mp3, 44.8MB And here are your show notes: GAMES Talisman Prologue HD - [$1.99] [TA Plays] Robot Unicorn Attack 2 - [Free] [TA Plays] Iron Man 3 - [Free] House of the Dead Overkill - The Lost Reels - [$4.99] FRONT PAGE WWDC Sells Out In Two Minutes / PAX West Sells Out In A Day ‘Draw Something 2’ Is A Thing That’s Happening 'The Conduit' Is Coming To iOS

On this week's special episode of The TouchArcade Show, we celebrate the 100th recording of our show with a bunch of notable guests and celebrities. Later, in our second segment we take call-ins from fans and talk about our favorite or most memorable moments on TAS, as if all of them haven't been amazing.* Somehow, we manage to talk about video games in the middle of all of this. You name it, we discussed it: Fish Out of Water, Cut the Rope Time Travel, TMNT: Rooftop Racing, and R.I.P. Racing are just a few that we get to. If you'd like to listen, go ahead and hit one of the links below. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music, too, if you'd like to get our shows the second they hit the Internet (more or less). Just a note: even if you're a new listener, or if you've been with us since the start of this re-boot, we humbly thank you for your ears, support, and e-mails. This has been an amazing experience so far and we're stoked to keep going. You're awesome! Thanks! And here are your show notes: iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-100.mp3, 43.9MB GAMES Teenage Ninja Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Racing [$3.99] Fish Out Of Water [$0.99] Cut the Rope: Time Travel [$0.99] Robots Invade Dream World [$0.99] R.I.P. Rally [Free] FRONT PAGE 'EDGE' Trademark Drama Finally Comes to a Close Good Idea: 'Iron Man 3' Is A Runner 'EarthBound' Coming To VC and Other Nintendo Announcements [GiantBomb] OTHER STUFF Here's the video on the concept of "perfect imbalance" in game design that Eli mentions near the top of the show: *None of these things are true, but wouldn't it have been awesome if we remembered this was episode 100 beforehand and got some guests or celebrities or took phone calls? Yeah, it would have been rad.

On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, visionary blogger Mike Schramm joins us in discussions about beards, showers, eating habits, and, yeah, even iOS games. At the top of the podcast, we admire Mike Schramm's silky voice. Later, we admire his views on the latest, hottest, and the best in iPhone and iPad. We talk about Dungeon Hunter 4, a little game called Star Command, and Lumber Jacked. Also, we dive into your user Qs and feedback to end this fabulous, awesome show co-starring Mike Schramm. If you'd like to listen to us and Mike Schramm, feel free to hit one of these links in the below. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes and Xbox Music. This is, probably, the easiest way to hear us the second we release a podcast since it's instant and all. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-099.mp3, 46.8MB GAMES Dungeon Hunter 4 - [Free] [TA Plays] Slayin - [$0.99] [TA Plays] Lumber Jacked - [$0.99] Star Command - [TA Plays Part 1] [TA Plays Part 2] The Drowning - [TA Plays] FRONT PAGE ‘Star Command’ 30 Percent of Original Vision 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' is Coming to iOS This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Out of the Park Developments's iOOTP Baseball 2013. iOOTP Baseball 2013, $4.99 - iOOTP Baseball 2013 puts you in charge of your favorite major league team: set lineups and pitching rotations, trade players, sign free agents, draft the next breed of superstars, call the shots during games, enjoy the endless career mode, and much more. This astonishingly realistic game includes real 2013 rosters with every player on every major league team. It also features historical career play that lets you relive any season back to 1901. So what are you waiting for? Grab iOOTP Baseball 2013 and play ball!

This week's bonus edition of The TouchArcade Show features Edmund and Tommy from Team Meat, the studio behind Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, and an interesting upcoming cat simulation game called Mew-Genics. At the top, Team Meat clears the air about its past comments on the state of App Store games in the early years. Later, we talk about that re-imagining of Super Meat Boy on mobile as well as chat a bit about the ideas fueling the creation of Mew-Genics. It's a great talk overall and filled with some pretty funny bits. If you'd like to listen, just click one of the links below. You could also catch this episode with a subscription on iTunes or Xbox Music. The latter is the easiest way to get our latest content since downloads come automatically. Try it out sometime! iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-Bonus-050.mp3, 19.2MB We'll be back with you later in the week with another episode of The TouchArcade Show.

This week on The TouchArcade Show, we talk about GDC, our coverage of the event, and what we might do in the future to make it a little better. Also, The Unbearded One tells us what it's like to live without a beard, Eli breaks down his demo with the Oculus Rift and Brad shares his experience with BioShock Infinite so far. Later, we do dig into some iPhone and iPad games. Slayin and The Other Brothers lead off our Games segment, while a couple of other notables, including Ms Splosion Man, bring it to a close. If you'd like to listen, go ahead and hit one of the links below. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes. That's the easiest way to get our episodes the second they hit. Give it a shot, you'll love it! iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-098.mp3, 48.7MB We've almost made it to episode 100! That seems like a huge deal! Oh, and here are your show notes: GAMES Plague Inc. [$0.99] The Other Brothers [$1.99] Slayin [$0.99] Ms. Splosion Man [$2.99] Tekken Card: Tournament [Free] FRONT PAGE LucasArts Basically Shutting Down Telltale Cancels King’s Quest Game The Oculus Rift Video Eli Mentions [Tested.com] This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by 99Games's The Jim and Frank Mysteries . The Jim and Frank Mysteries, Free - Join two best pals, Jim and Frank, as they set out on a thrilling adventure to uncover the secret of the Blood River Files in the puzzle-based adventure game, The Jim and Frank Mysteries for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. So, put on your thinking caps and solve over 70 challenging puzzles -- from analytical to mathematical across four captivating chapters. The game will be available for free during the first two days of launch after which Chapter 1 will be priced at $0.99 at the App Store! Learn more at www.99games.in

This week on the TouchArcade Show we probably talked about a lot of stuff alongside two special guests, our co-founder Arnold Kim and Halfbrick Marketing Wizard Phil Larsen. If you're not in the loop, we're at the GDC in San Francisco, California and coming to you live from the event. As such, this is a different kind of podcast. It's full of stories about the event, the games we've been playing here and on the way back, and a whole lot of whining about how tired we all are. If you'd like to listen, feel free to hit one of the links below. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes or Xbox Music. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-097.mp3, 26.3MB No show notes this week, but we'd love to take this space and thank our lovely sponsors at GDC who made our party and our good times possible. You're awesome, guys: Halfbrick Limbic Software Phobic Studios NimbleBit Imangi Studios Bolt Creative

On this week's episode of the TouchArcade show, we spend a serious chunk of time talking about the independent Lucha Libre circuit. Also, we discussed Jared's beard and trimming habits in great detail. When we're not talking about this stuff, we do dive into iOS. At the top of our games segment, we sling some praise at NimbleQuest. Later, we discuss the latest Unreal Engine 3-powered bowling game and an upcoming title called Badland. Spoiler: It's pretty good. We touch on some news, too, and spend time on two bits of user-submitted feedback. This was a weird week, as it's kinda the calm before the storm of GDC. We imagine we'll start being slightly more focused once the event passes. If you'd like to give us a listen, go ahead and do so via the links below. Also, you can subscribe to us on iTunes and Xbox Music. The latter is the easiest way to listen to the latest shows the second they hit the web. It's a cool deal. Also, it's free. iTunes Link: The TouchArcade Show Zune Marketplace: TouchArcade.com Podcasts RSS Feed: The TouchArcade Show Direct Link: TouchArcadeShow-096.mp3, 36.7MB And here are your show notes: GAMES Dream Tim - [Free] Kingpin Lanes - [$1.99] NimbleQuest - [TA Plays] Badland Awesome Baby Names [Removed from the App Store] FRONT PAGE 'Fez' Might Be Coming to iOS Halfbrick Teases A New Game Roadhouse Interactive Is Doing a 40K Game, Too Oh, and here's that online store of all the app gadgets we mention at the end of the show. This week's episode of The TouchArcade Show is sponsored by Gram Games's Robi: Cosmic Savior. Robi: Cosmic Savior, Free - Wield the gravity gun, tame the asteroids, save your planet! Robi: Cosmic Savior is a free-to-play arcade game that meshes gravity-based astrophysics with casual gaming. Commanding Robi’s gravity gun with swipe controls, you can change the paths of meteors, collide them, place them into orbit or fight them off with explosive power-ups. Robi is packed with hours of challenging missions, surprising space artifacts and breathtaking endurance action. Compatible with all recent iOS devices, Robi: Cosmic Savior is available now for free on the AppStore.