If you are like me and have a hectic schedule we try to get in some gaming in anyway we can. And this is when I have found myself playing a lot more games on my iPhone, and that is what brings me here today Platform Nation to tell you about Dark Legends a vampire themed mobile and desktop MMO. Dark Legends will not only be available on our iOS devices, but we will also be able to get our hands on Dark Legends via Google Chrome and Android.

Here is a little more about the game:

Fans of the popular Legends franchise, Pocket Legends and Star Legends, will discover a gameplay evolution in Dark Legends that draws them even deeper into the experience. The combat system delivers fast paced, action oriented gameplay that includes new mechanics such as charge attacks and the ability to drain enemies. A wide breadth of solo and multiplayer content will also be available.

The most significant change is a much deeper focus on narrative. In addition to story communicated during the 3D multiplayer missions, players will periodically be given the option to complete quick action missions with a single tap. These missions use brief cut scenes to create an interactive storybook, where players experience the life of a vampire up-close and personal.

The company’s goal for Dark Legends is to combine casual, strategic advancement content with their award winning real-time 3D multiplayer system to create a blend of gameplay never before seen.

“With each entry to the Legends franchise we raise the bar for the pick-up-and-play MMO space,” said Gary Gattis, CEO, Spacetime Studios. “The changes between Pocket Legends and Star Legends were significant, but Dark Legends is a quantum leap forward in interactive storytelling. Live the dark fantasy and play anywhere, anytime, anyone!”

Dark Legends opens with the player recently raised and under the direction of the vampire that sired them. The secret existence of vampires has been exposed and angry, misguided humans are uniting to exterminate the undead plague by any means necessary. Players must work with their clan to survive this brutal new world.

I can’t wait for Dark Legends to be released as it is set for launch Q1 of this year. To learn more about Dark Legends, be sure to checkout their website: http://www.darklegends.com/. Dark Legends with be shown for the first time publicly at GDC 2012.

This weeks hosts are, Steven Artlip (Steve519, Scott diMonda (WCC5723), Mark Rea (MarkRea), and Ryan Strain (zwian).

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Our primary objective this week:
- Didn’t really have one this week

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If you are like me, you’ve been waiting a long time for this; and now our day has come, the jailbreak is out! Today the team over at GreenPois0n released their jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, the first untethered jailbreak for the A5 devices to hit the ‘net. My jailbreak is happening as we speak, but if you would like to hook your phone up to fully unlock its capabilities, feel free to check out Absinthe at the link above. And just in case that link isn’t working (their site is getting absolutely hammered right now), you can also get Absinthe over at idownloadblog.com. Have fun everyone, don’t forget to do a backup before you jailbreak your device as a “just in case” because you never know what might happen.

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This weeks hosts are, Steven Artlip (Steve519, Scott diMonda (WCC5723), Mark Rea (MarkRea), and Ryan Strain (zwian).

Steve’s list: Gremlins, Die Hard, Cowboys & Aliens, Homeland, Fear Factor, Fantasy Football
Scott’s list: Gears of War 3 General RAAM’s DLC, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Jetpack Joyride
Mark’s list: Survivor Finale, Season 5 Finale of Big Love (All seasons complete), starting Homeland tonight..! Jetpack Joyride, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Ryan’s list: Starwars The Old Republic

Our primary objective this week:
- Our games of the year and most anticipated games of next year

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My iPhone is getting a work out this week with all the freebies coming down the pike. So to keep in the Holiday spirit MinoMonsters is free during this years Holiday Season.

Here is more about MinoMonsters:

Game Info: A unique and magical game for iOS in the tradition of the classic Nintendo® title, Pokémon, the game features delightful, lovable pet monsters, each with their own personality, and challenges players to capture and train these amazing little creatures for battle right on their favorite iOS device.

Gameplay: MinoMonsters is a turn-based monster battling game, and sees players battling their pet monsters by trading blows back and forth with their opponent until one team has been defeated. By using gained skills, grabbing bonuses, capturing other monsters, finding hidden loot, and collecting specific items such as powerups and candy, a player’s stable of MinoMonsters continually grows in ability, helping the player to fight their way to victory. To ensure success, players must also continually return to their home screen to take care of their stable of lovable and loyal monsters. By feeding, petting, and taking care of them, trainers develop special bonds with their monsters, ultimately helping them to better perform in battle.

Strategy: The game’s strategy is unique as players must pick the right monster during a battle – some do bonus damage to others (i.e.: water monsters will inflict heavy damage to a fire monster). If the player chooses properly and wins a battle, their monsters receive experience and possibly level up. And, as a monster gains levels, it becomes stronger, learning new skills, which the player can use during future battles. However, if a player chooses improperly and loses a battle, the player’s losing monster will need a 15-minute rest period before it can return to battle. Players must choose wisely when battling!

Now this one sounds like fun, and if you happen to pick it up let us know what you think of MinoMonsters. If you already own MinoMonsters leave a comment below letting us know your experience with the game.

For more information about MinoMonsters, checkout their website or the App Store.

The Holidays are here, but all your hard earned money is gone. So that is why we are bringing you a great app for iOS devices and the best part it is FREE!

And the free app as you know by the title is Happy Hills.

Here is a little more about Happy Hills:

The Happy Hills lead a joyous existence in the fantastic land of Euphoria. Life is an endless party until nasty blocks start raining down upon their heads and spreading a foul mood throughout the land. You have only a limited number of bombs to remove the blocks from the Happy Hills’ heads. Free the Happy Hills and become their hero!

HIGHLIGHTS:
√ Happy Hills is a physics-based puzzle game – outstanding physics effects guarantee loads of brain-teasing fun and reward experimentation.
√ Intuitive touch controls: place bombs with just one finger – easy to play but challenging to master!
√ Lots of different block types: wood, stone, metal – each block has its own physical properties. It’s up to you to discover their weaknesses!
√ Fantastic physics sandbox: it’s obvious that wood will burn – but how are you going to deal with ice blocks? You’ll keep discovering new puzzles and possibilities all the time!
√ BOSS BLOCKS!
√ Play the complete grassland region with 48 exciting levels!
√ Available as in-app purchase: The arctic region and desert region level packs with an additional 48 levels each, even more block types and loads of new game elements.
√ Hefty discount: both the arctic and desert level packs are down 50%!
√ Can’t get all the stars? Happy Bombs are available as in-app purchase, and permanently give you more bombs!
√ Can’t beat a level? Try the new Level Skip Rainbows available as in-app purchase.

So checkout this freebie for yourself, as it wont be around long, because once the Holidays are a thing of the past in 2011, Happy Hills returns to regular price. I know I will be checking it out, because I am a huge fan of games and apps for the iPhone that have the best price tag of all, Free.

Team 17 has just announced their awesome Steam Winter Sale going on right now and lasting until January 1st, 2012. Now the titles below are not only good titles, but you can save 50% if you purchase by 1/1/2012.

Here is more about the sale:

Team17 are pleased to announce that a spate of sale prices will be applied to many of their titles, in celebration of the holiday season. Valve’s digital distribution platform, Steam, will be running their annual Winter Holiday Sale from Monday 19th December, until Sunday 1st January 2012. All of Team17’s Steam PC titles, including Worms™ Reloaded, Worms™ Ultimate Mayhem, Worms™ Crazy Golf, the huge ‘Worms™ Complete Pack’ bundle, and the Alien Breed™ games will all have their prices reduced by 50%, for the duration of the Holiday Sale.

·         Worms™ Complete Pack (includes 11 products) – http://store.steampowered.com/sub/12391/

·         Alien Breed™ Trilogy – http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7678/

Wait don’t go yet one more sale we think you should know about.

For the iOS gamers, there is another holiday present in store! Worms™ 2: Armageddon for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch on the App Store will also be available at a sale price for a limited period, reduced down to just $0.99/€0.79/£0.69.

Now head out and save some money and grab up some great games at a great savings!

For more information on Worms visit their website or “Like” them on Facebook.

This weeks hosts are, Steven Artlip (Steve519) and Scott diMonda (WCC5723). Also joining us this week is Ryan Strain (zwian).

Steve’s list: Santa Clause, Christmas Vacation, UFC 140, Fear Factor, Weed Wars, Homeland, Skyrim, Tetris
Scott’s list: UFC 140, Chopper Build off, Boardwalk Empire, Modern Warfare 3, The Dark Eye: Demonicon, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, NFS Shift
Ryan’s list: Starwars The Old Republic

Our primary objective this week:
- Spike’s Video Game Award Trailers

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The day has come Grand Theft Auto III fans, as your favorite game is now available for your favorite iOS device, as well through the Android Marketplace. This was one of my pinnacle games back in the day and just reading about this makes me want to pick this one up right now, and with a price tag of $4.99 I think this is a great deal.

Here is a list of supported devices.

Apple iOS Devices: iPad 1 & 2, iPhone 4 & 4S, iPod touch 4th Generation
Android Phones: HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x
Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive

Now for a little more about the game:

Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is the complete console experience of the award-winning original, enhanced and optimized for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch with new features, including an intuitive, fully scalable and customizable user interface; upgraded textures; greater resolution and draw distance; and new mission replay and autosave features for an all-new experience on mobile devices.

The Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition App is available for $4.99 from the App Store on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

Grand Theft Auto III was released in October 2001 to critical and commercial success. It was the first three-dimensional, open-world Grand Theft Auto title and introduced players to the fictitious Liberty City. Upon its release, Grand Theft Auto III was acclaimed for its cinematic level of immersion, an innovative approach to open-ended gameplay and an unprecedented fusion of gaming and popular culture.

GTA III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is available right now through the below stores.
Android Marketplace
iOS/iTunes Store

As many of you may know by listening to P*N’s Lock and Load podcasts I rarely pay for apps, as there are so many great free Apps out there, but Scribblenauts Remix was different. Scribblenauts Remix is one of the few Apps I have paid for and it was worth every penny I paid for it. That is why I am bringing you this news as Scribblenauts Remix is on sale through the Holidays for .99 cents.

Here is a little more about Scribblenauts Remix:

Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment introduced Scribble Speak, a new voice recognition feature for its top-ranked Scribblenauts Remix App further expanding the groundbreaking Scribblenauts franchise’s innovative game play. Now available exclusively for iPhone 4S, the voice option lets players say the objects that they want to create and have appear in the game.

In Scribblenauts Remix, created by 5TH Cell and developed by Iron Galaxy, gamers write any word, modify it with adjectives and bring that object to life to solve puzzles. To use the Scribble Speak voice feature, players simply tap on the keyboard microphone icon to create objects through speech. The text field populates with what the player said. Players can let their imaginations run wild by solving challenges with objects they’ve created such as a “robotic, plaid llama” or a “gigantic, candy-coated triceratops.”

The Scribblenauts Remix App is available from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

Also be sure to checkout their website and give them a Like on Facebook as well as follow them on Twitter.