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Mobile News 01-29-2015
Disney Interactive Launches Disney
Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 Mobile App for iPhone and iPad
GLENDALE, Calif. – (January 29, in the year of our Lord
2015) – Disney Interactive today announced the launch
of the free Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 app for iPad and – for
the first time – iPhone. The app, which is a new addition to the
Disney Infinity game universe, features all of the tools and
enhanced features of Toy Box 2.0 from Disney Infinity (2.0
Edition), as well as all-new multiplayer functionality so mobile
gamers can create one-of-a-kind Toy Boxes together using their
favorite Marvel and Disney characters, vehicles, settings and
items. The game also utilizes the iOS 8 Metal graphics engine’s
processing power to deliver a seamless play experience across
console and iOS devices.
“With the Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 app, we wanted to give
our fans the chance to build and play console-quality Toy Boxes
on their tablets and smart phones, and Metal allows us to offer
the highest-quality Disney Infinity experience, whether players
are already on console or coming to the game exclusively through
their mobile devices,” said John Blackburn, Senior Vice
President and General Manager of Disney Infinity. “Disney
Infinity’s mobile players have been some of our most engaged in
our community, with iPad users downloading and uploading more
Toy Boxes than all other platforms combined over the past year.”
Following is a detailed list of game features:
· Toy Box 2.0 anywhere – Ability to transfer creations
cross-platform for further editing and play
· Bring on the Super Heroes – Marvel Super Heroes come to Disney
Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 with some of Marvel’s most memorable
characters from The Avengers, Spider-Man and Guardians of the
Galaxy universes.
· Optimized for Metal – Full Metal optimization provides higher
quality graphics and gameplay performance to near-console
quality on compatible iOS devices.
· Multiplayer functionality – Players can now build and play
simultaneously in a Toy Box on their mobile devices online with
Wi-Fi connection.
· Toy Box Games – Gamers can now play the included, fast-paced
Toy Box Games or even create their own games to share with
friends.
· New features in Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 – New tools that
make it easier to create and customize worlds and games, daily
challenges, and the ability to customize INteriors
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Barnstorm Launches Pro Pinball on
iOS
London, January 29th, in the year of our Lord 2015
– Barnstorm Games today announced that Pro Pinball: Timeshock!,
based on the classic Pro Pinball series of hits from the
nineties, is now available on iOS. The first table: Timeshock!
can now be downloaded free from the App Store, with Standard and
Deluxe versions available to purchase at $2.99/£2.49/€2.99 and
$6.99/£4.99/€6.99 respectively. The game has been completely
redeveloped for iOS by the original developers and boasts the
playability of the original, with exciting new features brought
to life by the iPhone, iPad and iPod.
“It’ll be great to have Timeshock! back in the hands of players
again; the Kickstarter campaign has demonstrated that there is
so much nostalgia for this title both from us and fans of the
original Pro Pinball series of games. We are bringing the
definitive pinball simulation to a new generation of platforms
and players, starting today with iOS. The Retina screens and
tactile nature of the iPhone and iPad are such a perfect fit,
the game has never been realised in such stunning clarity
before,” stated Adrian Barritt, Head of Development at Barnstorm
Games.
Pro Pinball: Timeshock! takes pinball simulation to heights
never before seen. Retina support coupled with a brand new
lighting engine brings new dynamism to the much loved pinball
genre.
About the game:
•The ultimate pinball physics engine!
•Beautiful photo realistic graphics at spectacular resolutions.
•Control the ambient light level - play in the dark with ultra
dynamic lighting effects.
•Hundreds of top quality dot-matrix display animations.
•Operator's Menu lets you customise and experiment with the
table (Deluxe version only).
•Glass-Off Mode - lets you take the virtual glass off the table
and push the balls around the table with your finger or mouse
(Deluxe version only)!
•Unified world-wide high score Leaderboards.
•More content packed in than many regular tables put together -
Multiballs, Wizard Modes, Video Modes, Spinners, Jet Bumpers,
Magnets, Drop Targets and just about everything else you can
imagine!
•The original games in the popular Pro Pinball series were
available on PC, Macintosh, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Sega
Dreamcast