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Designing a new game for the iPhone: Enter Kroll

For Digital Legends, it's been a whirlwind month. Prior to May the company had no experience developing for Mac OS X or the iPhone, but earlier this week, its newest game in development, Kroll, was featured on the keynote stage at WWDC.

The Barcelona, Spain-based game developer's engineering team has a background in PC, console and smartphone game development, but the iPhone was brand new territory, according to Unai Landa Bonilla, the company's handheld technology director.

"We decided that Kroll would be a side-scroller, that that would provide the best experience," said Bonilla. "All the things you need to make a great side-scroller are there in the iPhone's controls."

Players use the iPhone's accelerometer to jump up and down and can use touch-screen controls to activate weapons and other actions in the game.

"We call it 2.5D, because we're using polygons and 3D artwork," said Bonilla. "But the gameplay is similar to console games like God of War and Shadow of the Colossus, so we needed to find easy-to-use controls."

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Bring the Madness. Let’s run it back. #CBB #ItsInTheGame

EA Sports is teasing the announcement of a new college basketball game. This would mark the publisher’s return to the sport since 2009.

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Silver and Blood Codes (June 2025) - Free Moon Tears

These are gift codes for Silver and Blood that you can redeem to get free soli, moon tears, tempus gold, blood essence, shards, soothing embrace, and more.

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Hell is Us — Game Overview • VGMM

Hell is Us is a game set in the fictional country of Hadea, where Rémi, a former peacekeeper, returns to find his parents. The game features a blend of future technology, nature, and horror, with a unique atmosphere and design.

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