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Toronto Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
SALTZMAN: July videogame releases include Toronto-made 'Angry Birds Bounce'
Angry Birds Bounce from the Rovio Toronto studio is a new spin on the highly successful mobile game franchise. Photo by Handout / Rovio Toronto While summer is generally a quieter time in the videogame world, portable games may be an exception. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account After all, you may be looking to stay entertained while sitting on an airplane or reducing the 'Are we there yet?' from impatient children in the back seat on a road trip. Or curling up on the couch during a rainy Sunday afternoon at home or the cottage. Fun fact: Canadian developers are behind a pair of hot new downloads: 'Angry Birds Bounce' from Rovio Toronto and 'Operation Scorched Jungle,' a new season for Ubisoft Montreal's popular 'Rainbow Six Mobile.' While not made in Canada, another new July release is highly recommended for kids and kids at heart: Nintendo's 'Donkey Kong Bananza' for the new Nintendo Switch 2 video game console, which can be played on the go (via its 7.9-inch screen) or when docked to play on a big-screen TV. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In case you haven't yet signed up for it, Apple Arcade is an underrated service that lets you play more than 200 games for only $8.99 a month (after one free month) and can be shared with up to five family members. Played on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, these mostly high-quality games cover multiple genres, have zero ads, and you will not be nagged to pay for additional in-game content because there isn't any. An Apple Arcade exclusive, Angry Birds Bounce from the Rovio Toronto studio is a new spin on the highly successful mobile game franchise — now fusing the tried-and-true 'slingshot' mechanic with a retro arcade 'brick breaker' vibe. Your goal is to select your favourite birds, like Red and Chuck, and fling them towards the pigs at the top of the screen in order to destroy them before they can reach the bottom and inflict damage on your flock. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Along with several islands, bird upgrades, power-ups and combo attacks, the developers added its first Canadian bird since the franchise debuted in 2009. It's a blue jay, of course, named 'Gordon' — a nod to late legendary musicians Gord Downie or Gordon Lightfoot, perhaps — which can send damaging shockwaves through rows of pigs. Fun but challenging, the game is tougher than it looks. Ubisoft Montreal announced the availability of 'Operation Scorched Jungle,' a new season for its popular tactical shooter, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile. Photo by Handout / Ubisoft Montreal 'Rainbow Six Mobile' gets new season Multiple award-winning studio Ubisoft Montreal announced the availability of 'Operation Scorched Jungle,' a new season for its popular tactical shooter, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile. Before we get to what's new, Rainbow Six Mobile — a console-like experience available for iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets — is a free-to-play multiplayer action game that pits five online players against five others (in the core game mode, 'Attack vs. Defense'). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In urban environments, you'll leverage high-tech weaponry, as well as spy cameras and drones, to weed out and destroy the enemy in close-quarter skirmishes. Amazingly detailed for a mobile game, much of the environment is destructible, including walls, floors and ceilings. Choose from a roster of more than 20 highly-trained Operators, each with their own unique abilities, special weapons and attacks, and gadgets. The new 'Operation Scorched Jungle' season adds new limited-time game modes (like the intense 'Bomb on Fire'), extra maps to complement the existing ones (like 'Bank,' 'Border,' and 'Oregon'), special in-game events, and a brand-new Operator, Capitao. Ubisoft Montreal says players can expect new seasonal updates every two months for more consistent content drops. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Note: While free to play, there is the option to pay for content in the game, such as packs of platinum, the in-game currency. It's rated for players age 17 and older because of realistic violence. Donkey Kong Bananza is the latest major release for the mega-popular Nintendo Switch 2 system. Photo by Handout / Nintendo Going bananas over the latest 'Donkey Kong' Also featuring destructible environments but appropriate for kids 10 and older, Donkey Kong Bananza ($99.99) is the latest major release for the mega-popular Nintendo Switch 2 system, which debuted at the start of June. And this '3D platformer'-style game is a blast. In Donkey Kong Bananza, the affable ape teams up with the young Pauline — yes, Mario's main squeeze Kong kidnapped in the original 1981 arcade game — to help navigate an enormous underground world. Across several subterranean locations, Kong will punch through breakable rock and other materials, solve puzzles, fight enemies, upgrade his abilities, initiate animal-like transformations, and complete missions — all to recover stolen banana-shaped gems (called Banandium) from a group of villainous primates. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Without giving too much away, Pauline's side story is highly enjoyable, too. The game is super fun on Nintendo Switch 2's gorgeous display but even better when you get home (or to a hotel room) to play on a much larger screen. Along with its single-player mode, Donkey Kong Bananza offers a 2-player 'co-op' (cooperative) option, where one player plays as Donkey Kong and the other controls Pauline, who rides on DK's shoulders and leverages her powerful voice to blast a path through rock and knock out baddies. (And shhhh, there's also a hidden 'DK Artist' mode.) While $100 is quite steep for a videogame, 'Bananza' can take you well over 50 hours to see and complete everything — not including its high replayability factor. — Based in Toronto, Marc Saltzman is the host of the Tech It Out podcast ( and the author of the book, Apple Watch For Dummies (Wiley). World MMA Toronto & GTA Celebrity Tennis
Deccan Herald
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Deccan Herald
Angry Birds Bounce along with three new gaming titles to debut on Apple Arcade in July
Apple Arcade, which is home to more than 200 games is all set to welcome four new gaming titles early next prominent among the lot is the all-new Angry Birds Bounce by the iconic animation studio will be making its debut on July 3. The game blends the classic slingshot gameplay with arcade-style brick-breaker mechanics, creating an all-new adventure full of chaotic charm and action-packed App Store facilitated a whopping $1.3-trillion worth of transactions worldwide in 2024."Angry Birds Bounce reinvents the classic Angry Birds formula with a vertical twist, refreshing the gameplay while staying true to the brand's DNA. We are thrilled to bring this new experience exclusively to Apple Arcade, featuring the largest roster of Angry Birds characters ever, and we can't wait to see our players' reactions to this new title,' said Bryan Cook, Angry Birds Bounce game lead at Angry Birds Bounce, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD+, Suika Game+, a delightful fruit-merging puzzle game and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets+, which transforms Crayola's favourite kids' pet toys into digital companions, will also launch on July 3. .Existing games such as Fruit Ninja Classic+ ( by Halfbrick Studios), Bloons TD 6+ (by Ninja Kiwi), and WHAT THE CLASH? (by Triband) will be getting new updates later this month. They get new easter eggs, gameplay levels, vouchers and India, Apple Arcade for individual customers, is available for Rs 99 per month with a one-month free trial. Customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV receive three months of Apple Arcade for replies: Google DeepMind working on AI tool to auto-respond in user's writing the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech
The Verge
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Posted Jun 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM EDT
Apple Arcade is adding Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD. The tower defense game is headed to Apple Arcade on July 3rd, along with the spinoff Angry Birds Bounce, which swaps the classic slingshot gameplay for arcade-style brick-breaking. As previously announced, What the Car? for the Apple Vision Pro and Uno: Arcade Edition are available starting today.
