Imp Paired getting good attention

Newsletter August 2013

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Train2Game Student Studio Expands

Train2Game would like to congratulate Nicholas Lister, a young man who has just released Imp Paired on his own. Imp Paired is a memory game released for iOS devices. The game is a bold, modern reinterpretation of a classic memory game mechanic. Youll find yourself trying to match up patterns under packages on a production line overseen by a pair of maniacal imps.
It has a charming art style and catchy music whilst you use the best of your memory to complete the levels.

Danny Boy - Merkury games recruitment thread

Hello and welcome, I am a designer with the student studio Merkury games, due to an expansion in our development pipeline we are in need of artists and animators for our upcoming 2D games. First a little about our studio, Merkury games specializes in making updated versions of classic games with our own personnel spin, we are very grounded and we make games that can be designed and finished by students for us all to show in our portfolios. We have big long term plans for our studio and we would like your help to make it a success not only for our benefit but for your portfolio too. We have one project in development right now with two already designed ready to get started on right after we have finished our current project. We plan to have many more completely original projects in the future. We would like to hear from you if you are interested even if you are just beginning. We need 2D artists for use on our pc games, Experience is not essential although preferable and a portfolio of work would be helpful for us but most important to us is dedication and commitment, we are not asking for forty hours a week but a strong work ethic and loyalty to the commitment made is essential to us. We use skype to collaborate so any applicant must be available to communicate with team leaders at least a few times a week. Please visit our site, take a look at our games and personnel and PM me if you are interested. Remember we value dedication and beginners are welcome if you are willing to work with us. http://merkurygames.weebly.com/

The game has just been featured in The Sun newspaper with an excellent four out of five score,
highly impressive for a young man who created this game on his own. You can enjoy a play through of the game by Nicholas himself in the video below This is a perfect example that anyone can create a good game, no matter what there circumstances. Congratulations Nicholas from Train2Game, we look forward to seeing what you create in the future!

SpecialEffect helps Mitch

Thanks to all the work that gaming charity, SpecialEffect, have done they have been able to help a young man named Mitch. Mitch has cerebral palsy which makes it difficult for him to use the triggers on the back of his controller which would have a huge impact on what games you are able to play. SpecialEffect have remapped the triggers to two small switches under the controller, and attached it to a heavy duty clinical mounting to reduce the effect of the tremor in his arms. This has allowed Mitch to be back on a level playing field with his friends and he is able to now give as good as he gets! Mitch was ecstatic with the results saying It puts the fun back if you can be just as good as someone else. You can see how happy Mitch is in the video at www.train2game-news.co.uk We at Train2Game are very happy to support SpecialEffect as much as we can and will continue to do so to keep helping people like Mitch.

UK Top 20 Games 05.08.13

Games Industry News 02.08.13

Its the start of another month so it is time for the Train2Game Top 20. A quiet week in the charts this week has seen Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition hold on to the number one spot for a second week running with the only other new entrant being The Smurfs 2 game that ties in with the movie. The game entered the charts at number five. All formats - Week ending 3 August 2013 LAST POS. TITLE PUBLISHER WEEK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION THE LAST OF US ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF FIFA 13 THE SMURFS 2 FAR CRY 3 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II MICROSOFT SONY COMPUTER ENT. NINTENDO EA SPORTS UBISOFT UBISOFT WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ACTIVISION SQUARE ENIX XBOX 360 CLASSICS NINTENDO WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ROCKSTAR XBOX 360 CLASSICS NINTENDO EA GAMES EA GAMES ROCKSTAR BETHESDA SOFTWORKS EA GAMES 1 3 4 6 7 10 16 9 11 5 15 14 12 2 20 19 17 8 -

9 - TOMB RAIDER 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ASSASSINS CREED III MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS MAX PAYNE 3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV PIKMIN 3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED BATTLEFIELD 3 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES LIBERTY CITY THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM LEGENDARY THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today confirmed that Batman: Arkham Origins will ship with a mode that allows players to take the franchises award-winning gameplay online to play with friends and foes. The online component blends the traditional Arkham gameplay with third-person shooter mechanics and is in development by Splash Damage. The multiplayer will be available on all platforms except the Wii U. You can enjoy the trailer for via www.train2game-news.co.uk Continuing the hero game theme, Deadpool has had its first DLC announced. The Merc with a map pack will introduce two new challenge maps; GRT Plaza and Inside the Tower. You will also get two new costumes for Infinite Mode: a D-Pooly and Uncanny X-Force suit. The DLC is available now for 240 Microsoft points. You can also now purchase the game from the On Demand market. In celebration of the highly anticipated launch of Pokmon X and Pokmon Y for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the first of three legendary character distribution events begins August 30 at participating Game stores across the UK. Players can get their hands on Shiny versions of the Legendary Pokmon Dialga, Palkia, and Giratinastarting with, Dialga, which was featured on the cover of the Pokmon Diamond video game. What makes this event extraordinary is that each of the distributed Legendary Pokmon, which are already difficult to get during gameplay, will be Shiny, meaning they have unusual colouring that is extremely rare. Each Shiny Pokmon will be available, one at a time, for only two weeks each, so Trainers will need to plan accordingly and head to a participating Game store if they want to add these extremely rare Legendary Pokmon to their Pokmon Black, Pokmon White, Pokmon Black 2, or Pokmon White 2 game. A new character has been announced for the hit mobile game, Temple Run 2. You can now pay for and download Gold medal olympian, Usain Bolt to run from the dangerous in the game. As the first branded character in Temple Run history, Usain Bolts worldwide recognition demonstrates the global and cultural reach of the original endless runner game. I am a big fan of Temple Run. I travel all over the world and travel time gives me lots of opportunity to play Temple Run at airports or on car journeys, said Usain Bolt. Its exciting to see myself represented within a game I already play. The Usain Bolt character is available now as an in-app purchase in Temple Run 2 for $0.99, for a limited time only.

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2013 UKIE Ltd

Finally in the lead up to the realease of The Elder Scrolls Online, Bethesda have announced The Elder Scrolls Anthology for PC. The game arrives on retail shelves in Europe on September 13, 2013 for 49.99/59.99, The Elder Scrolls Anthology features all five criticallyacclaimed games, plus official add-ons packaged together in an exclusive premium collectors set.

The position will ideally be fully time between 19 August to 18 October. QA Testers please look out for more opportunities in August and September.

Eurogamer Expo 2013

The Gamer Network has announced that the PlayStation 4 will be playable at this years Eurogamer Expo. The Expo takes place at Earls Court in London from Thursday, September 26 to Sunday September 29. Other games that have been announced for the expo this year include; Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Batman: Arkham Origins, Dark Souls II and several titles from Nintendo, with many more still to be announced. Over 70,000 consumers are expected to attend the show, with four-day passes and weekend tickets already sold-out. Tickets for Thursday and Friday are available from the events website so act fast! The show will also see the return of the Indie Arcade, sponsored by SEGA, and a tournament and retro area to fulfil all your nostalgia needs! The Eurogamer Expo also features the GamesIndustry Fair on September 26th and 27th. Curated by GamesIndustry International staff, the event includes the GameHorizon Investment Summit, the popular Career Sessions panels, the Careers & Education showfloor and BAFTA Career Surgeries. Eurogamer is a great place to try out the new games and to talk to games developers. You can get an insight into how the industry works and how some of your favorite companies operate.

For full details of the positions, London based, please initially email recruiting@train2game.com including your contact and Train2game college details. Full details will be sent to you. Dont delay and apply today to start your journey deeper in to the games industry!

The Train2Game London Connection 2013 at AppsWorld

Train2Game exhibiting where the global Apps market meets

roll7 hiring Train2Game QA Testers

roll7 are hiring Train2Game students to be QA Testers at their London based studio. This could be the start of your career! Due to the response and quality of the students that responded to the first roll7 request for student QA testers, the company are now offering two students an opportunity to get proper hands on QA experience. roll7 are curently looking for candidates that: Are diligent and hard working Can keep attention to detail when performing similar tasks again and again have good written communication skills are SERIOUS about working in the Video Games Industry Must be London based

This year Train2Game will hold its London Connection at AppsWorld, 22-23 October 2013, in Earls Court 2 along side 250 exhibitors and over 8000+ attendees including developers, mobile marketers, mobile operators, device manufacturers, platform owners and industry professionals registered for two days of high level insight and discussion. Jan Telensky, Train2game, said, For the first time we have moved our annual London Connection to AppsWorld where we hope to meet up with as many students as possible.

Our move to AppsWorld reflects our strong relationship with Microsoft launching Apps on the Windows 8 platform, including Windows8 phones, both for games and non-games. We look forward to a great event, our students gaining even more knowledge, and some fun networking. Being showcased at AppsWorld will be both gaming and none gaming Apps showing the wide range of skill sets Train2Game students achieve. Members of Train2Game Student Studios will also attend.

members and the OFT to develop the best possible guidelines. Train2Game students and especially Train2Game student studios should keep an eye on how this develops as it may affect how your game does in the mobile market place.

Student Studio Icey Monty score a direct hit with archery game for Strongbow

TIGA met with OFT to discuss mobile market

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) held a roundtable meeting with games industry representatives, including TIGA board members, to discuss a set of principles directed to businesses involved in web and app-based games and to clarify their obligations under consumer protection law. The meeting was held at the OFTs offices on July 29 and took place under Chatham House rules. The OFT plan to publish these principles as part of a public consultation exercise in September 2013. The OFT is engaged in a project to ensure that consumers, especially children and other vulnerable persons, are protected from misleading and aggressive commercial practices in web and app based games. TIGA board members and other representatives from games industry companies were able to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the OFTs proposed principles. Issues discussed included: the need for a global approach: if UK consumers are to be effectively protected then the OFT should work with its counterparts in the EU, the USA and across the globe to adopt a common approach to the principles governing commercial practices in web and app based games; what constitutes a childrens game; the provision by platform holders of a childrens category in their online stores; the need for a consistent approach in the guidelines governing commercial practices in the physical and digital worlds; and the need to provide consumers with sufficient information so that they can make informed decisions whilst avoiding information overload. Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said, TIGA supports the OFTs intention to produce best practice guidelines to enable the industry to comply with the Consumer Protection (from Unfair Trading) Regulations 2008. TIGA will continue to work with its

Train2Game student studio, Icey Monty, designed a game to launch Strongbow Berry launched at Victoria train station in July.

John Esslemont, Nick Walker and Domm Young, joined forces with Frank PR in an initiative to launch Strong Bows latest flavour.

The Icey Monty crew were part of a team that created a vending machine which had members of the public using Microsoft Kinect to shoot berries on the Icey Monty designed game. Players with enough skill to hit the berry were rewarded with ice cold cans of new Strongbow Berry to enjoy on what was another scorching day in the capital.

10.58pm playing computer games. It also emerged that gamers own two different consoles, 18 games and take around a month to complete one game. A spokesman for gamers social media network Pixwoo.com, which commissioned the research, said The image most people have of a gamer is usually a young boy, holed up for hours in end in their bedroom, only stopping the game for food, drink and toilet breaks. But these results show that the stereotype couldnt be more wrong. Not only are women just as likely to be gamers as men, but we are talking about fully grown adults who work, have a family and are in a relationship. The study, of 2,000 Brits who consider themselves a gamer, found that they will spend a total of 12 hours and 32 minutes playing on some kind on console each week but researchers also found that the hobby isnt always good news for relationships, with the average gamer rowing with their partner twice a week over their pastime. More than one in twenty of those in relationships say it is a constant source of their rows while 15 per cent have broken up with someone because of it. More than three quarters even admitted they dont think they will ever grow out of their love for computer games. While the games are usually switched off by 11pm, gamers have stayed up as late as 1.12am engrossed in their contests. They will also spend around four hours queuing for a new game at a midnight store opening once a year. The study also found that the average video game fan has five online friends in the gaming community, with 29 per cent saying they have met at least one of those faceto-face and while a third say they are most like to play games with real-life friends in the same room, almost a quarter tend to play with friends remotely. Almost one in five usually play with online friends they have got to know through the gaming community.

Watch Nick being interviewed on www.train2game-news.co.uk

The average gamer revealed

Videogames social network Pixwoo unveils results of nationwide poll to discover the average gamer. The average gamer is married, aged 35 and earns 23k a year, the study revealed yesterday. Researchers found that while the stereotypical gamer is a student with plenty of time on their hands, it is actually settled, working Brits who are most likely to unwind playing videogames and female gamers spend just as much time indulging in their videogame hobby as their male counterparts. They will spend around two and a half hours a day five days a week in front of their console and stay up until Just under half also discuss their games and search for hints and cheats on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It also emerged that the Wii is the most popular console to own, followed by a PlayStation 3 and an Xbox 360 and 44 per cent will definitely be treating themselves to either a PlayStation 4, Xbox One or a new PC within the next 12 months. A spokesman for Pixwoo.com added: This snapshot into the lives of ordinary gamers disputes many myths about

the pastime, showing how integrated gaming is into our daily routine. Pixwoo.com is launching am iPhone and Android app for gamers to share their passion among friends old and new, offering a place to talk about games without being bothered by aspects of other social networks, like pictures of what people are having for dinner.

The Key Objectives Train2Game have designed for the new courses are as follows:

New App courses announced from Train2Game!

Train2Game are very happy to announce two brand new courses available! If you ever wanted to learn more about app development or production, now is the time. The two new courses both revolve around app development for iOS, Android, Windows phone 8 and Windows 8. There is an app development course for those who enjoy creating and an app production course for those who would prefer a managerial role. Accredited by TIGA, and supported by TIGAs advisory board, these courses are unique in the industry and represents a ground-breaking induction model that has been specifically developed to not only support game development, but app creation alongside the learning experience, thereby giving the student specific games skills but also skills that are transferable to other industries and business sectors. During the courses students will learn skills that will unlock their potential and will acquire knowledge that will empower them to become an independent powerhouse in the world of mobile games. These courses are presented in a unique format, heavily influenced by gaming technology to aid learning, retention and importantly, add fun to the whole process of gaining these important skills. The modules within the course range from design including pitching and presenting your concept in the app production course, to the development of mobile apps explaining the technology and complex assets used in the app development course. Successful completion of one of these courses will equip students with the knowledge and the skills that todays mobile industry demands from its developers.

To teach the most up to date and industry used development tools and methodologies. To provide all the experience the student requires to enter the industry at the end of the course. To help the students prepare themselves to work independently and with teams to develop industry level apps. To help immerse the student in the games industry network through understanding industry terminology and through Train2Games extensive industry relationships. To enrich the students knowledge with technical and theoretical lectures from key industry figures. To introduce the student to the workflow of app development. To teach the student collaborative tools and methodologies to increase efficiency To prepare the student for in-depth development fun and committed study. To work with the student in developing career opportunities.

These brand new courses are available now from Train2Game. If you would like to find out more about them and sign up to start your exciting career in app development or production visit the sites below! App Production App Development

Opportunity to work with SpecialEffect on once in a lifetime project

SpecialEffect have an exciting opportunity for a talented programmer from the Train2Game student pool. SpecialEffect are working on a very exciting, helpful new project. The games charity is creating a fully accessible chess game for absolutely anyone to play, no matter what disability they may have. The plan for the game is to be able to use any body part to play the game or even using the power of the mind thanks to technology such as the EPOC system. SpecialEffect specialise in creating hardware and software that is simple to use for people with all abilities. The charity require a programmer to help finish off the work they have been doing on the project. This could be a once in a life time opportunity to work on an amazing project and really make a difference in the lives of so

many people who may have trouble playing games in the fashion we are all so used to. The charity are looking for a C++ programmer and the programmer who has developed the software so far will be available to give support. This is an unpaid position but working on this project would be a brilliant addition to your CV as it will get some a lot of attention from the games industry media and possibly national media. Dr Mick Donegan, Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect, said Anyone who is potentially interested is welcome to get in touch and well happily send the existing code for them to look at. Well also demo what weve got and talk them through whats required to finish off the game. If you are interested in the job get in contact with at mick@specialeffect.org.uk

Games Industry Shorts News July 2013

Face your fear together with friends in F.E.A.R. Online! Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, announced today the upcoming brandnew installment in the popular horror FPS series. Developed by Korean company Inplay Interactive and being brought to the United States by Aeria Games, the new chapter in the F.E.A.R. saga will deliver hardcore multiplayer shooting action while furthering the dark and ominous story surrounding Alma Wade. Electronic Arts Inc. announced that EA SPORTs FIFA 14 is allowing fans to bring their FIFA 14 Ultimate Team experiences with them to the new generation of consoles this year. Fans will be able to access their FIFA 14 Ultimate Team full roster, in-game items and in-game currency (coins) from either console: between Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and between PlayStation3 and PlayStation4. All changes made in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team will be reflected in both consoles so fans will be able to compete with their squads on either console throughout the season. Fully revealed is The Sims 3 Into the Future Expansion Pack, the latest title from The Sims Studio shipping this Fall. Its a brave new world for the Sims as they go where they have never gone before into the future and back. In The Sims 3 Into the Future, Sims can transport themselves hundreds of years forward where they can explore the world of tomorrow, meet their descendants, master the technology of the future, like hoverboards, jetpacks and food synthesizers and more. Have your fun, but be prepared for the consequences. Your Sims actions in the present will have surprising effects on the future.

Get behind the wheel of the most powerful stock cars in the world as leading independent racing game developer Eutechnyx today announced that NASCAR The Game: 2013 has fully launched on Windows PC. NASCAR The Game: 2013 allows players and diehard NASCAR fans everywhere, to take to the track and race against the worlds most elite competition.The game features the top drivers, teams, and Gen 6 cars from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Finally, Ubisoft announced that the legendary saga Prince of Persia continues with the new mobile episode Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame, available now on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch as well as on Android devices, through Google Play and Amazon, at a price of 1.99. Developed by Ubisoft Pune, Prince of Persia The Shadow and the Flame follows the storyline of the original game, released 20 years ago. It is set after the events of Prince of Persia Classic, successful mobile title also developed by Ubisoft Pune. The games experience can still be extended through social connectivity, allowing to unlock achievements and ascend the leaderboards or to share scores with Facebook integration. Microsoft have announced they will allow selfpublishing for indie titles on the Xbox One. This is excellent news for Train2Game students. Microsoft have also announced that each console can be used as a development kit, much like the way that Apple devices can be used as such. Heres the official statement from Xbox corporate VP, Marc Whitten: Our vision is that every person can be a creator. That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means selfpublishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox LIVE. Well have more details on the program and the timeline at Gamescom in August. Whitten also told Kotaku that dev kit functionality will not be available at launch, but will be added at a later date. This dispells all concerns of the accessibility and exposure of indie game on Xbox One, Whitten promises they will live on the Xbox Live Marketplace with the major titles. Whitten explains Of course there will be different pivots inside of that. There will be everything from what are we curating, kind of like spotlight content, to the normal discoverability stuff like recommendations, whats trending, whats got a lot of engagement on the platform. But you shouldnt think of it as theres an indie area and a non-indie area. With this announcement it opens up an entirely new indie market for Train2Game students and Student Studios with all the features of the Xbox One, allowing you to get creative with features such as Kinect and the Cloud. The Unity engine has just been updated to 4.2 and it now includes support for Windows Phones, Windows Store and Blackberry 10. In Unity 4.2, all users of the free version of Unity can publish to any mobile platform they wish, including

Windows Phone 8, Windows Store, iOS, Android or BlackBerry 10, without any additional charge. In addition, Unity Pro users will be able to use the Windows Store Pro deployment option, which includes the Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store apps platforms, free of charge. Unity Pro users will have access to advanced Unity features when deploying their iOS, Android or BlackBerry 10 projects by if they choose to purchase Unity iOS Pro, Android Pro or BlackBerry 10 Pro Add-On products from the Unity Store. A host of other features have also been added to the game development engine. In the graphics realm, theres now OpenGL ES 3.0 support for Android and static and dynamic batching for shadow casters and shadow collector pass. The editor now has integrated version control support for Perforce, and, crucially, splatform switching, player building and asset importing can be cancelled, bringing greater flexibility to the software. Tweaks has also been made to the shader and texture importers to reduce the time spent switch between them. Looking to the mobile development side, deferred lighting is now a feature on both Android and iOS, and there have been a number of usability upgrades for both platforms. There have been improvements to other areas of the tool too, and you can read more about those, as well as more details on the features mentioned above on Unitys blog page which you can find here, http://blogs.unity3d.com/ The major change for the 4.2 update is support for the new platforms, which means the engine provider has effectively doubled its platform supports.

SuperAwesome launches Kids Mobile Network

The team behind Box Of Awesome and Swapit; SuperAwesome, yesterday launched the Kids Mobile Network. The service is designed to offer mobile content creators a new way to work with mobile ads. Not all content creators in the kids sector are comfortable using in-app purchases as a revenue model on mobile and tablet, said CEO Dylan Collins, whose track record includes card battling game, Fight My Monster and Jolt Online Gaming. Our premium ad network will provide another monetisation tool which is appropriate and effective. Ultimately, our philosophy is about creating a safe environment for kids with a sustainable model for brilliant, inspiring content to make them smile. SuperAwesome was founded in December 2012 and is home to Box of Awesome, The Kids Network, Swapit and Swapit Research, and is a discovery platform aimed at UK children aged between 6 and 16.

As the go-to expert in the kids market, weve had growing numbers of our clients asking us to support their games, apps and other content on mobile and tablet so were delighted to formally announce the Kids Mobile Network. We only work with approved content creators who are fully compliant with all marketing standards and legislation, added head of sales Lee Veitch. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed Copperhead as one of the eight assassins featured in Batman: Arkham Origins. The character was unveiled at Comic-Con International in San Diego at a panel for the game, which included WB Games Montral Creative Director Eric Holmes, Armature Studios Game Director Mark Pacini, DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, and actors Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker, the voices of Batman and The Joker, respectively. You can view the video here, http://youtu.be/cXD4ZSSqQfw Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches, the final add-on pack for the critically-acclaimed first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios, will be available worldwide on August 13, 2013 (PS3 in Europe on August 14) for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC for 7.99 / 9.99 / AU$14.45 or 800 Microsoft Points. In The Brigmore Witches, continue your journey as the legendary assassin, Daud, and bring his twisted narrative that began with The Knife of Dunwall to a close. After discovering the identity and intentions of Delilah, the leader of the Brigmore Witch coven, you set out to disrupt her from completing a powerful ritual that will spell your doom. Additionally, your power, weapon and item upgrades, Chaos level, and player actions from The Knife of Dunwall will carry over via a compatible save file option. TIGA, the network of game developers and digital publishers, said that more needed to be done to promote clusters of high technology businesses, including games businesses, across the UK. TIGA made the comments following the publication of a report which showed that more start-ups were established in Londons Silicon Roundabout than any other region in the UK. According to UHY Hacker Young, the accountancy firm, 15,720 new businesses were created in London Silicon Roundabout in the year ending March 2013. Angry Birds Star Wars has been announced for home consoles and handheld systems. Promising to deliver over 25 hours of gameplay, the updated release will feature new competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes, plus 20 exclusive levels. It will be released for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Wii, Vita and 3DS on October 29, 2013 in the US and November 1 globally. The game originally launched on iOS devices in November 2012. Earlier this week, Rovio announced Angry Birds Star Wars 2 for iOS devices. The mobile sequel is based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In a first for the series, users will be able to scan characters directly into the game using a new line of over 30 collectable Telepods figures from Hasbro, similar to Skylanders. The sequel will be on the App Store September 19. Weekday Updates via www.train2game-news.co.uk