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All you need to know this week is that Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Kingdom Rush Origins are both now available on the App Store. Five Nights and Origins are currently the top two games on Apple's Top Paid Apps Chart and followups to two of our favorite games of the year. You can read our review of the original Five Nights at Freddy's here, and why Kingdom Rush is currently our favorite tower defense series here.
In other news, Apple ditched the "Free" button in the App Store, Disney Interactive announced Disney Infinity 2.0 would be available for both the iPhone and iPad this December and Telltale unveiled House Forrester -- the banner clan who will be the focus of the new Game of Thrones episodic video game series.
Quick App Store Deal PSAs: Bio Inc. - Biomedical Plague is now free, all the Worms titles from Team17 are now $0.99 for a limited time and the first chapter of Telltale's The Wolf Among Us is free.
Here are this week's games, apps and jailbreak tweaks released to the App Store and Cydia through 11/16/14 to 11/22/14. Apple's Free App of the Week is Things. The task manager will be free on the Apple App Store until 11/27/14. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook so you never miss a new App Store or Cydia release.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2: $2.99 for the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad (Requires iOS 5.1 or later) Rated 12+
I've written so much about Freddy Fazbear I'm running out of things to say, however I want to note that even though Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is an amazing game, it may not be for everyone. If you're looking for non-stop action Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is not the place for you. In Five Nights at Freddy's there isn't a lot to do except watch security cameras and sometimes crap your pants. The game is an intense but fun click-and-point horror survival game, if that's not your thing, you may want to skip it and save yourself $3. For everyone else this game is highly recommended. Here's the official App Store description:
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!
Newest iPhone FAQs
In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the old and aging animatronics are joined by a new cast of characters. They are kid-friendly, updated with the latest in facial recognition technology, tied into local criminal databases, and promise to put on a safe and entertaining show for kids and grown-ups alike!
What could go wrong?
As the new security guard working nights, your job is to monitor cameras and make sure nothing goes wrong after-hours. The previous guard has complained about the characters trying to get into the office (he has since been moved to day-shift). So to make your job easier, you've been provided with your very own empty Freddy Fazbear head, which should fool the animatronic characters into leaving you alone if they should accidentally enter your office.
As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Kingdom Rush Origins: $2.99 (Standard) $4.99 (HD) (Requires iOS 5.0 or later) Rated 9+ (Universal)
Ironhide Games Studio knows how to keep a series going. The sequel, Kingdom Rush Frontiers, to their hit tower defense title Kingdom Rush never deviated from source material while delivering more of what the fans loved about the original. Origins, the prequel to both games, is just more of the same, but that's a good thing! The game features all new towers, magic spells, enemies and heroes like you would hope it would, but it is packed with way more Easter eggs, achievements and interactive scenery than the first two games combined. Simply put, Kingdom Rush Origins is the biggest and baddest game in the series and I can't wait to see what Ironhide has planned next. This game is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys the tower defense genre.
$2.99 Standard Universal App Store Link
$4.99 HD App Store Link
Gentle Wake Alarm Clock: $0.99 for the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad (Requires iOS 6.0 or later) Rated 4+
You'll need this alarm clock after Five Nights at Freddy's keeps you up all night. The app features 150 natural live-recorded sounds and the ability create custom wake-up sequences of 6 different natural sounds from 14 different categories.
· Over 150 natural sounds recorded on location around the world
· Modern easy-to-use interface, tailored for nighttime and wake-up
· Easy-to-create alarm sequences of any 6 sounds
· Recurring alarm with easily-selectable days of week
· Alarm works even if the app is closed or stopped
· Volume can be set for alarm sound independent of system volume
· Long high-quality stereo recordings with beautiful high-definition images
· Each sound can be played continuously for daytime relaxation or concentration.
· Mixes with other sound apps such as Sleep Sounds HQ, Music, or Audiobooks
· 14 sound categories, including: Rain, Ocean, Rivers & Streams, Crickets & Insects, Frogs, Wind Chimes, Wind, Birds, Animals, Trains & Planes, Household, Bells, Soundscapes, Drums
Blo Ball: $0.99 for the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad (Requires iOS 6.0 or later) Rated 4+
I have no idea what this is, but the trailer is too good not to post. I'm pretty sure this game is the reason the iPhone and iPad were invented!
More App Store Releases *The listed prices are launch prices and are subject to change.
- Park AR: $1.99 (Universal) Augmented reality parking game
- Facebook Groups: Free (Universal) Another Facebook app you probably won't use
- Football Manager Handheld 2015: $9.99 (Universal) Football simulation from SEGA
- Earn to Die 2: $1.99 (Universal) This is also sitting on top of the app charts at number 4. Drive your car through a zombie apocalypse
- Blippy: Free (Universal) Make your own .gif keyboard
- Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games: Free (Universal) 28 mini games packed with dumb characters and dumb ways to die
- Quetzalcoatl: $1.99 (Universal) 180 carefully designed snaky puzzles
- Swing Tale HD: $1.99 (iPad) Unusual puzzle adventure with eyeballs in the jungle
- Off Road Legends 2: $1.99 (Universal) Drive monster trucks or a monster school bus
- Ancient Battle: Successors: $9.00 (Universal) The latest edition to the Ancient Battle series
- BattleMage: $0.99 (Universal) Side-scrolling action RPG where you play as a cartoon Mage
- Crossy Roads Free (Universal) Endless hopper
- My PlayHome School: $2.99 (Universal) Like My PlayHome but with a school theme
- Sunburn!: $2.99 (Universal) 50+ distinctly dangerous gravity puzzles
- Egoist: $19.99 (iPad) Load any audio file and squeeze the groove out of it
Weather or Not: $2.99 (Universal) Weather reports for your Calendar
- ProTube for YouTube: $1.99 (Universal) Watch ad-free YouTube videos without signing into your YouTube account
New Cydia Tweaks
- DetailedBatteryUsage (Free) See detailed battery usage statistics
- Aeternum ($2.99) Mimic the Apple Watch UI on iPhone
- WhatsApp Read Receipt Disabler (Free) Disable read receipts on WhatsApp
- IMN for iOS 8 ($1.99) Adds quick reply feature to third-party messaging apps like Facebook Messenger
- ShadowBoard (Free) Add shadows back to the apps on your Home screen
- Abeo (Free) Remove iPhone dock on Home screen. Download at this repo: http://repo.cpdigitaldarkroom.com
- CallBar ($3.99) has been updated with iOS 8 and iPhone 6 support
- The popular Semi-Restore tool for jailbroken devices is now available for iOS 8:
Download Links
Semi-Restor8 for Windows
Semi-Restore8 for Linux
New iOS 8 Widgets
Developers, use the Contact form to tell us about your new iOS 8 widgets!
Noteworthy App Updates
- Game Dev Story Version 1.2.0 is the first update in more than 3 years, Fixes resolution on new hardware
- eBay Version 3.5.0 allows you to create, pay, and print your shipping labels
- Version 8.0.0 introduces SnapCash
Game Trailers / Previews
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
Fat Chicken Trailer (Read more here)
Toysburg Gameplay Preview
Gunbrick Trailer