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Tiny Wings update brings iPad version, new modes
Tiny Wings 2.0 is now available on the New Zealand App Store, and is currently making its way around the world, to be available here in PDT around midnight or so. We heard about the game last week, but it turns out it's not a full game -- it's just an update to the incredibly popular iOS app, along with a separate new HD version for iPad. The iPad version (available for $2.99) is called Tiny Wings HD and includes iCloud support, which a lot of Tiny Wings players will surely appreciate. There's also a new mode called Flight School in both apps, which features four different Tiny Wings birds flying across the landscape, trying to reach a goal first. And there's also a two-player same screen multiplayer mode, where two players touch on either side of the same screen. Creator Andreas Illiger agrees he probably could have released the update as a second app, but he says he instead wanted to give it away for free, "as a big thank you to all my fans for changing my life." That's a nice sentiment (though if you want to play the game at native resolution on iPad, you'll need to buy it again anyway). The Tiny Wings update for iPhone, version 2.0, should be available on the App Store near you soon.
Tiny Wings 2.0 is a free update, coming tonight
The new Tiny Wings project, for which we saw a singularly charming trailer, is actually a free update to the Tiny Wings you already have, and not a sequel you'll have to pay for. TouchArcade caught the news when the update went live on New Zealand's iOS App Store, revealing a new mode called "Flight School" that has you racing across 15 new levels against three AI birds.In addition to this update, creator Andreas Illiger has released an iPad-specific version, with support for split-screen two-player racing. You can see the iPad version of Tiny Wings 2.0 in the TouchArcade playthrough video above. The App Store update will go live in the US late tonight.
Andreas Illiger announces Tiny Wings 2, coming next week
Andreas Illiger, creator of the iPhone hit Tiny Wings, told us he had a new app coming very soon, and now we know exactly when: July 12. That's when Tiny Wings 2 is set to arrive, according to this extremely adorable handmade trailer video, which you can watch below. There's no information at all on new features or gameplay, but you can probably expect that it'll be more of that cute little bird trying to jump from hill to valley to hill, and going for as long as possible. Illiger had originally promised something completely new back in May, but a recent tweet says that he's not working on a new game at all any more, so if he had something else planned, it might have been canceled. And it's not completely clear yet whether Tiny Wings 2 is an update to the current game, or a brand new app from the popular (and rather shy) developer. Either way, we'll know very soon. The update (or sequel) is expected out next week.
Tiny Wings 2 lands on July 12, adorable trailer confirms
If you watched the above video, you may have missed the news buried in all the cuteness. Tiny Wings 2, a sequel to 2011's indie darling from Andreas Illiger, launches on iOS this upcoming Thursday, July 12.Haven't watched it yet? Fix that – as far as announcement trailers go, this one is the best.
Another title from Tiny Wings creator coming this month
We haven't heard much (anything, really) from Tiny Wings creator Andreas Illiger since he released his amazing little iOS game Tiny Wings, featuring a cute bird flying through a series of random hills. Illiger was a little intimidated (not surprisingly) after his game got so big so fast, and he disappeared from the public eye, even as his title sold millions and millions of copies on the App Store. But he didn't stop working, apparently. He intends to release another game very soon. In this (very rare) interview, he says that he was shocked by all the attention Tiny Wings received. Despite making plenty of money, the only extravagance he's gone for was a new computer. He's still working alone, not with a big studio, and while he says the new game will be for iOS, everything else about the game is "a big secret." It should be out in just a few weeks. It's good to see Illiger is managing to keep his head through all of this. It'll be very interesting to see what he's working on next. [via Joystiq]
Tiny Wings creator's next game to be finished 'in less than three weeks'
Andreas Illiger, creator of iOS sensation, Tiny Wings, is on the verge of releasing his next game. The project should be finished "in less than three weeks," Illiger has told Flow Studio. Unfortunately, that's about all we know. Illiger noted that the game will be for iOS but, "otherwise it's a big secret, I am not telling anything to anyone."Regarding the development of Tiny Wings, Illiger noted that he wanted to create a positive game about the dream of flying. "There are many destructive and negative games," said Illiger, "so I wanted to figure out if it is possible to make a game which makes you feel happy." Dude, mission accomplished.[Thanks, Sarah!]
Tiny Wings update brings Game Center support, tweaks difficulty
We've all had a lot of fun playing Andreas Illiger's adorable iOS title Tiny Wings, but now we've all got some skin in the game. An update released today not only robs the sixth island of some of its super uneven difficulty, it also adds Game Center support. On top of the game's native Open Feint features, that makes Tiny Wings one of the biggest contenders for our competitive attention. And now we're playing it. So you don't get an ending to this post. Deal with that reality.
