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ZeptoLab is gearing up to launch the third entry in its Cut the Rope series soon, Cut the Rope: Time Travel. This latest adventure follows Om Nom, the critter with a craving for candy, as he gets sucked into a time machine and travels to various periods in time to presumably solve various physics-based puzzles to make it back. You know, that old chestnut.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel will launch on iOS and Android simultaneously, though ZeptoLab tells Joystiq it's currently unsure of when exactly that will be. As far as how time travel will fit into the game, this is also a mystery.

Gallery: Cut the Rope: Time Travel

JoystiqCut the Rope: Time Travel lands on iOS, Android soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqCut the Rope now on Steam, discounted to $5 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A new board game that mimics the gameplay of the app will launch from Mattel, along with digitally enhanced toys that interact with your device. An example given details an OmNom toy interacting with an iPad to unlock a special Cut the Rope app. Jakk's Pacific will produce a plug-and-play game console for your TV. It will come with a special controller to play Cut the Rope on your TV.

Finally, there will also be a new update for Cut the Rope: Experiments that introduces a new character and new physics, and adds water-based puzzles into the mix. No word on when the update will launch as of right now -- ZeptoLabs is waiting on Apple approval right now for Bath Time.

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JoystiqCut the Rope inks toy deal, getting 'Bath Time' content update soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aussie indie pop group Hey Geronimo were interested in promoting their latest single, "Why Don't We Do Something?," so they made this terrifying montage of iOS games acted out in real life, you see. We're not exactly sure how this happened, but we can't say we're sorry it did.

JoystiqiOS games get so, so real in this bizarre music video originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>angry-birdscut-the-ropeflight-controlfruit-ninjahey-geronimoiosipadiphonemobileplants-vs-zombiesFri, 02 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Portabliss: Cut the Rope: Experiments]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/portabliss-cut-the-rope-experiments/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/portabliss-cut-the-rope-experiments/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/05/portabliss-cut-the-rope-experiments/#comments Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Cut the Rope: Experiments!
Cut the Rope: Experiments is one of the most aptly-named apps ever released on the iOS platform. Though it largely focuses on the tether-slicing, physics-manipulating puzzles that made the franchise's first, subtitleless iteration so delightful, it includes two bold new mechanics that completely change the face of the game. (And what an adorable face it is!)

It's the success of these two new aspects that alleviated my hesitance about this standalone title: It's functionally the same as the free updates to the original Cut the Rope, only significantly less free.

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JoystiqPortabliss: Cut the Rope: Experiments originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chillingocut-the-ropecut-the-rope-experimentsiphonemobileportablisspuzzlezepto-labsFri, 05 Aug 2011 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: New standalone Cut the Rope title coming soon]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/report-new-standalone-cut-the-rope-title-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/report-new-standalone-cut-the-rope-title-coming-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/report-new-standalone-cut-the-rope-title-coming-soon/#comments We love Om Nom more than most of our friends and immediate family members, and yet we don't think twice about keeping him imprisoned in puzzle-filled boxes. That's a bit of a double standard; and one that might be remedied soon. IGN reports that a new standalone Cut the Rope title is on its way to the App Store soon, and has also acquired a few images which appear to show the game's ever-hungry mascot escaping from his cardboard confines.

The images also show a "Professor's Album," which contains images of an even adorabler, younger Om Nom. Who is this Professor? We're not sure, but considering he's probably responsible for Nom's incarceration, we'd like to have a stern conversation with him. We've contacted Zepto Labs for more information!

JoystiqReport: New standalone Cut the Rope title coming soon originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chillingocut-the-ropeiosipadiphonemobileom-nompuzzlezepto-labsTue, 02 Aug 2011 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope debuts on Android, free for one week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/cut-the-rope-debuts-on-android-free-for-one-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/cut-the-rope-debuts-on-android-free-for-one-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/cut-the-rope-debuts-on-android-free-for-one-week/#comments ZeptoLab has a candy-filled treat for owners of Android devices: its hit puzzler, Cut the Rope, has launched for the mobile platform and will be available free of charge for one week. The game is debuting exclusively on the GetJar app store but, according to its developer, will be made available through the Android Market and other branded e-storefronts eventually.

Cut the Rope for Android will be ad supported during this initial period, so those who eventually pay for it will be getting something extra -- or, rather, something less, in terms of advertising.

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JoystiqCut the Rope debuts on Android, free for one week originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidcut-the-ropefreegetjarmobileZeptoLabFri, 24 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST<![CDATA[USK rates Hole in the Wall for Kinect, Cut the Rope for DSiWare]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/18/usk-rates-hole-in-the-wall-for-kinect-cut-the-rope-for-dsiware/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/18/usk-rates-hole-in-the-wall-for-kinect-cut-the-rope-for-dsiware/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/18/usk-rates-hole-in-the-wall-for-kinect-cut-the-rope-for-dsiware/#comments A few hacks have hinted at it, a few minigames in collections like Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do have touched on it -- now it seems Microsoft is fully cashing in on the very reason for the Kinect's existence: Hole in the Wall. The game, in which players contort their body in an attempt to fit through the titular cavity, was recently rated by the German USK ratings board. No details about the title were included in the rating, other than the fact Microsoft will handle publishing duties.

Another, equally exciting new entry on the USK ratings site is a DSiWare listing for Chillingo's infinitely addicting puzzle game, Cut the Rope. Again, there are few details, but a tease posted on the Facebook page of indie developer Abstraction Games (which brought Angry Birds to PSP earlier this year) seems to indicate they'll be in charge of porting the title. We'll let you know when we hear more about these two projects!

JoystiqUSK rates Hole in the Wall for Kinect, Cut the Rope for DSiWare originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 May 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>abstraction-gameschillingocut-the-ropedsdsiwarehole-in-the-wallkinectmicrosoftnintendouskxboxWed, 18 May 2011 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope gets new 'Magic Box,' gigantic playable demo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/08/cut-the-rope-gets-new-magic-box-gigantic-playable-demo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/08/cut-the-rope-gets-new-magic-box-gigantic-playable-demo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/08/cut-the-rope-gets-new-magic-box-gigantic-playable-demo/#comments Good news, fans of the delightful, physics-based iOS puzzler Cut the Rope! (Or, rather, bad news, if you had things you needed to do today.) An update is now available to the ZeptoLab-developed hit which adds 25 new levels as part of the "Magic Box," and also adds three new Game Center achievements. The new gameplay mechanic this time around is top hats, which serve as portals for your tethered confections -- much like the stockings featured in Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift.

To celebrate the new levels, Chillingo has constructed two massive playable demo stations featuring nine touch screens a piece. If you've got business at Los Angeles' Hollywood & Highland Center or Atlanta International Airport, keep an eye out for these big, beautiful displays -- it's likely to be the most satisfying rope-cutting you ever do.

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JoystiqCut the Rope gets new 'Magic Box,' gigantic playable demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>achievementsatlantachillingocut-the-ropedemoeaioslos-angelesmobileupdatezeptolabFri, 08 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope ensnares over 6 million people, free V-Day update coming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/cut-the-rope-ensnares-over-6-million-people-free-v-day-update-c/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/cut-the-rope-ensnares-over-6-million-people-free-v-day-update-c/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/08/cut-the-rope-ensnares-over-6-million-people-free-v-day-update-c/#comments Beyond making such prestigious lists as Joystiq's 2010 App Store Buyer's Guide, ZeptoLab's adorable iOS puzzler, Cut the Rope, is now sitting atop another notable app store ranking: Apps that have sold over six million copies. Publisher Chillingo announced the game's sales achievement this morning, alongside news of a free 25-level update coming in time for Valentine's Day.

"This 1.2 update is our gift to you this Valentine's Day for being the greatest fans out there," ZeptoLab CTO Efim Voinov said in the release. The game's $0.99 price tag will remain unchanged by the additional levels going forward. We've dropped a clip from the update just below the break, so don't say we never get you nothin'!

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JoystiqCut the Rope ensnares over 6 million people, free V-Day update coming originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chillingocut-the-ropeeaea-mobileefim-voinovelectronic-artsfreeiosiphonemobilesalesupdatezeptolabTue, 08 Feb 2011 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift puts some free Christmas cheer in your iOS stocking]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/cut-the-rope-holiday-gift-puts-some-free-christmas-cheer-in-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/cut-the-rope-holiday-gift-puts-some-free-christmas-cheer-in-you/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/cut-the-rope-holiday-gift-puts-some-free-christmas-cheer-in-you/#comments The issue with cute monsters that possess an insatiable hunger for candy is that they're a perpetual problem, albeit a fun one. Chillingo recognizes this and, for you millions of nurturers out there, will launch Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift, a free standalone iOS game set to arrive on the App Store sometime this month.

Holiday Gift is comprised of 25 Christmas-themed levels and incorporates a new "Christmas Sock" mechanic where players can teleport candy between socks. Then, of course, there are new menus, music tracks and achievements to check out. There isn't an exact date for the launch of Holiday Gift yet, but Chillingo assures us it'll be available before Christmas -- we'll be sure to let you know when we've got a date.

Gallery: Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift

JoystiqCut the Rope: Holiday Gift puts some free Christmas cheer in your iOS stocking originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chillingocut-the-ropecut-the-rope-holiday-gifteamobileThu, 09 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope sells 3 million, free update 'soon']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/cut-the-rope-sells-3-million-free-update-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/cut-the-rope-sells-3-million-free-update-soon/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/cut-the-rope-sells-3-million-free-update-soon/#comments Soaring past the one-million mark set just last month, Chillingo's iOS hit Cut the Rope has reached three million in sales. It's a feat undoubtedly bringing great joy to the developer (and even greater joy to EA), but let's not ignore the real story here: How many countless, innocent ropes have had their lives shortened at the expense of slash-happy fingers? Will no one think of the poor ropes in all of this? No? Okay, then -- moving on.

In addition to the sales hurrah, Chillingo detailed Cut the Rope's first free update. Coming "soon," the Version 1.1 patch will introduce the "Cosmic Box," which houses 25 new challenges themed around "a unique anti-gravity feature" that turns the game's physics upside down. The update also includes "enhanced" Retina Display graphics, more accurate scoring, "more expressive" Om Nom animations, new sounds and 11 new achievements.

JoystiqCut the Rope sells 3 million, free update 'soon' originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chillingocut-the-ropeiosipadiphonemobilesalesupdateWed, 17 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Cut the Rope wraps up a million sales]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/cut-the-rope-wraps-up-a-million-sales/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/cut-the-rope-wraps-up-a-million-sales/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/15/cut-the-rope-wraps-up-a-million-sales/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Cut the Rope, the addictive puzzler for iPhone and iPad, has sold a million copies in ten days. According to publisher Chillingo, that makes the game the "fastest selling title on the App Store to date." Chillingo is currently working with developer ZeptoLab to create updates, which will be revealed "soon."

The game cost $1 on iPhone and $2 on iPad. There's also a lite version to get a taste of what makes the game and its star, Om Nom, so compelling. Note: if similarly named games confuse you, Cut the Rope has nothing to do with all those "cut the cheese" programs on the App Store.

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JoystiqCut the Rope wraps up a million sales originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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