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The funding goal is $40,000 for an iPhone/iPad release. Map Monsters aims to do location-based gameplay “right” by not actually requiring anyone to travel around (but rewarding those who do). * Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering, has a Kickstarter up and aimed at generating funds for a new game idea for iOS. But the second half of the Minecraft title now applies to the mobile version. It’s obviously somewhat pared down from the PC version of the game, and the interface is completely different. Mojang’s Minecraft: Pocket Edition was FINALLY updated to include a crafting system. * Big news for mobile Minecraft fans this week. At this point, any money you put down is essentially a guaranteed pre-order. * You’ve seen it mentioned a lot here on Digital Blend, but big news this week for Leisure Suit Larry HD: the ongoing Kickstarter project reached its $500,000 goal with a whole week remaining for more people to step up and share the love. Apple device users get a bonus though, in the form of 20 free space eagles plus one more freebie every day for an unspecified amount of time. This applies to all platforms that the game is available on. * Rovio’s iOS hit Angry Birds Space got a free update this week in the form of an add-on pack that brings 10 new ice planet levels into the game.

You can check out the open beta now if you like. The game allows you to build up your created character from his (or her) beginnings in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects to worldwide success. Work has been happening behind the scenes for the past nine months. The crazy popular rap artist has hired Happy Giant, a developer staffed by a few former LucasArts folks, to come up with a Facebook game, fittingly titled Empire.
