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While my first choice would have been the iPad or some other mobile/multitouch device, the Pocket God pygmies’ next trip ain’t too shabby either. Guess what? Through a Kotaku and their official blog announcement, Pocket God Comics is coming to your favorite comics shop this 2010!

OMG YAY!

Even more good news? The comics will be released digitally first THEN through print editions. Bolt Creative sat down with Comic Book Resources (CBR) to the pygmies’ new medium. Here are some highlights:

• When asked regarding how the comics will help enrich the game’s history, Dave said “The comic is a perfect way to flesh out the mythology of the island and give them the deeper meaning behind things that make an appearance in the game.”
• CBR: Will we also learn more about the mysterious god that wreaks havoc on the lives of the Pygmies? Dave Castelnuovo (DC): This is actually the perfect place for a teaser. We would like to keep the nature of the mysterious god a mystery.

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In addition to finishing as second best game of 2009 for our People’s Choice Awards , Bolt Creative has just announced that Pocket God and its super cute pygmies has finally reached the 2 MILLION milestone for downloads.

If you were to stack all the Pocket God iPhones and iPod touches end-to-end, they’d be over 140 miles tall – the equivalent of 23,000 Easter Island tiki heads, or taller than 33 of the world’s tallest volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Kea.

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The title is a bit misleading since the technical date of their anniversary was yesterday. Still we want to commemorate one of the biggest successes (and continue to do so) of the AppStore so far. Bolt Creative’s Pocket God has turned ONE (very successful) YEAR old!

March 2, 2009 was the very first day we posted any news regarding this game back when it was more of an app so to speak. Now with multitudes of updates later, it has branched into a collection of minigames without ever charging for an update. Let’s look at some of the most memorable Pocket God ONLY features we did in 2009!

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This past year the AppStore had its ups and downs, along with many good and bad titles, so now that the year has come to a close, let’s take a look at some of the best casual games that came to be. Whether you like playing with friends online or just want to beat your last high score, there were plenty to choose from.

A quick favorite was Doodle Jump. This game blewup very fast, as it took something so simple as a jumping character that had to avoid falling and running into things and made it an extremely fun game.

Updates that followed showed how creative the devs could be adding more obstacles, some that depicted specific holidays, helpful objects, and even hidden content. This ones a MUST HAVE.

This next game got me addicted to side scrollers again. Run! is the name and as you can guess, you have run the course. Sounds easy right? WRONG! You have over ten obstacles that you must watch out for and your only defense is a rocket launcher and your fighting skills.

Run has had a decent update schedule, as it has improved a lot. What makes this a seller is the feature of customizing a “run” and then being able to challenge friends over OpenFeint.

The next one is an all online game, and a has taken over TheAPPera staffs iPhone’s. Its called Charadium, just think pictionary and you’ll see why its so much fun.

It’s easy to play with friends or just the world and see how good you are. Race against a timer as you either guess what the drawing is or get others to figure yours out.

Ever tested how effortlessly you can be stumped over something that turns out to be really easy? No? Well The Moron Test can do just that. Now with three exams, this app has you saying “huh?” and “Ohhhhhhh” while laughing at your own clumsiness.

What’s more fun is watching as your friends get stuck trying to figure it out. But with practice and clever thinking, you’ll get it done and don’t forget to boast your times over facebook.

The pygmies of a certain island is next so just do NOT close the tab just yet!

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You all know how much we love Pocket God, and how we frequently cover news and updates about the little app. When Pocket Devil came along, we reviewed it and though we think it was (at the very least) decent, it was a bit too similar to Pocket God.

Which leads us to asking this question: Is Pocket Devil Too Similar To Pocket God?

You can find the poll after the jump. We also got a follow up poll: Did You Think Bolt Creative Made Pocket Devil?…

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