Maintenance update. The game itself is unchanged: the same 10 stages and everything that arrived in 1.8, with BlazeWing adapted to every iPhone Duo posture (closed, open, book and laptop), TV mode with your device as the controller, and controller support. Happy hunting, pilot!

What's new in 1.8: BlazeWing on iOS 27 and iPhone Duo. • IPHONE DUO: the game adapts to every posture of the device: closed, tent, open, book and laptop. In book mode the field sits on one side and a control deck on the other; in laptop mode the field is on top and the controls below. Open or close the device mid-run and the game pauses by itself, while hangar doors mark the screen change. • TV MODE rebuilt on the new iOS 27 system: connecting, switching and turning off AirPlay is more reliable, and the game returns to your iPhone without getting stuck. • Controller: the Home button pauses the run, and the extra buttons get a job (bomb on the side buttons, focus on the grips and a shortcut to Settings) on controllers and iOS versions that offer them. • CHALLENGES: a new menu button that opens Game Center challenges. • iPad: the game now runs in a window, including Stage Manager, and on iOS 27 asks for confirmation before you close the window mid-stage. • Accessibility: REDUCE MOTION also turns off the hangar doors and the Duo's ambient light. • The 10 stages and the gameplay are the same as ever. Happy hunting, pilot!

The biggest BlazeWing update yet — controller support and TV mode land together: CONTROLLER: connect a gamepad over Bluetooth or cable (Xbox, PlayStation, MFi and more): stick to move, A to fire, B to bomb. Hold L2/R2 for FOCUS MODE and slow right down to weave between bullets, genre-classic style. TV MODE: link your iPhone to the TV with a USB-C cable (best response) or AirPlay and the game opens on the big screen in arcade mode, with live score and telemetry panels on both sides and the boss on display. Your iPhone becomes the console — with a Bluetooth controller, or using its own screen as the control surface. New runs started with the TV connected use the wide field (same as iPad). • CONTROLLER panel: stick sensitivity, bomb on the bumpers, and rumble on the controller itself (on supported models). Every menu navigates with the D-pad. • Disconnected mid-action? The game auto-pauses and returns to your iPhone. Touch controls remain exactly as they've always been. • Accessibility: COLORBLIND MODE and REDUCE MOTION arrived in Settings. Both are optional and ship turned off — leave them off and the game plays exactly as before. Happy hunting, pilot!

No more losing your run: • Auto-save: the game stores your progress the moment each stage starts. Switched apps, took a call? Come back, hit CONTINUE, and pick up right where you left off — lives, bombs and weapons included. • Game Center: leaderboards split by difficulty and 22 achievements to hunt, from your first downed boss to the whole campaign on Hard. • Bomb recalibrated: against bosses it finally bites — three bombs break one armor layer. • Much smaller download: the app went from ~83 MB to ~28 MB, all 14 tracks intact. • Cleaner audio: the music now loops seamlessly — no more click at the loop point. Happy hunting, pilot!

A full rebalance, straight from pilot feedback: • You no longer lose your special weapon when you go down. It stays with you. • On respawn: a power capsule drops immediately, your bomb stock grows with every loss, and items show up more often when things get rough. • A weapon capsule always drops before the boss. No more facing the boss empty-handed. • Difficulty recalibrated: Normal is friendlier, and Hard now delivers the challenge Normal used to. • The laser is now the boss killer; the missiles remain the aim that never misses. • Throwaway enemies die in one shot again, on every stage. • Extra lives twice as often. • The vertical light on bosses finally looks like what it always was: the safe way through. Happy hunting, pilot!

Minor improvements and under-the-hood fixes.

NEW! The campaign has DOUBLED — 10 STAGES now. Five brand-new worlds after the Omega Core: Ice Fields, Ion Storm, Alien Hive, War Fortress, and the Dark Star — a black hole whose final boss, the Void Sovereign, pulls your ship in with real gravity. • 5 new bosses and 5 new mini-bosses, including a 7-layer final showdown • 10 new enemy types and fresh bullet patterns (rings and waves) • New soundtracks, with a choral theme for the final battle • Silky 120 Hz on ProMotion iPhones, new ambient effects, and improved haptics • Attack telegraphs before the heaviest moves, plus various balance tweaks Happy hunting, pilot!