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Previously the domain of mobile devices, Angry Birds Star Wars is now poised to hit console gaming systems for the first time come this October 2013. Check out the following press release for further details: May the flock be with you! Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision...
From the onset, Gamenauts latest iOS title, Nuclear Outrun, seems to plenty of gameplay elements on its plate. The heart of the game is essentially an endless (somewhat) runner with guns. Players head out on wacky vehicles, shooting up zombies and rescuing survivors while trying to a. move as far...
OK, before we get to Capcoms Comic-Con schedule, lets touch on updates for Phoenix Wright! Capcom has released a whole bunch of media (screenshots and videos) of the upcoming 3DS title, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies which arrives this fall. The videos are the more interesting...
Fancy supporting a documentary featuring the development of indie games? Well, StudioBento has come up with a Kickstarter campaign for the making of their upcoming documentary GameLoading: Rise of the Indies. The documentary will feature three indie studios, which are Jigxor from Australia, ThoseAwesomeGuys...
A friend and I were talking over Skype earlier today about Capcoms latest announcement regarding the release of Ultra Street Fighter IV in early 2014. I had the press release from Capcom in the afternoon but I was too busy with work (you know, the job that pays the bills, not this writing/reviewing...
Back when I was in school, I remember being totally engrossed in a handheld video game simply known as Brick Game. For those who are unfamiliar with this, it was a clone of Alexey Pajitnovs Tetris, housed within a rectangular handheld console. I read about his story in Harold...
I never thought I would see the day a western director come up with a homage (not a rip-off) to what essentially is a Japanese art form: Kaiju monster movies. Guillermo del Toros Pacific Rim has hit the theaters and has done well with movie-goers and movie critics alike. As usual, a blockbuster movie...
Just got word that Turkish developers Nowhere Studios are bringing their highly acclaimed (and exotic looking) game Monochroma onto the Kickstarter bandwagon. Previously unveiled and feted at GDC 2013, Nowhere Studios requires USD 80,000 to complete the game, and this is after a commendable 18 months of...
When it comes to Swedish indie game developer Mediocre, their games are anything but. Their latest title, Sprinkle Islands is an exemplary showcase of an excellent casual game on the iOS platform that lives through the companys mission in creating non-violent games that appeal to the masses. The...
Spacetime Games, creators of the world’s most downloaded mobile MMO franchise, is bringing intense online combat strategy gaming to mobile devices with a completely new franchise: Battle Dragons. Android owners in Canada and Australia can play cooperatively and competitively starting today. The title will...
My wife mentioned the other day that I hardly use the Nintendo 3DS that I receive two Christmases ago. Truth be told, I was just biding my time for one killer app, which happens to be the sequel to the game that got me buying a Nintendo DS so many years ago (and as a [...]
Cloud gaming. It seems that every year the term gets bandied around in every video game trade show with much hullabaloo but gamers have yet to see concrete results. The folks at Kalydo, one of the major players in the cloud gaming arena, have announced today a major step forward in enabling game developers...
Given our busy weekday schedules, my wife and I spend most weekends taking care of our six-month old daughter, Natalia. Aside from the usual weekly shenanigans (playing with toys, introducing semi-solid food, getting her acquainted with our dog), one of her favourite activities would be to watch TV. She...
Talk about soaring to greater heights. Spanish video game developer Bravo Game Studios, the guys behind the popular Touch Racing Nitro iOS game as well as Kungfu Panda 2 and Daredevil Rider, has inked a deal with publisher Marvelous Games that will see the formers next 5 smartphone/tablet titles...
Zombies. They have come a long way since the black and white horror flick known as The Night of the Living Dead. Now they even share screen time with Mr Angelina Jolie himself, Brad Pitt. They are not shambling around on the gaming front either, being the subject matter for stuff such as Left for [...]
Whats that word most often used to describe games from a bygone era? Charm. Thats right. You find in most often used in describing retro games, and the phrase old-school charm is pretty much par of the course when you read about remakes in this modern era. So does Konamis latest iOS...
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Red Bull Kart Fighter 3 – Unbeaten Tracks will be released at the end of July. The long-awaited sequel to the successful arcade racing game Red Bull Kart Fighter– which received the highest ratings from the press and fans, and has had over ten million downloads...
French video game developers Moving Player are excited to announce the upcoming Summer release of their first Nintendo 3DS eShop game, TANGRAM STYLE. Obviously hitching on a naming convention popularized by PSYs Gangnam Style, the game is a puzzle game featuring 612 tangrams (a form of dissection...
There come a time where good man must wear mask. Well, there comes a time where you get to play a game based on a major movie IP for free! Yup, Disney Mobile Games has released The Lone Ranger, a brand new iOS title inspired by the Disney movie of the same title now showing [...]
Ubisoft® today announced the “Road to Paris” Tournament Series for its popular new collectible card game, Might Magic: Duel of Champions, now available for PC and iPad. The “Road to Paris” Tournament Series will take place over the course of the summer through online qualifiers and live...