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I got wind of a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update early Sunday morning, and after pacifying my daughter, I decided to update the game via Steam and started playing it to see what’s new. To my pleasant surprise, additional maps were made available for play including one that piqued my interest,...
The story of the alley cat out to woo the high-society kitty-cat is one that has been played-out countless of times on the TV screen, with each of the protagonist alley cat facing varying degrees of success. There was a also a crazy skunk masquerading as a cat, out to get some fine feline booty, [...]
I read somewhere that hardcore EVE Online players have expressed doubt on CCP Games (the developers of EVE Online) latest PS3 title, DUST 514. The skepticism comes from the fact that the console title ties in to what generally known as one of the really hardcore MMOs available on the PC platform. Oh well,...
Now if Thomas Grubers Electronics Engineering Toolkit Pro for iPad app was released years ago, it would have probably made life easy in my Living Skills class at school. Anyways, this app, aimed at hobbyist, students and engineers features a massive collection of useful calculators, simulators,...
Hehe. one of our favourite comic book characters, Deadpool, is having some company in his upcoming video game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, aptly titled Deadpool. You see, the neurotic, or should I say, totally unhinged anti-hero, had a problem with sharing space with other...
With the upcoming release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows this summer for the PC (via steam), Xbox Live Arcade and Sony Playstation Network, Activision Publishing, Inc. and Red Fly Studio are shining a light on each of the varied personas that make up this formidable team of half-shell...
The first Yodel-Oh! title came out in 2011 and it was a fun casual iOS title which borrowed quite a bit (in a good way) from carnival type shooting galleries. The game received a 4 out of 5 rating from us, check out the original review over here. Now, developers Spinlight Studio are back at [...]
What a busy week it has been, with baby Natalia, work and marathon training taking up the bulk of my time. However, I did manage to sneak in some time to check out Aussie indie devs 3 Sprockets latest game for the PC, Mac Linux platforms, Cubemen 2. This brand new tower defense game [...]
The folks at indie development studio Sundae Factory have just launched their Steam Greenlight page for their up and coming platformer/puzzle game Ecotone (PC Mac). Ecotone is a little platform game with an evolving gameplay allowing brainwork and/or skill phases. The game’s primary focus is to...
Performance Design Products (PDP) have come up with a line of Apple accessories that simply scream Only Comic Book Fans Apply!. Their exclusive line of Iconic Marvel Comic Covers cases for the iPhone 5 are now available exclusively via Apple Stores worldwide. Among the vintage comic book...
The fallout from Robins death continues in this weeks batch of Bat-comics, with Batman Robin #19, showing just how nuts Bats can be. In this issue, Batman takes to Castle Frankenstein, along with some really creepy experiments of his own (dissection and brain matter anyone?), in his...
In-conjunction with the release of the Android version of I Am Vegend, developer i-Free Innovations has slashed the price of the iPhone version down to zero for a limited time. I Am Vegend: Zombiegeddon is a mind-blowing parody of modern mobile gaming icons with original gameplay mashing the tower defense...
I love beach holidays, and having lived in seaside towns all my life, the beach is never far from my place of residence. This is probably why I really like the backdrop of Big Pixel Studios latest iOS title, Bottle Cap Blitz, which is a beautifully rendered tropical island beach. Players take on the...
General Electric, yup, you read that right, that large U.S-based company who has led the field of invention and innovation, has partnered up with Noise to launch a brand new iOS game that lets players discover hidden worlds of knowledge throughout major U.S cities. The game, titled GE Wonderground, looks to...
Polish video game developer/publisher Teyon along with Japanese developer AMZY have announced that the fruit of their collaboration will be out for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo DSi. The game, titled Clash of Elementalists will be out for Europe and US based gamers this Thursday, April the 11th.
Sheep are such interesting animals, just as long as they are under the stewardship of a responsible shepherd, they live such cushy lives. HandyGames latest iOS title Clouds Sheep Premium allow players to become a virtual shepherd, taking care of their flock of sheep. While the sheep just go about...
It is no coincidence that Big Pixel Studios is one of Nineoverten.coms favourite indie developers on the iOS platform. Its very hard not to be impressed by their string of hits such as Land-a-Panda, Off the Leash and Meow Meow Happy Fight. They are now back with Bottle Cap Blitz which will be...
Phew, there are not many moments available these days where I can blitz through a real-time strategy title but today was one of those days. I made the most of it by finally finishing StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. It was the final push having made it to the Korhal missions after purchasing and [...]
MADFINGER Games, the independent mobile games developer responsible for hits such as SHADOWGUN and DEAD TRIGGER, has released a new update for its multiplayer first person action shooter, SHADOWGUN: DeadZone. Update 2.0 offers new game features which promise to extend the current borders of mobile...
Hmm This game is bloody difficult and what the heck am I supposed to do now. Those thoughts came into my mind while I was playing Master of Alchemy: Vengeance Front and getting stuck atlevel 3 of this oddball of a physics game. The problem was solved when I realized that I needed to scroll [...]