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Scribblenauts team releases Run Roo Run for iOS with weekly updates

5th Cell, which is the development studio responsible for the wonderfully imaginative Scribblenauts, has released its first exclusive title for iOS called Run Roo Run. The premise behind Run Roo Run is a simple one: You play a mother kangaroo who travels across Australia in order to free her captured Joey. Run Roo Run will contain over 420 levels for you to maneuver across one screen at a time with its one-touch gameplay. The game will also have over 100 “extreme” levels, and every week, 5th Cell will offer 10 Read more

Star Marine: Infinite Ammo for iOS puts Contra in your pocket

One of the greatest video game franchises of all time has got to be Konami’s Contra series. There’s just something so satisfying about making your way through a number of interesting and detailed locales while shooting the snot out of anything that gets in your way. While Konami has yet to create an official port for mobile platforms, that won’t stop developer GlitchSoft from creating a side-scrolling shooter that pays homage to the great Contra. In Star Marine: Infinite Ammo, you play as Arc who has been captured by an Read more

Call of Duty Elite iOS App Released; Android version coming next week

It was nearly a year ago when I got to check out the Call of Duty Elite service before it officially launched with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. During their demo, Activision said it was planning to roll out Call of Duty Elite through four methods: web, TV via game console, in-game, and mobile. The first three methods simultaneously released with Modern Warfare 3, but mobile was still deep in development. Activision has finally made true on their promise of allowing Call of Duty Elite users access their information Read more

CES 2012: Razer unveils its PC gaming tablet – Project Fiona

Last week before the doors of CES were officially cracked open, Razer teased their Project Fiona news in order to get some hype for whatever in the world it was going to end up being. As we predicted, Project Fiona is the company’s first foray into the tablet market, and boy, is it a doozey. Unlike the current flock of tablets on the market, Project Fiona has been specifically designed to play the most popular PC games as it’ll be powered by the Intel Core i7 processor. As you can see Read more

CES 2012: AT&T offering 250mb, 2GB no-contract data plans for Playstation Vita

During today’s AT&T Developer Conference keynote, Sony took center stage for a portion of the keynote to re-introduce the Playstation Vita to the hundreds of developers in attendance. There isn’t a lot we don’t already know about the Playstation Vita, but one thing we learned today was what AT&T will offer in terms of data plans for Sony’s upcoming dedicated handheld gaming device. When the Playstation Vita is released on February 22, 2012, users who wish to use AT&T’s data network will have one of two choices to make straight Read more

CES 2012: ION reveals iCade Core, iCade Mobile and iCade Jr. bluetooth controllers

Can you believe ION’s iCade was announced last year at CES? I certainly can’t as it feels the iCade has been on the market forever and has been a step in the right direction for third-party controllers to be used to get the most out of mobile gaming. It looks like ION is ready to set the mobile gaming controller bar higher as they’re announcing three new bluetooth controllers at CES: the iCade Core, iCade Mobile and iCade Jr. First up is the iCade Core which takes the original iCade Read more

Angry Birds released for Bada-based Samsung Wave III

Rovio has released Angry Birds for Samsung Wave III with other Bada OS-based devices most likely getting the popular game as soon as the Korean company releases Bada 2.0 update (or so we think) for other Wave phones. Available as a free download, Angry Birds effectively made Wave III (or that’s Wave 3) slightly more attractive — though still not that attractive considering the same money gets you a decent Android smartphone these days. So if you’re in affected group hit the link below and start killing those pigs. Alternatively, Read more

TurtleBeach intro Ear Force headsets for mobile gamers

It’s clear that mobile gaming is becoming more complex and lucrative but listening with your included earbuds may not give you the full experience. TurtleBeach is unveiling three new gaming headsets specifically designed for mobile gamers and these should rock your eardrums, in a good way. The Ear Force M3, M5, and M1 all seem like worthy headsets for anyone looking for truly premium audio quality, which isn’t often found in mobile devices. Though the M3 is the cheapest of the three at only $39.95, it’s actually the mid-range product. Read more

SEGA’s Virtua Tennis Challenge heading to Android

SEGA is bringing its popular Virtua Tennis franchise to the Android Market. The game, called Virtua Tennis Challenge, will be unveiled at the CES in Las Vegas next week and will deliver a ton of entertainment for on-the-go users. Here’s a snippet from SEGA’s official announcement: Virtua Tennis Challenge has been designed specifically for mobile experiences and touch screens. The title is also being optimized specially for the Xperia Play and the Qualcomm Snapdragon systems, and features some of the best graphics ever seen in the smartphone tennis game market. Read more

Qualcomm’s GameCommand helps you find killer SnapDragon games

Qualcomm announced its plan to launch its Snapdragon GameCommand app on the Android Market on Jan. 10 at the Consumer Electronics Show and this app will allow users to find games that have been optimized for the SnapDragon chipset. If that sounds like what NVIDIA is doing with the Tegra Zone, you’d be right but Qualcomm may have the leg up because of its much larger market share, which might just be enough to entice developers to make the jump over. “With mobile gaming proliferating at a blistering pace, apps Read more

Review: Super Crate Box for iOS – Addictive crate collecting 8-bit platformer at its best

Growing up a child of the 80s, I certainly have an appreciation for new games that pay homage to anything within the 8-bit to 16-bit era, especially when it comes to games that ramp up the difficulty meter to near impossible levels in order to give the current generation of gamers a nice kick in the pants. Vlambeer’s Super Crate Box has both qualities that I respect in a game, and if you decide to play it, will not only frustrate you, but it’ll most likely cause you to shout expletives at Read more