A lot of exciting news was revealed at Google’s “Breakfast with Sundar” event today, including a major announcement from Netflix that gives Android an advantage over iOS in the streaming department. Netflix has released a new version of its Android app, specifically for the just revealed update of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, which releases in…
Rockstar Games Titles Discounted On Google Play – Including Vice City for $2.99!
While everyone’s patiently waiting for Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto to blow our minds once again, 3 of the company’s classic games are available now on Google Play. If you were on the fence about snagging them, today’s price drop might sway you. You can get both Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto:…
2 Classic PSN Games, Critter Crunch and Everyday Shooter Marked Down to $0.99
Playstation gamers can get 2 of the Playstation Network’s best games today for just $0.99 each. Toronto based developers Queasy Games and Capybara are dropping the prices respectively on Everyday Shooter and Critter Crunch. Everyday Shooter is a dual stick shooter that came out for the PS3 in 2007. It’s one of many “art games”…
Xbox Live and Other Microsoft Services are Having Outages
It looks like Xbox Live is down currently, and has been having issues all day. Several other services across Microsoft’s cloud are experiencing outages as well, including Games for Windows Live, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 Console and the Xbox website. The most recent update at the time of this post confirms that Live is…
iPad Yearly Sales See 21.6% Decline While iPhones Stay Strong, Apple Posts $6.9 Billion in Profit – Down 20%
Tech giant Apple published its financial information for the 3rd quarter of 2013, revealing its profit had fallen roughly 20 percent to $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per share, on relatively flat revenues of $35.4 billion for the three-month period ended June 29th, 2013. Declining sales of Apple’s iPad seems to be the culprit. The popular…
Dating App Tinder Exposed its Users Locations
Tinder, the popular mobile dating app that matches people based on how they rate each other’s photographs, briefly exposed the physical location of its users to other people on the service. Tinder CEO Sean Rad believes the security issue came about due to the rollout of Tinder’s Android app last week. It’s since been resolved.…
16 Bit Amiga Classics Coming to Google Play
The Amiga computer from Commodore was known for its games, with several impressive titles. Now a selection of Amiga games will be coming to Google Play, so prepare for a blast from the past. The Amiga was a computer platform by Commodore that came out in the late 1980s. It gained great popularity in Europe…
[30 Years of the NES]: Duck Hunt Introduces a Generation to Light Gun Shooting, Shame
Light gun shooter, Duck Hunt, is an iconic artifact from the NES era. It’s referenced constantly in pop culture and has spawned several homebrew sequels. It’s mentioned in the same breath as great NES franchises that live on to this day, like Mario, Megaman, Metroid and (to get away from the M’s) Zelda. The gameplay…
Mega Man Gameboy Titles Coming to a 3DS Near You!
Some of the best Megaman games came out for Nintendo‘s Gameboy handheld. Today it’s come to light that Megaman’s Gameboy adventures will be coming to Nintendo’s latest handheld, the 3DS, through its Virtual Console. Megaman’s first Gameboy outing is already available for the Virtual Console, now Megaman 2-5 are on the way as well as the Gameboy…
Nintendo’s 3DS is the Top Selling Console in the US for the 2nd Month
Nintendo’s 3DS outperformed both the Xbox 360 and PS3 to become the best selling game system in the United States for the month of June. The 3DS sold 225,000 units in the United States during June. In comparison, the Xbox 360 sold only 140,000. Nintendo announced the news today, citing data from the NPD group.…