Developer and publisher of social games 6waves Lolapps launched a $10 million fund to invest in mobile and social games. The new “6L Fund” was created with the mission to “give the world’s best and brightest independent mobile and social game developers’ access to funds to drive the next-generation of social and mobile games.” More…
Cut the Rope for Android gets the Toy Box update, too! *UPDATE*
After the iPhone version, ZeptoLab is bringing the Toy Box update to Cut the Rope for Android. The new application should be available later in the day from the Android Market and Amazon Appstore, when you’ll get 25 new levels with all new trampoline game mechanics. But that’s not all – presuming you got the…
Zynga’s Hanging With Friends goes for the Android users in the U.S.
Playing games with friends in your/their home = not cool. Doing the same via Facebook = cool. That seems to be the formula behind the success of Zynga, which is the company that pretty much rules the social gaming industry. To be fair, there’s also a convenience factor here and we gotta give it to…
Gameloft offers prepaid Game Cards in the UK
Not everyone knows how to download/purchase games from the app store his or her phone (or carrier) uses. What’s more, not everyone knows what kind of games there are to download. For those folks, Gameloft prepared prepaid cards in partnership with UK-based retailers Game and Gamestation. The so called Gameloft Game Cards are available for…
Shadowgun for iOS & Android may be the Gears of War clone we’ve been waiting for
Today is September 20th which means in the console world, specifically the Xbox 360, Epic Games’ Gears of War 3 is now officially for sale. Gears of War Nation has been awaiting the last game in the Gears of War series for three long years, and today many people took off sick from work, quit…
Burn the Rope: Worlds hits the AppStore; Android version out later this month
Fans of the super-popular Burn the Rope game will be pleased to know that the new game from the series is out, packing more than 100 levels spread across 4 new environments, including Jungle, Mechanical, Fantasy and Space. Available for a buck (99 cents actually) from Apple’s AppStore, Burn the Rope: Worlds also comes with…
Sony Ericsson scores exclusive launch rights for Lode Runner X
As part of a plan to make its game-centric Xperia Play smartphone more appealing, Sony Ericsson has struck an exclusive launch deal with Tozai Games for their Lode Runner X. The remake of the legendary game will be available “from November 2011” on Xperia PLAY and “other Xperia devices,” while the rest of the Android…
Telltale Games drops prices for all Monkey Island Tales games for Talk Like a Pirate Day
Arrrrgh! Avast! Uh… shiver me timbers, walk the plank, and Davey Jones’ Locker! Poop deck! Poooooop deeeeeeeeck! OK, I believe I got all of the immediate pirate talk out of me, so let’s get on with the news. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day which, as its name suggests, requires you to go about…
Capcom and LG team up for Street Fighter IV deal on Android phones
Is that a hadouken in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? LG will be the first to host an Android version of Capcom’s classic 2D fighter game franchise, Street Fighter. For the first three months of its launch, Street Fight IV for Android will be available exclusively through the LG World…
Sony Ericsson XP151 Gaming Experience Pack bundles Xperia Play dock with 3 Gameloft games
Sony Ericsson is out with a new bundle for one of its phones. This time they’re targeting Xperia Play owners with the Sony Ericsson XP151 Gaming Experience Pack, offering them a multimedia dock along with three Gameloft games. The mentioned dock can serve as a large clock display and desktop radio. It comes with a…