Although it has been acquired by the Japanese social games publisher DeNA, ngmoco kept plans of its own for expansion. The company has acquired its longtime game development partner, Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based Rough Cookie. The deal is said to bring two-fold benefits to ngmoco – on one hand they will be boosting their presence in…
PopCap, Taito launch PopTower mobile game on Japan’s largest social network
Casual and social games publisher PopCap Games has teamed-up with TAITO to launch PopTower on GREE, Japan’s largest social network with 25 million users. The game is actually a custom-built version of PopCap’s flagship global game brand Bejeweled, featuring all-new game modes and social elements that allow Japanese users to interact with friends. PopCap has…
Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – The world’s first PlayStation Phone
Sony Ericsson’s announcement of the Xperia Play was met with both bewilderment and intrigue; could Sony’s solid, established strategy in gaming really be applied to mobile, and if so, is slapping some familiar hardware controls on the back of the Xperia Arc the best way to do that? Sure, Sony has had plenty of experience…
Hot Deal: Gamevil offers most of its iOS and Android games for 99 cents!
Korean mobile developer Gamevil is organizing a massive sale, offering 16 iOS and 10 Android titles for 99 cents. We’re not sure how much this sale will last so you better hurry – simply click on the game title below to grab it. iOS Zenonia Zenonia 2 Zenonia 3 Baseball Superstars Pro Baseball Superstars 2010…
Glu Mobile brings Big Time Gangsta to Android
After hitting 1.8 million downloads in Apple’s AppStore, Glu Mobile is bringing Big Time Gangsta to the Android community. The game keeps the 3D look and feel, taking players into the “dark and dangerous underbelly of big city back streets.” Your job is to take over the city, one mission at a time. You’ll be…
Review: Bumpy Road for iPhone and iPad – Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
When it comes to playing games on my mobile devices, I tend to go for the more hardcore games like Rage, Infinity Blade, and Final Fantasy III than casual titles like Angry Birds and Tiny Wings. I do enjoy casual games from time to time, but I tend to enjoy a more deep and enriching…
Hands-On: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play [Update: Video]
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is launching on Verizon next week, bringing classic portable gaming to smartphones. I just got the Rogers model this afternoon, and it’s been hard to stop my day from evaporating into a haze of video games. The Play, as you may know, has a 4-inch 854 x 480 display, a…
Preview: Demolition Dash for iPhone and iPad – Destroying towns ’round the world!
If you saw a 15-foot tall pink monster running around your town, causing thousands of dollars in damage, and seeing the local law enforcement completely powerless in its path of destruction, the last thing you would think is the monster is just having some fun. That’s exactly what Zilla is doing in dreamfab’s latest game,…
Chaos Rings Omega for iPhone and iPad takes players 10,000 years before Chaos Rings
Last year, Square Enix released an iPhone exclusive title called Chaos Rings which saw an iPad release months later. The game was deemed a huge success by critics and has been one of Square Enix’s most popular games to date. As you would expect with very popular and successful games, Square Enix has released a…
Infinity Blade for iPhone and iPad on sale to celebrate multiplayer update
It felt like only the day before yesterday we were reporting on the incoming update for Infinity Blade that would finally allow players to fight against one another in the game’s Arena mode. Now that the update has gone live, Epic Games has decided to celebrate by dropping the price of Infinity Blade by 50%.…