You may remember a time when computer games were relegated to the realm of text. No sprites, no controllers, just a keyboard and glowing green text. A new iOS game called Blackbar harkens back to the olden days of computer gaming while referencing a modern meme, namely NSA spying and their penchant for blocking out…
Dead Island: Epidemic Closed Beta Starts Soon – Sign Up Now!
Dead Island: Epidemic is a recently announced PC title set in the world of the popular Dead Island series. The recently announced zombie MOBA (Massively Online Battle Arena) will begin its closed beta soon and anyone interested can now sign up for a chance to join, publisher Deep Silver announced today. The sign up form includes questions about…
Rovio Releases Angry Birds: Star Wars II Trailer Featuring Ian McDiarmid!
Join the pork side! Angry Birds: Star Wars II is launching on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 soon, and a new trailer with the voice of Ian McDiarmid, the actor who played Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movies. The game expands on the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise by offering a slew of…
Xbox One Strategy Shows Microsoft Didn’t Learn from Sony’s Mistakes with the PS3
If you’ll remember, it wasn’t that long ago that Sony’s PS2 absolutely dominated the console market. Nintendo’s Gamecube had carved out a small niche but didn’t have much market share. Microsoft’s first attempt at a console, the Xbox, had made waves bringing a more PC like gaming experience to the living room and created a…
The Humble Origin Bundle Adds C&C: Red Alert 3 – Uprising and Populous!
Folks on the Humble Bundle mailing list got a pleasant surprise today. It looks like one of the most popular Humble Bundles of all time is getting even better! If you’ve already nabbed this bundle, you can download the new titles free! Hey there! We just added two remarkable games to the Humble Origin Bundle:…
Sonic Lost World: Deadly Six Edition Releasing on October 18th for Wii U and 3DS
It’s Sonic’s worst NiGHTMARE! Sonic has been sucked into a world of nightmares created by Wizeman, and must defeat the Deadly Six, who are riding on gigantic Nightmaren monsters inspired from the game NiGHTS into Dreams… Ok Sonic fans, get ready for this one! The newest Sonic game for the Wii U, Sonic Lost World:…
Microsoft’s Xbox One Launch is a Giant Mess
Microsoft’s new console, the Xbox One, is a powerful machine with some interesting and innovative features. Microsoft spent most of the last console generation well ahead of its main competitor, Sony. The Xbox 360 greatly expanded a brand that Microsoft had started with the original Xbox, and gained a loyal fan base – especially among…
NVIDIA Shield Plays Old School Games Well, Too
While the NVIDIA Shield is essentially an ultra powerful Android tablet with a controller attached to it, some may have overlooked a very simple aspect of what the Shield can do. The handheld doesn’t necessarily have to be about playing the most graphic intensive games available for it, or even streaming games from your Kepler…
Android joins iOS, surpasses PSP, Vita, DS, 3DS in games sold
Android can now join its rival iOS in one common thing, and that’s both platforms are now selling more games than PSP, Vita, DS, and 3DS. The dedicated console market is clearly beginning to deteriorate, judging from the latest report from App Annie and IDC. The report claims that Android’s gaming position overtook the joint…
The Playstation Network will be Down Tomorrow, August 22, for Maintenance
The PlayStation Network will be partially down tomorrow, August 22, for routine maintenance beginning 12:00 p.m. PST to 6:30 p.m. PSt, PlayStation Digital Platforms community manger Paul Sullivan announced the temporary outage in a blog post. For six and a half hours, The PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will not be available to users. If…