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Droid centric site, Android Police dropped a major leak this past weekend. They’d gotten their hands on an .apk of a completely revamped “Google Play Games” that Google was keeping close to the vest in advance of its reveal at I/O. While the leak might steal a little of Google’s thunder for the I/O Games presentation,…
Up until this point Sony requested $99 from game developers looking to sell their games through PlayStation Mobile store. They’re now waiving that fee in an effort to attract more companies to publish games for PlayStation-certified devices like smartphones made by HTC and (obviously) Sony, as well as the PlayStation Vita. Sony also wants to…
Great news for children of the 90’s, fans of running over pedestrians, and Android gamers in general; Carmageddon is out on Google Play! Carmageddon is a 1997 PC and PS1 car combat game that was mired in controversy due to the ability to kill pedestrians on its courses. We reported previously that the classic game…
Ouya Ceo Julie Uhrman announced in a blog post today that Ouya had secured $15 million in venture capital funding to meet the “greater than expected demand” for its Android based, $99 console. “Big news! I am thrilled to share that OUYA has raised $15 million in funding from new investors. This is a really…
Yesterday Bethesda announced a long-awaited new chapter in the Wolfenstein series on video game news site, Gamespot. Today, they’ve released more information and a more in-depth video of the upcoming title (watch it here, but be forewarned, there’s a lot of telling and very little showing). Also, the developers confirmed that the game will be…
A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo Announced a new Zelda game modeled after fan favorite A Link to the Past. Now a pre-order has shown up on Amazon. The release date is set as Dec. 31 (which seems a little fishy, considering it would bypass the holiday season) so those Zelda freaks who pre-order still have a…
Sony announced a new PS3 bundle today, one that includes 2 of most popular exclusive titles for the system. The “Playstation 3 Legacy Bundle” will retail for $299 and comes with Gran Turismo 5 XL and Infamous 2, both excellent games. The XL edition of GT 5 comes with all of the updates and DLC…
Gamers can breathe a sigh of relief today. A leaked Microsoft memo hints at some important aspects of the 3rd Xbox. Most importantly, the new system will NOT require a constant internet connection – an unpopular rumored feature of the upcoming next-gen box. According to Ars Technica, the memo was sent to all full-time employees working on the next Xbox and…
More and more people are playing games on their smartphones and tablets, with Juniper Research forecasting that by 2017, there will be 64.1 billion games downloaded onto these devices. The figure is over 3 times that of 2012, which stood at 21 billion. According to the research company, there are three reasons for the high…
Rovio has announced yet another title in its super popular franchise, Angry Birds. This time around, social media integration will play a major role. The game will be connected with Facebook, and players will be able to challenge each other and share rewards through the social media giant. From Rovio’s announcement: Challenge your friends in…