“A Virtually Limitless Amount of Insane Guns to Collect!” in The Shooter RPG: MOON RIFT
Friday, 10th May 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: android, borderlands, guns, iOS, limitless, Moon Rift, ouya, PC, randomly generated, RPG, Sam Hutcher, shooter, trillions
Written by: Craig Hunter
Moon Rift is a 2.5D platformer shooter with a “virtually limitless amount of insane guns to collect!” The game is currently in development by sole creator Sam Hutcher and will be releasing for Android and iOS later this year, followed by PC, Linux, OUYA and Mac releases.
Think a 2.5D Borderlands-like experience with random levels and procedurally generated enemies. “I wanted to focus a little more on the old school RPG feel, Hutcher tells us. “I would have to say game draws a lot of inspiration from games like Zelda or the old Final Fantasies, as well as the shoot em up games like Borderlands.”
Ex-Valve, Italian Game Designer Talks To Us About Funding His IndieGoGo, Chaos-Inspired Game “Riot”
Thursday, 28th February 2013Posted in Gaming
Tags: android, designer, director, famous, Leonard Menchiari, mobile, riot, valve
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Leonard Menchiari’s made a name for himself in the gaming world: helping VALVE create some of its most famous titles; directing a popular gaming short (“Half Life: Singularity Collapse”); and now, alongside fellow designer Mattia Traverso, working on a mysterious Indiegogo-funded mobile game that has a lot to do with riots. Suffice it to say, the guy’s been busy lately.
Yesterday, Menchiari tweeted that his new Indiegogo-funded game ‘Riot’ had met its official goal of $15,000. We touched base with the game designer and director from his home in Italy — which is currently in the midst of more turmoil than almost any other nation in the EU, and Menchiari claims has been his chief inspiration — about what his game entailed, and what had inspired it. Continue reading “Ex-Valve, Italian Game Designer Talks To Us About Funding His IndieGoGo, Chaos-Inspired Game “Riot”” »
RYAAAAAAH! Epic Manga/Comic USAGI YOJIMBO Gets His Own Mobile Game
Tuesday, 26th February 2013Posted in Anime News
Tags: android, game, HappyGiant, iOS, mobile, Usagi Yojimbo, Way of the Ronin
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Usagi’s one-and-only game thus far has been the 1988 Commodore 64 game, The Legend of Usagi Yojimbo (which wasn’t as bad as it could have been). Safe to say Stan Sakai’s epic samurai sword-wielding, decapitating ronin bunny rabbit needs an update in the gaming world.
Now, however, it looks as though the legendary comic/manga may finally be getting the game treatment it deserves. We hope. Continue reading “RYAAAAAAH! Epic Manga/Comic USAGI YOJIMBO Gets His Own Mobile Game” »
If You Ever Wanted a 2-inch Game Console That Plugs Into Your TV, Your Wish Has Come True
Wednesday, 2nd January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: android, console, controller, games, Gamestick, gaming, like, new, PlayJam
Written by: Craig Hunter
The company PlayJam is introducing a new gaming console later this year called the GameStick. Like OUYA, it will bring Android based gaming to your living room (via Eurogamer).
GameStick is a 2-inch gaming console the size of a thumb drive that will run you $79. The GameStick comes with a standard sized controller and allows you to plug the tiny console directly into the HDMI input on any TV. Although, the system will work with any controller that supports HID like the Greenthrottle Games controller. Below we have the PlayJam Kickstarter campaign video for the GameStick.
Meet The Game Creators Who Traded Violence for Creativity (And How It Helped Get Them Into Steam)
Tuesday, 4th December 2012Posted in Gaming Personality
Tags: android, games, iOS, secret of bryce manor, spider, steam, tiger style, video games, waking mars
Written by: R Bryant Francis
This week, we interview Tiger Style Games‘ David Kalina, lead developer of Waking Mars for iOS and Android and Spider: Secret of Bryce Manor for iOS!
For those of you unfamiliar with the games, Waking Mars is a side-scrolling explorer where you travel the caverns of Mars and bring life back to the planet, discovering the secrets of these mysterious life forms as you explore, while Spider: Secret of Bryce Manor is another side-scrolling adventure where you play as a spider weaving webs and trapping insects in order to progress through a spooky mansion.
Both games have scooped up numerous awards and recognition for their innovative gameplay, and David and his team have been applying to get through the Steam Greenlight process in order to bring Waking Mars to your PC and Mac. Keep reading to learn about their experience as a small, scrappy developer. Continue reading “Meet The Game Creators Who Traded Violence for Creativity (And How It Helped Get Them Into Steam)” »
Man Celebrates Pong’s 40th Anniversary…With Global Game of Pong
Monday, 3rd December 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: android, anniversary, game, iOS, phone, pong, Sander Veerhof, virtual, Worldwide
Written by: Jeff Nau
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It was this week 40 years ago that Pong, the first commercially successful video game (and 3rd video game ever made), was released.
Pong enthusiast Sander Veerhof must be feeling particularly nostalgic, because he’s started a virtual and worldwide game that’s not only the biggest game of Pong ever — but also one of the slowest. Continue reading “Man Celebrates Pong’s 40th Anniversary…With Global Game of Pong” »
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Debut Trailer
Thursday, 29th November 2012Posted in Gaming
Tags: 10th anniversary, android, google, grand theft auto, iOS, platform, rockstar
Written by: Craig Hunter
With the release of Grand Theft Auto V coming in Spring of next year, Rockstar has brought us an enhanced version of GTA: Vice City for the game’s 10th anniversary. Like we previously reported to you the game is coming to various mobile platforms and will host a number of improvements over the original version.
Below we have a list of the various devices the re-release of GTA: Vice City will be compatible with as well as the new trailer that has just been released. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition will be available on December 6 for Android via Google Play and iOS for $4.99. Check out the new trailer below.
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FLASHOUT 3D Developer Tells Us How Racing Titles Can Make It On Mobile
Monday, 26th November 2012Posted in Gaming Personality
Tags: android, exclusive, Flashout 3D, interactive equalizer, iOS, Jujubee, racing
Written by: Craig Hunter
Jujubee games is a newly formed game studio that focuses on the mobile and PC platforms. The Polish developers most recent title is a high-speed, futuristic racing game called Flashout 3D.
Made up of members who previously worked on titles like CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 2, LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Batman and Jelly Defense, Jujubee brings an intense racing experience in the vein of classic F-zero games and the Wipeout series.
Check out the making of video and gameplay footage below.
Continue reading “FLASHOUT 3D Developer Tells Us How Racing Titles Can Make It On Mobile” »
Illiterate Kids in Ethiopia Hack Disabled Computers
Friday, 2nd November 2012Posted in Offbeat
Tags: android, camera, Ethiopia, hack, mit, Motorola, Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child, operating system, os, tablet
Written by: Jeff Nau
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OLPC, better known as One Laptop Per Child, decided to conduct a random and odd experiment: give illiterate Ethiopian children a bunch of deactivated Motorola Zoom tablets.
Within 5 months, the children — all of whom had never so much as read a printed word — had not only figured out how to work the computers’ OS’, but also activate certain disabled hardware on the tablets. Continue reading “Illiterate Kids in Ethiopia Hack Disabled Computers” »
Daily Gaming: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Coming to iOS and Android
Friday, 26th October 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: android, grand theft auto, GTA, iOS, rockstar, Vice City
Written by: Craig Hunter
To mark the 10 year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Rockstar has announced some special content along with a mobile re-release of the groundbreaking open world game. The special content is made up of “commemorative assets” including artwork, a special video and some of the iconic music from the game.
It has been 10 years since we graced the streets of Vice City back in 2002 and now we will be able to get our hands on some never-before-seen artwork along with a special iOS and Android re-release of the game.
In addition to the commemorative assets there will be a “limited run” of collectible promotional items as well that will be available both via the Rockstar Warehouse and through online giveaways. Continue reading “Daily Gaming: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Coming to iOS and Android” »
DAILY GAMING: Ouya Kickstarter Ends at over $8.5 million, Four Controller Support
Thursday, 9th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, Final Fantasy III, four controllers, kickstarter, Namco Bandai, onlive, ouya, Square Enix, Tunein
Written by: Craig Hunter
Earlier this morning the popular OUYA Kickstarter campaign came to a close, as I’m sure you know, well above its initial goal. With a total of 63,416 backers the OUYA received a total of $8,596,475 in funding when it was all said and done.
Back in July OUYA set a now seemingly modest funding goal of $950,000 when the Kickstarter campaign went up. Within a short 7 hours the campaign became the most successful Kickstarter project to date.
Ouya founder and CEO Julie Urhman told IGN back in July, Continue reading “DAILY GAMING: Ouya Kickstarter Ends at over $8.5 million, Four Controller Support” »
DAILY GAMING: Ouya Gets Final Fantasy 3 HD At Launch And Square Enix Support
Tuesday, 31st July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, Final Fantasy III, kickstarter, onlive, ouya, RPG, Square Enix
Written by: Craig Hunter
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OUYA has stirred up quite a buzz over the last few weeks with its incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign and its new take on “console” gaming.
Today Square Enix has confirmed that its classic RPG Final Fantasy III will be released for the new Android based console.
Final Fantasy III will be a launch title for the Ouya which is expected to release in Continue reading “DAILY GAMING: Ouya Gets Final Fantasy 3 HD At Launch And Square Enix Support” »
DAILY GAMING: OUYA Adds OnLive Support at Launch, Controller Image
Friday, 27th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, Bruce Grove, controller, Darksiders II, kickstarter, onlive, ouya, Ravaged, Rubik's cube
Written by: Craig Hunter
We have been reporting to you lately about the OUYA gaming console that has been garnering a ton of attention as of lately, both good and bad. Today some positive news out of the OUYA camp surfaced pertaining to the Android-based gaming console in terms of OnLive support at launch. A full image of the OUYA controller has been released as well (below).
The announcement that OnLive is coming to OUYA at launch was made on the Kickstarter Updates page today. “Through OnLive, OUYA will offer hundreds of playable titles from great publishers. Hundreds of games, streamed right to you, on demand. Pretty sweet,” the post reads.
Continue reading “DAILY GAMING: OUYA Adds OnLive Support at Launch, Controller Image” »
Could Ouya Be a Problem for Investors?
Thursday, 12th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: android, F2P, kickstarter, ouya, problems, Yves Béhar
Written by: Jeff Nau
As we reported a couple days ago, Ouya recently claimed the #1 spot for most amount of money ever collected by a Kickstarter project, with totals now running close to $4 million.
With a ton of hype surrounding the upcoming open-source Android-powered Ouya, should everyone who thought it up try to concoct a way to both meet the goal and maybe deliver a bit more? Seems like there’s a whole lot of pressure on everyone involved to make it work…. Continue reading “Could Ouya Be a Problem for Investors?” »
Ouya: The $99 Android Game Console Reaches $3 Million On Kickstarter
Wednesday, 11th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: $3million, android, Boxer8, console, free, games, gaming, kickstarter, ouya, project
Written by: Craig Hunter
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If you haven’t heard by now, Boxer8 has recruited Yves Behar to develop an Android-based gaming console called Ouya that has an intense focus on a free, dev-friendly ecosystem. The project, which will feature free to play games, built to be hacked hardware and a free, included developer kit, has now reached $3 million on its Kickstarter project.
The Kickstarter project named, “OUYA: A New Kind of Video Game Console,” has surpassed its original funding goal of $950,000, which was reached in just 8 hours after posting. Backers will see benefits ranging from early access and a free console to spending a day with the designers including Yves Behar, among other things. Continue reading “Ouya: The $99 Android Game Console Reaches $3 Million On Kickstarter” »
How Google Has Kicked Android Gaming Directly In The Balls
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, google, mobile gaming, social gaming
Written by: Rob Justice
Business Insider recently observed that Android is “Suddenly In A Lot Of Trouble.” The reasons are numerous but it all boils down to a few things: shoddy attention to detail, poor cross platform support for apps (making development difficult) and an overall inconsistant user experience across the board.
Everyone knows that games are consistently the #1 selling category on mobile devices…upwards of 60-70% of all “app store sales” happen to be games – so it is logical that if you want your platform to skyrocket in popularity, you want to get games right.
Unfortunately…the reality is that games just don’t work good on Android. Continue reading “How Google Has Kicked Android Gaming Directly In The Balls” »
Microsoft To Unveil Cross Platform Music Service At E3
Wednesday, 25th April 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: android, e3, iOS, iTunes, match, spotify, Windows 8, Woodstock, XBOx 360, Zune
Written by: Craig Hunter
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According to The Verge, inside sources at Microsoft have confirmed we will be seeing a sneak peak at the company’s new music service come E3 2012. The Zune replacement, codenamed Woodstock, will bring Microsoft further from the Zune brand to make the shift into the popular Xbox platform.
The inside sources have revealed that although Microsoft is slowly shifting away from the Zune brand towards the Xbox platform, this new music service will Continue reading “Microsoft To Unveil Cross Platform Music Service At E3” »
Rockstar: Max Payne Lands On iOS Next Week, Android April 26th
Friday, 6th April 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, iOS, ipad, iPhone, max payne, Max Payne Mobile, Retina, rockstar
Written by: Craig Hunter
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We knew that a remake of Max Payne would be landing on mobile devices when Rockstar let it slip last year, but today the developer made things official with release dates for both the iOS and Android versions of the game.
Announced on the Rockstar Games site, “Max Payne Mobile” will be making its way to most iOS devices including iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 4, iPad 1, iPad 2 and the new iPad starting April 12th. The Android version will follow a couple weeks later on the 26th.
According to the announcement, Continue reading “Rockstar: Max Payne Lands On iOS Next Week, Android April 26th” »
BrowserQuest: An NES-Style RPG Meets MMO In ANY Browser
Thursday, 29th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, browser, BrowserQuest, HTML5, iOS, Little Workshop, MMO, Mozilla, NES, RPG, WebSockets
Written by: Craig Hunter
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At first glance BrowserQuest looks like your standard NES-era RPG, but this HTML5 game demo created by Mozilla and Little Workshop is actually an MMO supporting thousands of simultaneous players.
Despite being more a tech demo than a full-fledged game at this point, the ability to play it through any browser, including iOS and Android devices, definitely makes it worth checking out.
Mozilla is using the game to demonstrate its WebSockets technology, allowing Continue reading “BrowserQuest: An NES-Style RPG Meets MMO In ANY Browser” »
The Government Wants To Spy On You…Using Your Home Appliances?
Monday, 19th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: android, government, GPS, spy, tracking
Written by: Paul Nyhart
“Don’t mind us…we’re just spying on you from your toaster, continue buttering your morning toast and pretend like we’re not even here.”
It might sound ridiculous, and also delicious, but the government could soon be using your appliances to spy on you.
This all according to a Networked World story that the U.S. Government is licking its chops at the forthcoming “smart home” where devices are tethered to our mobile devices: Continue reading “The Government Wants To Spy On You…Using Your Home Appliances?” »
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