More Android games are now being released simultaneously with support for the MOGA Mobile Gaming System by PowerA. Gameloft’s Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and SkyVu Entertainment’s BATTLE BEARS ROYALErecently released on the Google Play store with MOGA support built right into the game. Gamers with a MOGA can download and immediately play those games with precision control that is usually only reserved for console gamers. With Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, for example, using the "iron sight" button on MOGA improves gameplay and can increase a gamer’s performance. Since being released in October, … Continue reading Android Games Adding MOGA Support→
FUNSTOCK (in partnership with BLAZE) today announced the NEOGEO X GOLD Limited Edition entertainment system for the European, Australian, Russia, Africa and Middle Eastern Territories is ready to ship over the Christmas period. The NEOGEO X GOLD Limited Edition will include a limited edition game card to accompany the 20 classic NEOGEO AES games already pre-loaded on the NEOGEO X Handheld, at no additional cost. Visit the site at: http://www.funstock.co.uk/ FunStock also confirm they will stay open over the Christmas period (including Christmas Day) to ensure that any pre orders and new orders are shipped as quickly as possible over … Continue reading NeoGeo X Gold Lands In Europe→
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, in conjunction with indie content portal IndieCity, and technology service provider Alcatel-Lucent, is proud to announce the launch of the official Raspberry Pi Store. The new Pi Store features include: A one-stop shop for all users to share their Pi content. The Store is now part of the Raspbian operating system and is also available from the Raspbian repository. Consumers will find free and paid titles available at launch, ranging from games and apps to tutorials and other development tools. Creators can sell their games/apps and tools using IndieCity’s secure payments system. Creators of free content … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Launches Own App Store→
Just in time for the new NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablet hardware coming out later this month, NAMCO BANDAI Games America has released the iconic arcade title PAC-MAN onto the NOOK Apps page. Harkening back to the classic 1980 game that was awarded as the Most Successful Coin Operated Game by the Guinness World Records, PAC-MAN for NOOK brings the addictive experience to the NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet for the price of $2.99. The app is available now at the following URL: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pac-man-by-namco-namco-bandai-games-america-inc/1113521594 PAC-MAN, the world famous arcade classic, returns in this faithful rendition … Continue reading PAC-MAN Chomps To Nook Platform→
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the non-profit self-regulatory body for the video game industry, today announced a streamlined, no-cost service for assigning ratings to all digitally delivered games. ESRB’s new ‘Digital Rating Service’ utilizes a brief but detailed online questionnaire to assess not only a product’s content and age-appropriateness, but also interactive elements, including the sharing of personal information or physical location and exposure to unfiltered user-generated content. This newly streamlined service will first be put into use for downloadable games available from a number of computer and video game platforms including Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Vita, … Continue reading ESRB Adds New Ratings System For Downloaded Games→
One of the best fan-made short films we’ve ever seen. Apparently Square Enix cooperated and helped to bring it all together. Warning, contains bad language, drug use and all those things we saw in the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=3WgWMgGrZDY Obviously these guys know what they are doing in terms of both martial arts and film making, but what really impressed me was the fact that they kept the flavor of Sleeping Dogs game in the film. Publishers: Square Enix Platforms: Miscellaneous
Forty-nine percent of all American homes have a video game console according to new research released today at E3 2012 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association that represents the U.S. video game industry. Matching this historically high install base, more Americans than ever are playing video games on smartphones, tablets and handheld devices and changing the way consumers enjoy computer and video games. More than 30 percent said they play games on their smartphones, compared to 20 percent last year. One quarter of gamers said they play games on wireless devices, up from 13 percent in 2011. … Continue reading ESA Reports Rising Game Popularity→
Gaia Interactive, the world-class social gaming publisher of Monster Galaxy, recently announced a partnership with Yen Press to bring the epic Monster Galaxy video game franchise to life through a new series of graphic novels. Monster Galaxy readers will experience all new adventures with their favorite characters while exploring new worlds, meeting new characters and discovering never before seen monsters. Kurt Hassler, Publishing Director at Yen Press, said of the adaptation, ‘Monster Galaxy is a fantastically addictive game, as evidenced by the fact that I can hardly pry our editorial staff away from it since we began discussions of an … Continue reading Monster Galaxy To Become Graphic Novel→
PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video game franchises, today announced it has finalized a number of licensing deals that expand its blockbuster properties beyond the digital realm into new formats, mediums and products for the first time in the company’s twelve year history. PopCap’s first brand licensing agreements have been signed with Trends International, Bioworld Merchandising, Funko, MjC International, Jazwares and Walls360. The first products from PopCap’s partners will begin appearing this spring and will be based on the company’s global hit franchise Plants vs. Zombies, with plans to bring Bejeweled and other franchises to … Continue reading PopCap Games To Get Figures, Sleepwear, Other Merchandise→
Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, today announces the signing of a partnership with Wikipad Inc., makers of the first tablet to offer an attachable, console-quality gamepad controller. The partnership will see the Gaikai client integrated into the tablet, making game streaming available to Wikipad users. Cloud gaming is changing the way video games are consumed. Today gamers have to either drive to a store, wait for games to arrive in the mail, or download games, which can take as long as visiting the store itself. Cloud gaming removes the friction and makes games — no matter how large … Continue reading Gamer Tablet Announced→
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