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Because We May game offers now include 91 available titles

by Edgar Cervantes on May 26th, 2012 No Comments

Time to get your gaming on! If you thought Because We May was already awesome, finding out that they have added over 30 more games to the list will make you start clicking and tapping. If you haven’t heard of Because We May, it is movement created by a group of independent developers, offering some [...]

Cut the Rope: Experiments update adds new leaderboards and achievements, 25 new levels, and more

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2012 No Comments

ZeptoLab, the developers responsible for the great Cut the Rope series, have released a big update for Cut the Rope: Experiments in the Google Play Store. This new update brings us 25 brand new levels, a new robotic arm as an added gameplay element, new achievements to collect, new leaderboards, and a new photo of [...]

Mass Effect Infiltrator launches in the Google Play Store

by Kevin Krause on May 22nd, 2012 No Comments

Electronic Arts has released Mass Effect Infiltrator to the Google Play Store. The game is priced at $6.99 and serves as a standalone adventure in the Mass Effect universe while still acting as a companion piece to the recent console hit Mass Effect 3. The game is a rail shooter developed by the same team [...]

Spacetime Studios announce new MMO Arcane Legends

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 22nd, 2012 No Comments

Android users will soon be enjoying a new entry into the Legends series by Spacetime Studios. They’ve announced “Arcane Legends,” a new MMO that will give you three classes — rogue, warrior, and sorcerer — to craft your character with. This title is more like a fantasy game than the epic medieval and ancient myth [...]

Week 2 TegraZone Anniversary Contest: Tell us if you’re buying Sonic 4: Episode II, and why

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 17th, 2012 No Comments

Are you guys ready for the second week’s TegraZone anniversary and Player’s Choice Awards contest courtesy of NVIDIA? We know we are. If you aren’t in the know, NVIDIA’s just hit their one-year anniversary with TegraZone and they’re holding a Player’s Choice Awards! Hit that link to vote, and you can also snap a photo [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II now available in the Google Play Store; comes infused with Tegra-optimized graphics

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 16th, 2012 No Comments

Sega has officially announced the launch of the second episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for Android. It continues where episode one left off as you control Sonic and lead Tails on a fast-paced, ring-filled journey. The Tegra 3 version of this game will impress you with higher resolution textures, more on-screen objects, and better [...]

Week One TegraZone Anniversary Contest: What’s your favorite TegraZone game?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2012 No Comments

Are you guys ready for the first week’s TegraZone anniversary and Player’s Choice Awards contest courtesy of NVIDIA? We know we are. If you aren’t in the know, NVIDIA’s just hit their one-year anniversary with TegraZone and they’re holding a Player’s Choice Awards! You can also snap a photo of the QR code directly below. [...]

Google working on native social gaming hub for Android?

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2012 No Comments

Rumor has it Google is working on a native social gaming hub for the Android platform, one that would showcase features similar to Apple’s Game Center. The app would utilize an achievement system, leader boards, and a friend finder to pit gamers head to head. It is likely the hub will use Google+ as a [...]

N.O.V.A. 3 for Android trailer shows Halo influence [video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Gameloft just caught a sale before the game is even out. I’m talking about N.O.V.A. 3, and their new gameplay trailer is mouth watering in a couple of different ways. For starters, these are some damn good graphics for a mobile game. While most developers aim to develop for the largest group of phones possible, [...]

Could the Simpsons be featured in an Angry Birds Space update?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 1st, 2012 No Comments

New speculation is swirling regarding a future update for Rovio’s Angry Birds Space. The word is that the Simpsons could be featured in a future Angry Birds Space upgrade. While the basis for this rumor is thin, it’s no less interesting — looking at the crop of planets featured in the game, many have noted [...]

Max Payne for Android delayed for a week or so

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 26th, 2012 No Comments

I know I’m not the only one who woke up this morning feverishly searching the Google Play Store for Max Payne. Rockstar was slated to release the game today, but users were met with a bunch of guide, wallpapers, and other apps that are related to the series, but weren’t the original game itself. Well, [...]

Dark Meadow: The Pact survival horror game released for Tegra 3 devices

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 26th, 2012 No Comments

Those of you who have a soft spot for games like Resident Evil, Alan Wake, Condemned, Silent Hill, and other creepy survival horror games will be happy to know that a new option has landed in the Android market. Courtesy of Phosphorus Game Studios, it’s called Dark Meadow: The Pact and it places you in [...]

Latest Minecraft Pocket Edition update brings crafting to touchscreen devices

by Kevin Krause on April 24th, 2012 No Comments

A new update for Minecraft — Pocket Edition is now available in the Google Play Store and continues to build on the original mobile version of the game by introducing more features found in its desktop counterpart. Just as previous versions of Minecraft PE started to introduce “survival” elements such as health and day/night changes, [...]

PlayStation Suite SDK public beta opens

by Kevin Krause on April 19th, 2012 No Comments

If the PlayStation Suite is going to catch on as a gaming platform for Android, it starts today. Sure, we’ve had our share of PS1 ports to hold us over on a handful of Sony-branded devices, but with the launch of the PlayStation Suite SDK open beta developers finally have their shot to contribute. Using [...]

Angry Birds Update Brings 15 New Levels

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 13th, 2012 No Comments

If you thought Angry Birds Space spelled the death of the original Angry Birds, Rovio has just thrown that notion in the trash. They’ve come out with yet another new update for the original game that started it all. The update is being called Surf and Turf and it brings with it 15 new levels. [...]

Dark Legends MMO for Android Launches

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 12th, 2012 No Comments

Spacetime Studios has come to the Google Play Store with what looks to be another possible hit. The third in their “Legend” series, Dark Legends is a cross-platform massively multiplayer online game that allows users to play in the game world with those on both their platform and others’. It’s the first MMO to launch [...]

New malware threat recycles GingerBreak exploit to gain root access

by Kevin Krause on April 6th, 2012 No Comments

There’s a new version of Legacy Native (LeNa) rearing its ugly head in the seedier Android app exchanges disguised as several popular apps. The malware utilizes the GingerBreak exploit to root a user’s device and then communicates with a remote server to download even more nasty code and push URLs to the handset’s browser. While [...]

Max Payne for Android Coming to the Google Play Store April 26th

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 6th, 2012 No Comments

Rockstar Games has just announced that Max Payne for Android is on its way. Unfortunately we have a bit to wait compared to our iOS counterparts who will be getting the game April 12. The wait isn’t long, however, as they have given us a solid date of April 26th. The third person shooting title [...]

Football Manager Handheld 2012 Hits Android Soon

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 6th, 2012 No Comments

Sega has just announced that they’ll soon be releasing Football Manager Handheld 2012 for Android. A once-iOS exclusive, Football Manager Handheld allows users to take control of clubs in leagues from 12 different countries, including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Wales. You can control club transfers, influence training [...]

Highly Rated Apps and Games Could Be Due to Violations of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk System

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Uh oh. It looks like a developer was caught red-handed breaking policies detailed in terms of use statements in both Google and Amazon software. Game developer Noosoft Games used Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system, a system which allows companies to pay everyday users for doing menial and tedious tasks, to get users to rate one of [...]