Chillingo, publisher of memorable mobile games like Angry Birds or Cut the Rope, will publish Wake up Buzii from iFun4all. I think I’m noticing a similarity of numerous games on mobile devices like shooter games to consoles. No I don’t mean there are numerous shooter games on mobile devices (though there are some exceptions). But, am I the only one noticing that there seems to be a lot...
Read More »Guide your elite troops of soldiers through grids, bullets, and deserts in the turn-based game Frontline Tactics. Turn-based games seem like a neglected challenge in games these days. Most publishers think we want to glue scopes to our head and gun down terrorists in real-time combat. But sometimes you might want to pause the game, think about your action and initiate a well-planned strategy like ...
Read More »Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Amplitude Studios revealed the contents of the retail copy for Endless Space to fans of 4x space strategy games. I never played Endless Space when it came out on Steam. I consider myself a PC gamer with a historical knowledge of PC games, though space exploration games never appealed to me. However I do enjoy exploration in games and the ability to make ...
Read More »Two new character classes are introduced in both factions for Primal Carnage: The quick and deadly Raptor; along with the calm, careful Trapper. Releasing a new shooter in the market is like releasing your pet fish in a cat breed/trick show groomed from professional breeders. Developers taking this risk are more likely to get their pet eaten with fava beans and a nice Chianti by the winning cat. H...
Read More »Team Ninja’s library of games definitely include skimpy outfits for attractive women, but their reasoning behind this is Japanese culture sees it different from other cultures. Dead or Alive 5, the new fighting game from Team Ninja, kind of has a reputation of being ‘immature’ in some gamer’s view. The roster of female characters in the Dead or Alive franchise all wear skim...
Read More »Check out what Borderlands was like when it only had 16-bit graphics and limited memory in The Border Lands! Coming towards the end of this summer is the action RPG, shooter Borderlands 2; complete with egotistical dictators and a vault-hunters with a fetish for guns. What most people don’t know is the original Borderlands was not the first game in the franchise, but a reboot of the original...
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Gamescom might be over for this year, but the crew at e:info games brings you a recap of the events in their latest video. Welcome to a new installment of e:info Games TV. This episode will let you catch up on the current kernels of information that leaked out of this year’s Gamescom held in Germany. A lot of information was revealed here about the games we’re excited for, and we flew ...
Read More »New DLC is coming to enhance the multi-player game for Spec Ops: The Line, and you won’t have to pay a penny to get it. Spec Ops: The Line was a surprisingly good single-player game released earlier this year. Sure the shooting mechanic is not as good as other shooter games like Call of Duty or Battlefield. Yet Spec Ops: The Line succeeded in terms of interactive storytelling and manipulatin...
Read More »GDC Europe 2012 might be over, but there was a wealth of information gained in the gaming community. GDC (Game Developers Conference) Europe 2012 concluded earlier this month with some staggering numbers. More than 2100 game professionals arrived, coming from a plethora of areas. Several keynote speakers attending the conference include recognizable names from major publishers: Ubisoft Montreal...
Read More »Kids can now explore a dark, noir-style game involving egg-murdering criminals in Diggs Nightcrawler. Augmented reality is an interesting mechanic to apply on video games. Anyone that owns a 3DS could see how cool it is to put down a card and have colorful blocks sprout from it, or fight against a dragon with balls. Sony seems to be taking the lead from Nintendo and Microsoft by integrating augmen...
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