Arel Wars 2, the sucessor to the popular game Arel Wars developed by Gamevil has been released on Google Play today for Android devices. Arel Wars 2 keeps the defence elements that made the first game so popular, and adds RPG elements, and an unfolding storyline. It all begins in the Deven nation, with a political issue. A brother has betrayed the throne and decides instead to try and take over th...
Read More »Lili I’m intrigued by the idea of games that rely on non-combat mechanics in their video games. We got a variety of games that revolve around thrusting swords into torsos, emptying bullets into heads, or casting spells that melt the skin off humans, so violence is something that has become a norm in our game community. Extra Credits hypothesized that we could make non-violent games by applyi...
Read More »Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light is out today on the Sony XperiaTM. This is the first time the game has been released on any Android devices and as part of this limited time exclusive, this is for a promoting deal between the makers of the game and Sony. The critically acclaimed game launches today for XperiaTM S and XperiaTM ion, as well as gaming smartphone, XperiaTM PLAY. Additionally, to c...
Read More »4 in a 3d row. I think a good puzzle game relies on some kind of gimmick to make it stand out from other puzzle games. Several gamers, me included, love Valve’s puzzle game Portal, but it has a great gimmick of using portals to each puzzle. Other puzzle games like Connect 4 might not have a gimmick to make it stand out from other puzzle games like Angry Birds or even Portal. However, Neonfiv...
Read More »Bomb the Zombies Pop quiz: What force will not die even if you shoot bullets at a swarm of it, light them on fire with gasoline or napalm, or even sick your plants at them? If you guessed zombies – then you would be wrong, as I was referring to the zombie IP! That’s right, there is another zombie game coming out with the undead looking for brains, and this time they need to be blown up with ...
Read More »The real-time strategy game EMERGENCY, developed by Quadriga Games and Serious Games Solutions, is now available for download in the App Store at the introductory price of EUR 0.79/ $ 0.99/ £ 0.69. The regular price after the first 24 hours will be EUR 2.99/ USD 3,99/ £ 2,49. The is about a plane crashing in the middle of Berlin, a burning tanker in the harbor, and a derailed maglev train are just...
Read More »Mobile and online games are a large segment in the fast growing industry that is video games. A new advertisement network called TrafficCaptain that specializes in these field, experienced Internet entrepreneurs, iVentureCapital’s, are adding there knowledge to adding quality traffic generation for a new network to called the Games Performance Network. The new system offers games company a better ...
Read More »Edna & Harvey : The Breakout Point and click adventure games seem to be coming back in the indie and digital market. Telltale’s The Walking Dead series is doing well for a game based upon what was thought a “dead” genre in gaming. To be fair, the point and click adventure games were still made – just not as good as some classics like the Monkey Island series (or hard to compr...
Read More »Super Touchdown for Android I don’t think I’m not the only one in North America that has poor experiences with sports. For me sports (specifically American Football) usually involves playing in gym class with kids that were in better shape and more into winning at the game than I was. However, video games based upon sports – such as Super Touchdown – could interest me as these emphasiz...
Read More »I’m sorry for the amazingly cheesy title about this new free action defense game from the makers of iDestroy and Pocket Bugs. Pirate Smash is a free downloadable game for IOS devices that puts your finger punching skills to the test as you beat up some sneaky buccaneers, of Omnom Bay, as they try to steal your banquet of cakes. Pirate Smash is a pick up and play game with a outstanding diffe...
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