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Arma + Tegra = Arma Tactics THD, a turn-based modern tactics title now available for Android

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:34:40 GMT

Bohemia Interactive's acclaimed Arma franchise is ready to launch another assault on Android gaming with the Tegra-optimized Arma Tactics THD. Originally designed to launch with Nvidia's Shield hybrid unconsole, Arma Tactics THD is playable on any Tegra-powered devices like the Nexus 7. Amra Tactics THD is a brilliant-looking, turn-based modern strategy game with a familiar, top-down perspec...

Microsoft reveals Xbox One, not much for mobile fans to be excited about - yet

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:00 GMT

Microsoft finally put those pesky Xbox 720 rumours to bed when it lifted the veil on its next generation console: the Xbox One. Unlike Sony's unveiling of the PlayStation 4, however, the Xbox One revealed precious little to excite mobile gamers. In fact, there were really only two mentions of tablets and smartphones during the entire presentation. Yusuf Mehdi showed the audience that they...

Video of ruggedised version of Samsung Galaxy S4 Active surfaces online

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:00 GMT

There can now be absolutely no doubt that the much-rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Active exists. Why? Well, because there's a bloomin' great video of it in action over on MobileTechReview's YouTube channel. You see, a "friend" of the MobileTechReview site obtained a pre-production handset and promptly took photos of this ruggedised version of the Galaxy S4. As you would. 'Majita' then shot a ...

Review: Karateka Classic

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:00 GMT

Vintage games are almost always disappointing. They look terrible, their controls are crude, and their gameplay is often simplistic and capriciously unfair. They came into being when expectations were minimal and the available technology was so feeble that it wouldn't power a modern-day steam iron. The retro gaming scene runs on delusion. Surely only a masochist would corrupt a precious chil...

Become the Blip-master and conquer all before you

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:32:57 GMT

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Review: Tales of Illyria

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:00 GMT

Fighting Fantasy, Oregon Trail, and traditional tabletop RPGs have all had a huge influence on video game development. They've shaped the structure and tone of many adventures, and plenty of games still rely on Dungeons and Dragons rule-sets for combat and exploration. This tends to mean that most Western RPGs take place in a handful of different settings. Many are set in an early modern fictit...

[Update] Why lead one when you can lead a swarm? Atmospheric Hero of Many coming to iOS and Android next month

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:00 GMT

Update: We've been told by the developers that the game will cost $3.99, but there will be a "significant launch sale". Further, Hero of Many will not see an iPhone release but will work on Android tablets and phones. The original story follows. Have you ever tried telling a story without words? If so, you've probably relied on raw emotion and frantic gesturing to convey the highlights of yo...

Mobile version of 22cans' Godus will be distributed through Mobage platform

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:46 GMT

Peter Molyneux has announced that the Android and iOS version of his Kickstarted-backed 'god game reinvention' will be distributed by DeNA. The Japanese mobile social platform will publish the game on its Mobage service in the west, Japan and Korea. This means Godus will integrate Mobage messaging system, as well as its MobaCoins virtual currency Other games that use Mobage include Rage o...

Order up! Award-winning Diner Dash now serving Android players as well

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:00 GMT

Since launching for the PC and Mac in 2003, the saucy time management strategy sim Diner Dash amassed a staggering 700 million total downloads. A good chunk of these came from iOS, where its Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning port landed back in 2008. Since that time, Diner Dash served up a few spin-offs and revamped versions but has never crossed over to the world of Android. That's chang...

American McGee wants to create a zombie-filled steampunk take on The Wizard of Oz

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:18 GMT

Alice: Madness Returns developer American McGee is currently toying with the idea of releasing a dark and twisted zombie-filled take on Lyman Frank Baum's magical The Wizard of Oz series. The game (tentatively named OZombie) is in its very early stages of development. In fact, it exists solely as a number of concept sketches and artwork. According to McGee, OZombie could go anywhere. One pos...