Games and Fun

Google Launched Gaming Platform

2013-05-17T08:38:00.001-07:00

During its annual conference / I O, the group search engine Google launched on Wednesday 15 May, its own platform game This service introduced such a system of "success", as is already the case on consoles or PC (Steam), when a player performs certain tasks in a game The service is also designed to synchronize backups of the same title on different Android devices. It allows multiple players

"Need for Speed: Most Wanted"

2013-01-13T10:12:00.000-08:00

The studio, which had the accident Please direct game series "Burnout", now makes "Need for Speed". The last part of the series was a flop, makes 'Most Wanted' it better? Yes, except for one drawback: the miserable rubber band. My Mustang has fallen into the oncoming traffic, has tangled with a pickup truck and lost. But I had only just made three places. Anyway: The accident looked

Nintendo puzzle: Professor Layton does not need 3D

2013-01-10T10:15:00.001-08:00

It may be puzzled again: time for Christmas, there is the fifth episode of the series game wise to Professor Layton. This time the adventure into the desert - at least those who have appropriate Nintendo model. I stand in the desert town and am thinking. Professor Layton gave me a riddle: "A and B have played a card game for ten rounds against each other, the rules:. Both draw a card fire

Assassin's Creed III: This game is almost too big

2012-12-25T06:54:00.001-08:00

The story spans centuries, as a whole, the game has sold 40 million copies - is now a new part of the series came out: In "Assassin's Creed III," you shall not lift up by Europe, but across America during the Revolutionary War. A good idea, with quirks in detail. The ending is not the end. Luckily. The conclusion brings to an end only gripe at the "Assassin's Creed" series always: The

An hour with "Medal of Honor: Warfighter"

2012-12-21T06:41:00.002-08:00

60 minutes were ugly with the "Medal of Honor: Warfighter". Who goes zoom with prejudice to the game is confirmed: The military shooter is a bad idea that has not had to bad. "Well, if that was not a hit!" My companion praises me. My goal, however, is unfazed, puts on his rocket launcher and shoot at us. The game is over - for me. Maybe, I'm thinking, I shot so bad that I did not hit the

For Professional Killer With a Heart

2012-12-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

Can you get through a game a better person? In "Dishonored" could work: The apocalyptic adventure is one of the few new developments in the industry, succeeded fantastically - and developed his fascination, without the player has to be a killer. At most by mistake. I can not remember, I'm sorry, but: I have two guards killed. In one I have a guess as to how it could have happened: I had

"The Ville" : Electronic Arts Sues Zynga

2012-11-12T05:53:00.004-08:00

Zynga go for the bad times even further: Electronic Arts takes legal action against the kings of the Facebook games. Entitled "The Ville" is just a copy of "The Sims Social". But the makers of "Farmville" poisons back. Seen it all, Electronic Arts / Maxis says in a blog post , namely at Electronic Arts: The game "The Ville" is largely a copy of "The Sims Social". The manager of Maxis, Lucy

"Papo & Yo" is the most moving game of the year

2012-11-10T19:21:00.000-08:00

His own father as a monster with uncontrollable fits of rage. For Carsten Görig is "Papo & Yo" the most important game of the year. It's more than just a game, it is the life story of the developer. The game is touching, admits Vander Caballero, finally, he has developed "Papo & Yo". "Because it's real," he says. Real, that is, in the game's story is told. His childhood in Colombia with his

Block by Block to the Beautiful City

2012-10-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

In the computer game "Minecraft", each whole worlds of pixel blocks build. Now, the Swedish developer Mojang wants to use the program for urban planning. Young residents begin planning on the computer their new quarters. The first project will start soon with UN assistance in Kenya. If an entire neighborhood will be redesigned, the those responsible will ever be a dilemma. The plans of the

Hands on for three hours with "Sleeping Dogs"

2012-10-07T22:03:00.002-07:00

The console fighting game "Sleeping Dogs" bored by constant infighting and unnecessary violence. After all, Hong Kong has shown that to look at. I must confess: I like only a few games, which is beaten. To me that's too complicated, I was not at the Commodore 64 clever enough for that. If I have to memorize keyboard shortcuts, I turn away in horror and admiration for those who succeed. They

Legendary games in retrospect

2012-09-23T08:43:00.001-07:00

The editors of the magazine "Retro Gamer" has tested the classic shooter Rez after eleven years' time. Your rating: Rez is still full of wonderful moments. Rez should be allowed to play on big screen when the light is switched off and the sound system: Because the shooter is characterized by the interplay of sound design and gameplay. The more you advance in the game, the more complex the

Nightmare Trip to Zombieland

2012-09-21T01:17:00.000-07:00

No police, no food, but hordes of undead - the adventure "Walking Dead" puts the player in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. To survive the nightmare, you must cheat, lie, and solve puzzles. An exciting, but also disconcerting experience. If I can save Shawn? Had he survived, if I had gone to him, the young man would have been protected from the attacking zombies? I've changed my mind. I

An Hour Zombie Horror with "Dead Light"

2012-09-19T11:18:00.001-07:00

The city is destroyed, zombies wandering around, and a lone man makes his way through the ruins. This is the story of "Dead Light", a downloadable titles in sidescroller appearance on Xbox 360 The game is reminiscent of "Metroid" and "Limbo." - But also tremendous Macken Sometime it goes. Latest when the question is whether the controller would probably survive a collision with the wall. The

Facebook is working on its own search engine

2012-09-16T10:48:00.002-07:00

In the first interview since the Facebook IPO, Mark Zuckerberg is relatively open, is "big mistakes". Most sales are to be able to bring mobile devices, also announced the company's founder to a Facebook search engine. Since Facebook on 18 May has gone public, had company founder Mark Zuckerberg made in public are rare. Now he remarked during the TechCrunch Disrupt conference IT again for the

iPhone 5 'world's thinnest smartphone' claim in dispute

2012-09-16T10:37:00.000-07:00

Apple's claim that the iPhone 5 is the world's thinnest smartphone may not be true as Huawei and Oppo already offer up super-slender opposition. During the iPhone 5 keynote yesterday Phil Schiller, Apple's senior VP of worldwide marketing, had this to say about the new handset: "It's the thinnest and lightest iPhone we've ever made, and best of all, it's the world's thinnest smartphone."

Is The World to The Playing Field

2012-09-16T10:36:00.000-07:00

Whoever flees from zombies jogs, faster: mechanisms from the world of games to everyday tasks become more attractive. Sometimes the principle called gamification works quite well. But the idea is actually old: She comes from a psychiatric ward. Countless hours to flow every day in more computer games. Here, points are accumulated, collected asterisk, even the most remote corner of the game world

Intel finalises Android 4.1 port, eyes smartphone catch-up

2012-09-14T06:56:00.002-07:00

FUN7RJJ4H4SQ Intel has successfully managed to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running on its Medfield processor. The completed port means that phones like the Intel-toting Orange San Diego and ZTE Grand X IN should continue to receive software updates beyond Android 4.0. Don't go cracking out the bubbly just yet though, as there's no word on if or when the Jelly Bean update will officially hit

Gravity Rush: Gravity that Enchants

2012-09-13T21:31:00.001-07:00

Jumping, puzzle float: "Gravity Rush" lifts the gravity and can slide the character around the room. A fairy tale with comic graphics, a nice game with a few flaws. Already flown past. But I had yet targeting the weak point of the enemy exactly. But then something happened that made me off course, and Kat hangs in the air again, far from saving the floor. Of course, now the energy is over, which

Sony Xperia T SIM-free price announced in UK

2012-09-13T07:37:00.000-07:00

The first hints at pricing for the flagship Sony Xperia T have appeared online, pricing the handset just above the £400 mark. Both Clove and Unlocked Mobiles have the Xperia T available for pre-order and both quote very similar, but not identical prices. Clove is currently asking for £414 is return for the black, 16GB Xperia T, however it does note that the official price, along with the Sony

Sources: two lower end Nokia Windows Phone 8s are coming

2012-09-11T06:44:00.003-07:00

With the launch of its first two Windows Phone 8 handsets earlier this week - the Lumia 920 and 820 - Nokia's been riding a roller coaster of positive reviews and lowered expectations. Perhaps the introduction of another pair Windows Phone 8 smartphones, this time on the shallower end of the spectrum, will peak consumers interest even higher and send naysayers packing. Sources talking to The

Samsung OS a viable option, Verizon CEO says

2012-09-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

Samsung has the potential to be a strong No. 3 in the mobile operating system race, at least in the eyes of Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. During an investor conference call Friday, he painted the Korean electronics giant as a "dark horse" that could rival Apple iOS and Google Android. Currently, Samsung's smartphones run either the Android OS or Windows Phone OS. But by marrying its hardware

Computer Games from Iran

2012-09-09T06:47:00.004-07:00

Tel Aviv attack, nuclear scientist free: In computer games, from Iran, the conflict with the West played on the computer. The country's response to similar formats from the West. Behind some of the songs stuck military and government. The situation is delicate: The recent nuclear talks in Moscow have failed, from 1 July to an oil embargo , the sanctions against Iran are further exacerbated. The

Report: iPhone 5 will have international LTE support

2012-09-08T06:46:00.000-07:00

The Apple iPhone 5 may support LTE globally, allowing users to jump from country to country and continent to continent without losing their lightening fast connectivity. This is according to a recent report, with sources telling the Wall Street Journal the device can pick up on LTE in places like the U.S., Europe and Asia. While this is exciting in terms of connectivity and speed, the sources

Social Gaming Zynga, A bit like Facebook

2012-09-07T06:53:00.000-07:00

In order to be less dependent on Facebook, opened the social gaming Zynga its own power players. He also wants to open up to outside developers. In truth, it's not about new, interesting games. But rather to collect huge amounts user data. Mark Pincus has a great talent: The founder of a billion dollar publicly traded company occurs as a slightly shy, unassuming boy next door. When he talks

Google Wallet to challenge iPhone Passbook through geo-location and transit

2012-08-30T14:04:00.004-07:00

The battle for a digital wallet replacement rages on, as Google reveals plans to expand Google Wallet with new features. Speaking in a developer Q&A session, Google Wallet's head of product management, Robin Dua, spoke of how the company will open up Google Wallet to information beyond mobile payment details and credit card numbers. "We want to create a wallet that actually allows you to