Tag: GAMES

Unity -- the popular 3D game development tool -- has announced that its Unity Android and Unity Android Pro tools are now available for download. So what's the big deal? The tool allows developers who have used Unity to create games for other platforms -- including iOS -- to port them to Android with "one click." Loads of popular games have been created using Unity, and some have already ...

Tiny Wings is an iOS game from Andreas Illiger starring a bird, but it doesn't have much else in common with Angry Birds. For one thing, it's a lot prettier. For another, gameplay is less destructive and more relaxed. You control a bird with tiny wings who dreams of flying. All you have to do is put your finger on the screen to gather speed on the downhills, and then let go to watch your bird ...

Angry Birds hasn't been officially ported to the BlackBerry, but a company called Smarter Apps got tired of waiting and produced an unofficial "alternative" called Angry Farm. The gameplay is virtually identical to Angry Birds, but you control farm animals instead of birds, and your opponents are foxes instead of pigs. Angry Farm has 30 levels and free upgrades for life, and it works on ...

With an avalanche of Android tablets powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 2 on display at CES 2011, it stands to reason that game developers would start releasing titles which can tap the platform's 3D power. A search on the Android Market website shows that's now starting to happen. Several Tegra-optimized HD games are now listed -- including Samurai II: Vengeance, Spectral Souls, Backbreaker ...

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Minecraft, the popular world-building game, would be coming to iOS devices, Minecraft has been announced for Android, too. No release dates have been set yet, and we don't know whether iOS or Android will get Minecraft first. What we do know is that both mobile versions of the game will hit before the desktop edition that comes out later this year. ...

Minecraft, the indie building game that reached a million sales in under eight months since its first alpha release, will be coming to iOS. Markus Persson, the game's developer, has confirmed this to Gamasutra, adding that the port will be released later this year. Sadly, he didn't give a more specific time frame. Minecraft for iOS will not receive every update that the browser and download ...

A mobile platform just isn't a mobile platform without Angry Birds nowadays. While its absence from the Marketplace might not be your biggest gripe about Windows Phone 7, we're fairly certain users are nevertheless peering enviously at their friends' iOS, Android, and webOS devices. Your wait may be coming to an end soon, however. Pocket Lint has confirmed that Rovio is indeed bringing Angry ...

Words With Friends, Zynga's insanely popular iOS word game, has finally come to Android. The gameplay experience is virtually the same as in the beloved iOS title, and there's even cross-platform multiplayer support, so Android owners can challenge their iPhone-wielding buddies to a game. Words With Friends supports 20 simultaneous games, and push notifications to remind you when it's your ...

RIM's upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook may be aimed at enterprise users, but the company showed today that its upcoming tablet isn't all work and no play. At Mobile World Congress, RIM showed off Need For Speed Underground on the PlayBook -- and you can check out a video of its demo after the break. The PlayBook will also ship with Tetris. Both games are full versions, and both are included ...

You knew it was coming, and now it's here: NBA Jam is now available for purchase from the App Store. At $4.99, Jam is all the portable b-ball action you can handle on your iOS device -- with unlockable NBA legends including Dr. J and Dennis Rodman, a campaign mode, and play-by-play by Tom Kitzrow (who did the original NBA Jam voicing). As you can tell from the screenshot, even big head mode is ...

Sushi Cat was one of the most addictive Time Wasters I played last year, both on my desktop and my iPod touch. Now, thanks to the the crew at Armor Games, there's now a sequel to the cat vs. sushi Pachinko-style madness. Sushi Cat 2 is every bit as addictive as the original, and it's also got some fun new tweaks. One thing I noticed right off is that your plus-size kitty no longer gets wedged ...

While those of us with first generation webOS devices like the Palm Pre and Pixi wait for our shiny, new OS to arrive, it helps to have some diversions on hand to help pass the time. Chances are good you already picked up Angry Birds, but now there's a another addictive, trajectory-based game ready to devour your free time in the App Catalog: Worms. Yes, Electronic Arts has brought the classic ...

The shark is a majestic creature; it's also pretty dangerous. When Paranormal Shark Activity starts off, you're just a dude hanging out on the pier. You quickly discover there's no way to go left (back to the city or the port, presumably) – there's only one choice, which is to keep going right, into the water. Once you go into the water, the actual game starts. A huge (and I do mean ...

Dead Space is one of EA's best and biggest original IPs, and now to mark the release of Dead Space 2, the sci-fi survival horror franchise has made the leap to the portable screen. Dead Space for iOS charts an exclusive-to-the-App-Store prelude to the frightfest that is Dead Space 2. But does the visceral horror, suspense and thrilling action translate to the mobile screen? I took a look at the ...

After being removed from the Android Market for breaking the rules, the Kongregate Arcade app is back! Yet again can you enjoy easy access to the best source of Flash games on the Web. Kongregate Arcade was originally pulled because it itself acted as a marketplace for apps -- or at least, it appeared to. In actual fact, the app was just a portal to all of the Flash games on the Kongregate ...