March 27, 2012
Temple Run, the mega smash hit for iOS, has finally made it’s way to Android. The 3D running game has been on the top of the free charts on iPhone for some time now and Android owners will now finally get to experience the joy of running away from crazy monkeys in this awesome game. [...]
March 27, 2012
Multiplayer games are usually played over a network connection, one device per player. Socially, this means that even if you’re playing a multiplayer game with a friend who is in the same room as you are, each of you has their head stuck inside their phone. For all intents and purposes, it looks like you’re doing something separately – not like you’re actually playing together.
March 27, 2012
Video games have come a long way in terms of telling a story. They have high grade voice actors and cutscenes that occasionally rival at least mid-grade movies. However, the one place video games always seem to lack in is comedy. Humor just never seems to come across as well in a video game as it does in other entertainment mediums. I never really understood why.
March 27, 2012
Popular TV Show “Mad Men” returned to TV recently, and YouTube is looking to cash in on the show’s incredible popularity with a choose your own adventure game that puts the player in the shoes of the main character, Don Draper. The game features retro visuals and audio, which feels plucked right out of an [...]
March 26, 2012
A Brand new Indie Gala Bundle is out, offering up to 5 action and strategy games for any price you’d like to pay. As usual with bundles like this, you can decide on the amount you want to pay (there’s a $1 minimum) as well as nominating who your money goes to. You can divide [...]
March 26, 2012
Welcome to another edition of MakeUseOf’s free iPad games column. This month, it’s all about arcade. Be it shooting, running, slicing or rolling, no one is immune to the addiction of arcade games. If you don’t want to spend the next few hours playing, save this post for later. Otherwise, dive into the world of arcade games, and find your next addiction.
March 25, 2012
Mass Effect 3 fans unhappy with the game’s ending now have something else to be angry about – an email scam targeting them. There’s nothing subtle about the scam’s approach. It arrives under the heading “Mass Effect 3 New Ending Download” and then whips up fan fury by saying the original ending “was really bad.” [...]
March 25, 2012
There aren’t many quality 2D games around anymore. People seem to think that because the 3D technology is available to us, that it’s the only design platform we should use. Erik and Karl of Nimbly Games seem to think much differently, and I appreciate that. That appreciation and the quality of this game has me wanting to share it with you.
March 24, 2012
OMGPOP, the developers of the overnight success mobile game Draw Something, are offering Draw Something for 99 cents for a short time only. Draw Something is an iPhone (including other iOS devices) and Android game app in which users create a simple pen drawing based on one of several thousand of words, while another designated [...]
March 23, 2012
In a way, it’s a pity I’m married because if not, I’d be getting my World of Warcraft subscription right now to test this theory – do gamers really get the girls? (or the boys, let’s not be sexist). Is romance really likely to blossom while you are ruthlessly destroying your enemies with a rocket launcher? The following infographic looks into this very subject.
