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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available on Android, Kindle

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 07, 2014 01.07.14

The mobile port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available on Android and Kindle devices, publisher Rockstar Games announced today. Rockstar released the game on iOS in mid-December. The Android version is available on Google Play; you can seea full list of supported Android devices here. It supports controllers such as PowerA's Moga devices. The Kindle version of San Andreas only supports the Kindle Fire HDX; the game won't work on a Kindle Fire HD or other Kindle devices. Kindle Fire HDX owners can pick up San Andreas in the Amazon Appstore. On each platform, the game costs $6.99; a Windows Phone version is coming soon. This mobile release of San Andreas updates the game with high-resolution graphics, context-sensitive actions such as vaulting over low walls, a variety of...
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Unity Games' first core published title is Archangel, coming Jan. 9

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 07, 2014 01.07.14

Unity Games will launch action role-playing game Archangel on Jan. 9, the company announced today. Archangel, the first core title to launch under Unity Technologies' publishing arm, is slated to hit iOS and Android devices. In Archangel, players will become the titular force of good sent to fight evil before it can spread across the world. Players will use touchscreen controls to cast spells and use power-ups to deal greater damage to the armies of darkness. The Archangel's armor and weapons can be customized to bolster stats and attacks, and combat will occur across various 3D environments. Archangel also features an adaptable difficulty level that will scale based on players' abilities. Archangel was developed by Black Tower Studios, a Japan and Australia-based game studio...
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Snakebyte Vyper gaming-centric tablet hits North America Jan. 31

By Jenna Pitcher on Jan 07, 2014 01.07.14

Snakebyte Vyper, Sunflex's entertainment-centric Android tablet, launched in Europe today and is slated to launch in North America on Jan. 31 from $199, the company announced. The Android 4.2 operated Snakebyte Vyper features a 7-inch HD-display and a quad-core 1.6 GHZ processor. Through the tablet's custom TV dock, users can play titles featured on the Google Play Store, use apps or watch television programs on their TV. Users can also navigate the smart TV interface and play games using the device's wireless controller or the Airmouse remote, which features a built-in keyboard. Along with the titles available on the Google Play Store, users also have access to software on the Snakebyte Vyper game hub that offers apps and games optimized for the device. "With Vyper, we've created a...
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Nvidia unveils Tegra K1, a 192-core GPU that runs Unreal Engine 4

By Michael McWhertor on Jan 05, 2014 01.05.14

Nvidia's next mobile GPU, dubbed the Tegra K1, will boast a 192 CUDA core processor, Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang announced at CES today. Huang said the 192 cores of the Kepler-based architecture in the Tegra K1 are "all fully programmable, all massively parallel." The next-generation Tegra chip, Huang said, is more powerful than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 while using a fraction of the wattage. "We've brought mobile computing to the same level as desktop computing," Huang said at Nvidia's CES press conference. "We've brought mobile computing to the same level as super computing. We've brought the heart of GeForce and the soul of Tesla to the Tegra family." To reinforce the power of Nvidia's Tegra K1, which supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4 technologies, Huang also...
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Minimalist puzzle game Lyne launches for mobile devices, PC

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Jan 05, 2014 01.05.14

Lyne, indie developer Thomas Bowker's minimalist puzzler game, is now available on mobile devices and PC, the developer announced. In Lyne, players connect shapes while trying to fill the game's board. The game includes both pre-built and procedurally generated puzzles; the latter of the two is updated daily. According to Bowker, his goal in creating the game was to "focus on intuitive interaction design, accessibility and flow." To see the game in action, check out the video below. Lyne is available via the iTunes App Store for $2.99, Google Play for $2.50 and the Windows Phone Store for $2.49. It can also be purchased for Linux, Mac and Windows PC via the game's website.
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Detective Grimoire launches for mobile devices, PC

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Jan 04, 2014 01.04.14

SFB Games and Armor Games' mystery adventure title, Detective Grimoire, is now available for iOS, Android and PC. Detective Grimoire was funded via Kickstarter in August 2012 after collecting $29,611 with the help of 2,009 backers. The game, described as a mix of Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright, sets players on the hunt for a murderer. Players will interrogate suspects, solve puzzles and search for clues while trying to uncover the secrets of a strange swamp. For more on the game's premise, watch the trailer above. Detective Grimoire is available via the iTunes App Store and Google Play for $3.99. A Linux, Mac or Windows PC version is priced at $6.99 through the game's website, along with its soundtrack for $4.
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Blizzard updating parental controls to restrict in-game purchases by default

By Michael McWhertor on Jan 04, 2014 01.04.14

Blizzard Entertainment plans to roll out a change to the way it handles parental controls on Battle.net starting next week by preventing in-game purchases by default. Battle.net accounts with parental controls enabled will not be able to make purchases in the World of Warcraft in-game shop, make real-money purchases in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft or make purchases in Diablo 3's real-money auction house (which will close on March 18). "We're making this change to ensure that Parental Controls users will have more control over real-money purchases in Blizzard games," the company wrote in an email scheduled to go out to account holders with parental controls enabled. "No action is needed to keep this default setting and prevent in-game purchases." The change is expected to go...
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Wikipad announces detachable mobile controller, Gamevice

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

Wikipad, the company behind the 7-inch Android tablet of the same name, is working on a detachable gamepad for mobile devices called the Gamevice, the company announced today. The Gamevice brings controls akin to a console gamepad or dedicated gaming handheld — dual analog sticks, a D-pad, four face buttons and four shoulder buttons — to smartphones and other mobile devices. As seen in the product image above, the device sits in the center of a shell with the controls split to either side; the shell expands and collapses to wrap around the device. Wikipad is producing two different versions of the Gamevice, one for Android devices and another for Windows 8 devices. As for a model that supports iOS, Wikipad president Fraser Townley said, "We have not forgotten other important OS...
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Knife That Guy developer releases dystopian puzzle game Pill Popper for free

By Emily Gera on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

Mobile game developer Flyover Games has launched its second title Pill Popper for free on iOS and Android devices. The arcade puzzle release puts you in the shoes of a doctor working for the dystopian Mood Moderation Ministry, tasked with treating patients with apparently dangerous emotions. The studio is best known for its mobile release Knife That Guy, which you can check out in Polygon's mobile round-up.

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Farm Heroes Saga makes the move from Facebook to mobile

By Emily Gera on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

Facebook success Farm Heroes Saga is now available for free on iOS and Android devices, casual games company King announced today. The game synchronises with Facebook to allow players to progress between both Facebook and mobile versions of the game; however, its iOS and Android counterpart includes slightly different gameplay mechanics, including new ways of playing a match-three puzzle and other game features. Farm Heroes Saga has players switching and matching rows of three or more characters across 100 levels. You can find it on Google Play and the App Store.
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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Test Season 2 delayed until further notice

By Jenna Pitcher on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

Test Season 2 for Blizzard Entertainment's free-to-play Warcraft card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, will be delayed until further notice due to issues found during a recent closed beta maintenance. According to the Battle.net post by community manager Christina Sims, the duration of Test Season 1 will be extended until a clean transition is ensured. Player ranks will not be affected when servers come back online from maintenance. Currently in closed beta phase, the game was originally slated to enter open beta last month, but was pushed back to a 2014 roll out "to make sure it's ready for wider testing." At the time, production director Jason Chayes wrote that the "highest priority is that Hearthstone has an awesome launch when all gates are lifted and everyone can...
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Pinball Arcade dev details 2014 plans, including season 3 tables

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 02, 2014 01.02.14

The Pinball Arcade developer FarSight Studios has big plans for 2014, and the company provided a full list of them in a post on the Pinball Arcade Fans forum yesterday. The third season of downloadable pinball tables for The Pinball Arcade will consist of 10 tables, which will all come out between December 2013 and September 2014. Individual table packs will cost $4.99, while the Pro versions will go for $7.99 each. The full Season Three Table Pack with all 10 tables costs $29.99, and the Pro version is available for $39.99. Its first piece of content, Table Add-On Pack #21, is already available on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, Ouya and Windows PC; it is slated for release on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in March, and FarSight is aiming to keep the PlayStation 4 version's...
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Catch up on the plot of Google's real-world MMO Ingress

By John Funk on Jan 02, 2014 01.02.14

A pair of videos recaps the past year of Ingress, a massively multiplayer alternate reality game from Google's Niantic Labs played in the real world on smartphones. The first video, above, catches players up on the basic premise of Ingress: A research project discovers something called "Exotic Matter" or "XM," a mysterious force that seems designed to spur on humanity's intellectual and cultural development. XM hotspots exist all over the globe, concentrated in centers of human progress like major cities. Two factions arise: the Enlightened, who believe XM and the mysterious Shapers who wield it are benevolent and responsible for mankind's current state, and the Resistance who believe XM is dangerous and seek to modify the hotspots to a safer, more stable state. The second video...
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Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed featuring Shenmue's Ryo now out on mobile

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 02, 2014 01.02.14

Racing title Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed is now available on iOS and Android, publisher Sega announced today. The mobile iteration of the 2012 title features an additional character: Ryo Hazuki of the Shenmue series. Ryo comes with a new vehicle, a video game arcade cabinet that transforms into a car, plane and other modes of transportation depending on the terrain. Sega notes that the mobile version of Racing Transformed includes the same adaptable vehicles and multiplayer matches as the console versions, 75 events across 13 courses and a new World Tour racing mode. The mobile version also allows for local four-player matches and both asynchronous and synchronous online multiplayer. Facebook and Game Center functionality is integrated with the title, as well as iOS 7 and...
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The 50 gaming newsmakers who shaped 2013

By Colin Campbell on Jan 01, 2014 01.01.14

Festooned with the launches of two major consoles from Sony and Microsoft, 2013 was always going to be a memorable year for gaming. But it wasn't just the machinations of massive corporations that shaped the last 12 months. Much of the news last year was drafted on social media, around creative individuals who have managed to make wondrous things that have become popular by force of public will, rather than via marketing might. Change has also been wrought by diversity movements that have found a way to forcefully express themselves and so garner wide support for important issues, previously dismissed wrongly or maliciously by those wielding power over communication channels, as niche. As in all years, there were also unique examples of triumphant creation and exertion as well as of...
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Startup bringing FPS-like features to real-world paintball games

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Dec 31, 2013 12.31.13

Startup Innovis Labs is looking to bring technology used in many first-person shooters to the paintball and airsoft fields with Project Overwatch, a mobile app that will integrate GPS tracking features and voice chat into real world games. Project Overwatch is currently seeking funding through Indiegogo with a $50,000 goal. Using Overwatch, players will attach their iPhones to paintball and airsoft guns and use the app to track real-time movement of teammates and enemies similar to the way minimaps are used in many military first-person shooters. Overwatch will utilize the live GPS radar as well as a voice chat feature that includes the ability to jam opponents' communication radar. Players can also fake out their location to lead opponents astray. According to Innovis, the app can be...
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters mobile battler hitting next year

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Dec 30, 2013 12.30.13

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters, a mobile spin-off of fighting title Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, is heading to iOS and Android devices in 2014, according to information on the game's official website. In Stardust Shooters, players will work through storyline focused on the extensive Jojo family line. Combat against enemies is done using "striker" medals, each of which represents one character and their ability set. Like some card battler games, players must take into account a medal's available health and special attacks as well as take advantage of combo systems that will chain stronger attacks together. In addition to battle segments, Stardust Shooters will include animated sequences featuring Jojo and his crew. Check out the video below to see the title...
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The Cave for Android is free from Amazon

By Jenna Pitcher on Dec 29, 2013 12.29.13

Double Fine's puzzle-platform adventure game The Cave is currently available to download for free from Amazon and Amazon U.K. for Android-operated devices. The tile, which is listed on Google Play for $4.99, requires Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and up to operate on Android-based smartphones and tablets. The Cave centers the journey of seven mismatched adventurers, where each character features a distinct personality, agenda, backstory and talents. Players explore the anthropomorphic cave with a chosen team of three adventurers with the ability to switch between characters in order to solve The Cave's puzzles. The Cave launched on Ouya earlier this month and for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad via the App Store on Oct. 3. It is also available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U,...
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Team Meat releases second track for Mew-Genics

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Dec 29, 2013 12.29.13

Mew-Genics developer Team Meat released the second track, "Dirty Mittens," for its upcoming cat-breeding game. The game's music is being produced by two-man band Ridiculon. "Dirty Mittens," is an upbeat, brassy track available to download for $1 via Ridiculon's Bandcamp page. According to Team Meat co-founder Edmund McMillen, the song is one of 12 "jukebox" tracks that will loop through the game. "They change with the weather, so when it starts to rain it will cue up the slow moody tracks, or when it gets really hot the more fast paced tracks appear," McMillen wrote. You can listen to the track above. Team Meat released the first song from the game's soundtrack, "The Ballad of D. Claude," earlier this year. Mew-Genics is currently being developed for Android, iOS and Steam. A...
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Where’s My Water? 2 drops energy system

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Dec 29, 2013 12.29.13

In response to player feedback, Disney has axed the energy system previously present in mobile game Where's My Water? 2, according to a recent post on the iTunes App Store. The energy system required players to either break and wait for their meter to refill after several consecutive tries or to pay real-world currency to reload it immediately. With version 1.1.0, however, that restriction is no longer in place. "We took your feedback to heart and removed the energy system in this update," the post reads. "Yep that's right. Now play as often and as much as you like! For those who purchased the expanded energy meter, you will receive 2 Monster Bundles for free!" For more on Where's My Water? 2, check out our hands-on preview and interview with developer Tim FitzRandolph.
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Angry Birds Rio receiving free updates for movie tie-in

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Dec 29, 2013 12.29.13

Angry Birds Rio will receive four free episodes as a nod to the upcoming animated film, Rio 2. Rio 2 follows a family of exotic birds journeying through the Amazon rainforest. In Rovio's Angry Birds-themed take on the movie, players must rescue the film's macaw stars, Blu and Jewel. The first update, Rocket Rumble, adds 26 new levels and is available for iOS and Android devices. Angry Birds Rio was released in 2011. Rio 2 is expected to hit theaters in 2014.
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