Tag archive: Games

A report last week suggested that to ward off brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, constant cerebral stimulation through activities like games and reading could be the key. And one woman, 100-year-old Kathleen Connell, would certainly appear to back up such findings, with the centenarian putting her longevity and sharp mind almost entirely down to her Nintendo DS gaming device. Kathleen, who jokingly says she doesn’t feel a day over 80, clearly… Read More

The SNK Neo Geo brand may be coming back, provided that is, these leaked images of a new handheld version of the console are real. The Neo Geo had its heyday during the 90s, when it could be found in several different forms including a coin-op in the arcade halls and as a home console. SNK also made a pair of handheld Neo Geos, but like many similar devices of the day, they couldn't compete with Nintendo. After a long period of insecurity… Read More

With the introduction of downloadable content onto the console scene, fans have become somewhat jaded. For every great bit of DLC that simply can’t be passed up comes two more that leave us scratching our heads instead of reaching for our wallets. While new content is always appreciated, there needs to be parity with price and overall value of DLC, which translates to offering something worthwhile for gamers — especially since plunking… Read More

Zynga, maker of hit games such as FarmVille and Words With Friends, told Reuters on Wednesday that it has bought four mobile game companies in recent months. The acquisitions include that of German company Gamedoctors last month, maker of the popular ZombieSmash game. It also bought Astro Ape Studios, located in New York, last August. Closer to its own Californian headquarters, Zynga also acquired San Francisco-based Page44 Studios, maker of… Read More

Atari has been looking closely at the modern video game industry to identify the direction it should take next.  According to current CEO Jim Wilson, who has been speaking to CNN, their new approach will be to continue building a library of updated classic titles, while also moving into the burgeoning social gaming market. Atari has already started to change their mobile gaming strategy and adapt well-known titles for iOS and Android. Asteroids:… Read More

Mobile app developers are looking more and more into the idea of generating revenue from in-game purchases, with income from such purchases expected to more than double in the next four years. The folks over at GigOM took a close look at the latest findings made by Juniper Research, who said that while mobile in-game purchases totaled $2.1 billion last year, this is expected to hit $4.8 billion by 2016. This can be put down to a number of… Read More

With Sony’s new PlayStation Vita portable gaming device going on sale in Japan last Saturday, executives at the company will have been waiting nervously for news of sales figures for its opening weekend. The chewing of finger nails may now cease, as research firm Enterbrain has come up with some data: it says the electronics giant sold 321,400 units in its first two days. As a comparison, that’s 50,000 units fewer than what Nintendo achieved… Read More

For many who ride trains for the commute to work, the journey begins when the train doors open and everyone piles in fast in an effort to snag one of the few remaining seats. But if designer Jiang Qian’s idea comes to market, we could see people dashing for one of his game straps rather than a seat. Qian’s design transforms the straps you find in train cars – the ones that you cling onto to help stop you tumbling onto someone’s lap –… Read More

The year in gaming has been a tumultuous one, with a somewhat light beginning, and a heavy end of year. The fall wave of blockbusters featured some of the best titles in years, and gamers will likely be picking them up and playing them for months to come. But while the releases primarily fell at the close of the 2011, the PS3 has seen one of its best years for exclusives. A-list titles were sprinkled throughout the months haven given PS3 owners… Read More

A computer game banned by Xbox for what it perceived to be risqué content picked up a top award in the UK recently. The game, which is designed to educate teenagers about sexually transmitted diseases, bagged the prize at the British Academy Children's Awards, organized by BAFTA, late last month. Privates, described by its Brit-based developer Size Five Games as “a sex ed shoot-‘em-up romp,” requires the gamer to “lead a teeny-tiny gang of… Read More

For those that haven’t caught on to the gaming phenomenon that is Minecraft, it’s essentially an open world sandbox game where you are basically free to create, or in this case, recreate pretty much anything you want. In this machinima, created by games musician Grahame (aka Paradise Decay), Minecraft blocks are used to recreate the iconic scene at the end of Star Wars: A New Hope. The climactic battle sees our plucky young Jedi-in-training… Read More

For a long time, the Android Market was a gaming ghetto, full of ripoffs and incomplete games. It paled in comparison to Apple's thriving iPhone game selection. Mostly, this is still the case, but in recent months a number of developers have begun bringing their works to Google's smartphone platform. Things are beginning to change for gamers on Android. As such, we've listed out more than 15 of the best Android games currently… Read More

With over 500,000 apps now available for download in the iTunes app store, the gaming options are nearly limitless. In the sea of games for the iPhone, some are worth your 99 cents (or download time) and others are not. We’ve taken on the burden of sorting through the endless games to bring you what we think are the best iphone games for everyone from the intense console gamer to the casual word puzzle enthusiast. Have a suggestion? Let us know… Read More

What a turnaround. The 20-year dominance of Nintendo and Sony in the mobile game market appears to be at an end. According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, Android and iOS will this year generate about $500 million more in revenue from the sales of games than the DS and PSP makers. “The most striking trend is that iOS and Android games have tripled their market share from roughly 20% in 2009 to nearly 60% in just two years,” Flurry said in its… Read More

With a barrage of downloadable content in the form of new characters, weapon add-on packs and even entire mission packs being released for games on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, 49 percent of gamers in 2011 shunned this form of content according to a study conducted by EEDAR. The most common reason for leaving digital content untouched is directed at privacy concerns. Forty-seven percent of that group named privacy as the main roadblock… Read More