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The Infinity Blade franchise brought in a lot money
Look no further than Infinity Blade if you need more proof that iOS games can make tens of millions of dollars. At this time, the Infinity Blade franchise (which only spans two games) has earned more than $30 million since it was introduced. The first Infinity Blade was released in December 2010, and Infinity Blade more »
Tea Party Zombies Must Die combines satire and shooting
Some games start controversies without trying, others openly seek to raise someone’s ire. StarvingEyes Viral Advergaming has created Tea Party Zombies Must Die, a shooter starring undead versions of political figures including Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich and Bill O’ Reilly.
Game designer Jason Oda has done political satire in games before. His 2008 offering Kung Fu Election was a fighting game including presidential hopefuls such as John McCain and Hilary Clinton. In 2004, Bushgame.com pitted ’80s TV characters against Bush administration officials.
Gaia Online goes mobile with Monster Galaxy: The Zodiac Islands available now
Gaia Interactive is about to go mobile with its release of Monster G, the mobile spin-off of its Facebook game Monster Galaxy already played by more than 15 million users per month. Since it’s release back in November 2010, Monster Galaxy has become a popular social game on Facebook, reigning as a top 10 game more »
Review: AquAttack for PS3
Title: AquAttack! Price: $2.99 System(s): PS3, PSP Release Date: 12/1/2010 Publisher (Developer): Valcon Games (Paper Planet Production Unlimited) ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Pros: If you love Bejeweled you’ll love AquAttack. You can move the rows however many times you want because you’re not limited to moving only similar colors nearby. It’s cute, fun and more »
WinterWolves interview, 30% discount information
WinterWolves is offering a discount code that gives players 30% off any single.As the code has no expiration date, customers can take their time to check out the available demos before making a final decision on WinterWolves game site. Not sure what to try, I recently contacted the owner of WinterWolves, Celso Riva, to ask him about WinterWolves and his games…
Review: X-Note for Windows, Mac, Linux
Zeiva Inc., and independent developer, has just taken the plunge and released X-Note, it’s first commercial game. The result is an mystery visual novel with dating sim elements and multiple endings that is reminiscent of Hanako’s Fatal Hearts, another supernatural, indie adventure. It’s an interesting and pretty initial endeavor, despite its flaws, and proves that Zeiva Inc. has a lot of potential.
E3 2011: Nexon’s Dragon Nest shows how good a browser MMO can be
Nexon hopes to extend greatly what can be done in a client-based massively multiplayer online game (MMO) with Dragon Nest, due out this summer.
Gaia Online offers a way to donate for Japan earthquake relief
The Red Cross and Gaia Online have developed a way for gamers to make donations to assist Japan’s earthquake relief efforts.
Rainbox Six: Shadow Vanguard reimagining out next week
Gameloft has a treat planned next week for FPS fans who prefer to play their games on the small screen. If you stop by iTunes on March 17, 2011, you can grab Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six: Shadow Vanguard for your iOS devices. You better practice your tapping now, to prepare for all that shooting you’ll be doing. Be careful, as you can’t be too reckless. Many of the missions will require you to think and plan before shooting down targets.
There’s even a trailer for Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard…
Kongregate Arcade is back in the Android Market
Kongregate Arcade had a short-lived existence in the Android Market. The same day it made it to market, Google pulled the app down. Kongregate later learned Google felt Kongregate Arcade was functioning like a competing app store. Despite the seemingly obvious differences between Kongregate Arcade and an app store, Kongregate was forced to retool the app to get it back on the Android Market.
















