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North American Vita games require online passes too

Wipeout 2048 box art

Now that the PlayStation Vita is finding its way into homes, it’s time we once again embrace one of the harshest realities of modern gaming. The online passes we’ve all come to know and hate is not restricted to consoles. Even certain Vita games will require online authentication in order to provide multiplayer access.

Gameloft throws a $0.99 Valentine’s Day sale for iOS and Android

iOS-Sale

Gameloft is putting a lot of its iOS and Android games on sale in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Gameloft’s iOS games have already been reduced to $0.99 in the Apple App Store, but the Android sale has yet to begin. When it does, you’ll have to buy them from Gameloft directly. Fortunately, all of Gameloft’s more »

PS Vita games already on sale in the PlayStation Store

Wipeout 2048 Vita

The PlayStation Store updated rather late this evening, but now that it has, we’re seeing more than just PS3 and PSP content. Sony has begun selling Vita games ahead of its February 22 release date. You’ll have to perform a search to find them, and some games are selling for ten percent off their normal more »

LittleBigPlanet Cart Racing remembers PS Move still exists

LittleBigPlanet motorcycle

Sony announced a new LittleBigPlanet game today during its Destination PlayStation event. LittleBigPlanet Cart Racing will take one of the franchise’s favorite pastimes and construct an entire game around it. Sony hasn’t provided the public with much information, but we do know a PlayStation Move racing wheel will be a part of the package. 

Asphalt: Injection gracing PS Vita on February 14

Asphalt Injection

Ubisoft is making sure its Vita launch games are available in North America before the console actually launches. Today, the publisher announced Asphalt: Injection will be available for $39.99 on February 14.

Asphalt 6: Adrenaline now free from GetJar

asphalt-6

If you’re looking for a free Gameloft game for Android, you may want to head to the GetJar app store today. Gameloft has teamed with GetJar to offer Asphalt 6: Adrenaline for free as part of GetJar’s Gold Apps collection. To get this app, you’ll have to download the GetJar app store on your Android more »

Gameloft titles to benefit from Verizon’s Voice-over-LTE network

Gameloft voice over LTE

During CES 2012, Gameloft showed off a very desirable feature of multiplayer gaming on smartphones and tablets. Gameloft used Asphalt 6: Adrenaline to demonstrate voice chat over Verizon’s 4G LTE network. By using this technology, players will be able to pull down the data necessary to play multiplayer games while engaging in live a voice more »

Rayman: Origins is $20 at Toys R Us this week

Rayman Origins

Rayman: Origins is one of those games that most critics enjoyed (including us), but the price just keeps dropping. Perhaps Rayman: Origins is suffering from Enslaved syndrome. Whatever the case may be, you have the opportunity to purchase Rayman: Origins this week for a cool $20.

Obvious Mario Kart imitator approved as iOS app

Mole Kart images

The iOS marketplace has some gaming gems, but its quality control is still very suspect. Exhibit A: Mole Kart, a recently approved app that bears a suspicious resemblance to Nintendo hit Mario Kart.  By suspicious resemblance, I mean it’s an outright rip job. Everything from cart design to the tracks are quite blatantly lifted from more »

Maka Wuhu glitch makes Mario Kart 7 players dirty, dirty cheaters

mario kart 7 1

Okay all you other Mario Kart 7 racers, I’m on to you! I now know why I always fall to last place when we’re racing on the Maka Wuhu track and we complete the first lap. You’re all exploiting a glitch! And, unfortunately, it seems like you’ll be able to keep exploiting it as a more »