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Yes, there’s another Angry Birds game – Angry Birds Stella Pop has been released on iOS and Android. The game borrows branding and characters from 2014 release Angry Birds Stella, but also ties up with Outplay Entertainment’s Pop series to provide a branded bubble popping puzzle experience. We wanted Stella …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile is coming to a close
Sony is to terminate the PlayStation Mobile service on Vita in the summer. Distribution of content will end on July 15th and the service proper will be shut down on September 10th. From that date users won’t be able to re-download any content they may have previously purchased. Nor will …
Read More »Second Tales from the Borderlands episode ‘Atlas Mugged’ arrives next week
Tales from the Borderlands’ second episode will arrive next week, Telltale has announced. Dubbed ‘Atlas Mugged,’ the game’s upcoming content drop will launch on Marcy 17th in North America for PC and console platforms – and presumably in Europe around the same time. The episode is in the works for …
Read More »Newest Nvidia Shield is 4k Android microconsole
Graphics firm targeting living room with streaming device
Read More »Nvidia reveals new 4K Android microconsole Shield
Nvidia has unveiled the latest entry in its line of Shield products. Simply called ‘Shield’, Nvidia’s new device is a new Android-powered set-top TV box powered by the company’s Tegra X1. The hardware supports 4K content, and can stream content via Nvidia’s new Grid streaming service. Nvidia describes Grid as …
Read More »Final Fantasy: Record Keeper heading to North America this spring
Free-to-play mobile release Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is heading to North America this spring, Square Enix and DeNA have announced. The game has players customizing pixelated versions of Final Fantasy characters such as Cloud and Lightning with "iconic gear, powerful spells, summons and hundreds of weapons to choose from.” Those …
Read More »OBox: the Chinese games console that wants to take on PS4 and Xbox One
You have to do mobile gaming to be successful in the long-term.” This is how Dan Doughty, director of business development at Snail Games USA, introduces the company’s upcoming mobile-meets-home console device, the OBox. Designed to bridge the gap between the graphical prowess of the PS4 and Xbox One and …
Read More »Unofficial app brings PS4 Remote Play to unsupported Android devices
PS4 Remote Play is now possible on a number of non-Sony Android smartphones. Sony’s official PS4 Remote Play app allows owners of supported Xperia handsets to stream games from their console. However, Polygon reports that an unofficial version of the app brings this functionality to a wide range of non-Sony …
Read More »Sinclair Spectrum classic Deus Ex Machina receives mobile re-release
1984 Sinclair Spectrum release Deus Ex Machina has been re-released for mobile, and is available now on iOS and Android. Polygon points to the iOS listing of Deus Ex Machina 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, which packs both original and updated graphics of Mel Croucher’s cult classic as well as a …
Read More »Chinese telco giant Snail Games to launch new OBox console in UK next year
Watch out Microsoft and Sony, one of China’s biggest games companies will launch its first console in Europe in early 2016. Snail Games is China’s fifth largest mobile phone service provider and the firm behind hit MMO Age of Wushu, which attracts over 5.5m monthly players. Now, the company is …
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