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Portal ported to Android in homebrew edition

Chris Burns, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the most interesting first person action puzzle games to bend physics in the past 10 years has been ported - sort of - to Android. This game goes by the name Portal - perhaps you've heard of it - and what you're going to see is just the first level of many, many levels to come. The game centers around your ability to move through portals (in one end, out the other,) and this port proves that even though they're missing quite a bit of the graphics action, they can, indeed, do it. Read The Full Story

Twisted Metal PS3 drops in USA today

Chris Burns, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's that time again, folks, time to take your love of destroying your auto-bound enemy to a whole new level of bright flashes of explosions and pain with Twisted Metal. In a 2012 release with the same name as the original murder-tastic car battle, this Twisted Metal is being sent out to the PlayStation 3 exclusively (at first, at least,) and will be available in all your favorite gaming stores right this minute (if you're lucky) for $60 USD. Be sure you're 17 years and older though, as this one's going to get messy. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Monsters Ate My Condo Review

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

The game known as Monsters Ate My Condo is a $0.99 masterpiece from both developers PikPok and the fine folks at Adult Swim Games. If you’re prone to seizures, I must warn you to steer clear of this beast, but if you’re a lover of games whose creators clearly spent thousands of sleepless nights perfecting in both form and aesthetic grace, you’ve got a winner on your hands. It’s all monsters and keeping your tower afloat by feeding pieces of it to the monsters from here on out, folks, have fun!

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PS Vita keeps mobile gaming, PS3 connectivity at heart of US push

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

As the PlayStation Vita readies its big release here in the United States, we've got more than enough reason to want to pick one up and not stop playing for days on end. And as the advertising world begins to size up the situation, they've decided to target the gamers amongst use with a tendency to not stop playing unless they must. PlayStation Vita is a gaming system that'll allow you to play your PlayStation 3 games at home, convert your save to your PS Vita machine, continue to play, and play again when you're back to your system - there's no need to play outside every again! Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek iCade 8-Bitty revealed and detailed

Chris Burns, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

For those of you with a love for the original controller that swept the world with its rectangular simplicity in the original Nintendo Entertainment System, 8-bitty has been released for your mobile gaming enjoyment. This little controller has four buttons instead of the two you've seen in the old controller and has no affiliation with that controller other than its obvious inspirational bits. You'll get blue, red, orange, yellow, and green across the front with the same red buttons you've loved for so very long, and no cords! Read The Full Story

Temple Run for Android postponed, still coming this month

Chris Burns, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

The game that's still got iOS fans having heart attacks over how awesome it is, Temple Run, was originally scheduled to be dropped for Android today, but its developers have let us know that a bit of postponing is in order. Though we and the developers at Image Studios are hoping to get in on the game for a full release by the end of the month, it's likely not going to happen this week. Those of you on the iPhone version of this game can continue swinging in glee as your Android compatriots wait for some awesome temple running pleasure for just a few more days or weeks or forever more. Read The Full Story

Gotham City Impostors launched, Batman FPS chaos ensues

Chris Burns, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the wackiest looking and feeling games to have been released in what seems like forever has been officially brought out of Beta yesterday and today, rolling out to the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 in turn. This game is a download-only game but looks to be a gigantic bash of a good time hit as the waves created by the smash hit game Gotham City is scooped up here in a comedic rendition of what would happen if Batman was no more. It's a first person shooter this time around, Batfriends, and noone is safe! Read The Full Story

PSA: Ubisoft games rendered unplayable by server transfer

Chris Burns, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Ubisoft are transitioning between servers for their massive data library and while this operation goes on, many of their games, even ones that do no require an internet connection for gameplay, will be rendered completely unplayable. This is because Ubisoft employs a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system which checks to make sure the copy of the game you're using is legitimate each time you start the game up - if the server where this check occurs is down (as it is now), you will be unable to play these games entirely. In other words - it's not just you, it's every single person who owns a list of games from Ubisoft until the end of February the 8th. Read The Full Story

Skyrim Portal crossover brings robots to the realm

Chris Burns, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Just this past week the folks at Bethesda released a Skyrim Creation Kit, one made to make developing strange modifications for the game as easy as pie. This week the team at Valve made full use of the kit to bring everyone's favorite Portal character to the medieval world of Skyrim - a robot, of course. This Space Core modification for Skyrim lands a lovely little personality core in your world and has you able to pick him up and kick him around like a football if you like. Read The Full Story

Psychonauts 2 pre-green-lit by Minecraft producers

Chris Burns, Feb 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

The game known as Psychonauts was not exactly a winner when it was first released back in 2005, but amid internet furor by its now cult-status following, Minecraft producers at Mojang have expressed interest in a second installment. If you head over to Psychonauts current homepage, you'll find that the original is alive and well on the Mac App Store and Steam for Mac and PC, but it's not enough for future-looking gamers! Thusly upon hearing that Psychonauts' developing studio Double Fine's founder Tin Schafer was lamenting that he'd love to create a sequel but had no cash to do it, Notch from Mojang chimed in. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 7, 2012

Chris Burns, Feb 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Get yourself underground - way, way underground, under the ice even as we reach the world's oldest super-clean water system. The Nikon D800 and D800E have officially been released - their info, anyway, plus a bit of 1080p video to keep you pumped up. A bit more information on the progress of Apple OS X to ARM porting has been revealed, and Raspberry Pi, the itsy bitsy teeny weeny PC is being released by the end of February. Read The Full Story

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning brings dream team to gaming

Chris Burns, Feb 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

The newest Electronic Arts game to bring epic gaming to the forefront, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, promises to do so with a trio of story and development heroes not to be missed. With designer Ken Rolston at the helm and author RA Salvatore and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane behind the innards of the path gamers will follow, there's no doubt this game will bring the magic. This game will be coming out in Europe for starters on the 10th of February on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and you'll be getting your game on here in the United States soon as well. Read The Full Story