Games - SlashGear

‘games’ Stories

Angry Birds Seeks To Be Valued At $1.2 Billion

Rue Liu, Aug 11th 2011 Discuss [9]

According to Bloomberg, Rovio, the Finnish company behind the game phenomenon that is Angry Birds, is seeking funding that would value the company at around $1.2 billion. Who knew a game of flinging enraged birds at green pigs could be worth so much? Well, the game is the most successful mobile app yet, and it still has many big plans ahead. Read The Full Story

Apple TV Hacked To Play HTML 5 Games

Rue Liu, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

The Apple TV was just recently updated with support for Vimeo and TV show streaming, suggesting that Apple still has many plans for this supposed "hobby" of a product. With the upcoming iOS 5 and the iCloud, it's likely that Apple TV may tap into these for more functionality later this fall. But for those less patient, you can hack your Apple TV for now to access HTML 5 apps and games. Read The Full Story

Diablo III Beta Gameplay Video Preview Released

Chris Burns, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [11]

Several gaming publishers have been granted license today to release a new video preview of Diablo III, one of the most widely anticipated and longest-waited-for games in the history of MMORPGs, in its beta form. This Preview features each of the different playable character classes including the classic Barbarian followed by the Witch Doctor, Demon Hunter, Wizard, and Monk. This video mainly shows the masses of different spells and abilities available in this newest installment of Diablo, but also goes into Followers - the NPC allies you'll be able to work with in your journey through the environments overrun with demons in your journey towards the end. Read The Full Story

Gameprom gives free iOS, Android, Mac games to Promote Battle Slugs

Chris Burns, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

The folks that brought you your humble narrator's number one choice for pinball games on every single platform under the sun, Gameprom, have decided that the best way to promote their newest product is to give away all of their old ones! In truth these applications are anything but old, but they're certainly not the newest, and that's what we like to hear - that means its time for a sale! And what better way to promote a new app than to put the rest of the apps sitting next to it in the free box? Read The Full Story

iPhone Fling mini Thumb Joysticks Revealed

Chris Burns, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

The folks that brought you Fling, the joystick stuck to all of your iPads, Ten One Design, now bring you a smaller version for your tinier handsets. The Fling mini Game Controller is not only now and here announced, it's ready to be shipped out! You'll be thumbing your way to high scores across the board with some joysticks that stick to your device's face, blocking only the tiniest amount of space on the screen as it's made from transparent flexible material. Tiny gaming, here we come! Read The Full Story

Angry Birds To Invade China, 200 Merchandise Stores Over Next Three Years

Rue Liu, Jun 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

There's always new developments when it comes to the ridiculously popular Angry Birds game. Rovio, the developer, has just unleashed the game for the Windows Phone platform today and recently debuted the location-based Angry Birds Magic on the Nook Color. The popularity of the game certainly isn't restricted to the West, as now there's news that the company is set on opening over 200 Angry Birds merchandise stores throughout China. Read The Full Story

Xbox To Support Free-To-Play Games Soon

Rue Liu, Jun 24th 2011 Discuss [5]

Microsoft may be getting ready to offer "free-to-play" games on its Xbox platform soon. These are games that are, well, free to play but rely on micro-transactions from in-game purchases of virtual items or premium upgrades. According to several sources familiar with the situation, developers are being contacted by Microsoft to discuss new entries into this type of format. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Seasons Brings Summer Pignic

Rue Liu, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

It's summer time but the birds are still angry and the green pigs are still stealing eggs. They sure don't know when to take a break do they? The game phenomenon will be getting a new installment for its Angry Birds Seasons titled Summer Pignic. The company behind the game, Rovio, has just posted a preview trailer today. Read The Full Story

Epic Games Website and Forums Hacked

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 10th 2011 Discuss [6]

Epic games, the developer of Gears of War, recently notified its forum members that its website and official forums had been hacked. With all the news about security breaches, it might be simpler to start announcing who has NOT been hacked. Not as serious as the attacks on Sony and Codemasters, the attackers were only able to obtain users email addresses and encrypted passwords. Fortunately no credit card numbers are stored on their sites, so none were obtained during the breach. Read The Full Story

SlashGear 101: What is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Game Pack?

Rue Liu, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

At the Uplinq 2011 conference today, Qualcomm announced that it will be working with game developers to create an optimization program for console-quality games, which will include a "Game Pack" of 100 mobile games for Android. This step towards gaming optimization seems similar to rival NVIDIA's approach with their Tegra 2 processors that are optimized for PlayStation gaming. However, Qualcomm plays it a bit differently by not restricting their games to only Qualcomm Snapdragon powered devices. Read The Full Story