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Apple iOS Gaining Handheld Gaming Throne

Chris Burns, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [3]

Oh those people at Apple, they're'a waging war on the world of handheld gaming, of that you can be sure. And it's not just iOS, according to recent research done by a firm by the name of Interpret, mobile phones (all of them, but "particularly the iPhone") are now responsible for around 44% of handheld gaming, up over 50% of what they had last year. On the other hand, use of systems like Nintendo DS or PSP have gone down 13% in the same time period. Questions in this report were aimed at people who owned any kind of handheld gaming device, but also asked those who owned several to answer questions that ended up leading to the fact that nearly 25% of those that use a mobile phone exclusively for gaming have a Nintendo DS and/or PSP but never end up using it. Read The Full Story

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Live and Up For Sale Now! What are You Waiting for?!

Chris Burns, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [6]

Feel free to submit your life back to the everlasting addiction of Warcraft in a brand spanking new expansion by the name of Cataclysm, right now, available today. You can choose to venture your way out of your cave and get a physical copy of the game at your local fun store or stay low in your seat, downloading and upgrading directly through Blizzard. Inside this expansion you'll find new zones, hundreds of new quests, unique dungeons, an increased level cap of 85 (WHO WILL BE FIRST?) and two completely new races - worgen and goblin (I'm surprised it took this long for them to give up a goblin!) A new age has begun! Read The Full Story

Michael Jackson Experience Delivers South African Horns to Pirates [VIDEO]

Chris Burns, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

Pirates of the Nintendo DS version of the new Michael Jackson; The Experience game are in for an ear-splitting extravaganza as developers have implanted a chorus of vuvuzelas into the game's soundtrack. You'll more than likely find this terrible blast of sound if you download a ROM of the game, Ubisoft creators loling at you as you also find on-screen prompts removed, rendering the game completely and hilariously unplayable. Read The Full Story

Rock Band Reloaded Announced by EA Games for iPhone and iPad

Chris Burns, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

More than 30 songs are available in this new expansion from artists such as Nirvana, No Doubt, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Vampire Weekend (which one doesn't belong? lols) and a brand new "5th Way to Play" is introduced where you're able to sing directly into your device using brand spanking new voice recognition features. No more singing to your television looking like a jerk! Now you can sing to your iPad! Hooray! This expansion is called Rock Band Reloaded (and Rock Band Reloaded HD) and is only available for iPhone (and iPad) - it's got "flexible controls providing ultimate customization for all play styles"! Multiplayer mode where you can play head to head on split screen (an epic feat on an iPhone to be sure) and a new "Big Drums" layout. Read The Full Story

Pocket God App Available Now on Android, Soon for Windows Phone 7

Chris Burns, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Hooray for adventures. This is the first time Bolt Creative or Ngmoco have created a non-iOS application, and they're teamed up to bring that ever-so-popular game about crushing to both Android and Windows Phone 7 smartphones. It's like Sim City for the futuristic world of now, played with pygmies! They've even got a blog where they let you know about all their ventures into things like action figures and double rainbows, and now YOU TOO, you Android peoples, can be a part of this fun world, hooray! Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 3 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Oh man. Yesterday we learned about a new form of life, but Julian Assange of WikiLeaks wasn't satisfied. He wanted ALIENS. So what's he do today? He announces the next WikiLeaks cable to have UFOs in it. Wowie! Then we find out there's going to be some World of Warcraft on Android devices via GameString, a Professor in NYC installs a camera in the back of his head, and we review the super cute funny little device the Sony Ericsson LiveView - kawaii! Finally, Google pays someone $1 compensation in a Street View privacy case. Cash! All this and a whole lot more on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story

Wii Speak Phased Out by Nintendo …Maybe

Chris Burns, Dec 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Just about a half a month ago, we reported the fact that Nintendo was asking developers of the game Conduit 2 to not utilize Wii Speak in their game. Looks like it was because now, just a couple weeks later, they've announced they're going to completely phase out the Wii Speak peripheral - perhaps to replace it with something neater? Read The Full Story

List of GameStop Locations Open at Midnight on Black Friday

Chris Burns, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

GameStop is going to have some fabulous deals this Friday, and you're going to want to be there first. Probably there's already people waiting in line though, so you might be outta luck. On the other hand, if you'd like to be there and have enough time to get in ANOTHER line at a different store, you might be in luck, as GameStop has decided to roll out a map of midnight openings right over here. Read The Full Story

Stern unveils limited edition version of Avatar pinball game

Shane McGlaun, Nov 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you happen across an old school arcade in a mall today odds are you will run across some cool pinball machines that are based on some of the films that hit theaters recently. One of the companies that make these really cool pinball machines is Stern. Stern makes some version for your home too. Read The Full Story

Jenga Pistol for Those Who Wish to Shoot Their Way Out [Video]

Chris Burns, Nov 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

A designer by the name of Matthias Wandel had an idea. Not that he was the first person to think of this idea, but he's certainly the first one to execute it in a way that found our eyeballs. More than likely if he aims it right, it'll be blasting out eyeballs in a very real way, too. This is the Jenga Pistol. Using simple mechanics, wood, a bit of metal, and a rubber band, this Wandel has created a completely awesome cheat tool, a real world hack, for the block toppling game Jenga. Read The Full Story

Diablo III Beta Testing: Yes, Finally, For Real, at BlizzCon

Chris Burns, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [8]

Blizzcon attendees were given some undeniably exciting news: from amongst them, 1,000 would be chosen to receive Beta Keys to Diablo 3. Those of you like me who've been waiting to hear that news for years and years (and years,) oh my goodness the excitement burns in the heart. Diablo 2 was (and yes, still is) played by thousands, being one of the games to pave the way for such games as World of Warcraft, a game that's estimated to hold over 60% of the market share for MMORPG games in the world. Read The Full Story

Farmville comes to iPad

Shane McGlaun, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

My wife is a Farmville addict. She is constantly farming something and has to pause TV shows to go harvest crops. It's really a strange game to me, I can’t see the appeal in a game where you have to plant something and then come back six hours later to harvest just so you can plant more and come back in another six hours. Read The Full Story