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Jan

27

2011

Hyper Grid for Android Available For Download In The Market

by Joe Sirianni
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Hyper Grid is an intense and addicting puzzle game, conjured up by a member of none other than the demented world of XDA.  It’s being called a blissful mash-up of both Minesweeper and Sudoku.  The game comes to us by way of XDA member hyperbyTex.  Using clues and logic, one must find the hidden golden [...]

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Jan

21

2011

Arcade Mode comes to Fruit Ninja for Android

by Jesse Bauer
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Fruit Ninja has added Arcade Mode to its game play menu, which users have been waiting a few months for since it came to Android. Fruit Ninja features three packed gameplay modes – Classic, Zen and the new Arcade, featuring powerups including Freeze, Frenzy and Double Score! The bonus Dojo section includes unlockable blades and [...]

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Jan

20

2011

WordFeud For Android Helps Suppress Your Scrabble Addiction, Available For Download In The Market

by Joe Sirianni
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WordFeud definitely falls under one of the more “addicting” word games available today.  It’s a free multi player word game for Android devices.  The game allows you to challenge a friend from your own contact list or play a random opponent.  The game also gives you the ability to play at your own pace by [...]

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Jan

19

2011

Dungeon Defenders Releases Version 2.0, Brings Cross Platform Gaming To iOS and Android, 99¢ Today Only

by Joe Sirianni
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Dungeon Defenders, the ever popular mobile game, brought to you by Trendy Entertainment, has released a new version of their game bringing it up to v2.0.  The new update allows for cross platform gaming between multiple OS’s like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platform.  Check out the new additions included in this update with the [...]

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Jan

19

2011

Plants vs Zombies and Peggle coming to Android devices summer 2011

by Jesse Bauer
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Although there’s been some hype in the mobile gaming world about when PopCap may be releasing Plants vs. Zombies, along with other titles, onto Android devices has been a tough one to gauge, seeing as how we keep hearing about it, but keep getting our hopes let down by PopCap. The images show the 2 [...]

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Jan

18

2011

CryTek Seeking Developers With Android Experience

by Joe Sirianni
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CryTek recently announced, via a job posting, that the company is interested in seeking mobile developers with extensive Android development experience.  CryTek is a leading independent development studio who is well known for making high graphical enriched games via their popular 3D CryENGINE technology.  And while the company usually creates products focused on PCs, consoles [...]

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Jan

10

2011

Angry Birds board game on sale this Spring

by Jesse Bauer
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Rovio knows how to capitalize on an opportunity and make a few bucks. Mattel, the hugely popular toy manufacturer, is going to be taking Rovio’s Angry Birds from the digital realm and making it a board game for us to enjoy when we forget our smartphones and tablets at home while away on a fishing [...]

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Jan

10

2011

Sony Xperia PlayStation Phone seen on video here

by Jesse Bauer
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There’s been a lot of news over the last couple of months regarding the anticipated, but as of yet not completely confirmed, PlayStation Phone. It’s been seen on video in the past, branded with Sony Xperia family, speculated for a Spring 2011 release, and now caught on camera again playing PSOne titles. The games are [...]

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Jan

7

2011

NVIDIA demos gaming on Tegra2 Motorola ATRIX and LG Optimus 2x

by Jesse Bauer
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At CES in Vegas, NVIDIA has been a big player with the release of the most powerful mobile processor on stage with its Tegra2 dual-core. The Tegra2 processor is currently being displayed within the Motorola ATRIX, Droid Bionic and LG Optimus 2x, all with huge specs. NVIDIA has taken the opportunity at CES to demo [...]

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Jan

5

2011

Tegra 2 Allows Higher Caliber Gaming On Mobile, Verizon Lends LTE Devices To Demonstrate

by Joe Sirianni
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As expected, Nvidia made a powerful presence on stage today at CES and after discussing a number of their products, they finally got around to their powerful and highly anticipated Tegra 2 processor.  They demonstrated some of the gaming graphics and quality utilizing the LG Optimus 2X, LG’s first dual core smartphone to run the chip [...]

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