Gameloft giving away Dungeon Hunter HD for Android for Free, today only

by Michael Murphy on Dec 3rd 2010, 12:33pm
tagged Dungeon Hunter, free, Gameloft, games

Gameloft is running a promotion this month with a different free giveaway every day between now (well, technically the 1st) and Christmas. Yep, a Twitter advent calendar. If you’re not already following them on Twitter, you should start now.

So, the best news? Today and today only they are giving away a free copy of Dungeon Hunter HD for Android. This Diablo-esque game normally costs about five bucks, but today you can head over to Twitter (from your phone) for a link to download the game for free.

Be warned, though, that upon downloading and installing the .apk file, the game asks to download an additional 181MB to be stored on the SD card, so if you don’t have an unlimited data plan, it might be best to do that part on wifi.

Watch the trailer after the break, and hit the source link to download the game for yourself.

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GameGripper Now Available for Epic 4G

by Michael Murphy on Nov 24th 2010, 5:03pm
tagged epic 4g, gamegripper, gamepad, games

The Android Market continues to grow, with more and more games coming out weekly. You may have read that OpenFeint just announced some new games, and emulators like NESoid have been remarkably popular. So what’s missing? Why, a gamepad of course.

Well, Gamegripper.com has been meeting your gamepad needs for many of the smartphones that have keyboards. Maybe you have one for your Droid, or your Moment…but say you just grabbed the Epic 4G, and you’re psyched about having the ONLY Galaxy S phone with a keyboard, but Gamegripper hasn’t had a gamepad for you…until today.

Just in time for the holidays, Gamegripper has made available a gamepad attachment for the Epic 4G. It’s available with a variety of button colors for $14.99, with a second set of buttons for $3.99. Hit the source link to get one today, for yourself or the Epic owner you love.

[via GameGripper.com]

OpenFeint Announces 8 New Games For Android, including Frogger

by Michael Murphy on Nov 23rd 2010, 4:35pm
tagged Frogger, games, OpenFeint

Personally, I couldn’t begin to count the hours I’ve spent on Frogger, between old-school arcades and the NES and various other platforms over the years. It’s always been one of my favorites, so it’s the one that excites me the most. I’m a sucker for word games, too, so I’m sure I’ll check out WordMix.

According to OpenFeint, though, all 8 of these games have been very popular on iOS. The important thing, though, is that developers are starting to pay attention to the Android platform, and more games is always a plus. Read the full press release after the break, and let us know which games excite you the most in the comments!

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Angry Birds Moving to Live Action Video?

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 22nd 2010, 10:55am
tagged Android, Android Gaming, Android Market, angry birds, games, rovio, video, youtube

Angry Birds has hit such huge popularity, it’s no surprise they’re getting some live video treatment. We’ve seen this happen to many, many other popular games, toys and comics for that matter. Spiderman, Pokemon, Transformers, even G.I.Joe…(which was a terrible live action movie IMHO) all have gotten some love on the little screen as well as the big. Is Angry Birds the next Game to receive some Hollywood attention?

The following video isn’t a Hollywood masterpiece by any leap, but it does put the game in a new direction for ideas on how to keep the excitement rolling in other markets.

Caution: This video has some language that may not be work/child friendly. (Keep the volume down …)

[via Youtube]

Rovio: Angry Birds coming to major consoles; Angry Birds 2, Facebook game and TV show / film coming

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 17th 2010, 1:56pm
tagged Android, angry, angry birds, angry birds2, angrybirds, apps, birds, Facebook, games, gaming, movie, sequel, show, tv

According to Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka, the game “Angry Birds” will be coming to all major gaming consoles (Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360) eventually – but that’s not all the news. While speaking at the Virtual Goods Summit in London, the CEO did mention the console news, but according to a Tweet from David Selle, Vesterbacka said:

Rovio: We are not going to do a sequel. We want to surprise people. No one has told the story from the pigs point of view (smile)

This indicates that the gameplay on any kind of “Angry Birds 2″ would not simply be a rehashing of the same old style, but a completely new game altogether. There has now also been news that the company is working a multiplayer version of the original game. He said, “Multiplayer Angry Birds will be like old school Worms games. Multiplayer is a priority, but we have not determined the best way for our players to experience it yet”.

We are also hearing rumors of a Facebook game coming from the original, as well as a TV show or film based on the game. According to tweets from @snowcrashed:

Not Angry Birds, but in the same world. Also film/TV show coming.

And:

Most of Rovio’s investment is going towards a Facebook game

This is all great news for us Angry Birds fanatics out there. If you find yourself as excited about this as we are, be sure to check out the game on TalkAndroid Apps, as well as the collection of Angry Birds Ringtones and SMS / Notification sounds. Let us know what you think in the comments below!

[via pocket-lint]

Angry Birds for Android gets update, complete with 45 new levels

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 9th 2010, 12:13pm
tagged Android, angry, angrybirds, birds, games, levels, new, rovio, update

Do you love Angry Birds? Of course you do! You and everybody else that’s currently breathing, that is. Now, Rovio has released the first update to the full version of the app, and has included 45 new levels of play. So get out your slingshots and get ready to bomb some concrete, because Angry Birds is bringing the pain. The app is still free (ad supported) in the Android Market, and full details and download info can be found at the TalkAndroid App link below. Be sure to let us know how you like the new levels in the comments!

Angry Birds on TalkAndroid Apps

PopCap Releasing Plants vs. Zombies for Android Mid 2011!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 8th 2010, 4:50pm
tagged Android, android games, Android Market, games, plants vs zombies, popcap, popcap games, pvz, smartphones, tablets

If you are, or shall I say were, a Plants vs. Zombies fan, you’ll be happy to know that they are planning a release of the game sometime in the first half of 2011! This should get a lot of people excited as it was gaining popularity as a solid game, one that could contend with Angry Birds (that’s tough to come close to), before it got pulled from the Android Market and shut down.

Droidreign’s Brian Honaker sent an email to Mr. Garth Chouteau of PopCap Games to see what the future of PvZ may be for Android. The response is as follows;

…Suffice to say that we’re working hard to bring the REAL “PvZ” to Android and expect that to happen in the first half of 2011
Best Regards,
Garth

There you have it, direct from PopCap themselves. Will they charge for its release? Or do you think they’ll go with Angry Birds free download marketing scheme on Android? Let us know what you think.

[via DroidReign]

Glasses-free 3D Android gaming device on the way from Sharp

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 5th 2010, 12:33am
tagged 3D, 3ds, Android, apple, games, gaming, iphone, market, nintendo, sharp

In the latest slew of Android gaming devices coming into the public eye, there’s one that really perks my ears up: the Sharp Galapagos. According to Kotaku:

Powered by Android, it boasts a 3.8 inch glasses-free 3D screen, 512MB of on-board memory and so far, the phone is slated for seven games: horror game Resident Evil: Degeneration (the game, not the movie), sports game Mobile Powerful Pro Baseball 3D, platformer Mega-Man, rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin, shooting game SILPHEED Alternative, platformer Ghost ‘n Goblins: Gold Knights and horror game Reikai Denwa.

The device is also getting some 3D movies, such as Battle Royale 3D and Shrek Forever After. The name of the device is also actually a dig at the claim that Japanese phones suffer from “Galapagos syndrome”, meaning they are too complex to be used anywhere else in the world.

This device has potential to be absolutely huge anywhere worldwide, and could (hopefully) be a serious contender against the iPhone 4 in the gaming market, and possibly even the Nintendo 3DS.

Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

[via kotaku]

Dell Streak gets SNES controller mod, plays Mario

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 4th 2010, 11:11pm
tagged Android, controller, Dell, game, games, mod, nintendo, snes, streak, video

What’s the biggest complaint on gaming with your Android device? Besides the occasional freeze up, it’s having a rough time using whatever controls may be available. Now, however, the Dell Streak has gotten an upgrade – of the retro kind. Hardware hackers have created an SNES controller dock for Dell’s tablet-ish device, and it looks pretty darn cool.

The secret of the SNES controller dock lies in the Streak’s ability to connect to a standard USB keyboard. Add in some hardware modding inside a controller and a USB board, and – bam! You’ve got yourself the coolest controller dock around. Hit the break to check out a video made by modder “oTheRaino”, the genius mind behind the hack, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Playstation Phone Surfaces with Android!

by Jesse Bauer on Oct 27th 2010, 1:52am
tagged Android, android 2.3, android devices, games, gaming, Gingerbread, handheld, playstation phone, PSP, smartphones, sony, sony playstation

The long awaited Sony Playstation Phone finally shows its face, and guess what…it’s running Android, not Symbian!

The Playstation Phone is still in its early development stages, but we can clearly see Sony is looking to merge the idea of the Playstation PSP Go with smartphones, which many believe is the one thing missing from the PSP family of devices.

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Custom Sony marketplace to buy games designed for this device
1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8655
512MB of RAM/1GB ROM
MircoSD slot – ( not Memory Stick Duo! )
The screen is between 3.7 and 4.1-inches