When Microsoft first unveiled Xbox One, it stated that the new console will not play original Xbox games. Gamers were concerned as to whether or not the Microsoft will allow used games on Xbox One. The company has now dispelled these concerns by affirming that used games will work on Xbox One.
Rovio, the company that shot to fame thanks to its wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, has plans of going beyond game production. Recently, the game-maker announced that it will also be publishing, distributing and marketing third-party apps and games in the coming days.
Google has released a new version 3.1.36 of Google Play services and it is very slowly rolling out to devices now. Currently, most of the device sport Google Play services 3.0.27, and it expected the version 3.1.36 will bring massive updates. The most important of these would be changes that will push Google Play Games.
There are many people in this world who don’t intend to buy games, rather prefer downloading pirated games from torrent or other file-sharing sites. Anti-virus software group AVG has found that 90% of these pirated games contain malware!
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Here comes our long running poll result. This time our question to the reader was “Where do you play games usually?”. Astonishingly its not handheld device, Desktop still tops with 37% vote. Here we have detail analysis.
Verizon Wireless has announced yesterday that a new Games Portal, a standalone app marketplace for games combined with a social network similar to Apple’s Game Center, is launching on its network. Verizon’s Android devices will come pre-loaded with Games Portal. This game marketplace is separate from Google Play and available to Verizon customers only.
Riptide Games is a next-gen mobile game developer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Riptide makes My Pet Zombie, Spin O Rama! and many more games by creating entertaining experiences across all mobile platforms. But lately, Canadian digital entertainment company Mercury Active, a subsidiary of independent animation house Mercury Filmworks, has bought Riptide Games.
The U.S. masses have been waiting for President Obama to finally divulge what he had in mind regarding gun control in the country. He finally made a rather long speech, detailing out what reforms he has proposed to that end. Among these was his advise to launch research into the effects ‘video games have on young minds.’