Kickstarter Picks: Spate
What do you get from a game that's been influenced by Super Mario World, Ico, Limbo, Blade Runner, and … Arrested Development? You'd end up with Spate, the indy-developed steampunk platformer by Eric Provan.
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Marvel Heroes Preview
There are a few phrases out there that must be carefully muttered in front of videogame fanboys and fangirls. Say any of these phrases too loudly, and said fans will deteriorate into a screaming and frothing husk of what used to be a human being: Marvel. Diablo. Free-to-play MMO. Today, we must warn you, all three of these sacred words must be muttered in order to describe Marvel Heroes. Commence the screaming.
Zombie Farm 2 Review
Back in 2010, there was an iOS app that challenged a Farmville-crazed nation with a bold proclamation: why just grow plants when you can grow plants and invading zombies? These worlds came from the proud mouths of Playforge, and their eventual multi-million-download app, Zombie Farm. Two years later, amidst rumors of Zynga stepping their farm up to a second version, it's Playforge's turn to beat them to the punch. Introducing Zombie Farm 2.
The new Spaceport PerfMarks report is in: HTML5 on iOS and Android crawls when compared to modern laptops
Back in March, we announced the PerfMarks report that the iOSwas clearly faster than Android devices when it came to running HTML5 games. Today, spaceport.io announced a new test that compared mobile phones to a modern laptop. The results? Mobile still has a long way to go.
Gamersgate officially announces ad-supported free games platform VOID
When we first announced that digital game portal GamersGate was going to make a free ad-supported platform, it was last June in the form of FreeGames. Today, nearly a year later, that plan has come to life in the form of VOID, launching next Monday, May 28th.
AviNation Preview
When you stop to think about it, the pursuit of human flight is a miraculous tale. How humanity has discovered that they could take to the skies with the aid of machinery is nothing short of remarkable. Checkpoint Studios' new social game, AviNation, aims to take this patch of discovery and transform it into an exciting and addicting interactive medium.
Cartoon Universe Preview
If you watched cartoons growing up (who didn't?), chances are extremely likely you've grown up watching the Looney Tunes or Scooby Doo. These classic television series' have seen so many reboots, re-runs, and adaptations that anyone from five years old to 50 has had a major serialized show feature these iconic characters. Warner Brothers, in hopes to create an iconic environment for children, has announced Cartoon Universe, a new online free-to-play world.
Out of the sewers and into your living room: Where’s My Water? merchandise is here
We're at a point where it's almost harder to find stores that don't carry Angry Birds merchandise than the ones that do. Popcap just announced last month that their own Plants vs. Zombies plushes, figures, and t-shirts would be invading stores everywhere this year. Next up to bat in the war for casual gaming merchandise supremacy is Disney's Where's My Water?, slipping into mass retailers nationwide this June.
