How is everyone doing out there in the world of free games and sales today? Still recuperating after the biggest sales weekend of the year? Yeah, us too. But even though things may have calmed down a bit around here after the craziness of Black Friday Madness last week, that's certainly not to say we don't have a few new gaming deals to send your way all the same!Why in fact, you're pretty likely to find some amazing new deals everywhere you look on the internet this week: from huge discounts on some of our favorite iOS games to be released this year, to big savings on adventure games over at GOG.com, and even a new Humble Bundle with the word "Jumbo" in its title, so you already know that it's going to be a good one! And even your old pal Gamezebo is hosting a great deal or two to round out the total package."Will you be cashing in on any of the great savings listed below? Let us know in the replies, and while you're at it, don't forget to point out any other cool deals that we may have missed!
Every Friday, in co-operation with Laohu.com, Gamezebo strives to bring you the latest and greatest news to come out of the Chinese gaming scene - and if this week is any indication, Chinese gamer's really like parkour. A lot.If someone were to introduce China to Mirror's Edge, it's entirely possible that brains would begin to melt. At the very least, I hope Adam Saltsman is taking notice. Let's break Canabalt out of the vault for a trip overseas!As always, if you dig any of these articles, we encourage you to visit Laohu.com for the whole story. These posts are just the Reader's Digest version of what they're tackling all week long.
Excited about this week's new releases? We are too. That's why -- like we do every Thursday -- we're taking to Twitch to show you the latest and greatest titles to hit the App Store via livestream.This week we'll be taking a look at the cult board game classic Space Hulk, the latest AAA spinoff Assassin's Creed Pirates, Game Insight's bold new journey into armored warfare in Tank Domination, and Mountain Sheep's slicing extravaganza KingHunt.Check out the fun below, and if you want to be part of our livestream discussion, just click the "read more" link below or visit us on Twitch at twitch.tv/gamezebo.UPDATE: The live show is over, but you can enjoy the archive below at your convenience.Watch live video from Gamezebo on TwitchTV
From the makers of the fantastic King Cashing: Slots Adventure and its 2013 sequel, King Cashing 2, comes a zombie-themed repackaging of the unique RPG and slot machine elements that made those games such a joy to have in your mobile casino. Because who doesn't love a good zombie or two when you're hitting up those slots?Super Zombie Slots is essentially a reworking of sorts of King Cashing 2 - a free version of the same game with new extras like special weapons and animations. Now here are just a few of the awesome new features that you can expect to find when Super Zombie Slots hits the App Store next week: tons of different slot machines in several themed worlds, over 100 different symbols to populate those whirling machines, and more than 75 different prizes to earn for all of your efforts!"The King Cashing games happened to be some of our favorite ways to make-believe gamble on a mobile device, and so we're definitely looking forward to seeing how the new free-to-play model will factor in to all of that sweet slot-based RPG gameplay. Will you be looking to hit the jackpot once Super Zombie Slots starts spinning its reels all over the App Store on December 12?
Time Surfer has received a sparkling winter-themed update today just in time for the holidays, which adds a brand new time attack mode called "Holiday Hills" that has players trying to navigate the snowy hillsides as quickly as possible. Of course, the real challenge comes in trying to avoid all of the presents and gifts that are blocking your path (I guess Santa had a big old hole in his presents bag this year!).In addition to the new Holiday Hills mode, the new Time Surfer update also brings with it brand new characters like a festive gremlin, Daft Penguin, the protagonist from Kumobius' latest game Duet, and even Santa Surfer himself! In addition, you'll also find new music, 24 GameCenter achievements, and three all-new pets: including the Space Reindeer, Santa's Elf Helper, and my personal favorite, an inanimate lump of coal known described as the "anti-present.""Tis the season to play some Time Surfer! The brand new free title update to one of our favorite endless runners from this year is now live for both iOS and Android versions of the game. Happy surfing - err - sledding!
Pirates and tanks and medieval puppets, oh my! Yup, you read that right: there are certainly some big things gearing up to hit the App Store later on tonight, and my mobile devices are already itching to download them all.For instance, we finally have the highly anticipated release of a game that lets you engage in 10-on-10 tank battles, not to mention a mobile-exclusive game from one of the biggest-selling console franchises in gaming history, as well as a beautiful arcade release that's looking to take the addictive "slicing" gameplay of Fruit Ninja and expand it for the next generation of mobile gamers.So needless to say, you're going to have plenty of things to keep those iOS devices busy tonight. Which upcoming games are you the most excited about playing? For me personally, it's currently a 4-way tie between ALL OF THEM. Let us know your thoughts in the replies!
As a Literature major for life, I've read more than my fair share of Franz Kafka throughout my college years, so the idea of a new video game that's actually based on the famous German author's classic body of work is really bringing out the book nerd in me. Mostly because now I can use terms like "Kafkaesque" while writing something for Gamezebo!The Franz Kafka Videogame itself was first teased a good while back, but now a few more interesting tidbits of information about the literary adventure have begun to surface this week, along with a truly fascinating debut trailer. For starters, the overall plot of The Franz Kafka Videogame will be based on a number of Kafka's own writings, such as "The Castle," "Amerika," and the high school English class staple, "The Metamorphosis."In the game, players will take control of a character named K, who sets off on a distant voyage after being offered a new means of employment. And naturally, that voyage will quickly spiral into an adventure filled with "absurdity," "surrealism," and "total uncertainty," as one would only expect from something that bears the Franz Kafka name.And that's really all we have to tell you about The Franz Kafka Videogame right now, other than that it will be coming to iOS, Android, PC, and Mac platforms sometime in 2014, and that we really can't wait to play it. Don't forget to check out the debut game trailer that's embedded in this page up there, and feel free to start your very own Kafka literary circle down in the comments section!
Spil Games, the leading global company for all things online gaming, has announced a $5 million investment today to be put towards the creation of HTML5 games. All in all, that lump sum of $5 million will be delegated to developers creating brand new gaming experiences, as well as updating existing ones to fit the new HTML5 foundation. Spil Games also plans to put some of that money towards the marketing of their own games, which currently enjoy more than 180 million users each month.In case you might be unfamiliar with the prospects of HTML5 as it continues to make its mark on the gaming industry and the world of technology at large, it is essentially a more fluid and flexible markup language for making content on the internet. But the biggest draw of the new coding language for game developers is that it can be utilized by a number of different platforms and mediums, such as mobile devices, which could potentially allow them to bring their games to a far larger number of platforms without sacrificing the additional time and resources needed to create an entirely new port."Of course, as if often to be expected with any kind of new or emerging technology, HTML5 has experienced a fairly slow adoption from the majority of game developers so far; however, Spil Games feels this is all about to change, and that 2014 will truly be the year for HTML5-founded games to truly explode. And just in case you didn't believe them, Spil Games CEO Erik Goossens has already stated the company's plans to launch 500 brand new HTML5 games over the course of 2014 alone! HTML500 anyone?