Tag Archive: Android

Jan 22

Review Shooter: ShaqDown

ShaqDown is an iOS and Android game featuring auto-run mechanics, mutant zombies, and legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal. I’ll allow you a moment to double take and re-read that last sentence, but that’s about as simple as I can lay out the premise for this game. While not the Big Diesel’s first foray into video games, …

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Jan 07

Ask a Dork: Nvidia’s Project Shield

“What do you think of Nvidia’s new handheld? Will it succeed?” For those not following the CES circuit, Nvidia has just unveiled a new handheld gaming system called “Project Shield” (I know, I know – it totally sounds right out of the Marvel universe). Project Shield is powered by the impressively powerful Tegra 4 mobile …

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Oct 06

Video Game: Name That Tune Vol 1

Video game music is such a vital part of the gaming experience, but often times goes unrecognized in the industry. We wanted to celebrate the role of video game music, but weren’t quite sure how to do it. Then sometime this week, we got the great idea to research the impact of music on this …

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Sep 27

Review Shooter: Rayman Jungle Run

When you think of your typical iOS game, several words come to mind: casual, gimmicky, shallow, and cheap. When you think of an iOS installment of a “traditional” gaming series, several others also come to mind: cash-in, marketing, throwaway, and aggravating virtual buttons/sticks. So when Ubisoft announced that it was bringing its limbless mascot, Rayman, …

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Oct 16

NYCC ’11: GTA 3: 10th Anniversary (Mobile)

Seems like 2001 was a huge year for landmark games as it saw the release of Halo: Combat Evolved and Grand Theft Auto 3. One game changed the face of FPS on consoles, and the other well changed the landscape of gaming for the past 10 years. In honor of their 10th anniversary, both games …

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Sep 20

Review Shooter: Gem Spinner

I personally don’t believe that mobile/smart phone gaming is the future of the industry, but that isn’t to say it doesn’t have its place. Right now, the market caters towards what I like to call burst gaming. Living in New York City, I often find myself on one of our fancy buses or trains for …

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Sep 19

Dual Wielding 45: Tokyo Game Show 2011

TGS 2011 has come and gone, and we use up the first half of the show discussing the show. While announcements were sparse on the console front, both handhelds got needed attention. We dissect the 3DS and PlayStation Vita after TGS. Does the future look bleak for both consoles? Then after some technical difficulties, we …

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May 03

Bar Banter: Words with Friends

It is odd, that one of the most popular mobile apps/games of the recent year has been modified versions of Scrabble. When I got my first smart phone (yeah, yeah late on the bandwagon), I was excited to give these games a whirl. Being on an Android service, we had a limited selection… well we …

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