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New game title Temple Run: Oz the Great and Powerful releasing on February 27

Temple Run is already a  smash hit  on both iOS and Android, and it’s only been two weeks since it was released. Following in the footsteps of  , the new game will reportedly revolve around the story and the characters from the upcoming movie Oz the Great and Powerful. The movie is due for March 8, but the game will be available even before that – with February 27 thought to be the launch date.  Unfortunately, there is still no word on the mobile platforms it will be available on, but Temple Run: Brave is available both on Android and iOS. Another funny fact is that Temple Run: Brave is the only game in the Temple Run series, which is paid. The rest are free. The news about the release is attributed to Cecile Fouques of Disney France, but it seems the tweet in question has been deleted. The title of the game is not 100% sure as it wasn’t mentioned in the tweet.

Asphalt 7: Heat’ for iOS and Android game review

The Asphalt series of games are widely regarded as the best arcade racing games on mobile. They are often compared to the Need for Speed series on the consoles, which is a good thing as it is one of the best and most popular series of arcade racing games on any platform. The latest iteration in the Asphalt series is Asphalt 7: Heat. The first time we got a glimpse of this game was in the promotional material for the Samsung Galaxy S III, although the game itself arrived on iOS first, as they usually do, and it’s only now after almost a months has it made an appearance on Android

Where’s My Perry?’ for iOS and Android game review

Where’s My Perry?  is the latest game from Disney for iOS and Android. The game is based on the previous and highly popular title  Where’s My Water?  but uses modified gameplay mechanics and different characters to warrant its existence as a separate game. Where’s My Perry?  stars Perry the Platypus, also known as Agent P from the Disney animated show Phineas and Ferb . Now those of you who are not six years-old would probably not recognize him but apparently he’s quite popular among the kids, which is why Disney chose to make an entire game around the character

Dead Trigger’ for iOS and Android game review

From staring at a black, pixellated line that was supposed to be a snake to impressive high definition 3D graphics being powered by equally impressive multi-core processors, mobile gaming has come a long way in the past ten years. Today, we are going to take a look at a game that falls firmly in the latter category, called Dead Trigger . Dead Trigger is developed by Madfinger Games, the same people who have given us the excellent Shadowgun and Samurai II: Vengeance . Dead Trigger is a first person shooter that involves everyone’s favorite pastime, shooting zombies in the face

Rovio’s Amazing Alex coming to iOS and Android this month

Developer of the obscenely popular Angry Birds series of games Rovio is now set to launch a brand new game for iOS and Android devices. The game is called Amazing Alex and is set to launch this month. If you are familiar with Rube Goldberg contraptions you already know how to play this game. The game will require you to setup objects into creating a complication contraption in order to achieve a simple goal. Of course, there is no one way to achieve the goal and you can come up with various ways to achieve the

Asphalt 7: Heat released for iOS

Gameloft has released the iOS version of the next game in their Asphalt series, Asphalt 7: Heat. We first spotted this game in a press image for the Galaxy S III but ironically it ended up on iOS first, as they usually do. Asphalt 7: Heat is a street racing gamed much like it’s predecessors. You drive on the streets of various locations around the world in 60 different cars from exotic car manufacturers such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Pagani, and even the Legendary DeLorean DMC-12 from the ‘Back to the Future’ series

New Dark Knight Rises trailer emerges to promote Nokia Lumia 900 Batman edition

Despite manufacturing just 900 units of its special limited edition Batman Lumia 900, Nokia continues its promotion of the Windows Phone 7 handset by launching a new, unseen Dark Knight Rises trailer. And we couldn’t be happier. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the Dark Knight Rises will hit the cinemas worldwide starting July 19. Until then, Nokia is running a special promotion and anyone who likes the Finnish company’s Facebook page has the chance to win the specially-themed smartphone.

Angry Birds Seasons gets an update, takes the action under water

The Summer season has befallen most of the Northern hemisphere so, naturally, the folks at Rovio have prepared a fresh update to the popular Angry Birds Seasons. The latest one is even more notable than the usual as, along with the usual number of new levels, it brings new physics to the gameplay of the series. he new levels in the update take place in the imaginary water kingdom of Piglantis

Disney launches Temple Run: Brave for iOS and Android

You may have heard about Disney/Pixar’s upcoming animation film Brave. You may have also heard about the hit mobile game Temple Run. Now the two have joined forces to bring you a new game for iOS and Android called Temple Run: Brave. Temple Run: Brave features the main character from the movie Merida who is running away from the demon bear Mordu. The basic gameplay mechanic here is the same as on the standard Temple Run. Your character automatically keeps running and you have to turn, jump and slide to avoid obstacles and falling from your path. You collect coins that help you to purchase power-ups from the game’s menu and you can purchase more coins using in-app purchase.

Batman “The Dark Knight Rises” will hit Android and iOS this summer, trailer inside

With the upcoming movie “The Dark Knight Rises” being one of the most anticipated flicks this summer, it is no surprise that a mobile video game will be a part of the whole frenzy. Gameloft’s creation, bearing the same title as the movie will hit iOS and Android devices around the time when the movie makes it to the theaters. The storyline of the upcoming mobile game is yet to be known , and so is its pricing

Epic Games show off what Unreal Engine 4 is capable of

Just couple of months ago, Epic Games showed off an insanely impressive looking trailer of what upcoming games utilizing the Unreal Engine would look like. And now, with Unreal Engine 4 getting ready for prime time, the company has done more of the same to show off the capabilities of its updated engine.

Angry Birds Space makes it past the 100 million downloads’ mark

The good times at Rovio are on at full steam, people. Angry Birds Space – the latest incarnation of the wildly popular video game franchise has hit 100 million downloads. While the abovementioned number is still quite far from the ten digit download count of the original, the sheer pace with which the milestone was reached is nothing short of impressive

Check out Batman Arkham City Armored Edition, Rayman Legends and other Wii U game videos

Nintendo showcased their upcoming Wii U console with some kickass games that take advantage of its unique controller. As you may know, the Wii U controller has a massive touchscreen between the controls, that gives access to special game features and also lets you switch off the main screen and just play the game on the controller itself, like a PSVita

Sony shows off “God of War: Ascension” and “The Last of Us” gameplay videos

We have already seen trailers for both these games, God of War: Ascension and The Last of Us, before but now it’s time to see some gameplay videos. Sony took the opportunity at E3 2012 to do exactly that. Ascension looks a lot like the previous God of War games. There is Kratos who is his usual angry self, tearing his enemies apart limb by limb. There are some new enemies here but the coolest thing that you see in the gameplay video is the ability to repair damaged environments to their former self and use that to progress through the game

Dead Trigger is another epic shooter coming our way from Madfinger Games

For those of you who are already too good at playing Shadowgun from Madfinger Games, we have some good news. There is another epic first person shooter coming our way from the developed, carrying the title Dead Trigger. As the game’s title mildly suggests, there are zombies involved in the action – lots of them to be precise, as well as plenty of weapons at your disposal to face them.

Nintendo showed off the Wii U controllers before E3′s official kick-off, here’s the full video

The E3 expo might be set to begin in only two days time, yet Nintendo simply couldn’t wait any longer. The Japanese giant showed off the controllers of the Nintendo Wii U in a rather lengthy and entertaining video. A slightly redesigned Wii U Gamepad, compared to the one we saw last year, was showcased.

Angry Birds Land adventure park opens in Finland, offers fun outside the games

Hungry for some real life Angry Birds action the games just can’t provide? You are in luck, as today marks the opening day for Angry Birds Land. The unique adventure park is situated at the Särkänniemi Theme Park in Finland and is designed to provide fun for kids and adults alike

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III battery life test concludes, results come out promising HTC One X for AT&T battery test is over, see if it outperforms its quad-core sibling Samsung Galaxy S III lands in our office for a hands-on HTC EVO 4G LTE dropped by, here’s the video HTC One X for AT&T stopped by for a review, here goes the hands-on Latest Switch view CyanogenMod 9 changelog website goes live 8 hours ago by Ian 6 comments The popular CyanogenMod ROM for Android now has a dedicated site for all the latest updates. If you have a Cyanogen-running device, this is an excellent way to track whether the build for it has been updated. Read more » John Malkovich joins the club of Siri endorsing Hollywood celebrities 10 hours ago by Stefan 21 comments Apparently, Apple’s iPhone 4S marketing blitz, involving Hollywood celebrities has the intended effect. The company just released two new ads starring another movie legend. This time, the person chatting with Siri is no other, but John Malkovich. Malkovich takes the stage in two new TV spots, holding a white iPhone 4S. Read more » Get great discounts on iOS, Android, OS X, Steam and other games thanks to the ‘Because We May’ campaign 14 hours ago by Prasad 8 comments We just talked about some great discounts on EA games on the App Store. But why should iOS users have all the fun? Now thanks to the ‘Because We May’ campaign, you can get great discounts on Android, OS X and Steam as well. The purpose of this campaign is simple. Developers should be allowed to price their apps as they please. If they want to drop their prices because they want to promote their titles, they should be free to do so. Through this campaign, some of the developers have come together and offered to price their games at a discounted rates for the duration of May 24 to June 1. It also helps highlight the application stores that give the freedom to the developers to price their games whatever they want to. Read more » EA offering up to 85% off on iOS games 14 hours ago by Prasad 12 comments If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, consider yourself lucky because EA is offering some pretty heavy discounts on its iOS titles, as much as 85% off on some. The following are some of the popular titles along with their discounted price. Read more » Fruit Ninja celebrates two year anniversary with a major update 17 hours ago by Prasad 11 comments Fruit Ninja, one of the most popular mobile games of all time, is celebrating its two year anniversary and developer HalfbrickStudios has released a major update for the game. Fruit Ninja now includes a new currency system in the form of the Starfruit. You get a thousand of these once you install the update and get more as you play the game. You will be able to use these in a new section called Gatsu’s Cart, where you will find additional items that give you special abilities. Read more » Google updates Search app for iOS 20 hours ago by Prasad 29 comments After a barrage of mediocre apps for iOS, Google has finally started to take the platform and its users seriously. Two weeks ago we saw the new Google+ for iOS, which not only bests its Android counterpart but also the stock Twitter and Facebook apps by a mile. Google has now updated the Google Search app for the iPhone. This isn’t a brand new design as we have already seen it on the iPad last year but only now is it trickling down to the iPhone. Read more » Microsoft to allegedly release iOS and Android version of Office in November 22 hours ago by Prasad 16 comments Rumors have been flying around about a version of Microsoft Office for the iOS for a while now but now BGR is reporting that not only will there be a version of Office for iOS but also for Android and both will be launching together in November. This information comes from one of their sources who has seen the application running on an iPad and says that it looks identical to the one we have seen before. After that image first came out, Microsoft later said that the screenshot in the picture was fake but The Daily, who leaked the screenshot, said it was authentic and that it was someone from Microsoft who demoed it to them. Read more » Samsung adds a stylus slot on the Galaxy Note 10.1 22 hours ago by Prasad 43 comments The Galaxy Note 10.1 has gone through yet another revision. This time, Samsung has added a slot on the side to hold the stylus – or the S Pen as they call it – when it is not being used. Samsung had to slim down the stylus so that it could take up less place on the side but will be offering an S Pen Holder Kit, which has a much thicker form factor that should be a lot easier to use. Read more » Samsung releases source code for the Galaxy Note ICS kernel 23 hours ago by Prasad 12 comments Samsung has once again released the source code for the Galaxy Note. The difference between this release and the last one, however, is that the latest one includes the source code for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich kernel. This should be great news for all the developers and modders who like to work on custom ROMs for this phone and the fact that it is based on ICS makes it even better. Read more » Sony Xperia P struts its aluminum unibody in front of our camera, enchants with its WhiteMagic screen May 23rd, 2012, 19:06 by Peter 34 comments It’s an Xperia party in our office we welcome Mr. P on stage – a sharp-witted, aluminum clad gentleman. He’s a bit of a magician too, promising to show us WhiteMagic if we look at its screen closely enough. The Sony Xperia P has an aluminum unibody design styled after the NXT series design with an illuminated transparent strip. The other thing on the outside – the 4″ qHD Reality display – also makes it unique among Sony’s current offerings as it contains a fourth white subpixel. Read more » Apple retains position as world’s top brand May 23rd, 2012, 16:51 by Ian 58 comments The annual BrandZ study by market research agency Millward Brown has named Apple the top global brand for a second straight year. The BrandZ report lists Apple’s brand value for 2012 at just under $183 billion, representing a 19% year-over-year increase. Read more » VIA announces its $49 Android PC, poses a real threat to the Raspberry Pi May 23rd, 2012, 16:41 by Vince 25 comments Raspberry Pi, be very, very careful! You are not the only ultra cheap PC out there any more, as VIA launches its own fully functional computer, which costs next to nothing. Dubbed “APC”, this cheap PC runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and carries a $49 price tag. This is slightly more expensive than the $25/$35 Raspberr Pi, but you also get better specs. Read more » Mass Effect Infiltrator arrives on Android

EA has released the Android version of the Mass Effect Infiltrator, introduced first on iOS back in February. The game is based on Mass Effect 3 but follows a different story lineEven though the games are different, they are still connected. In fact it is recommended that you play this game before you start playing Mass Effect 3 because of the way this game affects your gameplay in ME3. As you play Infiltrator, your progress is logged and uploaded to Galaxy at War. If you complete this game you will get additional abilities while playing ME3 and it will also affect your story line and the ending of ME3

Crysis 3 teaser trailer released

A few days ago, Crytek announced that the third game in the Crysis series will be out in 2013 and now the first teaser trailer has officially been released. Being true to its name, the teaser shows only a handful of the key elements of the game. For starters, you see that the game is based again in New York City like the previous one, except this time it is within a sealed off portion covered by the Nanodome

Assassin’s Creed III first gameplay trailer released

Ubisoft  Assassin’s Creed III and its debut cinematic trailer back in March. Recently it also launched a social campaign for unlocking the gameplay trailer. The campaign is finally over – it took just three days to gather the 1776000 likes. And yes, we now have the