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Posted by Jeremy Hill in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 21, 2012
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Earlier this month, Asus announced a partnership with Bluestacks. Bluestacks is the creator of software that allows Android apps to run on PCs. Although Asus will begin shipping PCs with Bluestacks built into its Asus@vibe application in September, existing Asus computer owners can download the new functionality right now.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 20, 2012
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Amazon has just announced that it has officially opened up its developer portal so Android developers can begin submitting their applications and games to their AppStore for international distribution. Using the official Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal, developers can get their apps and games in early for when the AppStore expands to countries outside of the US.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 15, 2012
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Another practice that is starting to become common place is the development of companion apps for games. There are already plenty of them available for a variety of games from World of Warcraft to the Ghost Recon Network app. Now the Playstation 3 game Starhawk has its own companion application called Starhawk Uplink.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 13, 2012
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We knew this was coming awhile ago, actually back in January of this year. Well now it has finally arrived onto Google Play. What are we talking about? Microsoft's My Xbox Live application for Android is what we are babbling about right now. However, before jumping right into this, there are a couple of things you need to know.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 13, 2012
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Well the rumors are starting to fly which can only mean one thing, there has to be some truth to this on some level. Not to mention that Amazon did state awhile ago that they would expand into other regions but didn't have any timeline as to when that would be. Apparently, in regards to a European expansion, that could be later this Summer.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 08, 2012
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Since this really isn't a game in the traditional sense, we are placing this under apps. Still, it is an entertainment app and quite a humorous one at that. Hatometr was developed by S&G&Soft with the idea that you can take your stress, anger or frustration out on the cute little Unicorn in the game.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 07, 2012
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Way back in June of 2011 we mentioned that games would be coming to Google+ thanks to some coding found inside Google+. Indeed, not too long after that, Google started releasing social games onto Google+. Now the same scenario is happening but this time it is with the Google+ mobile application.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on June 04, 2012
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Nintendo's next possibly big product is going to be the Wii U and along with it comes a new component called the Mii-verse. This is a social gaming features that you will not only be accessed through the Wii U but also through your smartphone or tablet. An interesting move from a company who has long stood against smartphone and tablet gaming.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on May 24, 2012
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Another change to the Google Play store has arrived regarding in-app purchases/billing but this time it deals with subscriptions. Developers can now offer in-app subscriptions which users can sign up for. Games for a monthly fee and digital magazine style applications will benefit the most from this.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on May 21, 2012
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Blizzard's latest addition to the Diablo franchise was just released last week and the launch of Diablo III has been less than stellar due to a variety of emergency server maintenance and patching having been going on since the launch. This, in turn, has pissed off a rather large amount of players.
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Posted by AndrewH in Apps & Gaming Utilities on May 15, 2012
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Following in the footsteps of the nVisions digital magazine, Gamefly have released their own interactive digital publication as well called GameQ. As you might expect from gaming industry themed publication, GameQ will contain in-depth stories, interviews and more. Just like the nVision's magazine as well, the GameQ magazine is available only for tablets.
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