Category Archives: Mini-games
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | 00:13 GMT
Frobisher Says and t@g the first of Vita’s Discovery Apps
Two neat little apps will be free to European Vita owners thanks to Sony’s Discovery Apps scheme.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Social, Sony, Vita, indie
Tags: Bolser, Discovery Apps, Frobisher Says, Honeyslug, t@g
Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 21:03 GMT
PS Plus members get Back to the Future free, other discounts in January
Sony has provided a look at what’s in store for PS Plus members during January, and the deals start this week Back to the Future: The Game – Full Series from Telltale absolutely free.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Mini-games, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, Platformer, PlayStation Plus, Puzzler, Shooter, Sony
Tags: back to the future, PS Plus discounts, ps plus update
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 | 00:27 GMT
Ubisoft announces new Wii tablet, Drawsome
Two games have been announced alongside Ubisoft’s new drawing tablet peripheral for the Wii.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Ubisoft, Wii, peripherals
Tags: Drawsome, Drawsome Artist, Drawsome Sketch Quest
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 | 02:47 GMT
Frobisher Says inspired by Vita’s “bewildering” control schemes
Frobisher Says, the indie Vita title with a deeply mystifying debut trailer, came about as a response to the Vita’s bristling array of control options.
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Posted in: Development, Mini-games, Sony, Vita
Tags: Frobisher Says, Honeyslug, Ricky Haggett
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 23:17 BST
Double Fine Happy Action Theater announced
Tim Schafer’s first project since Brütal Legend is an all-ages Kinect title called Double Fine Happy Action Theater.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Mini-games
Tags: double fine, Double Fine Happy Action Theater, Tim Schafer
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 23:32 BST
New Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster short
Double Fine studio lead Tim Schafer and the Cookie Monster star in this new short for upcoming Kinect title, Once Upon A Monster.
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Posted in: Adventure, Kinect, Mini-games, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: double fine, Double Fine Studios, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Tim Schafer
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 04:15 BST
Frobisher Says “play my stupid video game”
This new trailer for Vita title Frobisher Says can be filed under “delightful oddities”.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Sony, Vita, indie
Tags: Frobisher Says, Honeyslug
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 20:54 BST
Ubisoft gamescom trailers: Rabbids, Tintin, Rayman
Ubisoft has released gamescom trailers for three of its upcoming titles: Rayman Origins, The Adventures of Tintin, and Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking. We always get that Simple Minds song stuck in our heads when we see that Rabbids title. Watch each one below.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Adventure, Gamescom 2011, Mini-games, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking, Rayman Origins, The Adventures of Tintin
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 00:50 BST
Wii Play Motion development suffered “all kinds of trouble”
The independent developers and Nintendo staff responsible for Wii Play Motion have commented on the difficulty of developing the collection of mini-games.
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Posted in: Development, Mini-games, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Ryusuke Niitani, Shinya Takahashi, Toyokazu Nonaka, wii play: motion
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 22:50 BST
Supergay iOS game has “first gay superhero”
Are you tired of all those obsessively, overly heterosexual male characters in video games? Then you might want to scope out Supergay, which the developer says is the first gay superhero.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, App Store, Mini-games, Rhythm action, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTunes
Tags: App Store, ios, iPhone, ipod touch, Supergay
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 01:45 BST
We Dare facing classification review
The Australian Classification Board is rethinking its rating of controversial Ubisoft game We Dare after home affairs minister Brendan O’Connor lodged a request for review.
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Posted in: Australia, Casual, Legalities, Mini-games, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: Australian classifications, We Dare
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 08:46 BST
SpongeBob SquigglePants doodles its way to 3DS
He lives in a pineapple under the sea, but SpongeBob SquarePants has just made his Nintendo 3DS debut too, with the release of SpongeBob SquigglePants from THQ.
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Posted in: 3DS, Mini-games, THQ
Tags: minigames, nanogames, Patrick, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquigglePants
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 04:52 BST
Quick Shots: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Another Olympic Games, another SEGA tie-in. Everybody’s favourite plumber and most beloved hedgehog are indeed headed to London for the 2012 games, and we’ve got some new art assets from the game to show just what’s in store.
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Posted in: 3DS, Mini-games, Sega, Sports, Wii
Tags: mario & sonic 2012, mario & sonic at the london 2012 olympic games, quick shots
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 14:30 GMT
Ape Escape announced and dated for PS3
Sony’s just announced that Ape Escape will be coming to PS3 this June.
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Posted in: Casual, Mini-games, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Ape Escape
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 23:07 GMT
Ubisoft pull We Dare from UK release
Saucy Wii mini-game collection We Dare won’t be released in the Uk following negative public reaction, Ubisoft has confirmed.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:41 GMT
Mario Sports Mix footage a’spolosion
Nintendo have launched a website for the upcoming Mario Sports Mix, which will presumably shift bazillions of units on release this week. Just see if you can keep your wallet in your pocket after watching this series of videos grabbed from the site.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Nintendo, Sports, Square Enix, Videos, Wii
Tags: Mario Sports Mix
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 05:19 GMT
Microsoft reveals Fable Coin Golf, Game Room for Windows Phone 7
Fable III asks some very thought-provoking questions. Where do you draw the line between king and tyrant? Are a leader’s promises just empty words?
Fable Coin Golf, er, asks significantly less interesting questions.
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Posted in: Arcade, Microsoft, Mini-games
Tags: Fable Coin Golf, Fable III, Game Room, Pocket God, pro evolution soccer, windows phone 7
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 06:35 GMT
Mario Sports Mix to reach Australia first
Nintendo has announced the Australian release date for the Square Enix-developed Mario Sports Mix, pipping the UK and US at the post by over a week for a January 27 launch.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Nintendo, Sports, Square Enix, Wii
Tags: mario, Mario Sports Mix
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 06:15 GMT
SEGA staffer interview outs new sports title
A mysterious new sports game has been outed by an interview with SEGA Studios Australia producer Kim Sellentin.
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Posted in: Australia, DS, Fitness, Mini-games, Nintendo, Sega, Sports, Wii
Tags: Kim Sellentin, mocap, SEGA Studios Australia, Sports
Mon, Jun 14, 2010 | 12:23 BST
Kinect Sports developed by Rare, has lag issues
Kinect Sports, which seems to be an Xbox 360 version of Wii Sports, has been developed by Rare.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Mini-games, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: kinect, Kinect Sports
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