Category Archives: Tablets

Fri, May 18, 2012 | 01:01 BST

Gearbox, Disney vets found Fun Machine

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GamesIndustry reports three former Disney Interactive staffers and one Borderlands veteran have joined forces to form Fun Machine, Defender of the Universe. No wait, the other thing – a studio focused on games for emerging platforms, specifically smart phones, tablets, and even smart TVs. Fun Machine’s first effort, Awesome Eats, has already totted up 800,000 downloads on iOS and appears to be about adorable vegetables.

Sat, May 05, 2012 | 20:32 BST

Former Namco Bandai CEO now at Square Enix

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Kenji Hisatsune says goodbye to Bandai and hello to Square.

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Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 05:46 BST

Draw Something now available for Kindle Fire

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If you’ve been feeling left out of the latest social gaming craze because you don’t have an Android phone or iDevice, take heart – you can now grab the game for your Kindle Fire. What, you don’t have one of those either? Son, I can’t help you. Try Pictionary. Grab Draw Something from the Amazon Marketplace for free, or for 99 cents if you prefer to play ad free.

Thanks, VentureBeat. [image]

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 | 02:10 BST

First images of Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro surface

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American McGee’s Spicy Horse studio has released some early alpha images of its upcoming, Red Riding Hood-inspired tale, Akaneiro.

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Thu, Apr 05, 2012 | 03:47 BST

Jane Jensen launches new, crowd-funded developer

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Legendary designer Jane Jensen, of Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter fame, has launched an independent studio to make the kind of adventure games she wants to write.

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Tue, Mar 20, 2012 | 04:42 GMT

L.A. Noire Onlive update adds touch controls

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Rockstar has finally made good on the promised touch control update for L.A. Noire, allowing you to play comfortably on your tablet.

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Mon, Feb 27, 2012 | 22:49 GMT

PlayStation Suite-exclusive content inbound

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Compatible Android devices will soon benefit from “content which has been newly created for the PlayStation Suite and PlayStation Store”, Sony Mobile chief marketing officer Steve Walker announced at the Mobile World Congress 2012.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 02:13 GMT

“Too many platforms,” says Epic boss

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney expects casualties as we build towards a new platform war.

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Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 06:22 GMT

Nielsen: More than 50% of US households have a console

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Some startling figures have come out of Nielsen Games’ latest exposé of gaming trends in the US.

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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 09:23 GMT

Report – US tablet owners doubled over 2011 holidays

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A new report shows 19% of US adults now own tablet computers.

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Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 07:04 GMT

Razer’s Project Fiona revealed as new PC gaming tablet

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Razer’s newest concept is a gaming tablet equipped with two analog stick paddles and the ability to run PC games natively.

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Wed, Jan 04, 2012 | 03:00 GMT

Sony Tablet S RRP drops to $500

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Sony has cut the price of the Tablet S in the US by $100 just three months after launch. the PlayStation-branded tablet, which was recently updated with support for Dual Shock controllers, is now priced at $400 for the 16GB version and $500 for the 32GB model. The tablet sports a Tegra chip, is Android based, and is part of a range of devices certified to work with the PlayStation Suite.

Thanks, Eurogamer. [image]

Fri, Dec 09, 2011 | 14:19 GMT

Spacetime Studios says its titles are the first cross-platform MMOs on the market

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Spacetime Studios has said it’s the first studio to release MMOs that are playable across PC, smart phones and tablets.

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