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Minecraft updates to v1.1, game now attracts over 20 million registered users

January 16th, 2012 12:50pm No comments

Minecraft updates to v1.1, game now attracts over 20 million registered users

The hugely popular world-building game Minecraft has just received an upgrade to version 1.1 has, with developer Markus Persson (AKA Notch) announcing on Twitter that registered users have just passed the 20 million mark.

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Mobile gaming by numbers: 81% of all downloads are free, Angry Birds rake it in [infographic]

August 3rd, 2011 3:30pm No comments

The busy folks at Geekaphone – an online resource for the mobile industry – have been ticking boxes, totting up totals and compiling lists, with the results being slapped together in a neat infographic.

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Angry Birds Seasons gets a St. Patricks Day update

March 8th, 2011 2:26pm No comments

Angry Birds Seasons gets a St. Patricks Day update

Stuffed with every Irish stereotype imaginable,  the immensely popular mobile game Angry Birds Seasons has got a timely St. Patricks Day update.

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Vroom! Scalextric racing app screeches in for Android

February 17th, 2011 11:59am No comments

Vroom! Scalextric racing app screeches in for Android

The app has already proved a monster hit on the iPhone and iPad app, and now Android users will be able to relive their youth on screen, thanks to the new Scalextric for Android app.

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Angry Birds Christmas update flaps into Android and Apple Stores

December 2nd, 2010 11:45am No comments

Angry Birds Christmas edition for iPhone and Android

The Christmas themed update to the horrendously compelling Angry Birds game – now known as Angry Birds Seasons – has just squawked into the Android Market and Apple App Store.

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Angry Birds released on Android: Getjar collapses under the demand

October 15th, 2010 3:19pm No comments

Angry Birds on Android: Getjar collapses under the demand

The game has already proved a monster, runaway hit on the iPhone and iPad platforms, and now the full version of Angry Birds for the Android platform has been released.

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Angry Birds beta game hits Android handsets

September 6th, 2010 9:45am No comments

Angry Birds beta game hits Android handsets

It’s been a runaway smash on the iPhone, hogging the #1 slot in their gaming download charts for what seems like an eternity, and now Android users will be able to get in on the act.

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Civilization Revolution for the iPhone: empire building, world ruling antics ahoy!

August 9th, 2010 5:21pm No comments

Civilization Revolution for the iPhone: empire building, world ruling antics ahoy!

Old school gamers packing iPhones should get ready to whoop at the news that Civilization Revolution, a remake of the old Civilisation classic – has been shunted into the App Store and is currently available for free.

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GTA: Chinatown Wars Lite – free for the iPhone!

May 27th, 2010 10:51am No comments

GTA: Chinatown Wars Lite - free for the iPhone!

If you fancy some car-jacking, gun blasting, tyre burning adventure on your iPhone but the wallet is a little light, then head off to the AppStore and bag yourself a free copy of GTA: Chinatown Wars Lite.

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Raging Thunder 2 roars onto Android

April 12th, 2010 3:11pm 2 comments

Raging Thunder 2 roars onto Android

Enthusiastically billed as, “the most adrenaline pumping 3D street racer ever on a handheld platform,” Raging Thunder 2 certainly looks to be a high speed treat, serving up super slick graphics and snappy gameplay.

Awarded a generous 4.7 out of 5 in AndroidTapp.com’s review, the reviewer frothed that the game was, “fun, challenging and addictive,” offering “amazing graphics, sound and smooth game play.”

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PIXELS. New York invaded by 8 bit characters!

April 9th, 2010 12:05pm No comments

PIXELS. New York invaded by 8 bit characters!

It’s a Friday (woot!), so what better time for a great work distraction like a witty video showing New York being invaded by 8 bit gaming characters?

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The best 100 Android games shown off in two frantic videos

March 20th, 2010 8:44pm 2 comments

The best 100 Android games shown off in two frantic videos

Proof indeed that the Android platform is fast becoming a worthy gaming platform comes in the shape of these two fast moving videos showing off no less than 100 games.

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars comes to the iPhone (video)

January 18th, 2010 10:51am No comments

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars comes to the iPhone

In an another reminder that the iPhone is fast becoming the mobile gaming platform of the future, Rockstar publishers have released the first Grand Auto Theft title for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Offering top down gaming, the graphics are pretty damn good, serving up a near-direct port of the Nintendo DS version, but with much better graphics.

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Max Payne 3 teaser trailer tossed onto YouTube

October 9th, 2009 3:15pm No comments

Max Payne 3 teaser trailer

For those of you who like your gaming to be accompanied by the endless onslaught of bullets, explosions and general gun-related high japes, be prepared to be teased by the tiniest slither of a video trailer for the upcoming release of the shoot-em up, Max Payne 3.

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Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard review

September 28th, 2009 2:00am 1 comment

For serious gamers, frantic fraggers and dedicated alien destroyers, Razer keyboards have always been a desirable choice. We take a look a closer look at their Lycosa gaming keyboard and see if it’s worth the hefty outlay.

Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard review

With a price tag around £52, the first question you’re probably going to ask is: “what’s so different about this keyboard to the cheapo ones knocked out for 4 quid at a computer fair?”

The answer is simple: the look and feel.

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