Have you ever heard of a game called Angry Birds? Of course you have. That title rewrote all kinds of rule books by offering simple yet challenging gameplay with enough hooks to keep people coming back for more. It is a formula that has been aped plenty of times already,…
Read MoreReview by Andrew M. When Tennis in the Face first came across my desk, I thought this could be a bit of fun. The screenshots I’d seen looked great, it looked like it had a sense of humour about itself and appeared to be an enjoyable ride. While I got…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Credit where credit is due; Rovio is not simply letting its hero franchise have its 15 minutes of fame before bowing out. Consider Call of Duty or Halo; the developers wouldn’t dream of taking the formula that made these games so popular, and building something as…
Read MoreToday on the Wrap Part 2 of Irrational Games’ Burial at Sea gets a trailer, publisher IDW announces an Angry Birds comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 unveils Kraven the Hunter and we get a deeper look at the setting for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Burial at Sea part…
Read MoreThe recently released sequel to the hit mobile game Temple Run just raced its way to a stunning amount of opening week downloads. A simple game by anyone’s estimation, the original Temple Run nonetheless proved to be a hit with gamers. The ‘endless runner’ scored big netting a staggering 170…
Read MoreAs voted by you! Through the month of November, we asked for you to vote for your favourite games of the year. You did (and in incredible numbers – thank you for that), and now it’s time to announce the finalists and the winners. Each day we’ll be revealing a…
Read MoreNot much has changed with the Angry Birds franchise since it was released back in 2009. It’s still the same game in various different skins; launch birds to attack structures that a nasty group of pigs have hidden themselves within. Yet, Angry Birds is still able to hold its own,…
Read MoreIf you’ve found yourself growing tired of Rovio’s numerous expansions to digital success story Angry Birds, perhaps you’ll be pleased to see how different its spin-off, Bad Piggies, plays. One could describe the gameplay as the antithesis to Angry Birds. Whilst our enraged fowl friends merely aimed to destroy the…
Read MoreThe Apple Mac App Store has just been launched, but already signs are that it will be as well supported with games as on the iPhone and iPad. Already UK-based Astraware has announced via press release the availability of three games (Astraware Solitare, Astraware Mahjong and OddBlob). From the release:…
Read MoreThe Apple Mac App Store has just been launched, but already signs are that it will be as well supported with games as on the iPhone and iPad. Already UK-based Astraware has announced via press release the availability of three games (Astraware Solitare, Astraware Mahjong and OddBlob). From the release:…
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