Video Games

18 days after it debuted in the iOS App Store, “Amazing Alex” has dropped to No.10 on Apple’s (AAPL) paid iOS app chart and to No.99 on Apple’s list of top-grossing apps. Rovio’s new franchise launched in a blaze of publicity two weeks ago, hitting the No.1 position a mere eight hours after it became Continue Reading →

Kickstarter’s records have been smashed by Ouya, a $99 Android-based video game console that promises to bring affordable games to the television. The project, which originally set out to raise $950,000, is now up to $5.7 million pledged from more than 47,000 backers with 10 left to go. Built using standard components like a Tegra Continue Reading →

Supporters wondering exactly what they’ll be able to play when the open, Android-based Ouya console is released can wonder a little less today, as the indie-friendly console maker announced that OnLive’s library of hundreds of streamable games would be available at launch. The move should somewhat allay concerns that Ouya’s TEGRA 3-based chipset won’t be Continue Reading →

London has always been a magnet for tech companies worldwide, startups and incumbents alike. This was recently evidenced by Facebook establishing an engineering office (its first outside the United States) and Amazon setting up a new design and development hub in the city. Now it appears Microsoft is opening a brand new studio in London Continue Reading →

The PlayStation Network will undergo scheduled maintenance today from 8AM until 11PM Pacific. The maintenance affects both North America and Europe. So, that’s 11AM until 2AM Eastern and 16:00 until 07:00 Friday in the UK. According to Sony, as long as you have signed in to PSN within five days prior to the maintenance, you Continue Reading →

Valve chief Gabe Newell has some tough words for Microsoft’s new operating system. He said, “I think we’ll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that’s true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://shellypalmer.com/images/podcasts/rosshoney.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #17″] Shelly talks to Ross Honey, General Manager, Xbox Live Entertainment and Advertising, who has the latest on upcoming Xbox games, expanding entertainment options and new ways to connect with Xbox Live outside the console. Continue Reading →

With 400m activated devices and another 1m added every day, Android is on a roll. So why are many games developers still wary of porting their iOS titles to Google’s platform? Piracy is a key reason. Developer Madfinger Games is the latest company to fuel the debate, after changing its Dead Trigger game from paid Continue Reading →

I’ve been skeptical about Ouya – and remain so – but at least we finally have news that a real flesh-and-blood game is going to be made for the Android-based console. Robert Bowling of Call of Duty fame and his new studio, Robotoki, are developing an action-RPG set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse Continue Reading →

Developer Phil Fish knows there’s a problem preventing some people from enjoying his Xbox 360 puzzle platformer Fez as intended. But he’s not going to fix it, thanks to what he says is an exorbitant fee of “tens of thousands of dollars” that Microsoft would charge to recertify the game after a needed patch. The Continue Reading →