Companies making video games based on/tied into blockbuster movie hits seems to be the rage these days and Glu, with partnership from Skydance Productions, is looking to terminate the competition with a new Terminator game. This will be a free-to-play action title with head to head combat and is being designed with the collaboration of the films creative team.
Day: 9 June 2014
On Thursday, in an impressive effort to bolster consumer interest in its well received Nook line of tablet computers, Barnes & Noble Inc. has announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. to release a co-branded Nook tablet. The upcoming device will be a re-purposed Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, called the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. The co-branded tablet is expected to launch in August, with Nook software pre-installed on the device.
Gameloft, the publisher behind the recent Amazing Spider-Man 2 mobile game, has announced a new runner style game with Spidey called Spider-Man Unlimited. Players get to use many versions of Spider-Man to fight the Sinister Six, who are behind a plot to gain unlimited energy from a “malevolent dimensional rift.”
Trading Card Games like Magic the Gathering and Order & Chaos Duels are wildly popular and have a proven game play formula. Hardscore Games is looking to shake that formula up a bit by adding some fast paced strategy and 3D visuals to their up coming game Star Admiral.
Previously released on Android and iOS, The Sandbox is making its way to the Android micro-console Ouya. Developed by Pixowl, Inc., The Sandbox gives players the ability to create their own 2D world using various resources.