So far we have had some decent support regarding Virtual Reality and Android devices announced. Initially Oculus Rift announced Android support before Facebook bought them out, that hasn’t changed as far as we know. HTC and Valve are working on the HTC Re Vive VR headset which no doubt will get Android support if it doesn’t have it already. Now Razer has announced that their open Virtual Reality platform, called OSVR, will come with compatibility for Android devices.
Day: 16 June 2015
Nyko isn’t new to making controllers for Android devices and this year at E3 2015 the company has unveiled a new controller which is compatible with Android phones, tablets, and set-top boxes called the Cygnus. Compared to Nyko’s previous controllers for Android, this one features a few differences and improvements.
When Apple finally opened up iOS enough for peripheral manufacturers to make controllers and other devices for the iPhone and iPad, SteelSeries was one of the first companies to announces and release a new controller for iOS gamers to finally get to use. Called the Stratus XL, this controller went on to get a lot of great reviews, being one of the best controllers for iOS. Not like they have a lot of them mind you. Android, on the other hand, has plenty of controllers designed specifically for Android devices including ones from SteelSeries, which we actually have used on a fairly regular basis and reported on back during CES 2013.
Based on the “Journey to the West” (a 16th Century Chinese novel), Monkey King Saga is a tower defense game that uses the novel’s characters to help protect the monk on his journey west. Players will summon, defend, upgrade, and pray, all in their effort to help the monk acquire the sacred scrolls and restore peace.
[Update: Released] Square Enix announces the Final Fantasy portal app, complete with its own game
Square Enix has plenty to announce during their press event at E3 2015 today, and while we feel a little burned right now with no Final Fantasy VII announced for Android, we will get over it. Instead we will play around with Square Enix’s newly announced Final Fantasy Portal app when it becomes available soon.
Mortal Kombat X has finally been out for a bit now, but since the game’s release one feature hasn’t been available for anyone to play. That feature is the Thunder God Raiden Challenge, which up until this update was a lonely, darkened, unusable button on your screen. Now it is more than a nice looking image on your screen.
One of the bigger announcements for mobile was that Square Enix would be bringing Final Fantasy VII to iOS. However, what about Android gamers, many of whom are big Final Fantasy fans and want Final Fantasy VII to play? Well, unfortunately nothing was announced for Android.
[Updated: Trailer + More Details] Kingdom Hearts Unchained Key will be arriving onto mobile soon
Square Enix announced a new Kingdom Hearts title for mobile devices right before the big announcement of Kingdom Hearts 3. This new mobile game is called Kingdom Hearts Unchained Key which is previously announced for a Japan-only release. Apparently Square Enix thought it was a good idea to release it to everyone.
Square Enix held their press event today and one of the titles announced for mobile was a new Lara Croft game called Lara Croft GO. While there was very little in the way of details announced, the company did mention a few things that are of interest to note.
Ubisoft’s Just Dance series has a new title coming out soon which is appropriately named Just Dance 2016. They showed off a bit of this game during their press conference at E3 yesterday, complete with a popular Top 40 singer on stage, and it was pretty much as you would expect a Just Dance game to be.