Author: Michael Ian

Everyone loves old school gaming, and thanks in part to the magic of emulation, you can literally carry hundreds of retro games from consoles past right in your pocket. Unfortunately these emulators don’t have much flair in the design department and loading a ROM boils down to a folder browsing experience. Functional but not pretty to look at.Thankfully, developers Jack Patrick and Shouvik Dutta created Gameshelf, an app that catalogs your ROM collections into an aesthetically pleasing interface.

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DroidGamers: Android games we are playing this week 5/6- 5/12

On May 11, 2012 7:17 pm, by Michael Ian

Like a middle child, mobile games are constantly vying for our attention. Every week there is a new shipment of mobile games propping themselves on our desks and demands to be played. While we do have dedicated reviewers, sometimes the games can be just as engaging as reviewing your W-2 forms. With the tsunami of new games every week we find our selves repeatedly drowning at the staggering amount of games.

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Gameloft Releases New N.O.V.A. 3 Trailer

On May 07, 2012 5:26 pm, by Michael Ian

We’re right there with you, patiently waiting (and praying for compatibility) for Gameloft’s latest romp in their space themed FPS, N.O.V.A. 3. Over the weekend the French company has teased its fans with new footage along side a visual walkthrough with executive producer Arnaud Bonnard. He details the graphical changes in this sequel. If you’re still unconvinced how awesome this game will look, watch the trailer after the break.

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DroidGamers: Android Games We’ve Been Playing The Last Two Weeks 4/15 – 5/4

On May 04, 2012 8:05 pm, by Michael Ian

Yes, we know. I’ve read all your messages and we do apologize for missing out on our weekly feature. However, we’ve more than made up by upping the normally two a week games to six. So if you’ve been dying to know what’s been getting some face time on our mobile phone, look no further than Droidgamers: Game’s We’re Playing The Last Two Weeks

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Poll: Customer Satisfaction – Who has the best customer service?

On Apr 19, 2012 7:43 pm, by Michael Ian

As you may know, the Android family consists of literally hundreds of phones and growing by the day. If there ever was a major complaint from developers concerning device support, fingers would firmly point to fragmentation. While arguing both sides of the coin won’t probably solve much, the most important thing to consumers is customer satisfaction.

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NVIDIA’s NVISION Looks To Be Your One Stop Media Center for News

On Apr 19, 2012 4:25 pm, by Michael Ian

NVIDIA’s own TegraZone is a dedicated app to showcase Tegra exclusive games. New owners of Tegra powered devices can look no further than (except Droidgamers of course) this app to find news and upcoming games and essentially anything Tegra related. With the release of NVISION, the company looks to go beyond gaming and cover all manners of entertainment.

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Nintendo Finally Going Mobile Or Suing You For Downloading Roms?

On Apr 19, 2012 3:38 pm, by Michael Ian

While we did report Nintendo’s issue with mobile gaming on smartphones and tablets a few days back, it seems as though the console giant is ready to make a peace offering. According to Engadget, Nintendo’s patent for emulating their games on devices with a built-in screen has been granted.

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Mario creator enjoys Angry Birds but we won’t see Nintendo making mobile games

On Apr 17, 2012 9:54 pm, by Michael Ian

Despite Nintendo’s insistence that mobile games are “cheap”, it is surprising to find that its lead franchise creator enjoys some Angry Birds. According to an interview with Edge, Shigeru Miyamoto, the mind behind classic franchise such as Legend of Zelda, Super Mario and a slew of other Nintendo series. has admitted that Angry Birds by Rovio was his favorite game of the past year.

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Temple Run Updated with Twitter Integration and Bug Fixes

On Apr 17, 2012 9:13 pm, by Michael Ian

With over 50 million players worldwide and 10 million runners on Android alone, its safe to say that Temple Run is the new Angry Birds of Android 2012 (alongside Angry Birds Space of course). Today Imagni Studios have updated the 3D runner game and have added a Twitter integration so you can let the world wide web know what you actually do at work.

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Draw Something Draws in 50 million downloads

On Apr 16, 2012 6:10 pm, by Michael Ian

It seems like everyone loves getting in touch with their inner Picasso. Since it launch in February developer OMGPOP’s Pictionary-style game has reached over 50 million downloads in basically 50 days. Now officially the fastest selling mobile game in history, it has surpassed Rovio’s latest game, Angry Birds: Space.

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