Fans of tabletop gaming are quite familiar with Fantasy Flights Games. While tabletop is their bread and butter, they’ve also dabbled in software, releasing digital adaptations of boardgames like Elder Sign: Omens, as well as companion apps for their boards games, like the Star Wars Dice app to go along with their X-Wing boardgame.
Author: Ryan Ballard
If you’re a fan of tower defense games (and there’s a LOT to choose from on Android), Incoming! Goblins Attack TD is now available on Google Play.Incoming! contains 160 levels spread out over four different worlds that are comprised of green woods, night swamps, icy mountains, and the fiery depths of a volcano, all shown in 3D graphics and zoom-in capabilities.
DotEmu is a publisher that specializes in re-releasing older PC games for modern play. They have a decent sized offering on Google Play that include the Metal Slug series, and Another World. They have put two of their offerings on sale in conjunction with Google’s Summer Sale for Play. The games that they’re discounting are R-Type II and the Double Dragon Trilogy.
Namco Bandai, known best for the Pac-Man franchise, has announced two more upcoming entries to their line of Pac-Man games. Pac-Man Friends and Pac-Man CEDX. Both were announced at San Diego Comic Con and are slated to release in the fall.
Guardians of the Galaxy The Ultimate Weapon is a game released by Marvel in conjunction with the movie that is currently in theaters. It’s an action RPG that contains 25 characters that can be upgraded, over 60 levels, Googlel Play Games tie in, and real time combat that relies on simple gestures.
Rubicon Development, the maker of Great Little War Game, Great Little War Game 2, and Great Big War Game (and other unrelated games) has announced that they’e are currently developing another release for the Great ___ War Game franchise called Ultimate War Game. This game is intended to be a sequel to Great Big War Game, for those scoring at home.
Noodlecake is a developer studio that specializes in games of many types. Among others types, they publish pixelated, retro-style platformers like Random Heroes and League of Evil. Today, they have released another game in that genre called Devious Dungeon, for $1.99.
Marvel Comics announced at this year’s SD Comic Con (in an interview with Marvel.com) that they’re going to be releasing an upcoming game called Contest of Champions. The actual game development is being done by Kabam, who have released other games like The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth, Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Castle Age HD, and more.
Google Play on occasion promotes apps and games of different stripes for different reasons. Sometimes they are seasonal or have a purpose, like the summer sale that is currently happening, others are arbitrary. Currently, there’s a promotion going on for games that can be played offline.
Square Enix, the company that makes all the Final Fantasy games we know and love, has put a few of their highly priced (and prized, if you ask me) games on sale. Normally, these games come in around $15 or $16 dollars, two of their offerings are now being sold for 50% off of their normal price.