Ubisoft announced Just Dance Now, an app that will work in tandem with the upcoming game Just Dance 2015, the newest entry in the popular dance game series. The app lets players join in the game by using their phone as a controller. It only works for select songs though. Built in accelerometers in most devices allow this to be possible. There is no set limit to how many dancers can join in when using the app, as shown in the trailer for the game.
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Google I/O 2014 is coming up soon, June 25 and 26 in San Francisco, and one of Google’s most experimental products, Google Glass, may be getting an international release announced there. This rumor comes from Phandroid, their anonymous source says it will at least launch in the UK. They also found evidence in an apk file that comes with Google Glass’s firmware that it may be coming to Japan, Japanese voice commands were found.
Virtual Reality with the Oculus Rift is Still Coming to Mobile Devices, But it is Being “Held Back” With a Focus on “Polishing It”
The Oculus Rift was at one point solely focused on gaming. Since the company behind it, Oculus VR, was purchased by Facebook things have changed with social media playing a role in its future along with games. There are still plans to bring the Oculus Rift to mobile devices, as in Android devices. When questioning Oculus VP of Product Nate Mitchel on their concern that mobile devices would not provide the power the Rift needs, and would provide a sub-par experience he had some positive statements to give on its future with Android products.
Small World 2 from developer Days of Wonder has received a substantial update that adds in many new features to the game. For those not in the Small World loop, Small World 2 is the sequel to Small World, which is a tablet version of the popular tabletop game of the same name. Players must conquer areas of the board by using their fantasy race and the power combos that come with it.
Developer Protofactor has released Stellar Ghosts, a third person shooter, onto Google Play. It was released earlier this year on Ouya before now making its way to Android devices now.
Up, Down, Left, Right is an endless puzzle rhythm game. The conceit of the game is somewhat difficult to explain but I’ll try anyways. Players are tasked with pressing up, down, left, and right in order to the beat that is being played.
The official Twitter account for Angry Birds Epic announced the release date for the game, and it is coming out tomorrow. A turn-based RPG, Angry Birds Epic places the birds on a fantasy version of Piggy Island, although Piggy Island is in itself already fictional, in case you weren’t aware.
We had previously reported on the FCC filing of the NVIDIA Shield 2, but it is not the only Shield device in the works apparently. Rumors of a NVIDIA Shield Tablet started with a tablet, named “NVIDA Mocha,” when it appeared on GFXBench. Later, the site Fudzilla posted a story about this 7.9″ tablet being a part of the Shield Brand.
The PC game Conquest of Elysium 3, is now available for Android tablets. Described on its official site as a “strategy rougelike” Conquest of Elysium 3, developed by Illwinter Game Design, features rudimentary graphics but deep turn-based gameplay.
Rubicon Development’s Great Little War Game 2 is now available on the Google Play Store for $2.99. The sequel to the popular title Great Little War Game, this turn-based strategy game features 60 missions in its campaign and plays in portrait mode, for easier use on the go.