For those of you who are more about having a compact, more portable, Android console instead of OUYA are probably more interested in PlayJam’s GameStick which did pretty damn good on Kickstarter and has since progressed nicely including a new design for their controller. We’ve seen plenty of pictures and video of GameStick and now anyone attending GDC 2013 next week will be able to check GameStick out in person as well.
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Today Nvidia held their press event at GTC 2013 and the company talked about all kinds of good stuff ranging from information about Nvidia’s GRID cloud gaming system and, of course, mobile chipset goodness was brought up. Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang,who is always fairly entertaining to watch during Nvidia events, was on stage once again and along with him came a new roadmap for their mobile chipsets.
Glu Mobile has begun teasing their upcoming third-person shooter called Frontline Commando: D-Day which, as the name suggests, is based around WWII. Glu is already building up the hype machine for this game with a new trailer for it as well as a few additional details regarding the game and what will come with it.
Back in January of this year we talked about how the popular Xbox Live indie platformer Fez would be coming to a variety of additional platforms. Unfortunately at that time there wasn’t any solid confirmation as to which platforms Fez would be arriving on. Now we have a much better idea after Phil Fish went and held an IAmA on Reddit yesterday.
Apparently OMGPOP, the developers behind the original Draw Something game, have decided to give Ryan Seacrest (of all people) the first preview copy for an upcoming sequel to OMGPOP’s hit game. The sequel, officially and appropriately titled Draw Something 2, is apparently heading our way soon and we can thank Ryan Seacrest for announcing it through his Twitter account.
Plasma Sky is a new arcade shooter that has arrived onto Google Play that sports some pretty slick looking visuals, especially for those of you out there who enjoy the glowy graphics some games back in the day. Even though Plasma Sky has a flare for the retro with its visuals, its gameplay also looks influenced by some of the more classic shooter games people used to play in the arcades.
It’s time for another episode of Larry the Incredible Edible Squirrel’s Play Corner. Today we are going to cover a couple of dice games available over on Google Play. So, if you are feeling lucky, jump on in!
A new retro style game has arrived called Alpine Trail. Developed by Sunlight Games, this little title challenges you to climb ten of the highest mountains in the world as fast as you can while attempting to collect as many bonus points as possible. However, like all goals in a game, this is easier said than done.
Johan Bernhardsson, who is one of the main programmers working on Minecraft: Pocket Edition, has posted a quick update regarding the much anticipated 0.7.0 update which will bring true multiplayer to Minecraft: Pocket Edition through the use of Minecraft Realms. When we originally reported on the release date, it was a general sometime in April 2013.
It a rather interesting twist today, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello has officially submitted his resignation to EA’s board of directors, with his last day being March 30th, 2013. His resignation is for his position as CEO of the company as well as his spot on the board of directors, both of which will end at the end of March. Larry Probst has been appointed as executive chairman temporarily and has released a public statement.









