It has been a little bit since we have done a Hidden Gem article and even though some of these indie games we talk about could fit into that category, there is one new title this month that warrants it right now and it is called Arenas Trail of Valor by EmeryOnGames.
Madfinger Games has released the much anticipated expansion to Shadowgun called Shadowgun: The Leftover onto the Android Market today. For those of you who currently own Shadowgun, this expansion brings a bunch of new things to the game.
World of Midgard MMORPG is currently under heavy development which, if you follow us at all, we have been covering fairly extensively. Well the second round of closed beta testing is now over and the third is starting up today. Those of you who, until now, haven’t gotten into the closed beta, check your emails, your invite might be there.
Another game that hit the Android Market yesterday is a head-to-head battle type of game called Caps from Avantis Games Studios. This game has you battling it out with your opponent, both AI and other people, in order to rule the world of whatever tablet top you happen to be playing on.
There is a neat little game out right now called Dino Picker by VoiceGate Technologies. It is a rather simple game at its core but can end up getting pretty challenging as you progress through it. It also has some great 3D graphics that almost have a claymation feel to them.
Well this certainly didn’t take long. We have actually known for awhile Valve was considering (read developing) and app for Android and after the recent one we posted about the unofficial Steam app for Android from IBF Programs, Valve has released an official application now.
Way back in November we wrote about Gamelion’s upcoming title for Android called Monster Shooter. Since then the team over there have been working on bringing it to Android now that the iOS version is out. The good folks over at Gamelion shot us a preview build to test out and show you.
One of my favorite board games as a kids was Monopoly. I never seemed to win a lot but I liked playing. I still have it at the house, which my kids now play. When Monopoly came out for Android, I was a bit skeptical. Could they really reproduce the game in electronic format? Well after playing it awhile on my ASUS Transformer tablet, I have to say yes!
Back in the beginning of January we wrote about the fact that Microsoft looks to be developing an Xbox Live companion app for Android. This came about thanks to a job posting looking for a software engineer with Android and iOS experience for an Xbox Live mobile application.
Continuing on with our coverage of how to milk an IP for all it is worth, Rovio has announced today that Angry Birds Rio isn’t over after all since the Smuggler’s Plane update landed in the game back in November 2011. This was announced via their Twitter account a couple of hours ago.