SNK Playmore, developers behind franchises like King of Fighters and Metal Slug, have formally announced today their intentions to focus mainly on mobile and console games, at least for the immediate future. The company will now be putting twice the effort and focus into making console and mobile games.
Tag: Arcade
Released by Beveled Edge, Starific is a difficult-to-describe arcade shooter, of sorts. According to the devs, it’s as if “Pachinko, Breakout, and Bomberman had a 3-way love child”. Players will look to trigger chain reactions, in an effort to complete levels. Gameplay is straightforward though, in that a level begins with a “star” that is released onto the octagonal board and players control a portion of its border.
Activision Blizzard has decided to acquire a mobile game publisher and it just so happens to be the company behind the strangely popular match-3 puzzle game Candy Crush. So how much did the company fork out to buy King? Well according to the details released about the acquisition that was announced last night, Activision paid out just under $6 Billion. That’s not a typo either.
[Update: Released] Save the ant colony from certain and frigid death in Antyz – A Time Odyssey, coming soon to Android
Being released soon by DNA Studios, Antyz – A Time Odyssey is a new puzzle adventure out for Android. Set to be released on November 18th, players will be looking after a colony of ants who have been struck by a sudden cold spell. Only in this case, the cold spell is more like an arctic nightmare.
Humble Mobile Bundle 16 is now available featuring Block Legend, Outwitters, Space Marshals and more
Humble Bundle has just launched a new mobile bundle, numbered 16, which features 6 games to start off with, and more to be added next week. This is a two-tier bundle, so you can pay whatever you want over $1 to get three games, or pay above the average amount at the time of your purchase and net all the games in this bundle.
Fans of the original Devious Dungeon game have some good news to enjoy as Noodlecake has released a sequel for it onto Android. Appropriately named Devious Dungeon 2, this new sequel features plenty more deviousness and dungeons for players to work their way through.
HyperDevBox has decided to release two of their games onto PlayJam’s GameStick Android-based gaming platform. The two games are Indy 500 Arcade Racing and the flying mech shooter ExZeus 2. As of today, both games are now available for purchase for the ultra-portable gaming system.
It’s Friday, the day before Halloween, and time for another Android game sale round-up. Like any holiday weekend, a lot of developers have put their games on sale. There is every type of game almost available at a discount price this round-up, so there is more than likely something for everyone.
Slashy Hero, as one might expect, is a hack and slash adventure game that’s now available on Google Play. Developed by The Gentlebros, and published by Kongregate, Slashy Hero is a roguelike game, only more casual. The story for is straightforward: there is a malevolent force on the loose who’s absconded with all the world’s candy and sweets.
Square Enix drops another classic today with the release of Tomb Raider II. Starring Lara Croft, players will be seeking out the famous Dagger of Xian, which is believed to posses the power of the dragon. Unfortunately for Laura, she’s not the only person seeking the dagger. She’ll be facing crazed cult members, warrior monks, as well as going up against a variety of hazards such as yeti.









