Over the past few days several of glu’s games have gotten updates that provide “gameplay improvements” but upon further investigation the games only added more ads then before experienced in the games.
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You may remember about a month and a half ago we reported on a neat feature that would be coming to the LG Optimus 3D which would allow you to convert 2D games into 3D games if they were made using OpenGL graphics. LG has released more information about this ahead of IFA.
This has to be one of the most unique uses of Live Wallpapers we’ve seen lately and it comes in the form of an update to Gameview Studio’s Tap Fish game. This update brings Live Wallpaper functionality to the game which means you can check in on your aquariums and more through a new Live Wallpaper.
We already know that in September Angry Birds Seasons will be getting an update that revolves around the Chinese Moon Festival but what about the other two versions of Angry Birds? Rio just got updated with the Airfield Chase update but we already have clues as to the next one after that. Same with regular Angry Birds.
A big update landed on the Android Market for the hit indie game from YoYo Games called They Need To Be Fed. One main feature added to the update is support for the Xperia Play controls but that is definitely not all. More content came to the game as well.
Yet another major announcement in the opening keynote session came out and one that everyone should be happy about. Google has partnered with 10 OEMs and carriers to guarantee timely Android updates to devices. This is in order to combat OS fragmentation which has been happening a lot. One device gets their update while others wait for months.
Rovio has mentioned via Twitter that Angry Birds Seasons will be receiving an update for Easter. We can only imagine that there will be eggs or egg baskets and possibly pigs with rabbit ears to follow the Easter theme. The update should be out before Easter according to Rovio who also mentioned upcoming updates for Rio and Original versions as well.
As it gets closer to the launch of the Xperia Play Android gaming phone we are seeing more developers making their games compatible with the slide out control pad that the Xperia Play features. This is mostly due to the button mapping being included in the Android SDK. Polarbit has now jumped into the Xperia Play action.
With recent news of Verizon and Sprint releasing updates primarily for the purpose of advertising and marketing of third-party apps where does it leave the customer that pays thousands of dollars for phone contracts? And more importantly, what do all those those promoted apps do to Android?
With news of increased sales we thought we would take the time to make a special mention to Measured Software’s OpenFeint achievements added to their old-school top-down 2D racer, Pocket Racing. You can grab the newest update from the market on your phone now from the market. Complete list of achievements after the break.