Anyone looking to get their Angry Birds fix in the coming weeks with Angry Birds Rio won’t be able to do so in the Android Market. Instead, the destined to be incredibly popular Rio will see an exclusive launch in the Amazon Appstore. According to the Amazon Appstore Developer Blog, Amazon plans on using the launch to draw in customers once their… Read more
Thanks to a joint venture between companies OpenFeint and The9, Android could be on the brink of receiving yet another shot in the arm to bolster the gaming community. According to Venture Beat, OpenFeint and The9 are utilizing a $100 million investment fund known as Fund9 to try and get more game developers switched over to Android. By analyzing… Read more
It’s gotten to the point where until I see an Angry Birds Seasons update that lets me know of upcoming holidays, I forget they even exist. Thankfully, that won’t be happening with St. Patrick’s Day as Rovio will be updating Angry Birds Seasons with some green, gold, and everything else Irish. The update is already available in the Apple App Store, and… Read more
Angry Birds is a shining example of just how successful games can be on Android. Several months after release of the ad-supported version of Angry Birds, and the app has been downloaded 30 million times with 80% of users still updating on a regular basis. This news comes from Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka — a guest speaker at the Android monetization panel… Read more
With Samsung producing two different models of the Galaxy S II, one with a Exynos processor and one with a Tegra 2, you have to wonder how well each will perform. We’ve seen the Tegra in action, and real-life reviews are generally positive, but we haven’t seen much on Samsung’s Exynos. Thanks to a demo out of GDC ’11, we get to take a glimpse into the… Read more
When Zynga first released Words With Friends into the Android Market, the game was an instant hit. The Android Market shows an estimated 1-5 million downloads so far, which means that when the latest update to the app went live today, you can bet not everyone saw an important message from developers: “to get the most out of this update, you need to… Read more
Information on NVIDIA’s custom created dual-core depot has been available for awhile now, and the app has finally made it’s way into the Android Market today. NVIDIA is tagging their new Tegra Zone app as “the destination for mobile gamers.” According to the Market listing: “With the Tegra Zone app for your NVIDIA Tegra-powered mobile device, you… Read more
The Bejeweled series of games is one of those series that you can’t get away from. Different versions of the game have made their way onto the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Wii, OSX, Windows, iOS, WP7, and just ten days ago, Android. Bejeweled 2 in particular has been masterfully ported between platforms before an Android version was ever… Read more
When Rovio first released Angry Birds on Android, it was an experiment in profits through advertising. The company proved they could do it, but there are still those of us out there who would gladly pay a couple dollars to get rid of those pesky ads. It looks like that time may finally be upon us. If a tweet from Rovio’s @RovioMobile Twitter account… Read more
To try and summarize the entirety of Minecraft in just a couple sentences would be nearly impossible. The game is incredibly entertaining, with a ridiculous amount of things to do. I suppose the developers said it best with this line: “Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build anything you can imagine.” The real depth of the game comes… Read more
PhoneDog TmoNews TodaysiPhone