Forty-nine percent of all American homes have a video game console according to new research released today at E3 2012 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association that represents the U.S. video game industry. Matching this historically high install base, more Americans than ever are playing video games on smartphones, tablets and handheld devices and changing the way consumers enjoy computer and video games. More than 30 percent said they play games on their smartphones, compared to 20 percent last year. One quarter of gamers said they play games on wireless devices, up from 13 percent in 2011. … Continue reading ESA Reports Rising Game Popularity→
In this week’s Time Waster Billy finds himself frustrated. Apparently the Zombies in Deadly 30 schooled his time wasting butt. Is that a shock? Not if you’ve seen him around the office! Read it in the Weekly Time Waster!
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, the multi-million selling interactive trivia franchise, has just launched on Facebook. This new design is the first in its category to fully leverage the connected nature and immediacy of social and mobile gaming platforms. ‘One of the things people really love about YOU DON’T KNOW JACK on PC and consoles is the fun of competing directly against their friends and family members sitting together in the living room. So our challenge was bringing that experience to the connected but asynchronous nature of the social and mobile gaming environments. A kind of ‘party-play’ atmosphere for people playing … Continue reading You Don’t Know Jack Game Heads To Facebook→
The Walking Dead episodic adventures perfectly capture the flavor of both Robert Kirkman’s intense graphic novel, and the white-hot TV show. This is not one to miss!
Independent game developer Kyle Pulver is proud to announce the release of Offspring Fling via the platform, Steam on PC (Windows) and Mac. The Mothers Day release includes a full campaign and an in-game level editor, currently discounted by 20%. Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children. She’ll have to fight her way through over 100 levels of action packed puzzle platforming to get them all back home. There’s danger around every corner, but she won’t rest until her family is safe and sound. Offspring Fling features: – Over 100 … Continue reading Offspring Fling Releases To Steam→
Or at least dead fun love! The Time Waster this week takes on Night of the Loving Dead. We’re honestly not sure how to take that. Sounds kinky, really. No, really.
Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), along with Illustrious Software (www.illustrious-software.co.uk) and The Lordz Games Studio (www.thelordzgamesstudio.com), are glad to announce the release of Conquest! Medieval Realms for the iOS and Android tablet platforms. Now players will be able to conquer their enemies and bring their kingdom to greatness on the go and utilizing the touch-based interface to enact their decisions. Conquest! Medieval Realms is a universal binary and gives players hours of challenging strategy gameplay, from raising a powerful economy, training your armies, and conquering the surrounding lands. Conquest! Medieval Realms is an easy-to-learn game that appeals to both … Continue reading Medieval Realms Ready For Battle→
The fun and celebration continues in Free Realms as Sony Online Entertainment’s (SOE) family-friendly, free-to-play online game turns three years old. To celebrate its third birthday, Free Realms is inviting players across the PC, Macintosh and PlayStationNetwork to an array of exciting in-game activities including a number of birthday story quests, daily birthday rewards, and an epic in-game world event featuring the return of one of Sacred Grove’s favorite villains, Cakenstein. Through a truly customizable gameplay experience, Free Realms allows players in an online world to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Players can customize their own virtual home, … Continue reading Free Realms Turns Three→
Hear the call for heroes in what may prove to be the most anticipated MMO of all time. Bethsoft promises to bring together the worlds of Oblivion, Skyrim, Morrowind and others into one massive, online world of RPG goodness. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=l21W8ho52HY Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: Mac, PC
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