Three classic Disney games from the 90s are now available as modern PC games. First launched as 16-bit platformers for Sega game consoles, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book are now available as DRM-free games for modern computers running Windows, Mac, or Linux from GOG.com. The games are priced at $9.99 each, but if you […]
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Hyperkin Smart Boy turns smartphones into Game Boys (with cartridge support)
People have been playing Game Boy games on smartphones for just about as long as there have been smartphones. But typically that involves loading an emulator app on a phone, scouring the internet for illegal ROMs, and then using horrible on-screen buttons (or pairing an external gamepad with your phone). But later this year you’ll be able […]
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Google: Android Experiments winners include unusual notifications, games, launcher, and more
Comments Off on Google: Android Experiments winners include unusual notifications, games, launcher, and moreGoogle’s Android Experiments challenge invited developers to submit projects using Android in innovative ways. Now the company has announced winners of the challenge, The winners get a trip to the Google I/O developer conference or a smartphone. The rest of us get a look at some interesting Android-based solutions, such as a game that you […]
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Stream Android games to Twitch from your PC with BlueStacks
Want to stream your Android gaming session over the internet so friends and strangers can watch you play and listen to your commentary? Google offers a way to stream from your phone or tablet to YouTube, and if you have an NVIDIA Shield Tablet, you can stream to Twitch. There are other methods, but they tend […]
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Open source Super Mario clone SuperTux gets first stable update in a decade
Twelve years ago developer Bill Kendrick created an open source, cross-platform video game called SuperTux. It’s been under development ever since, but the last time the a build was marked as “stable” was in 2005. That changed this week with, with the SuperTux Development Team announced the stable release of SuperTux 0.4. If you’re comparing […]
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Nintendo to start offering games for smartphones in 2016
After years of making video games exclusively for its own game systems, Nintendo is getting ready to branch out. Next year that will change when the company launches its first game designed for smartphones. That game will be called Miitomo (Mii Friends) and it will be a free-to-play game with in-app purchases. It’s expected to […]
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Deals of the Day (10-09-2015)
Got an Android phone or tablet? Want to load it up with a bunch of games, but don’t want to spend a bunch of money? You could scour the Google Play Store for free (or “free to play”) games. Or you could check out Google’s 10¢ game sale. Right now you can pick up titles including […]
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CPU Wars battle card game adds server chip expansion
A few years ago, a computer enthusiast created a battle card game that features CPUs instead of Orcs and goblins. The idea is, maybe not all card games need to be based in fantasy. Put four tech geeks in a room together and ask them what their favorite microprocessor is and a battle is sure […]
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You can run Quake III on a Google Chromecast
Google recently introduced new tools that make it possible to play games on your TV with the help of a $35 Chromecast and a smartphone. While the Chromecast doesn’t have the processing chops to render fancy graphics on its own, it can display HD video streamed from your phone… so Google’s Remote Display API lets your […]
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Popular text-based game ‘Lifeline’ will support Android Wear this summer
Last week, 3 Minute Games’ popular iOS game Lifeline made its way to Android devices via the Google Play store. Conspicuously absent from the game was support for wearable devices. The thing that makes Lifeline for IOS so amazing is its connectivity to Apple Watch. Players feel like they are truly connected to this lost […]