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Green Throttle Games Raises $6 Million for Android Smartphone to TV Gaming
0By: Talha Bhatti | December 6th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Games, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Video game developer startup, Green Throttle Games, has just received $6 million in their first round of funding from Trinity Ventures. The game developer is looking to implement a system that lets Android powered smartphones become game consoles for video games t...
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Console Quality Game Punch Hero Gaining Popularity with iOS and Android Device Users
By: Ali Raza | December 5th, 2012 | Android, Gadgets, Games, iOS, News, Smartphones
Korean publisher, Gamevil’s famous boxing game Punch Hero is increasing its fanbase with each passing day, as it gives a console quality gaming experience to both iOS and Android device users. The best part about Punch Hero is that gaming aficionados can download it free of charge. Aside from this, the cellular-sh...
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SEC Filing Reveals Zynga and Facebook Have Brought Major Changes to Their Long Term Agreement
By: Jeff Stewart | December 4th, 2012 | Business, Games, News, Social Media
A recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing has revealed that world renowned social networking website, Facebook and their largest social game service provider, Zynga had decided to bring about major changes to the agreement between them, which both parties signed two years ago. ...
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Microsoft Set to Release the Xbox 720 This Time Next Year?
By: Jeff Stewart | December 4th, 2012 | Business, Games, News
After introducing the Xbox in 2001, Microsoft released the second iteration of their wildly popular video gaming console, the Xbox 360 in 2005. In the years since, the Xbox 360 has seen several upgrades in performance and appearance in order to stay relevant and appease their global fan base. Given that a new console will always trump and up...
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Vancouver Becomes Home To Microsoft Game Studio Black Tusk
By: Talha Bhatti | December 3rd, 2012 | Business, Games, News, O Canada
Microsoft announced late last week that it would be opening a new game stuio in Vancouver. The awesomely named Black Tusk will be located in downtown and will help in recovering jobs and talent that have seen better days as studios have closed down or moved away from the Canadian city. The studio has actually been active for a year in the Yal...
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Ouya Ready To Ship Android Powered Dev Gaming Consoles In December
By: Talha Bhatti | December 1st, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Games, News
Ouya announced on November 30 that they would be shipping out the developer kits for their tiny gaming console on December 28th with the company also stating that developers would have the Software Development Kit or ODK available for download on exactly the same day. Many people were also excited to see a image of the Android-powered ...
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Raspberry Pi Unveils Prototype of its Forthcoming Camera and Minecraft Pi Edition
By: Ali Raza | November 30th, 2012 | Gadgets, Games, News
The Raspberry Pi has recently unveiled its forthcoming camera board, which they will make available for sale in 2013. The price of this latest product will be around $25 in line with the extremely cost effective device. This 5 megapixel camera from Raspberry Pi h...
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SMARTeacher Develops Math Game That Reacts To Children’s Emotions
By: Talha Bhatti | November 29th, 2012 | Business, Games, News, O Canada
Gaming has been used in a number of learning environments to help adults and children grasp new concepts easily. Gaming in education is nothing new, however Canadian firm SMARTeacher has given the idea an innovative new touch by developing a PC based mathematics games called Prodigy. The main point that sets the game apart from other comp...
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Nintendo to Introduce Wii Mini on December 7, 2012
By: Ali Raza | November 29th, 2012 | Games, News, O Canada
To attract customers and compete with their peers, electronics manufacturers are not only looking at creating the next level of great graphics and game play they are also looking to bring physical changes to their hardware. As a result of that, electronics manufacturers are making small, slim and light weight products regardless of whether it is a refrigerator, TV, gaming console or something e...
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[VIDEO] – Boston based Startup BRIGHTdriver Introduces Mobile Games People Play While Driving
By: Ali Raza | November 28th, 2012 | Games, News, Smartphones
Holding a smartphone while driving a car can easily get you a ticket, as using a mobile phone while driving is considered illegal across Canada and most of the U.S. states because it can cause serious accidents. This issue is exacerbated during long journeys, when driver usually start feeling bored, many of whom break the aforementioned mobile phone rules in order to be entertained while driving. ...
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