Posts Tagged ‘games’

Get Into Character with an iPad MMO

June 27, 2012
Get Into Character with an iPad MMO

Photo: SuperHero Photography by Adam Jay, Model: Fenchurch Dent

Comic-Con is coming, which means it’s cosplay season! We want to see your best costumes, so we’re running a contest on our Facebook page, and one lucky fan who gets the most votes will win a Museum Replicas Obi-Wan Jedi Cloak! In honor of all of this creative character-creation going on, we’ve taken a look at another way to get into a fun fantasy character (without a stitch of sewing required): role-playing games! So keep that cape close by and pick up your iPad, we’re looking at the best massively multiplayer online games available from the Apple app store. (more…)

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Those That Brought Game: The Best of E3 2012

June 12, 2012

Those That Brought Game: The Best of E3 2012Another E3 video game conference is in the books. So, did it live up to the calendar-setting event of years past? Well…sort of. It looks like the next truly huge E3 will be in 2013, when Microsoft and Sony are likely to announce their next generation of consoles, to be released around Christmas of that year. Until then, we’re preparing to play the final batch of games that will push the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 to the limits of their processing power. Read on to find out what the best of those games were.
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What’s New in Mobile Gaming at E3 2012?

June 7, 2012

Mobile Gaming at E3 2012We’ve told you how to follow the news about major consoles at this year’s E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, but consoles are no longer the only place where gaming happens. Thanks to handheld devices like the iPad, the mobile gaming market is getting bigger every year. We’ve rounded up mobile gaming at this year’s E3. Read on for what we’re looking. (more…)

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E3 Most Anticipated Major Announcements

June 1, 2012

E3The biggest video game announcements of the year are just days away! Each year at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, top game developers show off their upcoming games and systems, hosting huge press conferences to get us excited about their new titles and start us pining away for a chance to play them ourselves. iPad and iPhone owners can experience it for themselves courtesy of the free Official E3 2012 App, which will bring the news directly to you. Additionally, the major console makers will each be streaming their press conferences on the web, so we’ve picked out the biggest announcement expected at each and rounded up the links below.
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Is Bite-Size Video the Next Big App?

May 21, 2012

Socialcam and Viddy are great to use with your iPad and iPad holder.If you’ve been bitten by the Instagram bug, you might be ripe for another social media sharing bite in the very near future. Where there are now cleverly cropped and filtered photos streaming into your smartphone and tablet, there will soon be full motion video. Among the many products vying for the title of “Next Big Thing,” video sharing apps Socialcam and Viddy are buzzing loudly for our attention. Read on to find out why.

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Inspired by Battleship, a Retro iPad Game Roundup

May 18, 2012

Play Battleship on the iPad. Use the Whale Kit handle for iPad to keep your opponent from seeing your ships!We’re a little disappointed that the alien invaders in this summer’s big-budget blockbuster Battleship movie aren’t just walking, talking versions of the little plastic pegs that came with the original game. Still, we’re not complaining about more action and explosions, not to mention the possibility of hearing a serious actor shout “You sunk my battleship!” And since we’re in a retro board game mood, we’ve taken a look at what else is available for playing from the iTunes App Store. (more…)

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