30
Aug
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[New Game] Activision Anthology Combines 8-Bit Nostalgia, Impressive Presentation, And In-App Payments

Posted by in Games, News

Games from the NES era and earlier (and those styled after them) do very well on mobile platforms, if only because modern controls schemes just aren't easily compatible with touchscreens. Activision isn't the first to bring their wide collection of ancient titles to Android, but theirs might just be the most complete. The brand new Activision Anthology amasses the most popular Atari 2600 games published by the gaming giant and its subsidiaries, crammed into a single app with an impressively nostalgic presentation.

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The collection of 45 games is presented in a carousel surrounding what looks like my grandparents' den circa 1983.

02
Aug
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[New Game] MEGATROID Boasts Old-School Gameplay And 3D Visuals - Just Don't Call Her Samus

Posted by in Applications, Games, News
Last Updated: August 22nd, 2012

A headstrong female space marine in powered armor, with a gun for a hand. Miles of twisting, turning passageways to explore. Double-jumps, power ups, and huge, terrifying bosses. Stop me if you've heard all this before. You'd be forgiven for thinking that MEGATROID is a Nintendo 3DS title that somehow made it onto the Google Play Store: the game wears its inspiration from the likes of Metroid and Castlevania on its sleeve. But that's no reason to ignore it. And here's one to do just the opposite: MEGATROID comes from Triolith Entertainment AB, the developer of the well-received Wisp.

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If MEGATROID is inspired by gaming's past, it certainly isn't restrained by it.

10
Apr
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Amazon Releases Appstore SDK And In-App Purchasing API

Posted by in Amazon, Development, News

In a step to make the Appstore an even more viable alternative to Google's Play Store, Amazon is now rolling out a new feature for developers to make more money: in-app payments.

The Play Store has had an in-app purchasing system for a while now, which allows developers to make some extra money off of their apps with things like in-game currency, subscriptions, upgrades, etc. Up to this point, developers haven't had a way to offer the same features (or capitalize on them) with the Amazon Appstore. Thanks to this new API, however, devs will be able to better market their product on the millions of devices that depend exclusively on the Appstore for their go-to app market (like the Kindle Fire, for example).