On Gear Live: Samsung S95C: The OLED TV You Can’t Afford (to Ignore!)

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Is a Surprisingly Great Mobile Game

Posted by Chris Pereira Categories: Portable/Mobile, Reviews, Role Playing Games,

Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Review

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, a role-playing game released for mobile platforms last fall, initially struck me as a game I could skip without a second thought. It had the appearance of a cheap cash-in meant to capitalize on the launch of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Although I'm not generally not the sort of person to write off a game for being free-to-play (some of my favorite games don't cost a dime to start playing), there's something about the combination of that business model, mobile, and a major franchise that made me assume it was not worth so much as a download.

I was wrong.

Click to continue reading Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Is a Surprisingly Great Mobile Game

Gallery: Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Is a Surprisingly Great Mobile Game


Advertisement

Xbox 360 Smart Glass iOS, Android, Windows Phone streaming app to be announced at E3

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: E3, Microsoft, Rumors, Xbox 360,

Xbox Smart Glass

E3 is right around the corner (a.k.a. next week) and word has slipped that Microsoft is planning to introduce a product called Smart Glass at the event. Xbox Smart Glass will be a companion application that you use with the console that will allow you to send video to the Xbox 360 from a smartphone or tablet, similar to what you can do with an iOS device and Apple TV using AirPlay. The cool part? Aside from naturally running on Windows 8 tablets and Windows Phone devices, Smart Glass will also run on iOS and Android in a multiplatform play for supremacy. About time, Microsoft.

Read More | Examiner

Gallery: Xbox 360 Smart Glass iOS, Android, Windows Phone streaming app to be announced at E3


PSX4Droid - Playstation 1 Games on Your Android Smartphone

Posted by John Kilhefner Categories: Casual, Downloadable Content, Portable/Mobile, Retro, Sony,

Are you an user who is jealous of all those users’ jailbroken ability to play classic PS1 games? If so, then ZodTTD and Yongch have provided a green-eye curing elixir in the form of PSX4Droid. The duo which has brought you game emulators for iPhone and have now managed to have their PSX4Droid emulator available to Android users in the Android App store for $5.99. This means that no jail breaking is needed in order to get your hands on classic games such as Final Fantasy 7, Ridge Racer, Crash Bandicoot, and more!

While paying $5.99 for an emulator that you can find online for free may seem silly, it is still a good deal for those who don’t want to risk jail breaking their phone. And also for those who need something a bit more handheld in comparison to a netbook when gaming on the go.

Features for the Android emulator include:

  • Uses formats BIN,ISO,IMG,PBP,Z,ZNX, and Eboot (compressed too)
  • WiiMote controller works
  • Trackball d-pad
  • Memory card & save states
  • Virtual control overlays
  • Scaling modes

Gallery: PSX4Droid - Playstation 1 Games on Your Android Smartphone


GDC 2009: Zeemote JS1 impressions

Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories:

Zeemote

So you may be asking yourself, ‘What’s a Zeemote?’ Firstly, you need to stop talking to yourself in public. It’s creepy, and it doesn’t work with your trenchcoat. Secondly, the Zeemote is a little whiz-bang doodad for doing analog gaming on your mobile device. Come with me into the land where some of us actually carry one around for a mobile gaming fix while our PSP/DSes are lodged firmly in a crocodile gullet.

Click to continue reading GDC 2009: Zeemote JS1 impressions

Gallery: GDC 2009: Zeemote JS1 impressions


Advertisement

{solspace:toolbar}