Cannon Penguins is a odd little Windows Phone game that has you shooting penguins from a cannon in an effort to capture fish that are randomly swimming across the screen. The arcade game has three gaming modes to offer a little variety and is available for low memory devices. I'm not sure if Cannon Penguins can stand up to marathon gaming sessions but for short spurts, it's worth a try...
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that zombie survival game State of Decay will be coming to Xbox One in 2015 as State of Decay: Year One Survivor Edition. Based on the quality of the original Xbox 360 version, that game should be the ultimate survival fantasy game when it arrives on Microsoft's latest console. Or so I'd have thought… As it turns out, 505 Games (publishers of Sniper...
The Xbox One launched with an exclusive game called Dead Rising 3 that, statistically speaking, contains all of the zombies. That game is all about putting hundreds of zombies on-screen at once and then letting players drive cars through them. Plus you can play dress up! It's not the most serious zombie game in the world. Next year though, the zombie fighting on Xbox One is going to...
The last update to Subway Surfers brought you to Hollywood. The latest update, version 1.28, brings you somewhere new again. This time, you're helping Jake, Tricky, and Fresh escape from the grumpy inspector and his dog in mystical China. If you're a big Subway Surfers fan, head over to the Windows Phone Store right now and download the update. Subway Surfers version 1.28 features:...
There isn't much to the Windows Phone game Candy Bird. You are tasked with keeping your bird in flight for as long as possible, collecting candy that will randomly appear on the screen. Along the way you will also need to avoid spikes that are at the bottom and sides of the screen that will ground your bird and end the game. Available for low-memory devices, Candy Bird has simple...
There's a new update ready for your Xbox One! A worldwide rollout has just started that will give Xbox One consoles new features like social features, party system updates, and the highly anticipated media player. That's right, the Xbox One September update is ready in August. Those in the Xbox One preview program have been using these features for a few weeks, but now everyone...
Angry Birds Go! for Windows Phone has just been updated. Today's update brings a new multiplayer mode, new challenges and more to this free game for Windows Phone. Today's update however does NOT introduce 512 MB support. Head to the Windows Phone Store and you'll see Angry Birds Go! sitting at version 1.4.0.0. Here's what you get with the new update today: It's here! Multiplayer...
Pinball FX2, the virtual pinball game from developer Zen Studios, had added a new paid table to its library of virtual pinball machines for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 game consoles, and this one is based on the mega-hit Walking Dead zombie franchise. This particular Walking Dead table is not based directly on the comic book or the hit AMC series but rather the recent first season of...
Microsoft will give Xbox 360 owners two free games in September via its Games for Gold program while the Xbox One will get one free game during that same month. From September 1-15, Xbox 360 owners who are signed up for the paid Xbox Live Gold service can download Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. It's descibed as a "team-based, top-down, stealth-puzzle game featuring retro-style...
After enduring a small release drought over the last couple of months, the floodgates of new Xbox One games have finally opened back up. Last week we got Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition at retail and two indie games: The Golf Club and surprise hit Fibbage to download. This week, Metro Redux Bundle hits retail while another ID@Xbox game makes its downloadable debut: Stick it to the Man...
Age of Wind 3 is an action/adventure game for your Windows Phone that reminds me of a scaled back version of Sid Meier's Pirates!) The game has more cartoonish graphics, lacks some of the side games (sword play, dancing, land battles, etc.) than Pirates! but the gaming concept comes close. With Age of Wind 3 you sail the Caribbean traveling to over 35 ports of call, take on hundreds of...
You probably have not heard of Neonize, because it's a new game that has just released simultaneously on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. The good news is that Windows Phone users do not have wait after its release on other platforms. It's pretty good, too. Neonize is a mobile arcade shooter game, which the goal is to survive an onslaught of enemy ships trying to ram into you. We've...
There are basically two German developers we can count on to make great Windows Phone games: Flare Games (makers of Royal Revolt 2) and Handy Games. The latter entered the scene with Epic Battle Dude and Aces of the Luftwaffe, two fine free to play games. This year, Handy Games finally has more Windows Phone games in store for us. A short while ago they released 1941: Frozen Front, a...
Asphalt 8's latest update hit the Windows Store today, packing new courses set in Dubai, five new cars, and a whole new season with 74 events. Other updates since launch have added courses in China, added new multiplayer events, and tons of new cars. If you haven't given Asphalt 8 a shot since it came out, it's worth giving another go. Asphalt 8 is an over-the-top free-to-play racing...
Cloud Raiders, the highly popular fantasy action-strategy game from developer Game Insight, got a new update today for the Windows Phone version that adds a feature called Treasure Island, along with more additions and improvements. Here's a quick change log for the new 0.4.0.420 version: Treasure Island - Once a week, a treasure-filled island will drift within raiding range of...
Box It is a Windows Phone arcade styled puzzle game that has addictive quality and not a shabby way to waste a little time with. The multi-level game has you drawing lines to capture portions of the playing field. It sounds easy but there are evil dots lurking about that will test not only your timing but also your patience. Box It reminds me of an old arcade game that you'd find at...
When console gamers think of Namco Bandai, they probably think of Pac-Man or Dragonball Z. But you might not know that Namco also publishes quite a few racing games – they have no less than three racers planned for Xbox consoles later this year. Let's look at that lineup! Project CARS will make a big splash on Xbox One this November. On Xbox 360, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2,...
Microsoft has just revealed a new game in their long running Age of Empires franchise that's being made for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 touchscreen devices. It's called Age of Empires: Castle Siege and the free-to-play game is due out in September. Details about the game are scarce at this point, but a new trailer for Castle Siege shows that it will concentrate on building castles...
We are seeing a string of simple, yet challenging, Windows Phone games landing in the Windows Phone Store. Most of these games aren't very complicated but a fun way to pass the time. You will also find some of these titles to be fun to play for a short time but lack staying power. Match It is a relatively new gaming title that hopes to fall into the 'fun way to pass the time' category...
Popular Android game, Balance 3D, has just been ported over to Windows Phone. It boasts 10-50 million downloads from the Google Play store, and now it's over at the Windows Phone Store as Ball 3D. It's a fully 3D game in which you go through mazes with unstable places, and unpredictable gravity. We've installed it on our Nokia Lumia 930. Watch the gameplay video to see if it's worth...