Neowin News Feed for: Mobile gaming

Mobile game of the week: Rayman Jungle Run

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:54:21 +0100

We at Neowin, like to see our readers make the most out of their gadgets. So what better way to do that than with a mini-review of the game we recommend you to play this week, Rayman Jungle Run. Read more...

E3 2012: NeoGamr's predictions for next week's show

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:03:24 +0100

We give our predictions for what might be announced this coming week in Los Angeles as part of E3 2012, including if Microsoft and Sony could in fact reveal details of their next consoles. Read more...

Republique - an innovative mobile experience

Tyler Holman — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:25:27 +0100

Republique, a project from a new mobile studio called Camouflaj, is seeking KickStarter funding to help make its innovative, ground-up gameplay and serious themes a reality. Read more...

Max Payne Mobile landing on iOS next week

Byron Hinson — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:26:03 +0100

Rockstar has announced that the mobile version of their original Max Payne title is set to be released on iOS devices next week, with an Android version due for release a couple of weeks later. Read more...

Angry Birds Space isn't coming to Windows Phone (Update: it is!)

Tyler Holman — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:01:27 +0000

If you're waiting for Angry Birds Space to come to your Windows Phone device, you're out of luck. Rovio says they're not bringing their new game to Microsoft's budding mobile platform. Read more...

Bungie co-founder bringing hardcore games to mobile

Tyler Holman — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:21:22 +0000

Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian, former DreamWorks R&D manger Brent Please, and others are behind Industrial Toys, a new studio that's hard at work at bringing hardcore games to mobile platforms. Read more...

Zynga employees review their own game

Paul Ferson — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Two Zynga employees have been observed reviewing their own game in a positive manner, since they are undoubtedly unbiased in their opinions. Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace adds ESRB ratings

Paul Ferson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:33:40 +0000

Microsoft has begun to add ESRB ratings to titles in the Windows Phone Marketplace in an effort to make it more approachable for mobile gamers. Read more...

Mobile gamer uses Wordament to propose

Paul Ferson — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:19:25 +0000

An avid player of the Windows Phone game Wordament has used it to propose to his girlfriend, resulting in what must surely be a high-score for any gamer. Read more...

Weekend App Review: HyperQuiz

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:36:46 +0000

It's the weekend, so this makes it the perfect time to check out this fun, new mulitplayer trivia game called HyperQuiz. Join me for a game and you might find that it's surprisingly addictive Read more...

Infinity Blade rakes in $30 million

Tyler Holman — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:47:00 +0000

Epic Games has announced that their Infinity Blade series brought in a whopping $30+ million in the past year, and proving that there is a healthy market for serious games on mobile devices. Read more...

Halo ATLAS app for iOS, Android and WP7 coming Dec. 10

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:25:52 +0000

Microsoft will release Halo ATLAS, a mobile phone app with map strategy features for Halo Reach and Halo Anniversary, on December 10 for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 devices. Read more...

Hands-on with the Playstation Vita

Mike Brown — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:45:31 +0000

Sony's newest handheld is no lightweight. Filled to the brim with the latest technology, the portable powerhouse has all the ingredients to take the mobile world by storm. Neowin takes a closer look. Read more...

Kinectimals to be ported to Windows Phone 7

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:46:08 +0100

One of the Xbox 360's first games that supported the Kinect motion controller camera, Kinectimals, is coming to Windows Phone 7 later this year. Read more...

Minecraft for Android released for Xperia Play

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:57:38 +0100

The long awaited Android edition of the hit PC game Minecraft, titled Minecraft Pocket Edition, has now been released exclusively for owners of Sony's Xperia Play smartphone. Read more...

Android Market welcomes multiple APK applications

Paul Ferson — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:08:29 +0100

Google made a move that many people may not see the importance of at present, but one that represents an exciting new future for Android developers. The APK file format is used by Android devices,... Read more...

id's John Carmack: Mobile gaming tech will surpass current game consoles

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:59:01 +0100

It's no secret that id Software co-founder and lead programmer John Carmack loves to make games for mobile platforms. Carmack started out by making games like Doom RPG and Wolfenstein RPG for mobile phones well... Read more...

Plants vs Zombies now available for Windows Phone

Stefano Elia — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:36:23 +0100

Avid fans of tower defense games may be excited that Plants vs Zombies, has now been released on the Windows Phone marketplace. The release of the game comes as the six week promotion to release... Read more...

E3 2011: Xbox Live games for Windows Phone detailed

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:12:01 +0100

At Microsoft's E3 2011 keynote the software giant made no mention of any Windows Phone related games, instead focusing on improvements and games coming to the Xbox 360. However, that doesn’t mean some WP7 Xbox... Read more...

Plants vs Zombies hits Android today - exclusively to Amazon

Steve Donaghy — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:39:25 +0100

As we previously reported, PopCap is finally taking the Android market seriously. They began by releasing the excellent Chuzzle to the Amazon Android marketplace and now they've brought one of their arguably most well known... Read more...