Sega’s original Sonic The Hedgehog out on Android
The game that changed the world and helped make it a better place for the following five or six years has arrived on Android, thanks to Sega publishing its first ever OFFICIAL version of the original 2D Sonic game for Google phone users. Obviously you’ve been able to play Sonic 1 on Android for years [...]
SEGA SALE: After Burner Climax and House of the Dead reduced this weekend
If you’re a lapsed SEGA fan too disillusioned with the state of its modern product even to spend £2.39 on an Android version of After Burner Climax, here’s some good news for you, Gary — the game’s been discounted to just 77p as part of a weekend promotion. We don’t know why. It just has. [...]
Carmageddon hitting Android on May 10th
Morally dubious car-crash of a game Carmageddon is finally set to launch on Android, with developer Stainless Games announcing that it’ll appear on Google Play next Friday, May 10th. And as a special little treat for early adopters, the full game will be free to download for the first 24 hours. Carmageddon has been available [...]
Boulder Dash-XL out now for Android
An updated version of the classic puzzle game has arrived on the Play Store, with publisher Herocraft promising that buyers of Boulder Dash-XL can expect to discover “the exact same game that’s on Xbox 360 and PC.” And the one that’s been available on iOS for months, but we’ll pretend not to have noticed that. [...]
Worms 2: Armageddon now out on Android
Bygone-era developer Team 17 has just released Worms 2: Armageddon on the Play Store, bringing the popular turn-based comedy-strategy game to Android. It offers 30 single player missions plus, HOORAY, online multiplayer via Wi-Fi for two players, or play and pass options that support up to four people sitting together in one place. It’s a [...]
After Burner Climax out now on Android
Another one of SEGA’s high-profile titles has popped up on Android, with the company sticking a version of 3D arcade aerial shooter After Burner Climax up on Google Play for £2.39 in our money. The game’s already been out on iOS for some time, although the Android release is picking up some pretty negative feedback [...]
Doodle Jump reworked and relaunched as free game
This’ll take you back a few years. One of iPhone’s most successful titles hit Android a little over three years back, with the vertical bounce ‘em up a paid release way back in Android’s earlier days. Back when Google’s mobile OS had a reputation for not really supporting paid launches, in fact. Now original series [...]
Rovio’s The Croods out now for Android
The latest PRODUCT from Angry Birds developer Rovio has hit the Google Play Store, in the form of The Croods — a game developed by the mobile world beaters on behalf of movie studio Dreamworks. It’s a sort of isometric thing, in which you catch and create new forms of weird creatures. It’s free to [...]
Super Stickman Golf 2 out NOW on Android
A sequel to the incredibly popular Super Stickman Golf has hit the Play Shop this morning, with Super Stickman Golf 2 offering more awesome 2D golfing action to help while away your ENTIRE LIFE IN A FLASH. The game now features online multiplayer and customisable characters, plus it’s free to download and supported by in-app [...]
Hotsauce TV launches Catcha Catcha Aliens! on Android
Here’s an odd thing. TV production company Hotsauce TV has launched a game. It’s called Catcha Catcha Aliens! and is your usual sort of infinite runner thing with the added bonus of things to collect as you jump and slide around its maps. Plus there’s a very colourful look to it all. We are impressed [...]
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