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New Overhead Scrolling Shooter, Plasma Sky, Blasts Onto Google Play and iTunes
Overhead scrolling shooters, once a proud genre with their close cousing- the side scrolling shooter, is almost an endangered species of gaming. Sure, we get the occasional retro release from Capcom (how many times can fans be expected to buy yet another copy of any of the 194x series?), but fans want new original action. ... Read More»
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Pixel Kingdom Review by Gaming on Batteries
It is no secret that when Plants vs Zombies was released of so many years ago, it changed the way tower defense games were perceived by the public. Gone were the preset, trails that enemies would follow around the screen that were usually hard to make out on smaller screens. Gone were the weird power ... Read More»
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Don’t Die Hard When You Can Enjoy These Movie Games Instead
Die Hard, a rather questionable in quality movie licensed/tie-in game, hit Google Play and iTunes recently and well, it is not being received that well by critics. Basically the game is being rounded for various things such as in app purchases and lack of any real originality but personally, I don’t think the game was ... Read More»
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Temple Run 2 Review Gaming on Batteries
First up, as a sequel should be, Temple Run 2 is more of the first with slight additions to expand the fun and entertainment. TR2 feels more like a roller coaster than simply a 3D endless running game with twists, turns, hills, valleys and rope slides along with, eventually, mine cart rides- ala Indiana Jones... Read More»
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Gunslugs Free Review by Gaming on Batteries
Let’s get something out of the way right now. If pixelated graphics bother you then definitely, skip this review and go read something else here on Gaming on Batteries because Gunslugs is an unabashed throwback to the retro days of gaming. OrangePixel have a reputation for giving their games old school graphics but solid gameplay ... Read More»
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Computer science added to UK’s English Baccalaureate qualification
Computer science has been added to Britain’s English Baccalaureate (EBacc) qualification. The move was announced by Education Secretary, Michael Gove, who confirmed that it would be added alongside biology, chemistry and physics. Students working towards an EBacc can choose any three of the four sciences to meet the requirements of the qualification. The Department for ... Read More»
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Raspberry Pi: Google buys 15,000 computers for UK schools
Google has snapped up 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers for use in UK schools. Google chairman Eric Schmidt has stated that access to affordable computing in schools is the key to driving the future of Britain’s innovation, and that the training of technically-minded people is a key concern of the company. Google has a vested interest ... Read More»
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Puzzle Spopkling Review by Gaming on Batteries
Puzzle games have been said to be a dime a dozen on mobile platforms, probably because they play right into the heart of what mobile gaming is believed to be- short, quick, bursts of gameplay lasting a few minutes at most (hard to get a fulfilling RPG moving in that amount of time). Puzzle Spopkling ... Read More»
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Ding and Dang Fire Fighters Explodes Onto iOS and Android
Anyone that remembers the classic Game and Watch title “Fire” by Nintendo (back before they released the original Nintendo Entertainment System) will feel the nostalgia strings being pulled on when they check out Ding Dang Fire Fighters for iOS and Android... Read More»
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Devil’s Attorney Review by Gaming on Batteries
To be fair, comparing Devil’s Attorney to Phoenix Wright is like comparing Metroid and Sonic, while both are courtroom titles (a new genre that I wouldn’t mind seeing continue- it is ripe for DLC so why not?) each has their own unique charms and quirks. Devil’s Attorney is strictly about the court case with some ... Read More»
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Gamevil Releases Asura Cross- A Choose Your Own Adventure Fighting Game onto Android
Thinking we had seen it all with genre mixing titles such as Bejeweled and an RPG engine (Puzzle Quest) but this one takes the cake. Asura Cross by Gamevil mixes a fighting game with a Choose Your Own Adventure style storyline- of all the things to mix, they picked these two genres... Read More»
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Motorola drops patent infringement suit against Microsoft
Motorola and Microsoft have put to bed a long legal battle regarding patent infringements within Xbox 360 hardware, regarding video-coding and connectivity tech within the console. CVG reports that the case, which was effectively thrown out by Judge James Robart last month after ruling that the tech – namely the ability to take the Xbox ... Read More»
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Blazing Star Review by Gaming on Batteries
The Neo Geo, a system that not many owned but many know about and probably wanted (who didn’t want arcade perfect home games?). The price was the biggest hurdle for many gamers back in the day and with a recent relaunch of the basic idea of the system, more gamers will probably get to enjoy ... Read More»
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It’s The Season For Playing Games – Go Home Dinosaurs
Daav from NoobFeed.com spends the holiday season huddled up in a blanket, playing games to entertain readers. Find out what some games are about in this small series of gameplay commentaries. Today, we play the Beta version of Go Home Dinosaurs; the new tower defense game from the makers of Slam Bolt Scrappers... Read More»
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3 Pinball Games Worth Your Time on Android
Pinball is a genre that I never really got into growing up, partly because of the high cost of entry and the speed in which the game was over (a buck for three chances was NOT a good deal to a youngster that could own Strider for a good 10 minutes on a single quarter). ... Read More»