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Blippar: Scan Products To Reveal Virtual Info & Games [Android & iOS]

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Augmented reality is a field which really has a lot of potential, and up until now, one can’t help but feel that only a fraction of that potential has been unleashed. There are a few apps, on both iOS and Android, which make good use of the concept, and Blippar is one of them. At first glance, you might feel that the app is all fun and games, but it does have some pretty useful features as well. You just have to scan an object/product recognizable by Blippar, and the augmented reality engine kicks in, overlaying the object's image with an interactive layers of information or games. Read More

Move Steam Games Without Changing Junction Points With Steam Mover

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Almost all games, by default, are saved in the C: drive, which can result in running out of disk space pretty quick, considering the huge sizes that games come in these days. By the time one realizes this issue, it might be too late already, as moving game files can result in making the game data (particularly game progress), redundant. Steam Mover is a portable application for moving Steam-supported games from Steam’s common folder to another destination folder. While Steam Mover can be used to move any kind of file by simply defining the alternative source path, the major benefit lies in the fact that it keeps the links intact for the moved files, which ensures that you are able to play your games without losing your progress. Read More

Discover Music The Fun Way With Song Mix For iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch

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Most of us like playing video games on our mobile phones, and even more of us are in love with music. Song Mix is an iOS app that combines these two areas of entertainment into one, and the outcome is pretty cool if you ask us. Using this fun app, not only can test your knowledge of music, but also discover new songs. The game/app asks you to guess the artist of a particular song by playing a short snippet from it. Read More

Create & Schedule Game Saves Backup With Gameston

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When playing games like Assassins Creed, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Need For Speed, losing game progress is something all gamers fear. Imagine all those hours spent on completing quests and missions wasted just because you did not have a fresh backup of your game progress. Even though, gaming clients like Steam save the information related to a user, as well his progress, on the cloud servers, however, that option is not available in all games. Having a backup of your game is important if you do not want to lose all progress just because a file was corrupted in the game directory. Previously, we reviewed GameSave Manager, a tool that allows users to save and restore game backup for a large number of games, and SaveGameBackup, an application that simplifies the backup process for games and makes it easier to migrate saved games to a new computer. Both of these software are useful, but they lack the option of scheduled backups. Gameston is a backup and restore application that lets you backup games, transfer them to other PC’s and restore them with the added ability to set an automatic schedule for creating game backups. Read More

CheatBook Lets You View Cheat Codes Of PC & Console Games When Offline

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The gaming industry has grown into a huge business in the past few years. What was considered to be a casual activity just to pass some time, has now turned out to be an industry where gamers, bound by contracts, are on the payroll of organizations. Even then, there is still a huge number of people who like to play games, not seriously, but just for having fun. While playing a game, sometimes it happens that you get stuck somewhere, or the level is too difficult for you to cross, and you look for walkthroughs to help you in completing the main goal of the game. CheatBook is an offline database of cheat codes for PC and Consoles games, and walkthroughs for PC games. The application is released once a year by the developers with the updated database to keep up with new games. All the data is available offline, so if you are going some place where you will not have an internet connection, you can take CheatBook with you to have a database of cheats available when playing games. You can print cheat codes and walkthroughs of games, or save them individually into text files. If you are connected to the internet, you can share cheat codes with your friends. The search bar allows you to quickly access the CheatBook database and view the desired cheat codes. Read More

Boost Performance And Temporarily Free System Resources With JetBoost

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With increase is graphical and processing prowess, games are also getting bigger and better. But this also comes at the cost of eating more system resources than ever before. Games would take a mere few MBs not so several years back, but now, they crunch memory in GBs. If you are tired of never having enough system resources for lag-free gaming, and getting disturbed by automatic Windows updates during work, then give JetBoost a try. JetBoost shuts down unnecessary background processes and services, and prioritizes running processes to free system resources, which in return gives you butter smooth gaming experience. Obviously, don't expect miracles, as not meeting sufficient hardware requirements is primary concern, but it may aid you in better gaming than you'd do before. You can choose between Work, Game or Custom mode to temporarily stop processes, and resume them later when you are finished. Read on past the jump and see if it really helps improve your gaming. Read More

Decide-O-Tron For iPhone Recommends Games That Match Your Taste

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Decide-o-Tron is an iOS app which recommends games for you based on a variety of criteria set by the user or upon the games present in the library it offers to users. Because of the huge collections of games available across multiple platforms, deciding which title you really want to spend your time (and sometimes money) on can get tricky. This is an app for your iPhone and iPad that will take away this headache, and because of the thoroughness of the criteria settings, you can really rely on it to provide you with optimal results. Not only can you find out everything regarding iPhone games using the app, it will let you search for titles related to Xbox Live, Wii and PS3 (among many others). Read More

Play Gameloft Games In Multiplayer Mode Over 3G [No Wi-Fi Required] [Guide]

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We all remember that there was a time when many people didn’t opt for Android because of limited gaming options. However the scenario took a surprisingly good U-turn when gaming giants like Gameloft etc. decided to launch games for Android platform. Gameloft has a pretty impressive collection of games available in Android Market. They multiplayer option is great as you can challenge your rivals in real time for a faceoff in games in Modern Combat 2 etc. But there is one downside that you can’t go into multiplayer mode unless Wi-Fi connectivity is available.

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Hooked: Discover, Download & Share Android Games That Match Your Taste

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Attention Android gamers! Why waste your time looking for new games on the internet when you’ve got Hooked – a new and fun way of discovering and sharing Android games with your pals. With Hooked, you can find thrilling games, try out top recommended games according to your personal preference, install them directly from the app, invite friends, get push notifications for your game recommendations and share the fun all along the way. It is essentially a social network for avid Android gamers who love indulging in various activities with others through the various customary socializing tools. Read More

Free Version Of Electronic Arts’ Tetris Now Available In Android Market

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Some games are just eternal. Years over years pass by and people never seem to get tired of playing them. Tetris is one such game. It never gets old. If you’re a Tetris fan and own an Android device, you’ll be happy to know that EA very recently released a free version for their best-selling Android variant of the game. If you’re reading this then you probably haven’t tried the original (paid) version of the game and its fluid controls yet. The free version contains ads (displayed at the top of the screen in-game) and features the Marathon (classic) gameplay mode only. The alternate power-up based Magic Mode has been reserved for the full version. Read More

Game Manager – Manage PC Games Database And Download Patches

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It can become a daunting task to manage your collection of games and periodically find and download game patches, box art, etc. Most of these tasks can be quite time consuming (for example, to manually search and download official game patches) and inconvenient due general lack of knowledge about the availability of the right content. Game Manager is an application for PC gaming enthusiasts which automates downloading of game box art, synopsis, screenshots, official patches and helps you organize your gaming database. With Game Manager, you don't have to manually find and play games from different locations, as all games added to the database can be launched directly from within its interface. Read More

Gameplay Time Tracker – Record Game Stats for Offline And Online Games

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Gameplay Time Tracker (as the name suggests) is an application for tracking the amount of time a user spends on a particular game and displays the achievements acquired during the gameplay (e.g. the user’s score). The developer has mentioned that he has developed this application for people who may be willing to track the amount of time they are spending on a particular game. Gameplay Time Tracker gathers game play data by recording the mouse usage and keyboard key strokes. A log of your achievements is recorded over a period of time in the form of graphs and histograms. It also helps hardcore gamers to compare their gameplay completion time for improving their score, parents who may be willing to monitor their children's gaming activity, as well as Raptr and Xfire users who want to track their game stats offline. Read More

Game Critic For iPhone Is A Comprehensive Gaming News Client

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If it’s about games, it’s there at Game Critic. That’s what this iPhone / iPod Touch app is all about. The gaming world is an ever-expanding arena capturing public interest in exponentially growing numbers. Long gone are the times when gaming was considered something for the kids. This industry has absorbed people of all ages. If you are a real gamer and like to keep up to date with the latest developments in the gaming world, then you might have to refer to multiple sources. And still very few sources tell you about the new games that are hot in the market. For all the gaming freaks, Game Critic is now here, bringing you everything related to games that you can think of. Are you game? Read on. Read More

Cut The Rope: Experiments Released For iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch

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The sequel to ZeptoLab’s smash hit, multiplatform mobile game (yes, the one that everyone has been talking about for the past one day and a half) is finally out. Cut the Rope: Experiments has hit the iTunes App Store and with it come 75 new challenging levels spread across 3 tiers (or level packs, as they are called), new gameplay elements and of course, the ever-adorable Om Nom who seems to have learned a few new tricks (does a handstand when tapped or idle). The sequel introduces a new character - a mad scientist who finds the little green alien in a carton on his doorstep and begins to run experiment after experiment to test the creature’s apparent lust for candy. Join us after the break for more. Read More

Official ESRB App For WP7 – Search For & View Game Ratings & Info

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Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is the body responsible for moderation of games all over the world and across all platforms. Buy any game’s CD and you are likely to find an ESRB rating tag on it’s cover telling if the game is suitable for your kids, or you, or anyone. It also specifies the game’s category to tell buyers who might be interested in the game. If you are a Windows Phone 7 user and a gamer, then ESRB has come up with the perfect app for your phone - ESRB Ratings, an attractive and useful app recently released to the Marketplace. Although the main purpose of the app is to let users know about a game's age restrictions, you can also use it to discover the latest trends in the gaming market, as well as the information regarding all your favourite titles. Read More

Free Version Of Fruit Ninja Hits Android Market

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It’s about time! Sharpen your katanas and brush up on your ninjutsu, Android users, because one of the best games on the Android Market now has a free (ad-supported) version. Fruit Ninja Free for Android comes with all the features, game modes and fruit-slicing fun that is a part of the full version (unlike the Lite  iOS variant, which only includes one of three game modes and demos for the other two). The only catch is the ads that appear within the menus and at the end of each game. Although the full version of Fruit Ninja doesn’t set you back much (slightly over a dollar), there are a lot of regions wherein the Market does not support purchases. Also, this gives non-gamers an incentive to try their hand at the game. If you haven’t tried Fruit Ninja yet, be warned – it’s extremely addictive. Ads or not, once you get a hold of the game or worse, get indulged in a high score competition with a friend, it becomes really hard to let go. Read More

Run Incompatible Games On Xfire With Xfire Game Customizer

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Xfire is a popular application that gamers use to chat with friends, see what games they are playing, what servers they are playing on, creating a game screencast and joining gamer friends instantly with one click. Whether you are a new user or an Xfire fanatic, I’m sure you must have had the problem of being unable to play a few incompatible games using Xfire and might have wanted to get some customization features. Xfire Game Customizer is an open source application which is designed to make incompatible games work with Xfire and provides customization options to enhance Xfire, such as setting a custom status, editing game registry and much more. Read More

Cut The Rope For Android Released On GetJar!

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The word around the web was that the Android variant of ZeptoLab’s award winning iOS puzzle game, Cut The Rope and its oh-so-adorable mascot, Om Nom were due for an official unveiling some time today. And sure enough, the long wait after the initial announcement finally came to an end a few hours ago when the game was released to GetJar’s Android app store. As explained in a freshly published article on GetJar's blog, the source of the aforementioned news, a new Twitter account with username @CTRAndroid, was a "teaser campaign" launched by GetJar after ZeptoLabs chose the mobile app store for the game's initial launch. As of this writing, only a free (ad-supported) version of the game is available.  The developers are yet to mention anything regarding an ad-free paid version or the release of the game on the Android Market. Read More

Glow Hockey 2 For Android Brings Single Screen Multiplayer Game

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Sequel to the pong-inspired Glow Hockey for Android, Glow Hockey 2 adds a single-screen 2-player mode and alternate themes to the furious, addictive gameplay and attractive neon-like graphics of the original. That’s right. If your device supports multitouch, you can now challenge your friends to matches of virtual hockey – neons glowing, sparks flying, you slapping away your friend’s hand to score an illegal match point and all that jazz. Tip: always use your own device while challenging a friend. It gives you that “home turf” advantage all those sport savvy folks talk about. More info and less jokes after the break. Read More

How To Play Tegra Zone Games On Non-Tegra Rooted Android Devices

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Wish you could play those awesome-looking Tegra Zone games on your non-Tegra Android device? Thanks to XDA moderator/developer Chainfire’s configurable OpenGL driver, Chainfire3D, now you can. The app’s primary function is to control certain aspects of OpenGL rendering and features a supplementary NightMode feature for reduced battery consumption by the display. However, it is its ability to install and employ plugins allow it to add support for Tegra Zone games on your unsupported Android device. Read More