games

Amazon And Startup Twitch Seal The Deal

The move, announced by the two companies on Monday, is the largest deal in Amazon’s 20-year history and will help the U.S. e-commerce company vie with Apple Inc and Google Inc in…

Should Apple Do More To Solve Problems with In-App Purchases?

(Reuters) – Apple has provided no concrete and immediate solutions to tackle the problem of adults and children racking up credit card bills by making “in-app” purchases on tablets and…

Watch Dogs PR Stunt Causes Ninemsn Office Evacuation

Watch Dogs’ publisher has apologized after a publicity stunt for the video game backfired, causing an office evacuation and the deployment of an Australian bomb squad. Ubisoft had sent a…

Parents Get Do-Over for In-App Purchases by Kids

Although Seana Mulcahy considers herself tech savvy, she was thrown a bit when her 8-year-old son Logan not once, but twice, ran up charges using apps downloaded from iTunes Store….

Apple Refunds Child App Store Purchases

Apple has sent an email to customers who recently made an app store purchase on their iOS devices informing them that any purchases made by a minor were subject to…

App Stores Inundated With ‘Flappy Bird’ Knock-Offs

App stores are rejecting the term “flappy” in new game titles as the market is flooded with new games to replace viral hit “Flappy Birds,” game designers said. The addictive…

NY Man’s 10,607 Video Games Secure Guinness Title

BUFFALO, New York — Maybe it was getting his first video game, Cosmic Avenger, for Christmas at the age of 12, and then having to wait an entire year for…

“Zombie! Zombie! Zombie!” A New Free-to-Play iPad Game Now Available by Big Fish

The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! Big Fish’s “Zombie! Zombie! Zombie! HD” (or Zx3 for short) is now available on iPad worldwide. In “Zx3,” you and your small team of…

In the Current Week’s Issue of Apple Magazine

The past week’s issue covers quite a few topics, some practical and some simply interesting.  If you have a kid who keeps racking up hefty charges from upgrading games on…

GTA V – $1 Billion in 3 Days

“Grand Theft Auto V” raked in more than a billion dollars in a record-shattering first three days on the streets for the unabashedly violent videogame, the publisher announced. That marked…

Gadgets of the Week – BOREDOM BUSTERS

Bananagrams Game – Pounds 11.97 from www.tesco.com/direct This multi-award winning word game is fast-paced and loads of fun for all ages. It takes zero time to set up and can…

Pokemon Zukan Can Help You Catch Them All (For a Steep Price)

I’ve been a Pokemon addict for some time now. I know it’s generally a kids’ game, and it should lose its luster after you hit a certain age, but I…