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Rovio unveils Angry Birds Star Wars 2 sneak-peek video

Rovio announced previously that it would be releasing an Angry Birds Star Wars 2 game in late summer. Now, as the big day draws near, the game maker has unveiled a sneak-peek video and a bit more information. Angry Birds Star Wars II will feature bird and pig versions of over 30 characters from the Star Wars universe. Rovio explains, that "in

Gameloft announces 15 new games for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8

Today Gameloft unveiled its Windows plans for this fall, including a bunch of new titles intended for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices. According to Microsoft, "Beginning with the releases this Fall of "Asphalt 8: Airborne" and "Dungeon Hunter 4," Gameloft will launch a complete line-up of blockbusters across many genres simultaneously on Windows 8 and Windows Phone

Rovio rolls out Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage game for iOS

Vikings have suddenly become big business for the first time in several hundred years, thanks to the TV series that just completed its season one run with high ratings and critical acclaim. Now Rovio, famous for the Angry Birds franchise, capitalizes on the the popularity with its latest game. Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage is launching on iOS devices. The game comes

Rovio teases new Angry Birds Go game

Rovio can do no wrong these days, it seems. Th Finnish game maker is behind the Angry Birds franchise, as well as newer games such as Bad Piggies, Amazing Alex and The Croods. After recently launch Angry Birds Friends for Android -- a game that was previously on Facebook only. THe games presents users with several new levels each week, levels

Ouya pushes forward with new funding

Ouya, the much anticipated Android game console that took off on Kickstarter, moves closer to launch. Early backers are already receiving their boxes -- word to Ouya: I am still waiting. Now the company announces a new round of funding and an official launch date next month. Company CEO Julie Uhrman tells us the console maker is "thrilled to share that OUYA has

Rovio adds account feature, lets you continue games across devices

Many of us play Angry Birds, but are frustrated by the issues that arise when we change devices. There are options for getting around this. In fact, there are at least two backup and restore apps available in the Play store, both of which I have used. There are also options for doing a complete backup using a service like

Angry Birds Friends tournaments begin today, complete with marriage proposal

Last week Rovio released its Angry Birds Friends tournament -style game to the mobile world, making the popular bird-slinging, pig-killing game available to a wider audience. The Friends version had previously only been available on Facebook, but has now moved to both iOS and Android. Today, the first full tournament gets underway -- new ones will begin each Monday. Today though,