http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-iOS-game-revenues-top-dollars-spent-on-games-for-dedicated-players-in-Q1_id43163For the first quarter of this year, consumers spent more for games to be played over iOS devices than was spent for games to be played over dedicated handheld gaming units; the latter includes handheld models like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo 3DS. The report was released by research firm IDC and App Annie...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 10:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-iOS-game-revenues-top-dollars-spent-on-games-for-dedicated-players-in-Q1_id43163/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Sega-classic-arrives-on-Android-and-iOS-remastered-and-you-can-play-with-Knuckles-and-Tails_id43121Sonic the Hedgehog, the original Sega game classic we as kids played in the 90s, has now arrived on Android and iOS, but it is not just a simple port…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 02:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Sega-classic-arrives-on-Android-and-iOS-remastered-and-you-can-play-with-Knuckles-and-Tails_id43121/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Rio-nests-in-Windows-Phone-Store_id43131Angry Birds fans using a Windows Phone handset will be happy to hear that Angry Birds Rio is now available from the Windows Phone Store; with 210 levels and 40 bonus stages, there is more than enough action to keep Angry Birds fans busy for hours. The game is a tie-in to the animated RIO movie and is priced at 99 cents in the Windows Phone Store. So far, the game has garnered high reviews from players...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 14:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Rio-nests-in-Windows-Phone-Store_id43131/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Pictures-and-Rovio-combine-to-present-the-Angry-Birds-Movie-coming-July-2016_id43101They have conquered the mobile video game market, they have been seen on television and have their own show, and thanks to the magic of marketing their image can be seen on everything from hats to balloons; and now they have finally snagged a deal for a theatrical release of their first wide screen motion picture. No, we're not talking about the Barista and his pals from those Samsung Galaxy S II ads. We happen to be discussing the Angry Birds...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 20:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Pictures-and-Rovio-combine-to-present-the-Angry-Birds-Movie-coming-July-2016_id43101/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Games-to-be-retired-on-June-30th_id43099Whether or not this announcement has anything to do with the recently announced Google Play Games Services, the timing is surely curious. It seems like Google has other plans for the future of gaming on its platforms, because it has announced today that Google+ Games will be retired on June 30th...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 19:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Games-to-be-retired-on-June-30th_id43099/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Games-Services-with-cross-platform-gaming_id43071We had heard that Google was working on a platform called Google Play Games, and the official announcement has been made. The platform comes in the form of a number of new APIs under the heading of Google Play Games Services, and it will offer all of the features that we came to expect based on various APK teardowns, but the real surprise is that Google is releasing the APIs for iOS and the web as well for true cross-platform gaming...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 11:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Games-Services-with-cross-platform-gaming_id43071/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Karateka-Classic-comes-on-Android-and-iOS-tomorrow-in-monochrome-and-with-sounds-of-churning-floppy-drives_id43053The Karateka Classic game had us fighting our ways to save the princess in the 80s and a lot of us still remember those days, but while it was impossible…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 07:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Karateka-Classic-comes-on-Android-and-iOS-tomorrow-in-monochrome-and-with-sounds-of-churning-floppy-drives_id43053/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/EAs-Battlefield-and-Need-for-Speed-game-engine-coming-to-iOS-and-Android_id43033EA’s “Frostbite” engine is the graphical wonder behind the Battlefield and Need for Speed series…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 01:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/EAs-Battlefield-and-Need-for-Speed-game-engine-coming-to-iOS-and-Android_id43033/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Disneys-JellyCar-3-makes-its-squishy-debut-on-Android_id42950Jelly Car 3 has just recently made it onto Android’s Google Play store and it brings a ton of squishy levels for you to ride in with your squishy car…]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 06:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Disneys-JellyCar-3-makes-its-squishy-debut-on-Android_id42950/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Star-Wars-gets-update-for-Windows-Phone-adds-Cloud-City-and-Bobba-Fett-levels_id42920Angry Birds fans who play the game on a Windows Phone flavored handset will be happy to hear that Rovio has added two new levels to Angry Birds Star Wars; the two new levels are Cloud City and the Adventures of Boba Fett. To access the latter, you need to find Boba Fett's jet pack on earlier levels of the game, which has reached parity with versions of the game on other platforms...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 12:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Star-Wars-gets-update-for-Windows-Phone-adds-Cloud-City-and-Bobba-Fett-levels_id42920/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Games-leaks-ahead-of-Google-IO_id42913We've seen leaks before that point to a unified gaming service by Google that is likely to be announced at Google I/O in just a few days, and now it looks like there is proof that the service is on the way, because the good guys over at Android Police have received a leaked APK for Google Play Games, and as is their way, they have done a teardown of the APK to see what secrets it holds...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 18:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Games-leaks-ahead-of-Google-IO_id42913/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Asphalt-7-Heat-now-free-for-iPhone-and-iPad_id42860Asphalt 7: Heat is one of the best racing games around and if that one dollar price tag that came with it scared you off from trying it…]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 03:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Asphalt-7-Heat-now-free-for-iPhone-and-iPad_id42860/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Calling-all-developers-Sony-kills-publishing-fee-for-PlayStation-Mobile-and-Vita_id42843Some may say that this is a last ditch effort by Sony to save its floundering mobile gaming platforms, and those people probably wouldn't be too far off. Even though the PlayStation Vita is a great piece of hardware, the software simply isn't there. And, even though PlayStation Mobile can't be found on too many mobile devices, it could also use more games. At least that seems to be the theory from Sony...]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 22:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Calling-all-developers-Sony-kills-publishing-fee-for-PlayStation-Mobile-and-Vita_id42843/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ouya-console-torn-down-extremely-easy-to-take-apart-and-repair_id42781The Ouya is a different kind of a console - it tries to leverage the mobile app boom and bring those apps to your living room…]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 09:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ouya-console-torn-down-extremely-easy-to-take-apart-and-repair_id42781/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Carmageddon-for-Android-to-launch-on-May-10-free-for-a-day_id42759After launching on iOS in late 2012, the once-popular classic video game Carmageddon is now scheduled to land on Android as well. And it's coming soon, very soon – on May 10, to be more specific, so mark the date in your calendar, especially if you want to get the game for free...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 02:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Carmageddon-for-Android-to-launch-on-May-10-free-for-a-day_id42759/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Androids-gaming-service-gets-a-fake-invitation-with-a-cool-name-Google-Playground_id42748There has been mounting evidence that Google is planning to announce a new gaming service for Android that will be in the same vein as Xbox LIVE. We first saw some files accidentally packaged in the MyGlass APK, and then the Google I/O schedule came out and had a number of sessions on Android games, including multiplayer gaming. So, we're primed to find out more, but someone is trying to pull a fast one with a fake invitation for a press conference for the service...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 17:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Androids-gaming-service-gets-a-fake-invitation-with-a-cool-name-Google-Playground_id42748/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rovio-finally-slowly-adding-Angry-Birds-progress-syncing_id42737Remember when Rovio promised to add cloud backup and syncing of your Angry Birds saves to its games? Yeah, it was over two years ago when Rovio said that feature was "getting there", but the feature is finally starting what looks to be a very slow rollout of save syncing. When we say slow, we mean it, so even though the feature is coming, don't expect to see Rovio Accounts on your device all that soon...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 09:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rovio-finally-slowly-adding-Angry-Birds-progress-syncing_id42737/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ingress-parties-scheduled-around-Google-IO-what-would-it-mean-if-the-game-goes-live-to-all_id42705After the initial launch buzz, we haven't heard much about Ingress. The game is still going strong (though we gave up on it, because the innate repetition of a MMORPG got boring for us), and it has millions of players around the globe; but, Ingress is still in closed beta. There are Ingress events planned around Google I/O, which is making us wonder if a wider release of the game is imminent; and if so, what does that mean for the game that exists right now?...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 09:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ingress-parties-scheduled-around-Google-IO-what-would-it-mean-if-the-game-goes-live-to-all_id42705/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nintendo-looking-to-modify-consoles-to-support-smartphone-apps_id42729It seems that the advent of smartphones and tablets marked the peak of gaming consoles, and now console makers are trying to keep their business alive…]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 07:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nintendo-looking-to-modify-consoles-to-support-smartphone-apps_id42729/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Plants-vs-Zombies-2-Its-About-Time-planned-for-a-July-release_id42702Plants vs Zombies been a mega hits in gaming, especially in mobile. The game was first released on Steam back in 2009, followed by iOS in 2010, and Android in 2011. It has been a key game in the resurgence of the tower defense genre, and gamers have been eager for a sequel, and it looks like that sequel is finally coming this July...]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 19:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Plants-vs-Zombies-2-Its-About-Time-planned-for-a-July-release_id42702/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Grand-Theft-Auto-Vice-City-on-sale-for-1.99_id42622This is the kind of sale that doesn't come around too often, so we wanted to let you know that you can get your hands on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Android or iOS for just $1.99. Rockstar calls this a "limited time offer", but doesn't give any indication how limited of a time the sale will be on...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 16:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Grand-Theft-Auto-Vice-City-on-sale-for-1.99_id42622/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Rio-coming-to-Windows-Phone-very-soon_id42620Rovio has been coming quickly with the Windows Phone announcements recently. Angry Birds on the platform just got an update with new levels, the game has also been found to run on low-end Windows Phone devices. Now, word is coming out that Angry Birds Rio is coming to Windows Phone "very soon" (despite the fact that the movie tie-in is long past)...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 16:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Rio-coming-to-Windows-Phone-very-soon_id42620/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-for-Windows-Phone-now-works-on-handsets-with-256MB-RAM_id42601Great news for folks sporting low-end Windows Phone handsets! It turns out that after its latest update, Angry Birds is now compatible with phones equipped with 256MB RAM...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 05:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-for-Windows-Phone-now-works-on-handsets-with-256MB-RAM_id42601/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Friends-brings-weekly-tournaments-to-Android_id42590If you've been dreaming about participating in an Angry Birds tournament, now's the right time to start practicing, because you know what? Rovio has released Angry Birds Friends for Android, and this game brings weekly Angry Birds tournaments, as well as many other new features that will let you test your skills against other players...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Friends-brings-weekly-tournaments-to-Android_id42590/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Punch-Quest-arrives-on-Androids-Google-Play_id42589Jab, uppercut, jab! Punch Quest is one of the most addictive iOS games filled with fist pumping adrenaline and now it’s finally launching on Android…]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 02:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Punch-Quest-arrives-on-Androids-Google-Play_id42589/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Store-part-of-update-pushed-out-starting-today-for-Barnes-and-Noble-Nook-HD-and-HD_id42582Barnes and Noble, in response to requests from customers, is opening up the Barnes and Noble Nook HD and Barnes and Noble Nook HD+ to allow both slates to include the Google Play Store, and allow users to install popular apps like Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps; all new versions of the tablets sold will include the Google Play Store while an OTA update will roll out to those using the tablets on Wi-Fi starting Friday...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 01:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Store-part-of-update-pushed-out-starting-today-for-Barnes-and-Noble-Nook-HD-and-HD_id42582/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-hires-Noah-Falstein-as-Chief-Game-Designer_id42574You may not recognize the name Noah Falstein, but you will definitely recognize the games that he has worked on throughout his long career in the gaming industry. Given Falstein's history, the fact that Google has hired him as the company's Cheif Game Designer makes it sound like Google has serious plans to produce more games in-house...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 15:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-hires-Noah-Falstein-as-Chief-Game-Designer_id42574/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-for-Windows-Phone-gets-more-levels-free-for-two-weeks_id42551Windows Phone users, listen up as this following bit of news may interest you, especially if you're a fan of the Angry Birds series. The popular video game, which normally carries a price tag of $0.99, is now free to download and enjoy. That's how it will stay for the next two weeks, all the way through May 15. The temporary discount is brought along by the new, updated version...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 02:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-for-Windows-Phone-gets-more-levels-free-for-two-weeks_id42551/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-for-April-2013_id42491Each month we pick the best games out of Android’s vast Google Play store and the Apple App Store, and in April we’ve had one of the releases in quite a while…]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 08:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-for-April-2013_id42491/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-offers-Switch-to-Windows-Phone-app-to-Android-users-switching-platforms_id42513A brazen move by Microsoft, the Redmond based manufacturer has released its 'Switch to Windows Phone' app right in the Google Play Store; designed for current Android users making the move to an Windows Phone model, the app sends your current list of installed Android apps to the cloud where it can be loaded onto your new Windows Phone model...]]>NewsTue, 30 Apr 2013 21:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-offers-Switch-to-Windows-Phone-app-to-Android-users-switching-platforms_id42513/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Robot-Unicorn-Attack-2-hands-on_id42496At its core, Robot Unicorn Attack 2 doesn’t require much brain power, as its controls scheme is mainly reserved to two functions – jumping and dashing, that’s all! In this sequel, it pretty much follows the same premise as its predecessor with its endless runner style game play. Controlling a...]]>NewsTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Robot-Unicorn-Attack-2-hands-on_id42496/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/5-casual-racing-games-for-Android-and-iOS_id42484If there's a genre of video games that even women openly enjoy, it has to be racing games! Yep! And with the recent rise of casual gaming, what could be more popular than... casual racers? Interestingly, there are many "small" titles of this kind that are yet to make a name for themselves, but that's exactly why we've gathered here today...]]>NewsTue, 30 Apr 2013 07:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/5-casual-racing-games-for-Android-and-iOS_id42484/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Friends-comes-to-Android-and-iOS-on-Thursday-join-with-friends-to-hold-tournaments_id42465Currently available as a web only game on Facebook, Angry Bird Friends goes mobile on Thursday with the game coming to both iOS and Android; the game allows Angry Birds players across the globe to come together and set up weekly tournaments with medals given away as more than 60 million current players of the game compete on Facebook...]]>NewsMon, 29 Apr 2013 19:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Friends-comes-to-Android-and-iOS-on-Thursday-join-with-friends-to-hold-tournaments_id42465/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Will-the-Windows-Phone-version-of-Instagram-TempleRun-2-and-others-be-launched-with-Nokia-Lumia-928_id42453With Nokia expected to introduce the Nokia Lumia 928 at its press event in London on May 14th, and third party accessories already up for sale, the launch of the device might not be that far away; at the same time there is some hope that at the same time that the Nokia Lumia 928 launches, Microsoft unveils the Windows Phone versions of Instagraph, TempleRun 2 and other games...]]>NewsMon, 29 Apr 2013 15:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Will-the-Windows-Phone-version-of-Instagram-TempleRun-2-and-others-be-launched-with-Nokia-Lumia-928_id42453/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Robot-Unicorn-Attack-2-hits-iOS_id42421Robot Unicorn Attack was one of the most fun and absurd endless-runner games to come to mobile, and [adult swim] has finally made a sequel. Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is only available on iOS right now, but it offers quite a lot to gamers including better graphics, more annoyingly addictive music, more game modes, and even something of a storyline this time around...]]>NewsSat, 27 Apr 2013 22:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Robot-Unicorn-Attack-2-hits-iOS_id42421/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RE-VOLT-Classic-RC-racing-game-that-you-wasted-your-childhood-on-comes-to-Android_id42332RE-VOLT, the R/C racing game, that grabbed our heart in the late 90s when it launched on Windows has finally made its way onto Android and this is a well-thought out port...]]>NewsThu, 25 Apr 2013 03:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/RE-VOLT-Classic-RC-racing-game-that-you-wasted-your-childhood-on-comes-to-Android_id42332/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Draw-Something-2-lands-on-iPhone-and-iPad_id42333So, it looks like Zynga is really giving Draw Something another shot. The game, which last year rose to fame in a matter of weeks only to lose gamers' interest soon after, now has a sequel. It is called Draw Something 2 and offers all kinds of new goodies while sticking to the original game's unique concept. For starters, over 5000 new words have been added to the Draw Something 2 dictionary...]]>NewsThu, 25 Apr 2013 02:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Draw-Something-2-lands-on-iPhone-and-iPad_id42333/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Zynga-forecasts-bigger-than-expected-loss-for-Q2-shares-plunge-after-hours_id42326Game publisher Zynga said that it will report a bigger than expected loss for the current quarter which sent the shares plunging 9% in after hours trading to $3.05 despite reporting a surprise profit for the first quarter thanks to sharp cost-cutting; 22% of the company's revenue is now related to mobile, up from the 12% of revenue attributed to mobile last year...]]>NewsThu, 25 Apr 2013 00:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Zynga-forecasts-bigger-than-expected-loss-for-Q2-shares-plunge-after-hours_id42326/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/DaVinci-Pinball-for-Windows-Phone-released-as-Nokia-Lumia-exclusive_id42237Remember the last time you played pinball? Us neither. This implementation of the old arcade classic game, however, sure looks like something worthy of attention. Developed by Gameprom, DaVinci Pinball is a new Xbox title available exclusively on Nokia Lumia smartphones...]]>NewsTue, 23 Apr 2013 04:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/DaVinci-Pinball-for-Windows-Phone-released-as-Nokia-Lumia-exclusive_id42237/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-developers-of-Reckless-Racing-comes-Repulze---a-futuristic-racer-for-Android-and-iOS_id42204If you enjoy playing games on your mobile device, chances are that you've tried the Reckless Racing series, which is one of the finest top-down racers available for mobile (and not only mobile). The new game by developer Pixelbite is once again a racer, but this time the camera is positioned right behind your vehicle, and by vehicle, we mean hovercraft...]]>NewsMon, 22 Apr 2013 05:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-developers-of-Reckless-Racing-comes-Repulze---a-futuristic-racer-for-Android-and-iOS_id42204/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ice-Rage-hockey-game-comes-to-Android-deathmatch-mode-and-all_id42202Ice Rage is a simple ice hockey game for mobile that has been available exclusively for iOS up until recently. Now, however, the developer, HeroCraft, has ported its addictive title to Android...]]>NewsMon, 22 Apr 2013 05:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ice-Rage-hockey-game-comes-to-Android-deathmatch-mode-and-all_id42202/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Fieldrunners-2-coming-to-Google-Play-on-April-24th_id42140If you're a fan of Fieldrunners and you have an Android device, you might be getting pretty annoyed at developer Subatomic Studios. The team released Fieldrunners 2 for iOS back in July of 2012, but there was no Android version. Now, it's nine months later, and it looks like Fieldrunners 2 is finally making its way to Android, and is scheduled to hit the Google Play Store on April 24th...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 14:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fieldrunners-2-coming-to-Google-Play-on-April-24th_id42140/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/OUYA-makes-it-to-the-FCC-shows-off-the-full-monty_id42139The Android-powered gaming console OUYA has already started shipping to its many Kickstarter backers, and the plan is to have the consoles out to all backers by the end of May. That would be just in time for the official release date of the console, which is scheduled for June 4th. Of course, before it can have its official release to retail, it has to go through the FCC and it looks like it is doing that right now...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 13:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/OUYA-makes-it-to-the-FCC-shows-off-the-full-monty_id42139/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Cut-the-Rope-Time-Travel-live-in-the-Google-Play-Store_id42137Sorry that this post is a bit late, Cut the Rope: Time Travel actually went live in the Google Play Store last night, but we kind of got distracted by playing the game that we forgot to let you all know that the game was available. The latest Om Nom game from ZeptoLabs hit the iTunes App Store early yesterday, and made its way into the Google Play Store later in the day...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 13:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cut-the-Rope-Time-Travel-live-in-the-Google-Play-Store_id42137/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-makers-of-Fruit-Ninja-comes-Fish-Out-Of-Water-heres-our-review_id42115Chances are that if you have a smartphone of some kind, you've played, or at least heard of Halfbrick studios' mobile games. This is the team of developers behind smashing hit titles like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, to name a few. Now, the guys are back with a brand new game called Fish Out Of Water, which aims to win our hearts with innovative, easy-to-grasp gameplay and cartoonish visuals, not to mention that the characters they've created look pretty darn cute! It didn't take us long before we hit that “Download” button, eager to take Fish Out Of Water for a spin!...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 09:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-makers-of-Fruit-Ninja-comes-Fish-Out-Of-Water-heres-our-review_id42115/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Dark-Knight-Rises-to-BlackBerry-10_id42131Surprise, surprise! BlackBerry 10 OS users can now enjoy Gameloft's The Dark Knight Rises. The game will let you fight the numerous criminals of Gotham City in a beautiful 3D environment. Players will have to rescue hostages, deal with bomb squads and take part in car chases, which might sound like a lot of stuff to do, but hey, who said that being Batman is easy...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 09:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Dark-Knight-Rises-to-BlackBerry-10_id42131/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gameloft-releases-trailer-for-the-upcoming-Iron-Man-3-game_id42111Scheduled to become available on April 25, Iron Man 3 by Gameloft will be the official game, loosely based on the Iron Man 3 movie, which recently saw its premiere...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 05:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gameloft-releases-trailer-for-the-upcoming-Iron-Man-3-game_id42111/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Fish-Out-of-Water-is-the-new-iPhone-game-by-the-creators-of-Fruit-Ninja-and-Jetpack-Joyride_id42097Fish Out Of Water! is a new game by Halfbrick Studios, the company behind Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, and it has just hit the Apple App Store...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 02:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fish-Out-of-Water-is-the-new-iPhone-game-by-the-creators-of-Fruit-Ninja-and-Jetpack-Joyride_id42097/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Code-points-to-a-new-Android-Gaming-service-on-the-way-from-Google_id42086This is one of the more strange stories we've come across today. Not because of the news itself, it sounds pretty awesome that Android could finally be getting a centralized Gaming service similar to Apple's Game Center. The strange thing is that the reveal comes from the APK code of MyGlass, the Google Glass companion app...]]>NewsThu, 18 Apr 2013 19:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Code-points-to-a-new-Android-Gaming-service-on-the-way-from-Google_id42086/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Cut-the-Rope-Time-Travel-arrives-for-iPhone-iPad_id42058Zeptolab has just released the newest instalment in its Cut the Rope series under the Time Travel name and theme...]]>NewsThu, 18 Apr 2013 03:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cut-the-Rope-Time-Travel-arrives-for-iPhone-iPad_id42058/commentsPhone Arena