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Pocket Gods - itunesPocket Gods Pygmies Invade The Moron Test with New Themed Section: Ooga School

Two of the most successful indie developers in the App Store, DistinctDev and Bolt Creative, are partnering to give The Moron Test and Pocket God fans a special holiday treat. The #1 and #2 Paid Entertainment apps of Apples Rewind 2010 have teamed up to give The Moron Test an extreme makeover, Pocket God style. With the latest update, The Moron Test now contains a new themed-section called Ooga School, which features the adorable Pygmies, dodo birds, and dinosaurs that Pocket God fans know and love. In addition, both Lite and Paid versions of The Moron Test have received a winter makeover in celebration of the joyous holiday!

KinectUK gaming enthusiasts can look forward to some very exciting technology being released locally in the near future. Microsoft’s add-on for their popular Xbox platform, the Kinect, is set to change the way console games are played forever. Kays reviews this new platform’s capabilities.

Microsoft is on the verge of releasing its brand new console add-on, the Xbox Kinect. The Kinect will be available to the UK public on 10 November and looks set to transform the way video games are played. Kays provides a sneak preview of what can be expected...

EA Play4Free Racing Game Finds its Audience and Adds New Features

Need for speedBlack Box, a studio of Electronic Arts, today announced that Need for SpeedTM World, the Play4FreeTM online PC action racing game, has now eclipsed three million registered users. With numerous hours of high-speed, high-stakes Need for Speed multiplayer action, Need for Speed World is one of the world’s most popular, free to play racing games. Today EA builds on the game by adding an all-new dynamic day/night cycle and an advanced vehicle performance customisation tuning system. Players can go under the hood to upgrade and tune their vehicle with an extensive list of car parts ranging from tuned engines to top-tier suspension systems to create a high-performance race machine.

App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch includes unique “cloud saving” feature enabling gameplay across devices

Broken SwordRevolution Software today announces that its latest app, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror – Remastered, is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Broken Sword is the sequel to the highly successful Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director’s Cut.

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror features an exclusive interactive digital comic from Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons, as well as new animated facial expressions, enhanced graphics, a context-sensitive hint system and diary. The game also features Dropbox integration which facilitates cross-platform save-game feature, enabling players to enjoy the same adventure simultaneously across iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as well as full Game Center integration – including in-game achievements – and many other new enhancements.

Game Giveaway by Imagination Research Labs allows users to play high quality paid game for free each day.

Games Give AwayIn the style of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, 16-year old computer whiz kid William LeGate takes the Apple App Store by storm. With the launch of a new free App for iPhone through his company Imagination Research Labs, LeGates’ Game Giveaway enjoyed overnight success. Each day Game Giveaway gives away a high quality paid game for free. Game Giveaway allows users to download a paid game for free everyday and developers to promote their games.