Star Legends Chrome Store

A while back I did a review of an awesome MMO for Android and iOS devices.  The app reviewed was that of 'Star Legends: The BlackStar Chronicles' link.  It is an awesome game and it's free in the Android Market.

It was announced this past week that this game will be making it's way to the Chrome App Store.  Meaning, if you run Google's Chrome Web Browser; then you're in for a treat.  This is a great game for the casual gamer.  And yet it is still an MMO.  As MMO titles typically have the stigma that they have the ability to take over your life.  All the while, if you are one who likes to completely get sucked into a game, you'll find hours of fun to be had in Star Legends.

So what is such a big deal with this game hitting the Chrome App Store?  Easily put, the game allows cross platform play.  Meaning you can play against people using mobile devices running the game (Android or iOS) as well as other gamer's using the Chrome App version.  This in itself is a huge step and if successful maybe other mobile developers will start thinking along the same lines as SpaceTime Studios.

And this is what you can look forward to:


To read how the app played via my review, visit:Star Legends Review

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Tablets Owners Do Play Games!

If you own a tablet, do you also play games on it?  My answer is definitely yes!  Why would you carry around a device with an awesome display, and plenty of horse power to play games.  And then not play them?  That sounds crazy to me!  And with mobile gaming becoming more competent as weeks go on; making them attractive to more than just the casual puzzle gamer.  Why not?

Well, apparently a study was conducted for the month of September that concluded that 23% of U.S. tablet owner's played at least one game every day on their tablet during the month.  This equates to two-thirds of tablet owner's enjoying mobile gaming goodness.  Other popular activities enjoyed via tablets inlcude: listening to music, YouTube, streamed online content (like TV shows), and of course using their tablets as e-readers.  Whether it be magazines or ebooks.

What does this tell us?  The numbers seem to suggest that more and more people are using tablets.  No surprise there.  But one thing comes to my mind when we see these kind of studies.  If tablet use is becoming so prevalent; then how come we don't see people at Starbucks and at the Mall sitting around messing with their tablets?  Around my area I see plenty of people sitting around playing on their smartphones.  But not so many tablets.  I, for one would rather sit at home and jam away at a game, rather than actually play it on the go.  Mostly because out in public there is some much going on I find it hard to concentrate fully on tasks like games and reading lengthy articles.  Just not my cup of tea.  But sitting on the couch with my feet kicked up...That's game time around my house.

For more info on the exact study and statistics visit: http://8b08ac42.tinylinks.co

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Two More Android Games on the Horizon that Look Awesome!

With the last post about Shadowgun, that led me to doing a little more research on other games coming to Android soon.  To see if there were any others that stood out.  Anything that looked unique and looked like something for a guy who is tired of playing with angry birds and cutting ropes.  And I must go on record to say, I am really impressed with what has been accomplished by these developers using the Unity engine.  Both Shadowgun and Bladeslinger are built ontop of Unity and they look beautiful.  Remeber when Epic released their tech demo (and later game called Infinity Blade) build using their Unreal engine.  It was gorgeous.  And I am glad that Android gamers are getting a bite of serious games, not just cute time wasters.

The first game that caught my eye, and being a new game altogether.  It takes place in a science-fiction, western settings.  Luma Arcade is bringing us Bladeslinger and is also based on the Unity engine.  And it looks pretty cool.  We have cowboys and mutants in saloon fights.  How awesome is that?







The second game to jump out at me is actually a flash back in time to 2001.  When a simple story of a jaded detective hit our game consoles.  That detective being the one and only: Max Payne.  Rockstar Games is undoubtedly using the opportunity to promote their upcoming (and long awaited sequel to the Max Payne franchise) Max Payne 3.  Not much else is known about Max's mobile debute other than it will be an HD version of the original title.  So it looks like the imminent return of Max Payne's 'Poop Face' will be making his Android debut soon!

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