No date for Valentine’s Day? Well here’s something to do instead: Rovio’s Angry Birds game will be launched on Facebook on February 14th, letting you release some frustration by slamming cartoon birds into cartoony pig heads for free on the social network.
If you were already a geek back in the mid-90s, then here’s something for you. Programmer Aditya Ravi Shankar has posted a working, playable version of the original Command & Conquer (or “CnC” to you old-school geeks) that anyone can play online, using only a browser.
Who would’ve thought this would happen? See, we never thought Nintendo would be putting out anything for the iOS and Android platforms – basically major threats to their porta-gaming business, thanks to cheap apps on mobile devices that a lot of people already own – but here it is. The gaming giant has announced that they’ll be putting out a Pokemon-themed game for both iOS and Android sometime this summer. And it’s going to be free.
It seems all you need to play Angry Birds these days is a device with a screen, a means of input, and a popular operating system. That was made more true last month, when Rovio made a Flash-based version of Angry Birds available for free via the Chrome Web Store. The Chrome version didn’t seem to be all that handy to play though, because it needed an internet connection to work. But if you wanted a version of the game you could play anytime on your netbook or desktop? Well, Rovio’s serving that version up too. They just put out a full Windows version of the original Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio games (Seasons is still listed as “coming soon”) here. Unlike the free Chrome version. you won’t need an internet connection to play these, but you’ll need $5 to activate the full game.
Curious about what the upcoming Sony NGP has to offer? Well, so is everyone else. Or at least everyone who’s into handheld gaming. We all thought we’d have to wait until E3 to get some game previews, but Sony decided to whet our appetites early when they held a private event at the Sony Pictures soundstage in LA to show off some of games lined up for the NGP. The headlining title will be Uncharted: Golden Abyss (shown above). Other games shown include Hustle Kings, Sound Shapes, Super Stardust Delta, and a game that may or may not be called Wipeout (it’s a working title). Check out the preview videos for Uncharted, Sound Shapes and Wipeout after the break.
