If you are a Club Nintendo ambassador, you more than likely already download Metroid and are still enjoying every second of it. Those who weren’t early adopters though are now in luck, as this week Nintendo have dropped the original adventure with Samus on the 3DS Virtual Console for just $4.99. This...

Who doesn’t love a good witty adventure-puzzle game? Well if you are one of those who love a good challenge coupled with some funny dialogue, MacGuffin’s Curse may be the perfect game for you. The game is based around Lucas MacGuffin, a magician/thief/werewolf, whose powers came to him when he...

Ye olde point-n-click adventure games may appear to be a long-dead genre, but look in the right places and you’ll find they’re not entirely extinct, they just suffer from widespread habitat loss. The genre’s granddaddy, Tim Schafer, has shown the industry folk with his record-breaking...

Lumines Electronic Symphony Developer: Q Entertainment Publisher: Ubisoft Platform: PlayStation Vita Release Date: February 22, 2012 Price: $39.99 (available here) Overview Lumines Electronic Symphony forms part of Ubisoft’s launch line up for the PlayStation Vita, and is approximately the sixth entry in...

Who doesn’t love a good old classic arcade puzzler? Star Arcade has released a new version of the arcade puzzler, Star Diamonds Paradise. Not only do you get to play with an awesome upgrade of the game, you also get new features and content, and (for a limited time) is available for FREE with popular site...

Da New Guys: Day of the Jackass Publisher: Wadjet Eye Games Developer: Icebox Studios Platforms: PC Release Date: February 29, 2012 Price: $19.99 (Limited Edition CD) OR $9.99 (Download) – Available Here *The limited edition will only be available through March 7, 2012* Overview Da New Guys: Day of...

Cult classic Another World, originally released in 1991, was re-released for iOS last year to celebrate it’s 20th anniversary; and from March 16th, it will also be available on Android devices. You play Lester Chaykin, escaping the alien forces that held him prisoner, picking up weapons and gadgets...

The first game from Initials Video Games, Super Lemonade Factory is set for release Mid-March 2012; just a matter of weeks away. You play Andre and his wife, Liselot. Andre’s father offers them his Lemonade Factory, on the sole condition they travel through the whole factory, a task easier said than...

Aksys Games has officially made a lot of fans very happy today. Earlier today they revealed that they will be bringing the sequel to 999 to North America later this year. To make things even better they revealed that not only will the title be released on the Nintendo 3DS but it will also be available on...

If you guys have yet to grab a copy of OMGPOP’s latest app, I suggest you get in quick. With Draw Something hitting number one on the App Store charts in several categories (Free app, paid app, word game and puzzle game). The game has drawn on the super popular social aspects of iOS apps and created a sure...

While Square Enix of North America may not have anything to say about Quantum Conundrum’s release date, Square Enix Europe has revealed that they are currently aiming to release the title sometime in the summer of this year on the PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. For those who don’t...

Were you playing Scrabble on your iOS or Android device during the award ceremonies last night?  Did you happen to “steal” and use any of the words that were said during the show? If you did, then EA knows exactly what happened.  After all, they collected the best words that were said last...

Rising Star Games has announced that the latest game in their popular match-3 ‘Cradle of…’ series will be arriving on the 9th March, 2012. Jewel Master: Cradle of Persia will bring more match-3 puzzling exclusively to Nintendo DS, with key features including: -7 historical epochs -Conquer...

Cut the Rope: Experiments Developer: ZeptoLab UK Limited Publisher: ZeptoLab UK Limited Platforms: iPad (Reviewed), iPhone, iPod Touch Release Date: August 4, 2011 Price: $0.99 USD/AUD – Available Here Overview The original Cut the Rope earned its place on the must own list for iOS beside such...

Touch My Katamari Developer: Namco Bandai Publisher: Namco Bandai Release Date: February 22, 2012 Price: $29.99 – Available Here Overview: The Katamari series has always been one that is instantly recognizable, as there are practically no other games in the market that follow its premise. Beginning...

This week on the eShop, the pickings are a bit slim. Don’t mistake the lack of quantity for quality though, as Nintendo have released their next big title for the 3DS’ download service. Dillon’s Rolling Western puts you in control of Dillon, a mysterious armadillo with a checkered past....

Mailmen Developer: Sandstorm Interactive Publisher: Ayopa Platform: iPad (reviewed) Release: 16/2/12 Price: $3.99 – Available Here Overview Apart from Newman on Seinfeld, I have no idea what mailmen do. Given my only reference point is lazy, and doesn’t deliver mail, I have no idea how mail...

Warp Publisher: EA Developer: Trapdoor Platforms: XBLA (reviewed), PSN, PC Release Date: February 15, 2012 (XBLA) March 13, 2012 (PC, PSN) Price: 800 MSP – Available Here Overview Warp is an interesting twist of an action sci-fi with progressive puzzles. Our known reality has changed by taking the...

Independent iOS developer Mojo Bones, developers of Tongue Tied, are already hard at work on their second title – The Curse. The Curse is a story-driven puzzle game, tasking players with solving the mystery of an ancient book to defeat the Master of Mischief – The Mannequin. Each of the books contains...

Here we are again, MasterAbbott is back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed out on last week’s suggestions, click on the links below and check what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS along with the introduction and disclaimer on how my suggestions work, as I’m...

1001 Touch Games Publisher: Avanquest Software Developer: Teyon Genre: Mini-games Platform: DS Release Date: Out Now Overview: Picture a time before broadband. A time of dial-up connections, where connecting to the internet meant a bunch of weird noises, followed therein by a rush to get what you needed to...

Looks like Rovio has nowhere left to go but up… waaay up. Rovio teased today that they are working on yet another Angry Birds game, and this time around it focuses on some birds that are angry in space. Currently the teaser and official site for Angry Birds Space is suggesting a March 22nd launch date,...

Fireman Sam/Timmy Time Publisher: Avanquest Software Developer: Vacari Genre: Kids/ Puzzle Platform: DS Release Date: Out Now   Overview: Although the DS’s touch screen has meant that, over the years, the system’s been exploited for all manner of mini-game compilations, how many of these were made for...

Monster Crush – Demolition Developer: 628 Games Publisher: 628 Games Platform: iPhone/iPad (reviewed) Release: 19/01/12 Price: $0.99 – Available Here Overview Casual on the go gaming is the bread and butter of iPhone and iPad video games. 628 Games’ Monster Crush – Demolition fits this genre...

Assassin’s Creed Recollection for the iPad has gone free for a limited time.  Recollection is a real time board game that allows players collect cards and build decks. Wielding their decks, players face off against famous characters from Assassin’s Creed 2 and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood...

Independent game developer Trapdoor joined forces with EA Partners to bring sci-fi and puzzler enthusiasts together for Warp. Looking above we can see an adorable orange alien ready to befriend us all right? Well, this little guy is extremely lethal and has a huge score to settle with his captor as he...