Iron Man 2: The Game?

( Yes, Angels. That question mark is meant to be there. ) It was probably one of the most entertaining summer films with a comic book hero in quite awhile. Well, at least for me, not a lot compared to RDJr’s undeniable charm as Tony Stark. We saw the film, we were ecstatic for the teaser trailer of the sequel and everyone is pleased as punch that the movie is coming out today. Let’s ask the video game community though how excited they are about the tandem-released title and you won’t find many even remotely muttering about it let alone excited. Why is that? The Iron Man franchise had the beauty and brains of a cheerleader with a promise ring from her jock boyfriend when it came to film — but when it came to the video game title? Well, that was the slow kid under the bleachers that everyone

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Tozai Introduces Sync-Ball to the Apps Store

Tozai Games has released Sync-Ball for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. This puzzle games has players swiping the touch screen to move multiple balls around. The goal is to get the balls to fall into the goal at the same time. Sync-Ball promises a challenging game with intuitive gameplay. “The learning curve is pretty gentle,” says Tozai Games President, Sheila Boughten. “We tested Sync-Ball with gamers and non-gamers. And everyone seemed to get it within just a few moves.” Sync-Ball was designed by Brett Ballow who also designed last year’s Lode Runner for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Ballow describes Sync-Ball as “a stress-free challenge, because there’s no time limit or penalty for restarting a level as often as you want. On the other hand, as you progress to later levels and contend with three then four balls at a time, the challenge really picks up. And with eight stages and

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CubeHead Celebrates Apple Launch

The Match 3 puzzle game, CubeHead, has just been featured on the Apple Apps Store “New and Noteworthy” section. Developer Claudio Pinto says, “We are thrilled and excited to learn that our second game for the Apple iPhone™ is also being featured on the App Store, as was our first game WackyLands Green last year. With the help of Indie Developer Consulting we have experienced a very successful launch since the game was released”. CubeHead promises a humorous and colorful Match 3 puzzle game in which players battle King CubeHead and protect their country.

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Review: Music Skins

There are many sites or stores out there that have skins that you can buy for your various electronic devices like iPhones, Blackberrys, laptops or game systems. Here at GamingAngels we’ve talked about a few of them in the past. And, I have admired some of the great artwork and design on many of the skins that are currently available. So I was excited to be able to try out a new skin for my PS3 from Music Skins. It’s a snazzy bright red and gold colored skin with a skull design featuring The Venture Brothers. I was pleased at the idea that this would make my PS3 stand out more, and I got right down to putting the skin on. Before I did anything however, I made sure to wipe down my system so that there was no dust on the surfaces where the skin would be placed. I

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G5 Announces 2 iPad Titles

Adding to the growing number of iPad titles, G5 Entertainment has released Mahjongg Artifacts:Chapter 2 HD and The Mystery of the Crystal Portal HD. Both titles promise to take advantage of the iPad’s large screen by offering clear and detailed graphics. Mahjongg Artifacts also offers Epic Quest mode, an additional 99 levels in Classic mode, an endless mode, a five tile set, powerups, and great audio. The Mystery of the Crystal Portal is the 2009 Great Games Award winning Hidden Objects game. Play as reporter Nicole Rankwist as she searches for her missing archeologist father. The game promises an original storyline combines with fun detailed gameplay. Both games are currently available from the Apps Store.

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Red Dead Redemption Achievements and Trophies Revealed

Recently there were some new achievements and trophies revealed by some screenshots from Red Dead Redemption – and now we get to know some more! Below are some more of the achievements and trophies you can unlock, with 13 more not included in this list that you will have to wait to see when the game is released on May 21st . The new lot includes: Austin Overpowered Complete Twin Rocks, Pike’s Basin, and Gaptooth Breach Hideouts in Single Player. Bearly Legal Kill and skin 18 grizzly bears. Buckin’ Awesome Break the Kentucky Saddler, the American Standardbred, and the Hungarian Half-bred. Bullseye Get 250 headshots in any game mode. Clemency Pays Capture a bounty alive. Evil Spirits Complete Tumbeweed and Tesoro Azul Hideouts in Single Player. Exquisite Taste Purchase a rare weapon from a gunsmith. Fightin’ Around the World Knock someone out in melee in every saloon in the game

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Torchlight gets a release for Australia!

Aussies who’ve been wondering when the game Torchlight will grace our shores – wonder no more! Come April, the folks at Mindscape are excited to make Torchlight available to purchase from your local retailer and apparently it has new exclusive features that aren’t in the online version. Some of those features will include the ferret as a bonus pet and an optional full DVD editor which lets you create your own content, while the key features include randomisation, simple interface and retirement system. In the RPG (brought to us by the designers and leads of Diablo® and others) you need to save the town of Torchlight, embarking on a perilous journey through many dangerous locations to cleanse the mines. Choose from 1 of 3 Character Classes to battle your way through dungeons and against monsters while searching for fame and fortune. Winner of quite a few awards including “Best Debut

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The State of Azeroth: Rawr

Well there has certainly been a lot of news this month regarding the upcoming patch 3.3.3 as well as what’s coming to us in Cataclysm. Not too surprising since the new expansion is set to drop later this year. However I will try to fit in some other news items, like new figures and a prediction that Farmville is threatening WoW. Patch 3.3.3 All kinds of news has been filtering out with the upcoming release of Patch 3.3.3 (the background downloaded has been enabled!) and there are some interesting things coming in the next patch. As always MMO Champion has dug up some interesting things from the test realms. And of course you can find the latest test realm patch notes here. I’ll start off with some of the more fun and frivolous additions with new mounts and pets that will be coming in the next patch. The more flashy

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Review – Chrononauts: The Card Game of Time Travel

Players: 1-6 Minutes: 20-45 Ages: 11-Adult Official Website: http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Chrononauts/ I’m not big on board games lately, but at a party someone took out Chrononauts and it changed my view on card games. Chrononauts is a time travel card game, where you play as a time traveler with a secret mission, a secret identity and the job of fixing Paradoxes. Your specific card has a series of events that you will need to have happen in order to win the game, although there are a few different ways that a player can win the game.  And, of course your mission will conflict with what the other players will need to accomplish.  Along the way you will also collect Artifacts that you need to win.  Winning allows your character to return to their own time. So, how does a Paradox happen? Other players are able to change history by adjusting the TimeLine

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Board Game Review: Munchkin

Don’t take these words lightly: Munchkin is a game that will win friends and make enemies. And these enemies will later decide to befriend you just so they can play this game and kick your puny attack score repeatedly out of revenge or retribution.

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