The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]
Mobile games news, reviews and discoveries
Welcome to Geek Native's hub for mobile gaming. Here we cover the latest news, reviews, and discoveries for both Android and iOS devices. Whether you're looking for the next blockbuster hit or a hidden indie gem to play on the go, this is your source for what's new and what's good in the world of pocket-sized entertainment.
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Video Q&A for the new Space Hulk game
Danish Full Control are building a multi-platform Space Hulk computer game. The game will have its own level builder. This means you can design Space Hulk challenges for your gaming group on your PC and they can play them around the gaming table on their iPads in the break between your Warhammer 40K night. We’ve […]
Tekken goes virtual CCG and avoids the horror of the button mash
Do you suspect you would enjoy Tekken and the in-game mythology that’s built up over the years if you could only avoid the horror of the button mash. I don’t mean randomly pumping the console controller, I mean learning the complex, button bashing, sequences that you need to muscle memory out in order to play […]
Eon Altar is a new type of roleplaying game
The goal of Eon Altar is to have that tabletop experience of a traditional RPG and yet it’s been updated with the technology for the 21st century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4O6hczQS4 That’s one mighty big tablet in the middle of the table but these devices are becoming increasingly common. There’s elements in here that help make this feel […]
The PAX East Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers trailer is fiery
Ignite your Spark! is the call to action fo the 2014 version of Duels of the Planeswalkers. This time the computer version of Magic: The Gathering is making itself available on Android as well as iPad, Xbox Live, Steam and PlayStation Network. If you’re lucky enough to be at PAX Easy then booth #562 is […]
Games Workshop and Slitherine partner for new Warhammer 40K game
We’ve seen the news that Games Workshop is working with Zattikka for a Warhammer 40K Titans game and that words like “social” and “free to play” are being used to describe it. Now we learn that Games Workshop has another partnership with another games maker to do another Warhammer 40K game. This time around the […]
Games Workshop signs with Zattikka for free to play Warhammer 40K Titan game
Zattikka, the company behind games like Fantasy Kingdoms’ Cloud Village (app) and Fantsay Kingdoms (Facebook) and Syfy Monster Island (Facebook), has signed a license deal with Games Workshop to create a free to play, 3D isometric, game based on the Warhammer 40K Titans. The game will have single, multi-player and social gaming modes, support single […]
ASUS signs magazine deal with lekiosk
I’m a big user of Comixology on my Nexus 7; especially after the popular comic app made the tweaks necessary to perfect the platform for Google’s popular 7″ tablet. lekiosk is a bit like Comixology except rather than comic books it works with big magazines from the likes of the BBC, Conde Naste and Dennis […]
First screen shots from Space Hulk
Late last year Full Controll announced a deal with Games Workshop to produce both computer and mobile versions of a Space Hulk game. At the time it sounded very interesting as it offered cross-platform support. In other words, you could use your PC to play with friends on their iPads. Today we have the first […]
Mobile gamers are intolerant of prices and ads [infographic]
Ebuyer ran a Facebook poll that gathered 8850 responses and insights into gaming apps on mobiles and tablets. The research is interesting because mobile gaming is really shaking up console gaming. Console games are far more expensive than mobile games. DLC is liked by console and PC gamers but not embraced by mobile gamers. I […]
