WWDC 2012: What do developers want from Apple TV?
Although it now appears unlikely Apple will use WWDC to launch a range of televisions with integrated Apple TV, it appears very likely that it will announce the opening up of its existing Apple TV...
View ArticleTV Darts Show! Review
You don’t need to be a darts pro to get ahead in TV Darts Show! – however, you will need a quick trigger finger and a world of patience. The game’s single player arcade mode focuses on hitting specific...
View ArticleFree Throw Review
High score games have the potential to suck you in and keep you playing for a long time. ‘Just one more try’ you’ll keep telling yourself as you attempt for the fiftieth time to beat someone’s high...
View ArticleMini Golf review
Initial impressions of Mini Golf on Samsung Smart TVs are good, with quirky presentation and a promising premise. Unfortunately not as much effort and thought has been put into the actualy gameplay,...
View ArticleMahjong Fruits Review
From the name you’d expect this to be a fruit themed version of Mahjong solitaire, or I did anyway. In reality it’s simply ‘inspired’ by Mahjong solitaire, taking the basic concept and twisting it...
View ArticleItsmy launches gaming service for TVs
Gaming portal Itsmy has announced a cloud-based gaming service aimed at smart TVs and set top boxes. Itsmy is a web portal for fans of casual games you can play in your web browser. Unlike many casual...
View ArticleToycar Racing Review
Sacrificing content for the sake of keeping the file size down is a common theme for Smart TV games – however, you sometimes get the feeling that this culling would be unnecessary if the developer was...
View ArticleFamily Dice Review
Sometimes it’s nice to be able to plop your kids down in front of the TV with a suitable game to occupy them for an hour or so. Family Dice is such a game, that is far too simple for any...
View ArticleLG launches 3D games for LG Cinema 3D
LG is launching a suite of 3D games intended for use with its LG Cinema 3D range of 3D-enabled smart TVs. Although 3D TVs are getting better all the time, there is still a fairly limited selection of...
View ArticleEA Origin games coming to Smart TV
Games giant Electronic Arts has announced plans to bring its Origin onine games store to smart TV. Electronic Arts is the company behind some of gamings biggest franchises – Battlefield, The Sims and...
View ArticleLG announces Game World for Cinema 3D TVs
LG has announced Game World, a new gaming portal for owners of its Cinema 3D Smart TVs. Gaming on an LG Cinema 3D TV is about to get a bit easier. LG has announced a new portal that will make finding...
View ArticlePlayJam adds Games Network service to Adobe AIR enabled devices
The PlayJam TV games network, available on multiple Smart TVs, will soon be appearing on Adobe AIR enabled televisions, Blu-ray and Smart TV upgrader boxes. The announcement was made at GDC Online, in...
View ArticleSamsung TVs to get Monopoly (not like that)
Samsung has two more exclusive games for its Smart TVs – board game classics Monopoly and Game of Life. Samsung has finally got the smart TV monopoly it has been craving for so long. Sadly, due to an...
View ArticleZynga to offer game currency via TV package
Casual gaming giant Zynga is testing the smart TV waters and plan to offer cable TV customers the chance to buy in-game ‘currency’ as part of their monthly package. Zynga is the company behind such...
View ArticleGameStick seeks to build tiny Android console
GameStick could be an inexpensive way to play Android games on your TV, providing it gets the funding it requires. We have covered a few dongle-sized set top boxes on STVR but the GameStick is aimed at...
View ArticlePiston PC for Steam appears at CES
Micro-PC specialist Xi3 has brought one of its tiny boxes to CES 2013. The PC, code-named ‘Piston’ is the first designed to bring Valve’s Steam PC gaming marketplace into the living room. When we last...
View ArticleEA boss says games will shape connected TV; Android best placed to deliver
Richard Hilleman, Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts used the TV Connect show to claim gaming will define the future of connected TV and the Android platform is best placed to exploit it. Trying...
View ArticleApple working on dedicated gamepad say developers
Apple is said to be developing a new, dedicated game controller. Could this mean an Apple console, or something new? Apple’s iOS devices have been responsible for the a huge shake-up in the games...
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