Once completely departed from the series that made them famous through Amazing Alex, the Rovio company has returned with a different perspective on the birdlike wealthy universe with Bad Piggies, launched less than two weeks ago.
The Angry Birds universe is too famous to be abandoned and, based on the new features introduced in February when Angry Birds Space was launched, the company announced today a new title which will also take place in outer space.

Meeting is for the …

Sony has sued the actor who was previously named the “face of PlayStation” for appearing in an ad that also features the Nintendo Wii.
Fifty-five-year-old Jerry Lambert, who has appeared in promotional videos for Sony as Sony’s fictional “Vice President of everything” named Kevin Butler, appeared in an ad for Bridgestone in September.
As an actor, it would be considered normal for Lambert to appear in television ads.
The problem with the Bridgestone ad was that it was also effectively …

NVIDIA on Thursday introduced two new high-performance GPUs, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650. These new gaming GPUs deliver the exceptional performance and power efficiency of the award-winning NVIDIA Kepler architecture at price points that will allow more gamers to experience the richness of next-generation PC gaming.
The GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650 GPUs set a new benchmark for high-performance, remarkably-priced gaming when paired with the incredible line-up of top …

Nintendo has unveiled the pricing and availability of its upcoming Wii U gaming console at an even in its home country, Japan.
UK newspaper The Guardian revealed the launch details live from a Japanese event late last week.
The Wii U will be available on 18 November and will set back 26,250 yen, or $300 for a basic 8GB model, and 31,500 yen, or $350, for the premium 32GB version.
For gamers who prefer to share the excitement with company, Nintendo offers an extra controller for the Wii U that …

An exploit has been found for the Sony PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) which may start a flood of unauthorized applications and pirated software for the latest Sony handheld gaming system.
A hacker named Yifan Lu is reported to have found an exploit in the PS Vita and is reported to be working on a homebrew loader for the Sony gaming device.
The news, first broken by Eurogamer, comes as hackers have continuously tried to find an exploit in the PS Vita since it was launched in Japan December of last …

Although it’s been 21 years since his death in 1991, Freddie Mercury would have celebrated yesterday 66 years, this being an event that cannot go unnoticed.
A personality became memorable for various reasons, Freddie Mercury will always remain in the our minds as Queen’s lead vocals and as the only visionary behind some songs became anthems in the meantime – Boheamian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, We are the Champions and We Will Rock You.

With the video below, created with great inspiration …

There are now fewer members of the gaming community in the US, new data reveals.
According to research firm The NPD Group in its Gamer Segmentation 2012: The New Faces of Gamers report, the US gaming community contracted five percent when compared to its size last year.
NPD says that for 2012, there is an estimated 211.5 million American citizens who play video games.
Nonetheless, it seems that mobile gaming is the segment that is on the rise. This trend is undoubtedly brought about by the …

With the release of Farmville 2, Zynga aims to gain back the popularity that the prelude gave the company.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the new Farmville has much better graphics, and will definitely get people absorbed in the game with its great gameplay.
According to Zynga’s vice president for games, Tim Le Toumeau, Farmville 2 aims to get players to go back to their old farm and reinstate

Microsoft has revealed game titles that will launch with its Windows 8 Xbox application.
The software giant confirmed on Friday that its new Windows 8 Xbox app will include 29 popular titles from its homegrown game house, Microsoft Studios.
Microsoft also added that gaming companies Gameloft, Glu Mobile, Halfbrick Studios, Miniclip, Rovio, and ZeptoLab will offer their own titles for Windows 8 Xbox.
“The first wave of our portfolio will bring you many of the games you already know and …

The mastermind behind the graphics and user experience of Diablo 3 has expressed regret and apologized in public after calling his forerunner “loser” on Facebook.
Jay Wilson, the genius who worked on Diablo 3, addressed a very strong public statement against Dave Brevik, the man behind Diablo 1 and Diablo 2, when he said “F*ck that loser” on Facebook.
Wilson asserted that he only defended his brainchild, but several negative feedbacks later, he decided to write a sincere and …