XBOX One announced!

It is finally official! Microsoft's next generation is here with a bang!The Xbox One was announced on Tuesday, May 20th. It boasts awesome hardware and promises to deliver the most "connected" experience.

It has been completely redesigned, and so has the the controller. Kinect and Smartglass are a big part of Xbox One too. Xbox One will recognize you the moment you sit in front of your TV and will also load your own Save Games automatically! You can also give Voice commands to it using Kinect and the gestures have also been improved due to the new and enhanced Kinect!

It now has a 1080p camera and much faster processing of input with a dedicated processing unit for Kinect. So now you can pinch to zoom, etc. The controller looks tougher and has been given a slight redesign. The box itself is very reminiscent of the original Xbox. 15 exclusives have been promised out of which 8 are completely new IPs. Some of them were shown of at the press conference.

Games including Forza Motorsport 5 and Call of Duty Ghosts were shown off. But the conference was mainly based on the Live TV streaming features of this new Xbox and also the new Halo TV series being created in partnership with Steven Spielberg! For more exciting news, keep it locked on Great Games(Sorry  IGN hehe!). 

Real Racing 3 Review(iOS/Android)

The much awaited next installment of EA's successful Real Racing franchise is out, and boy does it look great! The game employs a free-to-play business model which was initially disappointing as usually it is just a way of addicting players to the game to the game first and then forcing them to pay for stuff like virtual in-game currency to go forward in the game.

 Fortunately in this game, it is only to speed up the game and quickly buy a Lamborghini  that people pay money. But you could just as well chug along at a normal pace and enjoy the complete game without no real money spent, which is just really cool. The game is graphically very impressive. You can have different perspectives like behind the wheel :

or the conventional third person:

 So many options make this game a must have on your iOS or Android device. Other than a few bugs and lags here and there, it's great. You should also note that this game takes up about 1.7 GB of your space so it will take lots of time to download too. Considering all the mentioned factors, I would give it a:

8/10

Cut The Rope Time Travel Review(iOS/Android)

The kinda expected new Cut The Rope is out! With a not so expected out-of-this-world idea! TIME TRAVEL! Om Nom's candy is sucked into a time portal and surprise-surprise, Om Nom follows it into the portal.

Om Nom now meets his ancestor and you have a job of feeding two candies, simultaneously, to two Om-Noms. You get to cut ropes, chains with blades, etc. and feed both of them a candy without dropping any one. This can become a tedious task.You also have to collect all the stars with either candy in this process too. The game then takes you through all the important time periods in history like renaissance,etc.

This game employs an innovative and novel idea and is a nice take on Cut the Rope. But it is not as fun on a small screen(phone) as a tab. The game is more enjoyable on a tab as you can freely cut the ropes without it being a clumsy experience.That is why I would give is an:

8/10

PS4 announced!

      After months of waiting, the PS4 has finally been announced. The conference on Feb 20th in Manhattan showed of some regular games and some that blew our socks off! The games included Infamous: Second Son, Watch Dogs, DESTINY and, wait for it, DIABLO III! Sony showed off the new Dual-shock 4 controller too. It has a touch pad as an input and also a new share button that lets you share your game-play live online via Gaikai. Speaking of which, Gaikai is goin to play a big role in the PS4 ecosystem. You can try a game before you buy it, via the streaming service Gaikai. You can also start playing a game you have bought while it downloads in the background! Good stuff! Such things make PS4 a worthy successor to PS3. For more news on the PS4, stay tuned to Great Games.

Temple Run 2 Review

Yup! The rumored Temple Run 2 is finally out! The sequel is one of the best in this genre of mobile gaming. You can ride on carts, hang on to ropes and buy an upgrade here and there. The game has definitely taken a big step forward in this sequel. In fact, I found this game harder than any other from this genre(Subway Surfers, Rail Rush, The End App, Agent Dash, etc.).

The roads are curvy and you have to keep tilting the phone regardless of whether you want to collect coins or not(so forget about playing this on the subway or bus like Subway Surfers). This game is a worthy successor to the first game. It runs without problems aside from a few minor hiccups in frame-rate and game-play. As always, it is for free. So I would give it:

8/10

AVG Antivirus Free Review

Antivirus seems to be a need for Android since it is now the second most popular platform for viruses after Windows. AVG Antivirus fulfills this very need. It scans your phone for viruses and is constantly updated. It has kept all my devices safe from spam, ad-ware and mal-ware. It also has an App Killer which keeps the RAM of your device free and makes for a more fluid experience. AVG has started Anti-theft which tracks down your phone via Google Maps and lets you remotely wipe your data or lock the phone in case it is stolen or lost. Such great features make it a very essential app for your phone. I would give it:

9/10 

The Amazing Spider-man Review (iOS/Android)

Games like this one are usually cheap quality ports of their console iterations. But with Gameloft developing this one, it is great! The game puts the full power of Spidey in your hands. You can roam around Manhattan and punch bad dudes in their faces. All of this with CRYSTAL clear graphics. I would say that the control scheme is not bad, but I still can't get really comfortable playing it on my tablet. 

The enemies are pretty easy to defeat but the bosses can get really difficult to defeat. Manhattan is really nicely built and the lighting is top notch. I think that Gameloft has done a great job with this game. It really does push the mobile platform.It takes around 1.5 GB of free space. I would give it:

   8/10 Keep it up Gameloft! Just take up less space next time!