Month: July 2012

There are a lot of games available for iOS and Android devices. Alongside newer games developed specifically for mobile, many publishers have ported classic games to mobile devices.

Years later, newer portable devices are more powerful than the original hardware that the game was originally released on, and now these games can be ported as mobile versions that are almost identical to the originals. The games have to be engineered to use touchscreens, but the core is the same.

Here are five of the best ports available on iOS and Android.

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Gamers! The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. Steam’s Summer Sale for 2012 has begun. Starting today until July 22nd, Steam will be offering various titles for sale. This is a great opportunity to buy some of the PC or Mac games that you may have missed in the past or just didn’t have to money to buy at the time. There are tons of different games on sale from arcade to racing simulators.

But this Steam summer sale is a bit different from those before. This is the first time that Steam is allowing users to vote on games that they want to go on sale. Steam is definitely making the right moves by making their summer sale interactive. This will get users come back to Steam and check for more deals.

Since so many games are on sale, let me help you decide the must-haves. Continue reading “Steam’s summer sale has begun!”

Rovio’s Angry Birds was one of the original success stories for gaming apps on mobile devices. The numerous variations from the original title spawned a flood of clones that used the same core gameplay, modified it to be similar or added small tweaks.

After Angry Birds Space, there was a teaser for Rovio’s new game, Amazing Alex. Released today for iOS and Android, Rovio uses the same level system that is in Angry Birds, but introduces an entirely new gameplay system for their game.

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Adobe Photoshop is a professional digital image editing tool that’s become the industry standard for graphic designers and ambitious amateurs alike. On top of including more advanced features like support for layers, Photoshop also offers includes an impressive selection of filters and effects that alter or enhance the appearance of your digital images in a variety of different ways.

If you’re new to the world of graphic design, you might be surprised to hear that the out-of-the-box version of Photoshop is just the beginning when it comes to making the most out of the program. Plugins that can do everything from give you more filter options to enhancing the quality of your images are readily available for install.

Here are three types of plugins that will give you even more ways to make your digital images perfect in Photoshop. Continue reading “3 Plugin types to enhance your Photoshop experience”