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Saucelifter! for the iPhone/Ipod Touch. Developer: Paul Pridham Publisher: MadGarden Humanity’s love affair with the flying saucer has been a strange one. During the late 1940s, sci-fi began to explode and filled the imaginations of ...

In a move similar to the previous title in the series, completing Resident Evil 5’s main quest unlocks the Mercenaries Mode. This mini-game disregards narrative, offering a quick, arcade-like diversion where players must annihilate as ...

Galaga Remixed for the iPhone/Ipod Touch. Developer: Namco, Publisher: Namco. TideGear’s Take: If you haven’t played Galaga, then you probably just haven’t been paying attention. The Galaga series (including Galaxian) was essentially the next logical ...

Halfbrick Blastoff for the Xbox 360. Developer: Halfbrick, Publisher: Halfbrick While most of my friends have blissful memories of tossing a football with dad in the front yard, my recollections of father/son recreation centered solely ...

Gardening Mama for the Nintendo DS. Developer: Cooking Mama Ltd., Publisher: Majesco One of the great ironies of videogaming is the amount of leisure time we devote to the simulation of vocations. The amount of ...

There seems to be an inverse correlation between the outdoor temperature and the number of new releases. While October, November and even January were bountiful, April’s thaw has brought relatively few electronic diversions. Let’s hope ...

Tech-Gaming may be more about honest reviews of the games we care about, rather than bleeding-edge gaming previews but Chillingo has given me the opportunity to try out an upcoming iPhone/Touch game called Toki Tori, ...

Valkyria Chronicles Downloadable Content for the PS3. Developer: Sega, Publisher: Sega Six months ago, the parallel-universe-European country of Gallia was invaded by the Empire, and PS3 users were treated to one of the most unique ...

Route Candle for the Iphone/iPod Touch. Developer: Peakvox Publisher: Peakvox I’m definitely a gameplay purist, but aesthetics and audio are more important than I give them credit for. I’d confidently argue that it is in ...

Stormrise for the 360/PS3/PC. Developer: Creative Assembly, Publisher: Sega My sentiments toward the works of Creative Assembly seemed to be shared by a scant few in the gaming industry. Their console titles Spartan:  Total Warrior ...