In a truly progressive shift, the developers at Globacore combined the Oculus Rift with Atari’s Paperboy and Kickr’s stationary bike fitness regimen into a fun and experimental exercise routine. When Atari created Paperboy in the 80′s, they didn’t have access to Oculus Rift or Kickr’s fitness app or we would all be world class cyclists by now since newspaper delivery jobs are pretty obsolete.

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Never get stranded without your foosball table again with this mini-foosball dock and app for iPad. Perfectly sized for eight tiny hands, this app and dock turns game time into a cozy foosball tournament.

The iPad dock is powered by your iPad, so it’s portable and ready to go as long as you have a charged tablet. while at home, the foosball table and accessories doubles as charging and syncing station for your iPad.
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One of the 520 people laid off by Zynga took to Reddit to answer readers’ questions in a IAmA interviewthis week.

The former employee received four-and-a-half months of severance along with insurance. They also shared some ideas about why the company is currently struggling. Check it out:

Their major issues are the inability to adjust to the changing market. They did great when Facebook gaming was on the rise, but now it’s declining and Mobile is on the rise. They’re trying to change over, but employ too many of the same game development “best practices” that were developed for Facebook games. These just don’t translate to the mobile market, which is why they’re suffering in that market.

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Mobile games are gaining a lot of momentum, and Ridiculous Fishing is no exception. Made by Vlambleer, the mobile game is beautifully crafted with a quirky narrative and an original score depicting the tale of redneck fishing.  Ridiculous Fishing has Billy searching for redemption by fishing in unusual ways with strange tools – like toasters, hair dryers, and plenty of hats. It can be incredibly addicting.
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You Tube personality and real world iPad Magician is helping to announce the latest update for Rovio’s Angry Birds on Android and iOS called Abra-Ca-Bacon.

The new update to Angry Birds Seasons includes Magic Portals, so the video and talent fit was a perfect match. The portals help to transport birds – just shoot them at a portal and they magically appear out of the same looking portal elsewhere on-screen. The portals are not limited to just bird-transport, bits of explosions also can travel through the space-warps.Click here to see the video announcements: Read more

Rovio announced that it was bringing the popular Facebook game, Angry Birds Friends, to mobile soon. The mobile version will have social integration –  allowing you to challenge your Facebook friends to  weekly tournaments, gather daily rewards, and send/receive gifts.

Angry Birds Friends boasts 15 million active users on Facebook, and the new app would reach iOS and Android users in the near future. This will be the first Facebook game from Rovio to go mobile.

Just yesterday, the company announced it generated $200 million in revenue in 2012- twice the amount from 2011.

Via Engadget

Google’s latest Chrome Experiment makes internet browsing a never ending maze game. The experiment transforms your favorite desktop website into a 3D maze that you can play with your smartphone, and it’s spectacularly addicting. To begin, just go to Chrome.com/maze and sync your phone to explore your 3D web.

If you really enjoyed World Wide Maze – check out some of Google’s other Chrome optimized experiments like Disney’s Find Your Way to Oz or Cirque Du Soleil. Read more

Rovio’s Angry Bird Toons premiered over the weekend on iOS devices. To enjoy the videos on iOS mobile, just make sure you have the latest update to the Angry Bird App of your choice. There should be a new toons button next to the play button  for watching the videos.The series will include 52 weekly episodes of Angry Birds on Piggy Island where the birds will have to protect their eggs from the evil piggies.

The makers of GamesStick have designed a gaming platform that can fit in your pocket but play games on your big screen television (video embedded above).

SocialTimes has the scoop:

GameStick is small enough to fit in your pocket—it looks almost like a mini USB flash drive. With over 4,374,746,304,000 televisions in the world and only 1 percent being used to play games, the developers of GameStick saw a need for a much more portable games console … Backed by the creator of Guitar Hero, GameStick can be used to play games in the Android ecosystem. According to the Kickstarter page, PlayJam has “identified 200 titles that will be great to play on GameStick but we are working with our network of over 250 developers including great studios such as Madfinger, Hutch, Disney and others to bring you the best line-up. What’s really cool is that the average cost of a game on GameStick will be just a few dollars and many will be free to play.”

The yearend  listmania is in full fever and Apple’s App Store is getting into the game with You Tube, Angry Birds, and Skype at the top of its “Best Of” lists. Many apps like Where’s my Water, Angry Birds, and Facebook made appearances within multiple categories and devices. Click below to see the full lists.

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