free game for iOS, Mac, and Android through June 30th

“June 24th through June 30th, G5 Entertainment is giving away Epic Adventures: La Jangada on iOS, Mac and Google Play. Based on a novel by the legendary French novelist Jules Verne, the game takes you back to the 19th century on a trip with Minha and her family through the Amazon River…

“After Minha agrees to marry Dr. Manuel Valdez, they decide to hold the wedding in Brazil. You start this riveting adventure in Peru and travel through Amazon on an astonishing ship – the Jangada…her father’s dark past threatens her happy marriage. Long ago, he was accused of murder and now he is being blackmailed for Minha’s hand in marriage…it’s your job to help unravel the mystery of her father’s past.

“…you have to find and then return the items to their exact places in some scenes. For example, you’ll need to help Minha tidy her bedroom and pack a suitcase…”

http://www.g5e.com/press/press_releases

 

Neverwinter MMORPG now in Open Beta

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now in Open Beta and free to download and play.

From the press release:

“Set in The Forgotten Realms, players explore and defend the iconic city of Neverwinter, travel beyond the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North, to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.”

“…rebuild the city of Neverwinter, saving it from Valindra Shadowmantle’s evil forces…”

“…Neverwinter’s Gateway is a web portal that allows players to remotely access in-game status information via their desktops, tablets, or smartphones…”

A video of the game is at http://youtu.be/D_Uzka-2Mz8

The website for the game is http://www.playneverwinter.com (which will take you to http://nw.perfectworld.com/ )

 

free game through April 1: Mystery of the Crystal Portal

Get the game The Mystery of the Crystal Portal FREE for iOS, Mac, Android, and Kindle Fire through April 1…

About the game:

Meet Nicole Rankwist, a journalist for a small paper in New York in the late 1920’s. After making a huge archaeological discovery, her father mysteriously disappears! Nicole finds his diary and sets off on a quest around the world to track her father down…

As Nicole retraces father’s steps, she will visit seven exotic locations…Striving to unlock fragments of the Crystal Portal key, players will search for hidden objects and solve unique and intriguing puzzles. The seek and find aspect of the game requires players to first find “container items”, which show a menu with more searchable objects. In each location there are special items – pieces of puzzles for mini games which lead to unlocking a partial key for the Crystal Portal. The Mystery of the Crystal Portal has neither time limits nor penalties for random tapping, and there are time-based hints available…

7 Picturesque Settings
22 Levels and Mini-Games
Use pinch to zoom in and out to find all objects
Free hints when you are stuck or buy them to speed up your progress

http://www.g5e.com/sale

 

Free game for iOS and Android until January 21

“…Youda Survivor…is available at no cost on multiple platforms…till January 21, 2013 the full version of Youda Survivor is available as free download on iOS, Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook.

“…In this game players get a chance to become a real Robinson Crusoe. They will have to win over the hearts of the native tribe, obtain mystical tribal items with magical powers, learn rituals to control the weather and use special machines to advance in the quest. Indulge in a little resource planning, bird-breeding, and pirate-stomping…Youda Survivor challenges you to prove that you have what it takes to survive anywhere and under any circumstances…”

Spike Video Game Awards winners

Game of the Year – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Studio of the Year – Telltale Games
Best Xbox 360 Game – Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best PS3 Game – Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Wii / Wii-U Game – New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
Best PC Game – XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
Best Handheld / Mobile Game -Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
Best Shooter – Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Action Adventure Game – Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
Best RPG – Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
Best Multi-Player Game – Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Individual Sports Game – SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
Best Team Sports Game – NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
Best Driving Game – Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
Best Fighting Game – Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
Best Adapted Video Game – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Independent Game – Journey (thatgamecompany)
Best Graphics – Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best Song in a Game – “Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
Best Original Score – Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Performance By a Human Male – Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Best Performance By a Human Female – Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
Best Downloadable Game – The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Social Game – You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
Best DLC – Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
Most Anticipated Game – Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)

http://www.spike.com/press/category/vga/