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Halfbrick Announce Fish Out Of Water

Brisbane mobile game developer Halfbrick Studios who created Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride have announced their next game “Fish Out Of Water”. Read more…

Max Payne Mobile Released on iOS

It’s become a trend lately for game publishers to get companion games made for the iOS platform in the lead up to big releases, particularly games like Mass Effect, Dead Space, Rage and others. Rockstar have decided to get on the bandwagon ahead of the upcoming release of Max Payne 3 and have now released Max Payne Mobile, although it’s a little different to the rest. Read more…

2011 – Reflections From The Eyes Of A Drop Bear

Today is New Years Eve, a time for reflection on the past year and a time to start setting goals for 2012. We launched Drop Bear Gaming officially on January 1st this year so I thought this would be a perfect chance to sum up the highlights of 2011 for DBG and gaming in general. A lot happened this year in gaming as well as some major milestones for us as a site so join me as I reflect on the last 12 months. Read more…

Imagine it, build it – While on the Go.

Minecraft hits the Android and iOS store and at only $7.50 it’s sure to have millions playing on buses, trains, plains and even toilets.

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New Gamebook Adventure Out Today

Temple of the Spider God and Fortnite are the most downloaded in the Games tab of the iTunes App Store and android as well, If you’re still waiting to get into the Fortnite beta on Android, now you can finally play the battle royale game on your phone. Today Epic announced that the Android version of the game is open to everyone with a compatible device, so you no longer require an invite to play create amazing like this fortnite easter egg.
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Let your Monsters Loose with Dinoroar & Cause Some Havoc

Dinoroar Interactive recent announced the release of Havoc for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, as well as all Android platforms. A cartoon stylized arcade game, Havoc throws players into the shoes of one of three unique monsters and challenges them to stomp past level after level of boulder throwing, rocket smashing carnage on a quest to find their beloved baby! For anyone ages 13 and up, Havoc is available on for download on both iTunes and the Android Market for only $0.99.

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Shadowgun

Madfinger Games have been busy focussing on all things mobile and the result of their hard work is a small download but a massive game: Shadowgun. Read more…

EA’s iOS Racing Sale This Weekend!

For those of you out there who like racing games and who own an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad this is for you! EA is having a sale for this weekend only of up to 80% off on a few of their racing iOS titles including the Real Racing franchise from Aussie development studio Firemint. Read more…

Words with Facebook Friends

One of our favourite iOS games is being ported to Facebook, Words with Friends.

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‘I Give You Good Price’ – Halfbrick

Halfbrick have released an update for the marvellous iPad version of its extremely popular IP ‘Fruit Ninja’, it also comes with a discount for a limited time.

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Lucas
The Podfather/Convo Controller
Super salesman by day, Batdad and Gamersutra by night. As a self-confessed technology pacifist, he prefers to sit on the console-war fence and play games on his PC.
Matt
PlayStation Fanboy/Motormouth
Electrician by trade and yet also highly skilled at finding time to game around work and family commitments. A PlayStation fanboy with a platinum count and obvious podcast bias to prove it. Thinks DC is clearly superior to Marvel. Has been known to rant.
ABOUT DBG

Started in January 2011 by brothers Lucas and Matt, Drop Bear Gaming has been operating for over 7 years offering a fresh and relaxed perspective on the video game industry. The website is a passion project more than anything and it is our distinct pleasure to continue bringing entertainment to our listeners and viewers.

The guys release a podcast episode every two to three weeks and over the years they have welcomed guests from developers, publishers, and other gaming outlets onto the show.

Disclaimer: From time to time Drop Bear Gaming receives copies of games for review in either physical or digital format from publishers or their associated PR companies. All reviews are based on the merits of each game on their own. Whether or not we were supplied the copy is not taken into account when compiling our reviews.

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