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Top 10 Android games released this week: Asphalt 8: Airborne, Retro Runners, Exp3D Aug 22nd 2013, 19:19, by Steve Raycraft Welcome back to Android Gaming Weekly, our weekly recap on new game releases. We still plan to cover upcoming releases and games we're playing, but this column is dedicated to new games you can install and start playing right now. Check out our top picks and let us know if you have any suggestions for next week in the comments below. Dots: A Game About Connecting Description: The task is simple; connect as many same-colored dots as you can in 60 seconds. Get competitive by connecting Twitter and Facebook to see your friends’ scores on the High Scores list. For the first time in Dots, an un-timed, moves based mode is available; kick back and take your time while planning strategic moves. Dots: A Game About Connecting FreePlaydots, Inc. PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs Description: The Ancients fled Atlantis in the wake of a cataclysm. The savage Anthropus overran the Lost Continent. The Dragons are dying. It’s up to you to rebuild ruined cities, rediscover ancient wisdom and save the Dragons of Atlantis! Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs FreeKabam PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Asphalt 8: Airborne Description: The best Android arcade racing game series reaches a new turning point! Perform dynamic, high-speed aerial stunts in an intense driving experience powered by a brand-new physics engine! Asphalt 8: Airborne $0.99Gameloft PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Retro Runners Description: Get ready for a big challenge in this awesome racing game with a nostalgic 8-bit style! Get as far as you can, dodging obstacles and enemies while collecting coins and special items! Retro Runners FreeCountryside Games PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Contra: Evolution Description: Contra: Evolution is the first official Contra game for Google Play, bringing all the run-and-gun action of the 1988 original with 21st century graphics and controls to the palm of your hands. Contra: Evolution $0.99PunchBox Studios PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE BattleFriends in Tanks Description: Battle friends or strangers using one of many special weapons and become a field marshal. Get ready for the ultimate in turn-based mayhem! BattleFriends in Tanks FreeTequila Mobile PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Gentlemen! Description: A Victorian era head-to-head arcade battle for tablets 7 inches and up! Take on your friends in this frantically paced duel game. Knives, bombs, homing pigeons – choose your weapon wisely, and master the art of the gravity flip. An honorable duel, a dapper delight. Gentlemen! $4.67Lucky Frame PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Champs: Battlegrounds Description: Lead your squad to victory in Champs: Battlegrounds, an action-packed squad based strategy game with fast-paced real-time combat. Choose your Champs, build your squad, battle through the campaign or challenge other players and upgrade your army with more powerful Champs. Champs: Battlegrounds FreeQuark Games, Inc. PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Exp3D Description: Move your ship around by touching the screen to dodge enemy bullets. Your special weapon reloads over time., When it’s fully loaded double-tap anywhere or touch its icon to unleash its power. Some enemies drop orbs; grab them to upgrade your ship and unlock new content. Exp3D (Space Shooter - Shmup) FreeBreaking Byte PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE Dragon & Shoemaker Description: Dragon & Shoemaker is a challenging and extremely addictive 3D side-scrolling platform game, based on one of the most popular Polish legends about Shoemaker and the evil Dragon. The game will take you on a journey across an early medieval world of Cracow and its surroundings. Your goal is to guide Shoemaker through five different and exciting locations and to become Cracow's legendary Hero – the Dragon Slayer. Dragon & Shoemaker $1.014toon Studio PLAY QR POWERED BY APPAWARE COMING SOON The Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign raises $13 mil, just $19 mil short Aug 22nd 2013, 19:13, by Dima Aryeh Canonical had a very lofty goal: make a high-tech phone that could demonstrate the abilities of its mobile operating system. To make that device, it would have to throw in some pretty impressive specs. Had things gone according to plan, we would have seen a 4.5-inch 720p display under sapphire crystal, an 8MP camera, multi-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and the ability to dual boot Ubuntu and Android packed in a 9mm thick shell made out of textured aluminum, called the Ubuntu Edge. Canonical set their expectations high with a massive goal to raise $32 million in funding. The first 5,000 phones disappeared at only $600, but the rest were a bit more difficult to sell. They ended up doing more promotions at $625, $675 and $725, but the full price was $830. A bit of a hard sell, but it could have worked. Unfortunately, it didn’t. The Edge raised a very impressive $12.8 million dollars, but that meant the project was still over $19 million short. It’s unfortunate, but it tells us that public interest isn’t quite strong enough. Maybe the Edge was ahead of its time, and in three years we’ll be seeing devices a lot like it. We’re sad to see it fail, but life will go on and technology will continue to advance. Maybe next year, an even better Edge will come out with a lower goal. I really think the high goal is what killed it. Why do you think the Edge failed? Was it the price or something else?

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