Videogames and controversy have always travelled hand-in-hand. And this relationship goes back to well before the days of GTA 3. As sage heads (all those above the age of thirty) will tell you, “Much before GTA 3, there was Carmageddon.” The game was released in 1997 and became a runaway hit, delighting users with its simple interface and shocking conservative souls with its penchant for violence. You see, your success in the game depended not only on how fast you drove but also on the damage you inflicted on all who came (and even those who did not come) into your path. It was a bit like Road Rash meets Need for Speed, with a dollop of gore added for good measure.And well, as in the case of many classic titles (we covered a few in an earlier article), Carmageddon too has...

What is more regular than the monsoons and is sure to descend on your mobile devices in the third quarter of every year? Yep, we are talking of EA’s FIFA series of football games that have pretty much become a regular feature of the mobile gamer’s calendar over the past few years. And 2012 is no exception. The football season in Europe has barely got into its first few weeks and we have a new spanking football title from EA for iOS devices, with an Android avatar expected shortly as well. On offer are the usual official team franchises, real team sheets and more eye candy than ever before.Mind you, it does not come cheap - we had to part with $ 6.99 to get it on our iPad and iPhone 4S (it is a universal app, praise be) and then spent close to a day patiently waiting for all...

After convincing us to fling furious fowls at pigs behind battlements, Rovio decides to let us know the Swine Side Story in Bad Piggies. And makes an intriguing if not quite a compelling case for playing it.It has been almost three years since Rovio made throwing birds from catapults at pigs, a rage on handsets and tablets, leading to what many call the casual gaming phenomenon. The charm of Angry Birds was its utter simplicity - you just placed a bird in a catapult, pulled the string back, worked out angles of attack, and let fly. There was hardly any learning curve, the game was fun, thanks to some entertaining sounds and animations (many was the person who went “aww” on seeing the birds cheer after a successful demolition). The game launched millions of downloads, spawned...