Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 3 weeks or so. This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon, and you can find the tablet app roundup here. Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info. Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here. Today's roundup is sponsored by HeroCraft's latest game - Musaic Box. Our own Liam Spradlin reviewed this game a few weeks back and found it to be excellent for both lovers of puzzle/hidden object games and music. In HeroCraft's own words: -- Musaic Box is an unusual combination of musical puzzle and a detective quest. Its scenario offers you a riddle: to find the Read More

Posted by Comments Superplay Games, a new independent social mobile game developer created by game industry veterans from Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Petroglyph, Oddworld Inhabitants and Turbine, introduced , the company’s first title for iOS and Android. Cosmonauts is free to download on both iOS and Android, with premium items available through in-game purchase. “Cosmonauts is the first of many titles we have planned for emerging game platforms,” said Paul Della Bitta, president and co-founder of Superplay Games. “The Superplay team is composed of avid gamers and we are working hard to create fun titles that resonate with both our peers and casual gamers alike. Our goal is to create entertaining mobile games that are compelling and engaging on a single-player level but can also be easily shared and experienced with others.” Key features of Cosmonauts include Single-Player Campaign and Multiplayer Modes, where players can practice kill shots, build experience and unlock collectibles in the single-player campaign, then Read More

HandyGames’ latest release, Clouds & Sheep, will make you anything but sleepy, while The Game Show Network made its debut on the Android Market with the launch of Lingo. Read about these, and some other fun titles, in this weeks best Android games list. Another cute and fluffy title from Handy Games, Clouds & Sheep is a fun little casual game. Keep your woolly friends well-fed and entertained and they’ll give you Happy Points and more baby sheep for which to care. Use your Happy Points to buy different items to make life even more pleasant for your sheep. The challenge is keeping them away from danger, like poison mushrooms and heat strokes. Give them food and they’ll steer clear of dangerous shrooms, and proper shelter will protect them from too much sun or rain. You’ll have your hands full with your rapidly-growing flock, as you control everything from the weather Read More

Superplay Games, an independent team up of seasoned gaming developers and gamers, have released their first title this week.  Called Cosmonauts, it's a free download for Android 2.0 or higher (most tablets) which lets players take turns against one another up in the stars. Featuring both single-player and multiplayer modes, the game offers power-ups, space debris, mines, asteroids and gravity wells.  Although the game is free to install and play, in-app purchases is where you find the best stuff, including additional power-ups, weapons, characters, and more. According to the press release, Superplay Games plans to offer new content on a regular basis, providing long term replay value.  We're really digging the cartoon-ish vibe of the game and can't wait to see what else comes out of this team. Superplay Games Shoots for the Stars with First Mobile Title Cosmonauts Now Available For Free Download on the iOS App Store and Android Marketplace Laguna Read More

One of my very first jobs was building cattle enclosures at Beale Air Force Base in Northern California. It was gratifying in that exhausting physical labor way, but I can’t say it was a lot of fun. Here’s hoping today’s fresh game Enclosure is a good time. To share your political fervor, try US Senate Directory and for blast from the cold war past, check out Cosmonauts. In this time of political tension, you may want to keep closer tabs on what your Senators are doing. This app will help. Read the question currently being debated then browse the voting records – Yay or Nay – of each Senator. Explore the directory that includes the name, party and state of each Senator and if you have something to communicate to him or her, you can do so through the app. Frustrated? Let ‘em know how you feel. One positive thing about Read More

Cosmonauts by Superplay Games is an innovative and colorful new catapult game full of humor and charm. This game will undoubtedly appeal to anyone who derives enjoyment from "In Soviet Russia…" jokes, and it's a fairly well done game to boot. The game has you take control a cosmonaut named Vadim. After encountering some aliens and getting steamrolled by them, he heads back to the academy to report what he's found and get more training. Thus begin the space fairing escapades of the personality filled cosmonauts, as they face off against aliens and space pirates. The game takes the catapult style game play of the Worms series of games and puts it into space. The unique environment makes for some unique and interesting additions to the formula. Your simple goal is to destroy whatever is on the opposite side of the screen before it destroys you. You launch various projectiles which Read More