Puzzle game Angry Birds Dream Blast now available on the Play Store

Developer Rovio has just announced Angry Birds Dream Blast, the 18th entry in the Angry Birds game series.

Dream Blast doesn’t feature the castle-destroying gameplay mechanic of the original Angry Birds. Instead, your job in Dream Blast is to match bubbles with the same color. Think of the game like a cuter version of Bejeweled with a proper physics engine.

Spicing things up are Dream Blast’s boosters and hundreds of levels. Each booster has a special ability that, when tapped, leads to more bubble-blasting. You can use multiple boosters at the same time in each level, though you must meet certain criteria to create these boosters.

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For the most part, Rovio positions Dream Blast as a relaxing puzzle game. For those that want a challenge, the game will feature limited-time Dream Events. These events present various in-game challenges, which let you earn spots on the global leaderboard and better rewards once completed.

Rovio will add Dream Events “periodically,” and will also add new levels each Friday to keep things fresh.

Angry Birds Dream Blast is now available for free on the Google Play Store. Parents, be warned — the game features in-app purchases that go up to $99.99 for things like premium currency and special items.

Angry Birds Dream Blast

Source: Android Zone

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Google’s Project Stream beta to end Jan. 15, AMD Radeon GPUs used for gaming service

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Google launched a public best test of Project Stream, its PC game streaming service, back in October 2018. It allowed people to stream and play the full version of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at 1080p/60 in the Chrome web browser either on their PC or a low-end Chromebook.  Now, the search giant has confirmed on its FAQ page for Project Stream that the beta test will officially end on Jan. 15.

At the time of the beta test launch, Google didn’t reveal much about the hardware backend of Project Stream. Today, however, AMD announced that Google’s service is using its Radeon GPUs. The reveal was made during AMD’s CES 2019 keynote address today (via VentureBeat) by the company’s President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su.

Specifically, the cloud server service uses AMD’s Radeon Pro GPUs that rely on its Vega architecture. Hu added that AMD has worked closely with Google to optimize Project Stream so that this kind of service can work well without any buffering on the gamer’s end.

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Hu, unfortunately, didn’t provide any other concrete details on AMD’s partnership with Google on Project Stream.

If you have yet to check out Project Stream, live in the U.S., and are 17 years of age or older, you can still sign up for the beta test at the link below before the deadline. If you do play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for at least one hour on Project Stream before Jan. 15, you will be able to get the PC version for free with a Ubisoft Uplay account. 

Google has not yet revealed what plans it has for Project Stream beyond the end of the beta test, but we will keep an eye out for more news on this exciting venture in the coming weeks and months.

Sign up for Project Stream

Source: Android Zone

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