Green Throttle Games Atlas and Arena hands-on (video)


Amid Nintendo's [latest piece of kit](http://www.engadget.com/tag/wiiu) and the buzz for the next generation of home consoles, a quiet voice is whispering in the consumer's ear: Android, it says. Between dual-analog [gamepads](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/20/powera-moga-release-price/), [crowd funded hardware](http://www.engadget.com/tag/ouya/) and hardcore [gaming tablets](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/wikipad-hands-on/), Google's mobile OS is gaining ground among gamers. It certainly has Guitar Hero co-creator Charles Huang's attention -- he's teamed up with Matt Crowley and Karl Townsend (who both had a hand in building various [Palm](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Palm/) devices) to create [Green Throttle Games](http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/06/green-throttle-games/), an outfit that joins the ever-growing legion of firms out to convert your Android device into a full fledged gaming console. How's it work? We dropped by their Santa Clara offices to find out.


**Gallery: [Green Throttle Gaming hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/photos/green-throttle-gaming/)**

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