A good board game is deceptively educational. In focusing on lateral thinking, mastering a well made board game takes persistence, experience, and an understanding of mechanics that typically have a basis in some form of mathematics. Blocker is a good board game. It’s an incredibly simple game than can be…
Read MoreWell, assuming this wasn’t just an April Fool’s Day joke… Ultra hardcore platformer, Super Meat Boy, is indeed coming to iOS. It has a new art style (look at the screenshot) and Team Meat is promising this will be a completely rebuilt game. Which is just as well, because Super…
Read MoreWell, assuming this wasn’t just an April Fool’s Day joke… Ultra hardcore platformer, Super Meat Boy, is indeed coming to iOS. It has a new art style (look at the screenshot) and Team Meat is promising this will be a completely rebuilt game. Which is just as well, because Super…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always mystified me is the reluctance for gamers to adopt the iPad as a gaming device. While I can agree that it might not be the main piece of hardware in a gamer’s gaming infrastructure, I can’t for the life of me work out…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always mystified me is the reluctance for gamers to adopt the iPad as a gaming device. While I can agree that it might not be the main piece of hardware in a gamer’s gaming infrastructure, I can’t for the life of me work out…
Read MoreRodeo Game’s Hunters 2 is a brave attempt at doing the tactics RPG style and throwing in a few fresh elements to the mix. Unfortunately it is up against some really, really tough competition, such as Call of Cthulhu: Wasted Land and Battle Academy. It falls short, but only just.…
Read MoreRodeo Game’s Hunters 2 is a brave attempt at doing the tactics RPG style and throwing in a few fresh elements to the mix. Unfortunately it is up against some really, really tough competition, such as Call of Cthulhu: Wasted Land and Battle Academy. It falls short, but only just.…
Read MoreFollowing our report on the rumours that Draw Something developer, OMGPOP, was up for acquisition, we can now confirm that Zynga has acquired the developer. I don’t think this should come as any surprise. Draw Something is the new Angry Birds, and Draw Something will actually fit in nicely with…
Read MoreFollowing our report on the rumours that Draw Something developer, OMGPOP, was up for acquisition, we can now confirm that Zynga has acquired the developer. I don’t think this should come as any surprise. Draw Something is the new Angry Birds, and Draw Something will actually fit in nicely with…
Read MoreIf there’s one genre that is really lacking on the iPad right now it’s the serious wargame. A few small indie projects aside there’s not really anything that stands up as a beacon of the genre to attract the grognard fireflies to its warm glow. Battle Academy changes that. A…
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