November 17, 2014
The Lesson Of Monument Valley
I’m fascinated by the reviews left by Monument Valley players after learning that new content was going to cost an extra $2. Why does something so apparently ordinary…
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November 17, 2014
A Gift Guide For The Core Gamer Who Wants It All
Do you like games? Do you also like playing them, regardless of surroundings, access to power, Wi-Fi or a clean water supply? We’ve got you covered, with a…
Read articleNovember 15, 2014
Can This Connected Toy Inspire The Next Generation Of Makers?
Don’t doubt the commitment of MIT graduate and Dynepic co-founder Krissa Watry. She used to work for the U.S. Airforce as a chief engineer designing and building aerospace…
Read articleNovember 14, 2014
Facebook Will Monetize Games With Ads, Not Messenger
How is Facebook going to monetize Messenger? Not by featuring games in the app like Korea’s KakaoTalk, at least for now. Instead, Facebook could concentrate on solving new problems…
Read articleNovember 13, 2014
Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review
With Advanced Warfare, Activision is taking the extremely successful Call of Duty mostly to places it’s already been, which is to say this is a game about war,…
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Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores Review
For a mobile game to be deeply moving, but also minimal enough to satisfy the needs of a casual player, is a very, very impressive feat. Ustwo accomplished that…
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Nvidia Shield Tablet Gets Lollipop Nov. 18, Grid Streaming Game Service Coming This Month
Nvidia’s Shield Tablet will be one of the first tablets beyond the Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop, with an update that arrives November…
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Scopely Raises $35M For Its Mobile Gaming Platform
Scopely, a Los Angeles startup that’s built a platform for distributing and monetizing mobile games, is announcing that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. Co-founder…
Read articleNovember 12, 2014
Monument Valley’s Forgotten Shores Expansion Now Available For $1.99
Monument Valley is arguably the best mobile game of 2014, and now there’s more of it to love: Developer Ustwo has let loose Forgotten Shores, the $1.99 in-app…
Read articleNovember 11, 2014
Assassin’s Creed Unity Brings More Of The Same Sneaky Mayhem
Assassin’s Creed Unity is the first title in the series built specifically for the more advanced hardware of this generation’s consoles rather than upgraded a bit from the…
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