Play Magnus is a unique app that challenges players to face the world’s best chess player, Magnus Carlsen, at different phases of his life. The goal is to get more young people interested in chess. Find out how successful they’ve been so far.
What would you do to survive? This War of Mine follows ordinary people trying to scavenge and survive in a city besieged by civil war. Moral choices occur daily, and suicide is as much a danger as snipers.
To honor the anniversary of the Dec 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Capital j Media is donating 50 percent of it’s profits from three days of sales of Battle Fleet 2 to the National Museum of the Pacific War. Capital j Media will donate 50 percent of its profits from sales between Dec 7th 2014 to Dec 10th 2014 of its WW2 themed naval strategy game Battle Fleet 2 to the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. The National Museum of the Pacific War is operated by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to … Continue reading Battle Fleet 2 Proceeds Donated To National Museum of the Pacific War→
Independent developer Victoria Arnold from Open Name Ltd talks with GiN about making good games that kids can play quickly before moving on to other things. Their first titles Bog Racer and Cut The Buttons have been wildly successful.
Last week was all about Monument Valley, for me. I first found it on a fellow gamer’s Pinterest board and promptly added it to my ‘must play’ list. Then it was nominated in the Time best looking games of the year list and I thought ‘there’s that game again’. But before I could buy it, Monument Valley hit the headlines again, because it was bombarded with one-star reviews from gamers who took exception to paying for the expansion. I coughed up some cash and played Monument Valley over the weekend to see if it was worth it. First, let me … Continue reading Monument Valley and Why the Best Things Aren’t Free→
Ever play a game that was so frustrating that you wanted to give up altogether? That’s how Michael felt back when he first played Rayman 2: The Great Escape! Jump on in for his impressions on this old classic in this week’s Retro Game Friday.
Welcome Time Wasters! This week I fell back to my phone for my time wasting needs and I discovered a mobile version of an immensely entertaining PC game: Prop Hunt. Well, it’s more of a mod than an actual game. Prop Hunt Mobile is exactly what it sounds like; a mobile version of Prop Hunt for the PC. For those who don’t know, Prop Hunt is a game in Gmod that has players split into two teams to try and outsmart each other. The first team plays as props. They are given 20 seconds to hide from the other team. … Continue reading Hiding in Prop Hunt Mobile→