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In Four Days Temple Run 2 Has Been Downloaded 20 Million Times
Last week Imangi Studios surprised everyone with the stealthy release of the Temple Run 2. Being the finely-honed sequel to one of the most popular mobile games in the world, I can’t say I’m surprised by massive reaction. Today Imangi Studios announced that in just four days—from Thursday’s release to Sunday evening—Temple Run 2 was…
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UncategorizedLet’s See How Konami’s Beat Gather Handles Space Unicorns and Dinosaur Lasers
Released late last year on iTunes, Beat Gather is a rhythm game that lets players use their own music library to create finger-tapping levels and share them with the world, so I am sharing a couple with you folks. Warning: my taste in music is odd. First up we have “Space Unicorn” from Parry Gripp,…
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UncategorizedYes, This Is An 86-Year-Old Woman Who Plays Grand Theft Auto IV
This short clip on BBC News introduces 86-year-old Hilda Knott, who’s been playing games for 40 years to keep her mentally active. The giant 65″ screen helps with her eyesight. This shouldn’t be so shocking. Everyone has seen old people playing something on Facebook or on an iPad. But the fact that she’s playing Grand…
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Infinite Lives in Candy Crush Saga Isn’t Cheating, It’s Time Travel
Since King.com released the mobile version of popular Facebook puzzler Candy Crush Saga, I’ve been praising the developer’s flawless implementation on iOS and Android. While fiddling about with my iPhone’s time settings over the weekend I discovered that’s not entirely the case—the mobile versions will let players cheat. It’s not quite cheating in a traditional…
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UncategorizedThe Only Thing Missing From My Mobile Arsenal is This Robotic Battle Tank
The phone-controlled robotic pet battle escalates significantly today with the launch of Desk Pets’ Battle Tank, the tiny tread-borne desktop terror, ready to roam about your work surface narrowly avoiding obstacles until it’s needed in battle. The Battle Tank might not have the sleek futuristic style of Desk Pets’ TankBot, but it makes up for…
By Mike Fahey - Kotaku East
Litterbug Frightens Net Cafe Attendant With Fake Gun
Guns are a rarity in China. The only places you’d find guns are in military bases, State-run buildings with People’s Liberation Army guards, the military police, or the occasional “country club” with a shooting range. The gun situation in China is almost exactly like it was explained in last year’s Sleeping Dogs; hard to come…
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I’d Rather Play Fire Emblem Than Play This Clone
I’m a huge fan of Nintendo’s strategy RPG series Fire Emblem. In fact, I’m just a fan of well done SRPGs (strategy role-playing games). Unfortunately not many get translated to English; just look at the Super Robot Wars series. The lack of new SRPGs and the fact that I had to wait a month for…
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Grown Man Refuses To Eat Until Parents Allow Him to Play Video Games
Tantrums involving video games are nothing new, particularly when they involve children losing their gaming privileges. However, when the tantrum is thrown by a young adult, it becomes something that’s, well… sad. That’s exactly what happened to the Yang family in Chongqing last week as reported by the Chongqing Times. Yang Yang (pseudonym) was at…
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