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Lian Amaris has been studying and writing about games, transmedia storytelling and immersive environments since 2003. She has two Master's degrees from NYU, was a new media professor for 3 years then transitioned to mobile tech in 2011. From 2012-15 she worked on bringing over 35 F2P mobile games to market.
  • 13 Scary Mobile Games to Play in the Dark
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    13 Scary Mobile Games to Play in the Dark

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    If there’s any time that people want a good scare it’s Halloween. Come the end of October, hordes of scare-seekers head to movie theaters or turn to their televisions for the latest in gory stories. But it takes a brave …
  • Close Your Eyes and Fight in ‘A Blind Legend’
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    Close Your Eyes and Fight in ‘A Blind Legend’

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    A Blind Legend from DOWiNO is a new action-adventure game that uses only sound to guide players through the experience. The story takes place in the “Age of Chivalry” and features a rich soundtrack of fighting knights, galloping horses, cursing …
  • Super Sharp Review: A Cut Above
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    Super Sharp Review: A Cut Above

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    At the risk of sounding creepy, I have to confess that I love the feeling of very sharp scissors slicing through paper, with a sheering sound and tactility of slight resistance. The best is with a thin glossy paper like …
  • Super Sharp Tips, Cheats and Strategies
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    Super Sharp from 1Button is a physics puzzler that challenges players to slice through objects and hit a target with the debris. The premise, however, is that each puzzle has different physics at play which help and hinder progression. Some …
  • The Martian Review: Mission Accomplished
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    The Martian Review: Mission Accomplished

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    Big budget licensing can be a difficult challenge for a studio trying to produce an “official game” tied to a highly anticipated movie. There are licensor considerations, audience expectations, immovable deadlines, and then actually making a fun game that fits …
  • Hocus Review: Escheresque Entertainment
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    Hocus Review: Escheresque Entertainment

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    When I was in college back before the turn of the century, there were certain posters guaranteed to be in a dorm room: a 90s alt rock band homage, an irreverent movie poster like Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting, something with …
  • Hocus Tips, Cheats and Strategies
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    Hocus Tips, Cheats and Strategies

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    Hocus is a puzzle game which challenges players to lead a tiny cube through a latticework of interconnected beams. The puzzles are “impossible objects”- 2D illusions that we perceive as three-dimensional but could not exist in the real world. With …