Tom Christiansen

Former Good Morning America child star, Tom spends his time these days writing lots of things for people to read. He's a fan of independently developed video games, and always roots for the underdog. Send him animated .gifs on Twitter: @tomscott90. He likes those things

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January 15, 2015
Crossy Road’s First $1 Million Shows That Fair Monetization Works
By Tom Christiansen
Almost every night before I fall asleep, I drag my iPad across my bed, prop it up on my chest and play a few runs of Crossy Road before I doze off. Crossy Road is the only game I have …
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January 15, 2015
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Goes Prehistoric With Frostbite Caves Update
By Tom Christiansen
Stretching their game’s absurdity to new lengths, PopCap Games has released a new content update to Plants vs. Zombies 2 that pits snow-resistant plants against cavemen-themed zombies. That’s right, dodo-riding, paleolithic zombies against (literal) hot potatoes. The Frostbite Caves update …
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January 14, 2015
Spinnner Is a Thing (and You Should Know about It)
By Tom Christiansen
As a self-proclaimed, “game for kidults”, Spinnner (with 3 Ns) is a game that will literally send you spinning through your room. You see, the whole point of Spinnner is to see how fast you can spin around in a …
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January 14, 2015
Battle of Toys Is a 2D Fighter That Packs a Plastic Punch
By Tom Christiansen
I’ve recently noticed that, somewhere along the way, I lost the imagination I had when I was a kid. For example, action figures were way more exciting back when I was younger. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy …
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January 14, 2015
Let Indie Puzzler Satellina Hypnotize You Next Week
By Tom Christiansen
Next week, Moon Kid is debuting their first game, Satellina, on the iOS App Store. A minimalist puzzle game, Satellina’s players must trace their finger through puzzles to eliminate all of the dots on the screen. Easier said than done, of course. …
Reviews
January 14, 2015
Combo Quest Review: Fighting In Circles With Blocks
By Tom Christiansen
Remember those arcade games where players have to stop the blinking light in just the right position in order to get the prize? Imagine playing that game, but with your life on the line. You’re watching the little light bounce …
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January 12, 2015
If Nintendo Won’t Come To Mobile, Maybe Mobile Will Come To Nintendo
By Tom Christiansen
To say Puzzle & Dragons is a popular mobile game would be a vast understatement. With tens of millions of downloads worldwide, a large portion of them coming from Japan where the game is most popular, the success of Puzzle …
Reviews
January 12, 2015
Drop Wizard Review: Enchantingly Old-School Fun
By Tom Christiansen
In a time where nearly every mobile game released is a match-three, an endless-runner, a tower-defense, or a resource gathering/waiting game, it is always refreshing to get my hands on a game that doesn’t fit into any of those previously …

Tom Christiansen

Crossy Road’s First $1 Million Shows That Fair Monetization Works

Plants vs. Zombies 2 Goes Prehistoric With Frostbite Caves Update

Spinnner Is a Thing (and You Should Know about It)

Battle of Toys Is a 2D Fighter That Packs a Plastic Punch

Let Indie Puzzler Satellina Hypnotize You Next Week

Combo Quest Review: Fighting In Circles With Blocks

If Nintendo Won’t Come To Mobile, Maybe Mobile Will Come To Nintendo

Drop Wizard Review: Enchantingly Old-School Fun

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Racc & Roll Is an Upcoming Co-Op Metal Detecting Hangout Game on Steam

Schrödinger’s Call Is a Heartfelt Visual Novel About Moments Before Death

Resident Evil Survival Unit And Monster Hunter Team Up For July