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Unseen Liminality Walkthrough
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Unseen Liminality is an unusual bit of Roblox horror, in that it actually got me once or twice. I’ve put some hours into this Kane Pixels’ Backrooms-themed horror title recently, and while it’s in its early stages of development, it …
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Across a bounty of subgenres.
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Summon Heroes Tier List – Best Units
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Summon the best heroes.
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Seven races with three variants each.

Threes!, Monument Valley Take Top Honors As Apple’s Best of the Year

2014 is drawing to a close, and everyone is waving around their “Best Of” lists. Apple is no exception, naming its top App Store picks via its end of year App Store promotion that kicked off earlier today. Singled-out titles include puzzle / action title Monument Valley for the best iPad game, and number-puzzler Threes! for the best iPhone game.

The charts, which can be viewed in full at The Guardian, also includes picks for other categories. 2014’s highest-grossing iPhone game is Candy Crush Saga, followed by Clash of Clans. The Simpsons: Tapped Out also made an impact on the iPhone (as the sixth top-grossing app) and the iPad (as the seventh top-grossing app).

Minecraft – Pocket Edition comes in at number one for Top Paid iPhone Apps as well as Top Paid iPad apps.

Strangely, few of the games mentioned outside of the editorial picks for “best” were actually released in 2014. The vast majority of top grossing, top paid, and top free games are holdovers from years past.

Take a look at the list for yourself and ask one very important question: Are any of your personal picks up there? If the answer is “Yes,” your existence has been validated for another year. Congratulations!

Upcoming
November 6, 2009
Build it! Miami Beach Resort Preview
By Erin Bell
Most games in the building sim genre offer players a variety of different maps and scenarios to play, but cerasus.media's upcoming Build It! Miami Beach Resort is trying something a little different: In it, players continue to work on the same map for more than 60 years as the city becomes bigger and bigger. The goal, as the title implies, is to build a thriving resort on Miami Beach while completing the challenges that are assigned within each level. You'll begin in the year 1920 with simple bungalows, and advance year by year (each level is a new year) to the 1970s. Through the decades you'll add things like art deco hotels, cinemas, the first fast-food diner, and even giant hotels right on the beach.
News
August 17, 2013
Name Your Own Price: Back to School Gamer Bundle (MAC ONLY)
By Jim Squires
Go ahead, look at the calendar. I dare you. See how close it is to September? Frighteningly close. Especially if you're a student, because that means your summertime shenanigans are coming to an end. But don't worry - we have a pay-what-you-want bundle of six great games to help distract you from the oncoming wave of algebra and footnotes.

Nadia Oxford

In the early aughts, Nadia fell into writing with the grace of a brain-dead bison stumbling into a chasm. Over the years, she's written for Nerve, GamePro, 1UP.com, USGamer, Pocket Gamer, Just Labs Magazine, and many other sites and magazines of fine repute. She's currently About.com's Guide to the Nintendo 3DS at ds.about.com.