Bear Winter might be the most romantic Match-3 game I’ve ever played. This is especially unexpected, because just below the surface of its genre conventions, Nevercenter’s minimalist little gem is about the inevitability of death, and the insurmountable power of …
Full disclosure: I don’t read. Hm. That sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it? I mean, let’s be very clear here: I *can* read (Editor’s note: I should hope!). However, with a plethora of media to consume, releasing at an ever …
Superheroes could spend their time putting out fires or getting cats out of trees, but let’s face facts: we already have regular heroes to handle problems like these. When you add the word “super” to the front, there’s only one …
Nearly everyone I know grew up watching the Looney Tunes on Saturday mornings. The timeless antics of Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and all the rest of the Looney Tunes gang remain a centerpiece of my childhood experience. …
The infinite runner is a relatively new concept, and is still evolving. That’s not to say Platform Panic is an infinite runner. But it is part of this sub-genre’s close family, and is an inspired step forward in this evolution …
Galcon is a franchise that is hallmarked by milestones. In 2008 Galcon released on iPhones as one of the first multiplayer iOS games. Galcon walked away with the 2009 IGF Award for Mobile Game Design, and in 2010, Galcon Fusion was …
Even though we’re several years deep in the smartphone world, some games can still surprise me by looking like someone’s shoehorned an Xbox 360 into pocket calculator. Exiles: Far Colony, for example, is almost too good looking. It verges on …
Two console generations ago, the Brothers in Arms franchise was my go-to recommendation for people looking for a solid shooter. Sure it was set during the Second World War, making it just one more World War II FPS, but how …