Collectible card games are all the rage now, especially on mobile devices, so it should come as no surprise that Liquid Entertainment, the developer behind the upcoming Facebook game D&D Heroes of Neverwinter, is reviving the Battle Realms brand -- originally a real-time strategy game for the PC -- and bringing it back as a CCG that will be coming to both iOS and Android-enabled devices next year.
Graduate Games is now accepting preorders for Best in Show Solitaire, it's spin on the popular card game that features more than 40 different dog breeds. Players who preorder the game for $9.95 (regular price $19.95) will be able to download and play the beta version of the game right now.
Mahjong Saga doesn't really try to do anything drastically new with the mahjong formula, but instead offers a well rounded, and supremely relaxing, take on the tile-swapping experience. The basic gameplay remains the same as always, but with a level-based structure and lack of time limits, it manages to carve out its own place amongst the glut of mahjong titles on Facebook.
Both board games and collectible card games have a seen a resurgence on platforms of late, with excellent new titles coming to mobile devices and web browsers on a surprisingly regular basis. So it was only a matter of time before sometime decided to merge the two genres together. And Card Hunter, the first game from developer Blue Manchu, is looking to do just that.
Do you dream about combining casual sports games with RPG elements? Have you ever sat there and said to yourself, "You know what would make soccer more exciting? Dice rolls!" If this seems familiar then it sounds like you're in luck, as LambdaMu Games is about to release Dice Soccer for iOS devices.
Is there a scarier place than the nightmares of a young child? Though it's called Dream Land, the new social game from FreshPlanet is actually about those less than pleasant places your mind wanders to when you fall asleep. With its charmingly creepy, Tim Burton-esque sense of style and clever board game structure and turn-based combat, Dream Land may actually make you want to explore nightmares.
It's amazing what happens to perception when there's a timer in your ear. It shouldn't be too hard to look at two cards with 5 little pictures on each of them and pick out the one that appears on both, but there was numerous times I stared at the screen for what seemed like forever, totally convinced there was some sort of mistake there's no way.... oh, no wait, I found it.
From "Magic: The Gathering" to "Pokémon," trading card games have entertained collecting fiends and strategy players for decades. In Strongholds: New Age, a follow-up to the original Strongholds, players face the computer or go head-to-head in an electronic version of familiar, number-crunching trading card battles.