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Tap Heroes: Tap ‘Em Dead In Serious RPG Style

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

RPGs have long since been my favourite type of game. Ever since the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, graced my childhood back in 1998, I’ve been hooked. The masterful Majora’s Mask followed in 2001 to majora-pproval, then the seminal, yet under-appreciated Tales of Symphonia, co-operative RPGing at its absolute finest, materialised for the GameCube in 2003. Final Fantasy has been a major component of my life for longer than a lot of other major…

Top 10 Ways That People Have Broken Their Mobile Phones

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Eric Compton

The team over at iMend.com have recently collected together a list of 50 ways that people have broken their phones. These aren’t your run of the mill drops and bangs though, they are some of the craziest ways that we have seen!

Why Don’t You All Just BoxOff?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

What is the nature of addiction? The Oxford dictionary defines it as ‘the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming‘. Is it safe to assume that addiction is subjective, that it effects everyone differently? There’s certainly such a thing as an addictive personality, which can have a bearing on the severity of the case. I wouldn’t have previously described myself as fitting that particular…

Noodles Now: The Fastest Food Around

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

As Blade Runner ably demonstrated to us back in 1982, the future shall be dominated by the Chinese. This was due to Los Angeles having such a large immigrant Chinese population at the time of pre-production. Following the demographic trend, by 2019 the filmmakers guessed, the population would be significant enough to dominate most of the city. Or maybe Ridley just though big neon kanji signs were cool. Either way, in that dystopian future, noodles…

Matchmaking Wines With The Glorious Grapeful

Posted on February 16, 2015August 10, 2016 by Patrick Ryan

Picture this. You’re sat in a smart restaurant, possibly on a first date, or, to raise the stakes a little, the first date with your partner’s parents in tow. You’re already a little on edge; anxiety’s got you swallowing too much. Now here comes the waiter, clasping a wine list. Oh God, wine? He hands it to you, the nearest person to him, your hand extending automatically to receive it. All heads turn. They wait,…

Warship Solitaire: A Cool Cruise In Nostalgia

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

Remember Battleship? The cool blue plastic game set with the red and white pins? Most often played with a sibling or similar age relative, I have yet to encounter a game capable of producing similar instances of rage. The look of glee in the eyes of your enemy as they realise they’ve found your five piece vessel and destruction of your most valuable weapon in your armada is imminent is not something you forget in…

Pressing Dates In Hand With Glass Planner

Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

Here’s a confession: I don’t use a planner, diary or a calendar. Never have. My reasoning behind this startling stance is simple and long maintained; a calendar doesn’t prioritise. So, if you’ve got a number of things happening on the same day, or if you have one thing that suddenly takes precedence, your calendar isn’t going to work with you to readjust. You alone have to readjust. Electronic calendars are fiddly things, and to add…

Have A Crack At General Knowledge With The Genius Trivia Crack

Posted on January 7, 2015January 6, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

Picture this Holy Grail of app development; you’re a small independent studio based in a part of the world not exactly renowned for pioneering technological advancements, let’s say Latin America. You release a few apps, first of all a stock market based number, then a couple of word game ones. They do well. Then they do very well. And then, in late 2013, your latest app, a trivia based mano y mano showdown, literally conquers…

ArkMC: Come Together. Right Now. In Front Of Me.

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 by Patrick Ryan

‘Christ, what the hell is UPnP?’, I thought to myself as I read up on this particular app. The conundrum had me scurrying to Wikipedia to find the answer (that most trusted fountain of communal knowledge). UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is in fact not a courier service, but a set of networking protocols that allows various devices to discover each other’s presence on the same network. Though the explanation sounds like a tagline for…

There’s No Place I’d Rather ShutterBee

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Patrick Ryan

If you’re anything like me, the well-intentioned photographs you take while travelling will serve two ultimate purposes; firstly, they will momentarily irritate anyone who happens to be scrolling through your Facebook or Twitter feed at the time who isn’t directly related to you. Secondly, they will clog up harddrive space on your computer. That seems to be the extent of it from my experience. If you’re the same, you might feel like that’s a little…

Survivors: The Quest Brings Epic Scale RPG To iPad

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Patrick Ryan

RPGs (Role Playing Games to the uninitiated) are my favourite type of game. They afford a gaming experience like no other, often going on for weeks at a time. They usually have an emotional hook with an epic story, and ways to progress and power up the characters as you move along. This week, prolific developer G5 Games have entered the RPG fray with their mini epic Survivors: The Quest, a tale of three people…

Homeless: Life simulator – App Review

Posted on October 11, 2014 by desouza

In this interesting new spin on a game, you start out your life as a homeless person living on the streets. The ultimate goal is to work your way up from a homeless hobo to the president of your country. In the Homeless: Life simulator app I can guarantee you will not have played a game like this before. It is a virtual life that starts you off and you will also be an unknown…

Rise of Rome is more than just a strategy game – Review

Posted on August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 by desouza

When it comes to playing games with a great deal of strategy there is always going to be an element of addiction, fun and total dedication. Playing Rise of Rome has the strategy and more besides. Your aim in this game is to achieve the most dynamic strategy, strongest corporation and most powerful formation to become the strongest hero of them all. It’s all about the most powerful story to ever come out of history…

Fly Jay back and forth collecting berries in Berry Jay: Video Review

Posted on August 12, 2014September 27, 2014 by desouza

Berry Jay is a gaming app that involves a Jay bird that loves berries. It is better than Flappy Birds or Make it Rain (according to some users) and it is simple yet addictive to play. Your task will be to fly Jay back and forth and collect berries from trees, bushes and hedges while trying to avoid the hazards that will inevitably come your way. The hazards include the Guardian Red Bird who will…

iOS 7 Concept We Would Love for Apple to implement

Posted on May 5, 2013September 10, 2016 by desouza

There’s been no shortage of iOS 7 concepts since the start of 2013 and even more being pushed out since Apple announced their WWDC event. There is however one concept that has our attention. A dashboard feature on your iPhone, would Apple go for something like that. Rumours has it, Jony Ive is leading a massive UI overhaul. The concept is done by Mohammed Kerroudj. Check it out.

Jump out of the box for puzzle fun – get ready to Tease Ur Brain on iOS!

Posted on March 11, 2013December 27, 2015 by desouza

India based Patron Technosoft today announces the release of Tease Ur Brain for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Tease Ur Brain is a wildly addictive new puzzle game adventure created to test their mental aptitude and thinking skills. The game features over one hundred diverse puzzles to experience across an array of different game levels, and encourages gamers to engage their friends and other players from all over the world via Facebook and interactive…

FAA’s Free App of the Day: Catch the Ark

Posted on March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 by desouza

We’re working together with the team at Free App Alliance to highlight a great free app for you to check out everyday. A devastating flood of biblical proportions is about to wipe out most of earth’s hopeless inhabitants, including three absolutely adorable creatures called Titan, Boon, and Zuzu. Armed with just a raft in this endless-runner, you must guide this trio of critters safely along jungle rapids that hide jagged rocks, hungry crocs, and other…

FAA’s Free App of the Day: Forever Lost: Episode 1 HD

Posted on February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by desouza

We’re working together with the team at Free App Alliance to highlight a great free app for you to check out everyday. You’ve woken up in an abandoned mental hospital. You don’t know who you are. You don’t know where you are. You don’t know how the hell you’re going to find your way back home, either. Your aim in this creepy room escape adventure, then, is to slowly explore the dark corridors of your…

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