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Final Fortress – Idle Survival: Don’t Stop Survivin’

Posted on May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 by Patrick Ryan

Apocalypses are a scary prospect, but what if what came after the ‘end of the world’ was even worse? Chances are, if you manage to survive a catastrophic disaster that wipes out most of the life on earth, you’re going to be in one hell of a tight spot; whatever follows an apocalypse isn’t likely to be all that friendly. Well, when it comes to Final Fortress – Idle Survival, the answer is zombies. Zombies…

Escape to Outer Space with the Awesome Space Delivery Company App

Posted on May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 by Erin Konrad

Tired of living on one planet? You can escape to outer space when you play the Awesome Space Delivery Company game. This addictive app lets you make intergalactic deliveries while earning points and competing against other space travelers. So, whether you’re focused on advancing to other planet levels or just want to beat the other players, you’ll be hooked on the game at lightning speed! Get started playing the Awesome Space Delivery Company app by…

Candy Crush: The Science Behind the Addiction

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 by guest

(Ad) Candy crush is a colorful game worth $7.1 billion dollars that has the potential to get players incredibly addicted. You’ve likely seen your friends or family in a corner concentrated on matching a variety of colored sweets. Likewise, you may have probably also seen them asking for clues on how to get to the next level or purchasing new lives and boosters to conquer the new level they’re on. Aside from candy crush being…

Pit Donald Trump Against Anderson Cooper in Schadenfreudian Update Of Swipe Fighter Heroes Game

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Eric Compton

The one constant in our current political climate is that there is always tons of fighting going on between both sides. Whether you’re a fan of Trump’s policies or you applaud Anderson Cooper’s ability to shed light on interesting news stories, you’re always guaranteed plenty of spats between the conservatives and the liberals. Wish you could get out your frustration with the other side? A new version of the game, Swipe Fighter Heroes, means you…

3 Surprisingly Addictive iPhone Games

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Patrick Ryan

The iPhone has already established itself as the dominant force in smartphone gaming. The reasons for this are simple; developers go where there’s the most money to be made, and also opt for the platform they can most easily develop for. With Android spanning several different hardware variants, and Apple keeping it slick and streamlined with their iPhone series, it’s no wonder the most addictive games right now are premiering on iPhone. Here’s four of…

Loving The Retro Feel Of Twin Gates 2

Posted on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 by Eric Compton

The evolution of the gaming industry is an interesting one to watch as it doesn’t really follow the trajectory that you might expect. Yes, sure we can now don a pair of oculus rifts and run around in a make believe castle fighting dragons and that’s awesome, however, a lot of gamers still prefer to play the incredibly basic dot matrix-type games that became so popular in the eighties. Because of this love of nostalgia…

Gravity Cactus – The iOS Game You’ll Keep Trying to Beat Each Day!

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sam Jackson

You know you’re addicted to an iOS mobile game when you start playing it in the evening and before you know it, it’s 3 a.m. and you’re wondering how the heck time flew by so fast. You’ll continue to play until the very last moment and think up rationalizations so that you can keep playing. Gravity Cactus is a simple game, and it most certainly has that addictive nature in it. This is a fresh…

It’s Just a short Bounce To Success With Color Switch

Posted on May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 by Eric Compton

It’s tricky enough coming up with an idea for an app, now add to that struggle, the need for good graphics that will make it addictive, engaging and fun. Hard, no? Now imagine that you’re colourblind. Impossible. And yet, Marc Lejeune has done just that with his smash hit Color Switch that topped that charts at no.1 for over a month and a half. Before I let the green eyed monster completely take over I…

Puzzle The Picture: Picking Up The Pieces

Posted on March 26, 2016March 30, 2016 by Patrick Ryan

Jigsaw puzzles used to be all the rage. Now, however, they’ve fallen out of favour, largely I assume, because they don’t come complete with a touch screen. They were invented in 1760 or there about, and were originally constructed by painting the image onto the wood, then cutting said wood with a jigsaw, hence the name. Things soon switched to cardboard, and remained that way for many years. Until now. Mikal Johansen has switched the game…

Kill Time Whilst Killing Soldiers: 3 Top Army Game Apps

Posted on January 25, 2016March 3, 2019 by Patrick Ryan

Of all the games available for smartphones, one of the most popular genre to emerge over the past two years has been the MMO war game. Defying even the classic pull of the tried and tested casino games, where you can play for free or play for no deposit bingo at houseofbingo, the MMO brigade routinely find themselves in the top 10 most popular games, and also the top 10 most profitable. Nobody wants to…

Take On New Horizons With This Challenging New Game By Pixeljam

Posted on December 9, 2015December 15, 2015 by Eric Compton

Horizons are usually a signifier of hope and a better life, you look to them when you’re in dire straights and they give you the gusto to go on. Imagine a global apocalypse, the likes of which have never been seen, that leaves the Earth totally wrecked and uninhabitable. The next horizon you’ll be looking to will literally be your last – the vast expanses of space that you’ll be forced to enter will stretch…

Glowsticks At The Ready For A Starific Experience

Posted on November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 by Eric Compton

If you’ve ever been to Cyber-dog in Camden Town, London, looked around at the strange, colourful, alien rave gear and wondered what it would be like if you dropped ecstasy, turned into a star and started playing a mashup of space invaders and pong, then the concept of Starific – Endless Arcade Reactor by developer Alex Gierczyk might seem somewhat familiar to you and not all together mental (like it is for the rest of…

Feel The Wave Of Nostalgia Wash Over You With Snake ’97

Posted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 by Eric Compton

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, but try telling that to Snake ‘97 by dsd 164, the new retro-fitted Snake game for iPhones. We all remember the ‘90s fondly; it was a decade of well-intentioned afterschool specials, butterfly clips, girl/boy bands and, most importantly, it was when the mobile phone became a widespread and universal tool. With this came the obvious fashion challenges of matching your mobile case with your sunglasses for that day,…

Tap The Frog As If Your Life Depended On It

Posted on October 13, 2015October 23, 2015 by Eric Compton

The 1994 movie epic ‘Speed’ star’s Keanu Reeves as a Los Angeles police officer frantically trying to keep a bus running at above 50km/hr all whilst trying to figure out how the dickens the villain of the piece is monitoring him. Fast forward 21 years and you too can feel the adrenaline rush of ‘Officer Jack’ with the fast paced and action packed game Tap The Frog (without the constant fear of bursting into flames).

Survival Of The Biggest: Agar.io Takes Darwinian Evolutionary Theory To The Next Level

Posted on October 6, 2015October 8, 2015 by Eric Compton

Darwin’s theory of natural selection can be applied to many faculties, not least global politics’ unending fight for power. Either grow and adapt or face becoming obsolete and potentially extinct. With this in mind, seeing Obama’s face drift into screen and swallow up Slovakia could be seen as a chilling insight into the potential outcomes of the now Presidents’ last term in office or just a regular foe incessantly absorbing other players around them on…

7 Most Addictive Games On iOS In 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015March 3, 2019 by Patrick Ryan

It may come as a shock to you that we are almost halfway through 2015. In fact, we are so far through it that it’s apparently appropriate to begin compiling best of 2015 lists. You’re reading one now. Scary, yes? Don’t think about. Instead, think about the wealth of addictive, endlessly entertaining iOS apps readily available at your literal fingertips. It’s 2015, and we’ve got the lot. Puzzlers, Action-Adventurers, RPGs, Classic board games – whatever…

Full Tilt Addictiveness With Dot Worlds

Posted on March 9, 2015March 11, 2015 by Patrick Ryan

What had you achieved by the time you were 11-years-old? For me, the year was 1999; I’d managed to kiss a girl behind the bike sheds, get into a decent secondary school, and maybe design a character or two for a comic book epic I had planned. I also had completed Zelda: Ocarina of Time without the aid of the internet, which is no mean feat I assure you, but sadly outside the scope of…

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…

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