Masters of Doom Casting Choices Announced

Romero and Carmack

Doom is one of the most influential video games ever made. id Software, which developed Doom (along with several other groundbreaking games), is one of the most influential game studios of all time. John Carmack and John Romero, the two main drivers behind id Software, are two of the most influential game developers in history,

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The Sorcery! Series: The Best Story-Driven Games For Your Smartphone

Sorcery!

Have you ever played a choose-your-own-adventure book, or do the words “choose-your-own-adventure book” sound like something you’d be interested in? If not, the Sorcery! games aren’t for you. Otherwise, keep reading. Sorcery! is a series of choose-your-own-adventure mobile games based on gamebooks by Steve Jackson, tabletop game kingpin and Munchkin creator. There are four games

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Google Play Pass Should Pay Developers Up Front, Not By Time

Google Play Pass

Yesterday, Google launched their response to Apple Arcade: Google Play Pass. You can read about both services in the primer we published. Google Play Pass is a godsend for Android gamers, but it looks like a bad deal for mobile game developers, at least for now. Let’s dive into why Google Play Pass is currently

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Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass Primer

Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass

For years, mobile gaming enthusiasts have suffered through a wasteland of in-app purchases, lazy cash-ins, and a generally uncurated environment. In fact, My Dpad started as a response to that, and one of our most popular pages is just a list of mobile games that are actually worth your time. Luckily, the dark days are

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Earn Free Google Play Credits With Google Opinion Rewards

Google Opinion Rewards

If you’re like me, you’re constantly looking for new mobile games on the Google Play store. However, if you’re like me, you also might be spending a little more on mobile games than you would like (as I recently discovered when I started tracking my Google Play spending). Free games can keep you plenty busy,

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In 2019, Should I Buy Minecraft Java Edition or Windows 10 Edition?

Minecraft Windows

Minecraft is forever. In fact, it was just named the best game of the 21st century by The Guardian. However, if you’re looking to buy it for your computer, you’re immediately faced with a problem: should you buy the Java Edition, or should you buy the Windows 10 Edition (also called one of the Bedrock

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