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Bad mobile games can be divided into two categories: terrible, irredeemable games with no positive qualities, and games that have potential but just tried to do too much. Games in the first section are pretty much just cash grabs, and are often licensed properties. Games in the second section are more admirable, but still aren’t […]
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If you’re one of the million-plus who have been playing HQ Trivia daily, you’ve probably wondered how they make money. If you’re invited anyone to the game and had to explain it to them, they probably had the exact same question immediately. Well, now we know how they will make money, and it unsurprisingly comes
How Does HQ Trivia Make Money? Now We Know. Read More »
If you have a smartphone within reach, you can start playing The Sims right now. No, I’m not talking about The Sims Freeplay, the terrible first mobile offering from The Sims franchise. I’m talking about The Sims Mobile. The Sims Mobile is a completely new game that has just recently dropped on both Google Play
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Looking for a good game or two to play on your Android smartphone? How about (just about) every single Dragon Quest (mainline series) game? That’s right. Through a combination of emulation and official ports, you can play the entirety of the Dragon Quest mainline series through the first 6 games, and even another beyond that.
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Conventional wisdom says that if you want to play a PC game with a gamepad, your only option is a 360 controller. Indeed, the 360 controller is basically the perfect design for PC gaming, and is basically a must have for console ports. The only problem is getting one cheap. You can either buy a
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In case you haven’t heard, there are a bunch of licensed games set for release soon on mobile. There are so many, in fact, that I couldn’t fit them all in that one post. One of the games I left out is an offering from the world of Jurassic Park, set to be called Jurassic
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If you’re like me (a mobile game nerd, that is), you basically live at the Google Play Store (or the App Store, if you’re a rich guy). If you don’t, though, I’ve come back with the latest dispatches. These are the coolest-looking upcoming games that you’ll soon be able to play on your smartphone (or
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In case you haven’t heard, there’s a Westworld mobile game coming out soon. It’s in closed beta right now, but you can pre-register on Google Play in the meantime. It seems like it’s pretty fleshed out at this point, but all we really have to go on is the screenshots the developers have put up
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If you, like me, have spent years looking for a great free MMORPG for your smartphone, you’ve found mixed success. Sure, there’s the heavy hitters like Order & Chaos Online, but after a while they suffer the same problems their console/PC counterparts do: they’re just theme parks. On the other hand, you can try some
Mystera Legacy: One Of The Best Free Mobile (& Browser) MMORPGs Read More »
Retroarch Android is just about the only emulator app you need on your phone, but the touchscreen retropad can be annoying if you like to play in portrait mode, like I do. If you’re like me, you’ve also searched high and wide for a way to make the retropad default to portrait mode instead of
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