Hearthstone is a digital collectible card game based on characters and lore from Warcraft, and it's not to be missed.
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You Should Play: Get your World of Warcraft fix with Hearthstone 0
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Vaingloryâs biggest update yet brings character skins to the MOBA-fest 0
May 5th at 9:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsIf you’re like us, you’ve been playing the crap out of the amazingly addictive online arena game, Vainglory, since it came out for the iPad and iPhone, ganking enemies from the safety of the bushes, releasing the Kraken, and pushing…
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Zynga tries to reinvent itself with a new smartphone strategy game 0
May 5th at 4:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsIn 2008, Mark Skaggs joined Zynga in hopes of making real-time strategy games even more popular. He had spent the previous six years at Electronic Arts, working on games like Command & Conquer, but with Zynga he saw an opportunity to introduce RTS games to a whole new audience. That never happened, though. Facebook turned out to be a poor platform for the genre, and instead Skaggs spent his time working on social gaming hits like CityVille and FarmVille. But now that mobile has emerged as a suitable...
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You Should Play: If you're a fan of mobile puzzle-based games, Nevertales: The Beauty Within is for you 1
May 1st at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThis fairytale hidden object puzzler is the perfect escape.
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Help an old man shoot flying pandas in Namco Bandai's weird Galaga/Tekken crossover game 0
April 30th at 11:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsA key benefit of spaceships: they operate predominantly in zero-gravity environments, so they don't have to be particularly aerodynamic. Remind yourself of that as you control a ship in the shape of a 60-year-old man wearing a karate gi in Namco Bandai's new Galaga: Tekken 20th Anniversary crossover game. The mobile game, available on Android and iOS for free right now, replaces venerable arcade classic Galaga's spaceships and enemies with characters from the fighting game series....
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The Apple Watch can be your new Tamagotchi 3
April 29th at 2:25am / Mashable / 0 opinionsAs with many watch versions of apps, Tamagotchi on the wrist appears to have a more limited feature set than the iOS version
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Now Tamagotchi can nag you from your Apple Watch 0
April 28th at 1:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsNot many apps can boast that they're a natural fit for a tiny smartwatch screen, but Tamagotchi Classic is one of the exceptions. Japanese video game company Bandai Namco has transposed this classic '90s experience to the Apple Watch, bringing the blobby, amorphous, digital pets that many of us remember from our childhood into the 21st century. But while the hardware might be new, the experience of owning and caring for a Tamagotchi hasn't changed: it's as annoying as ever....
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Roundup: The best and most interesting third-party apps for your new Apple Watch 1
April 24th at 10:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWith newly-delivered Apple Watch units now on the wrists of the lucky, users will undoubtedly be looking to try out the best launch-day apps for their latest purchase. AppleInsider offers a roundup of some prominent and essential launch-day apps, divided by category.
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Apple Watch spy game brings clever twist to retro format 0
April 24th at 6:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsFrom James Bond’s laser Rolex to Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone, spies have always been suckers for wearable tech. To salute secret agents’ fondness for the latest gadgets, the makers of Spy_Watch crafted their new game for the latest cutting-edge device…
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The 9 best apps for Apple Watch you can get right now 0
April 24th at 5:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsApple has the best smartphone ecosystem, the best tablet ecosystem, and as of today, the best smartwatch ecosystem when it comes to apps. But the app story is dramatically different on the Watch in a way that you won't quite understand until you start to use one. Where on the iPhone and iPad, apps are almost everything that you do, on the Apple Watch, apps really aren't something you want to play around with. In fact, you may often find yourself wondering why you'd use some of these apps at all....
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25 Apple Watch apps you need on your wrist 0
April 24th at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsHappy downloading!
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Apple Watch gaming: Devs talk early titles and the challenges of wearable fun 0
April 23rd at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWhich games will be available around the launch, and how were they designed? We chatted with several game makers to find out.
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Freemium Field Test: Final Fantasy: Record Keeper mines nostalgia with fair, albeit flat results 0
April 21st at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsAll the big Final Fantasy games rolled into one, minus story, character development, exploration, and more.
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Halo comes to iOS, but it's not the same shooter you know from Xbox 0
April 20th at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsMicrosoft brings the smash series to the App Store with a pair of spinoff gamesâand here's a hands-on look at both.
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You should play: Naught Reawakening spins the platforming genre upside-down with this riveting sequel 1
April 17th at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsFans of platformers who have grown tired of making their character jump, shoot, and run through obstacles may enjoy this gameâs feeling of weightlessness and frightening abandon.
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With Quickie, Make A Quick 5-Second Video Call With Your Friends 1
April 17th at 3:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMeet Quickie, a nifty little iOS app to make 1-on-1 video calls that automatically end after a few seconds. You might use Quickie to tell a joke to a friend or say good morning to your partner for example. Sending a text message won’t be as personal as a phone or video call, but calls are a strong commitment in our busy lives.“The idea came from frustration with phone calls that…
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Microsoft brings Halo spinoffs to iPhone, iPad, and Windows 0
April 16th at 7:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsMicrosoft is bringing its Halo spinoffs to iOS for the first time today. Both the new Halo: Spartan Strike and the existing Halo: Spartan Assault are now available from Appleâs App Store, priced at $5.99 each or $9.99 as a bundle. Microsoft had originally planned to launch Spartan Strike exclusively on Windows and Windows Phone back in December, but the title was mysteriously delayed before appearing today on iPhone, iPad, Windows, and Windows Phone....
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Blizzardâs addictive card game Hearthstone is now on your iPhone 1
April 14th at 10:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsHearthstone addicts players rejoice! Blizzard’s incredibly compelling digital card game is now optimized for your iPhone or iPod touch. We’ve heard rumors that some folks even use their iPhone while in the bathroom. Gross! If you’re one of those people,…
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You can finally play Hearthstone on your phone 0
April 14th at 9:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsBlizzard's addictive digital card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is finally available on smartphones. The free-to-play game â which debuted on PC and made its way to tablets last year â has been redesigned for your iPhone or Android device, cramming a whole lot of information onto a much smaller screen. The smartphone version should be available in both the App Store and Google Play at some point today. Like all versions of the game, your progress carries over from one device to the next...
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Turn off iOS 8 notifications for uninterrupted gaming 4
April 14th at 12:04am / Cult of Mac / 1 opinionsI’ve been playing Vainglory quite a bit lately, and the one thing that really distracts me and (when on my iPad 3) actually impacts my gameplay: notifications. They can make the game stutter, which wreaks havok on my ability to…
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You Should Play: Four Letters gives you seconds to frantically string together short words 0
April 13th at 11:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsTired of turn-based word games? This slick, speedy freebie is tense and satisfying.
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5 can't-miss apps: Snapseed, Mixkit and more 2
April 12th at 1:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThis week's list includes an app to make your own mixtapes, another that creates personalized reading lists based on your Twitter feed and a big refresh to Google's photo-editing app.
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The High Score Selfie 0
April 10th at 7:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsWell, it had to happen, if it didn’t already. Two-person indie game developer Nerd Agency has unleashed the ‘high score selfie’.
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Spirit Lords is like an adorable Diablo for your phone 0
April 10th at 10:14am / The Verge / 0 opinionsI've spent far too much of my life zoning out in front of action RPGs like Diablo and Torchlight. Click, click, click; kill bad guy, collect loot, repeat. It's a familiar cycle, one that keeps me coming back, but lately my mouse clicks have been replaced by taps on a touchscreen thanks to Spirit Lords, a new mobile game that boils down the essence of Diablo into something you can play while riding the bus....
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Freemium Field Test: Fast & Furious: Legacy delivers surprisingly solid cinematic street racing 0
April 6th at 5:00am / Macworld / 0 opinionsIt's simple in scope, but there's a lot of enjoyable action for fans of the action flick franchise.