Square Enixâs Go series of games does a remarkable job of taking what makes a franchise great, and then stripping it down to the very basics. It started with Hitman (stealth and assassinations) before moving on to Tomb Raider (exploration and adventure) and now comes Deus Ex. Like its predecessors, Deus Ex Go is a turn-based puzzle game that has you moving a character through levels that look and feel like a cross between a board game and a diorama. But even with a much smaller sense of scale, it...
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Deus Ex’s cyberpunk future makes for a brilliant puzzle game 0
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Deus Ex Go turns the stealthy shooter into a sharp mobile puzzler 0
August 18th at 3:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSquare Enix's third Go game follows the strong blueprint of Lara Croft and Hitman.
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Even Arnold Schwarzenegger can't pump up the dull Mobile Strike 0
August 15th at 5:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsGame of War's celebrity-backed sibling is just as much of a grim, wallet-draining grind.
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Severed is a gruesome, yet gratifying dungeon-crawling adventure 0
August 13th at 3:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSlash through horrifying monsters with your finger in this cartoonish affair.
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Pokemon Go update now warns you not to play and drive, debuts 'Nearby Pokemon' test 1
August 9th at 9:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsYou can finally change up your username, while iOS players again get to use battery saver mode.
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Pokémon Go's battery-saving feature is back, and a new pokémon-tracking mode is coming 0
August 9th at 8:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsPokémon Go's latest update is out, and it restores the battery-saving mode that mysteriously disappeared from the previous version of the iOS app. To use it, hold your phone upside-down while playing; the screen will dim, so you can walk around and wait for pokémon to buzz you without the need to constantly watch your phone....
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Latest 'Pokemon Go' update brings safety warnings, returns battery saver mode 0
August 9th at 5:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWildly popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go received a major update on Monday, bringing back a useful battery saver mode and introducing a safety feature that dissuades users from playing while driving.
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Super Stickman Golf 3 is another winner, and worth the paid upgrade 0
August 8th at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsPlay without paying and you'll have a blast, but spend the $3 for a whole lot more.
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Cosmos Rings for Apple Watch puts a slick role-playing quest on your wrist 0
August 8th at 3:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThe Final Fantasy maker's exclusive new game plays to the Watch's strengths.
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Little Broken Robots is your new favorite adorable, addictive puzzle game 0
August 5th at 4:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsRepair cute little broken robots by rewiring their circuit boards and fixing their problemsâone logic puzzle at a time.
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The latest Final Fantasy tries to squeeze a console-sized epic onto your phone 0
August 3rd at 7:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsis a big year for Final Fantasy. After a decade of waiting, fans will finally be able to play the long-standing franchiseâs latest flagship title, Final Fantasy XV, when it launches next month. But before that comes another important entry in the series: Mobius Final Fantasy. The mobile game, which is out today on iOS and Android, looks to merge two often disparate concepts: the approachability of mobile and the epic feel of a console experience. It features beautiful 3D graphics, and Square Enix has...
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Overtime app helps users find (or become) the hightlight reel 0
July 26th at 8:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIf ball is life, this app wants you to live yours to the fullest.
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Human Resource Machine can teach you coding, whether you realize it or not 0
July 22nd at 1:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWant to feel super smart? Learn programming basics while solving these brain-teasers.
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Pokémon Go is FINALLY out in the country that discovered Pokémon 0
July 22nd at 4:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsJapan's long national nightmare is over: its citizens and residents are now finally able to use "Pokémon Go," a smartphone application that helps people find and catch pokémon around them. As you're no doubt aware, pokémon are a diverse class of creatures that were first discovered by Japanese scientists Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori in 1996, meaning species like the pikachu have forever been associated with Japan....
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Play this: the charming, relaxing Dots & Co is now on Android and iOS 0
July 21st at 12:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsI was never a big fan of the original Dots. While Iâm all for minimalist games, the mobile puzzler always felt too insubstantial to really hold my attention for long. But there was definitely something satisfying about the main mechanic, which had you matching lines of like-colored dots to clear them away. The sequel, Two Dots, made good on that premise by introducing some semblance of structure through increasingly challenging levels. The third game in the series, which releases today, isnât a...
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Rodeo Stampede is a rollicking romp with a fine freemium model 0
July 18th at 5:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsCan you keep up with this rapid animal runner⦠and build the sky zoo of your dreams?
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Hatoful Boyfriend is the ultimate bird dating simulator (yes, really) 0
July 16th at 5:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsActually, it's probably the only oneâbut it's still totally hilarious.
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Batman: Arkham Underworld lets gamers take control of Gotham's underground on iPhone 1
July 14th at 6:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe newest Batman mobile title for Apple's iOS extends the lore and story of the Arkham Asylum console and computer game franchise, and features the lead Batman: The Animated Series voice actor.
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Pokémon Go is now available in the UK 0
July 14th at 12:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsI've spent the past week wandering around my local park in London staring at my phone and catching monsters, and now you can too. While Pokémon Go launched in the US last week, Brits across the pond have had to resort to sideloading the game on Android or using a US iTunes account to get early access. Pokémon Go is now officially launching in the UK on Android and iOS today....
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Pokemon Go update fixes login problems, sponsored game content coming soon 0
July 13th at 9:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe blockbuster hit Pokémon Go was issued its second update on Wednesday, fixing login problems. In addition, code inspections seem to point to fast food chain McDonalds as a future app sponsor, potentially for in-game "Pokestop" locations.
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Pokémon Go arrives in Europe with German launch 0
July 13th at 1:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsPokémon Go originally launched in Australia and New Zealand last week before eventually arriving in the US. While the game has generated a massive following worldwide, it hasn't been officially available in Europe until today. Game developer Niantic Labs has experienced a variety of server issues, and has been actively limiting accounts and the worldwide availability of the game as a result. That's starting to change, albeit slowly, and Pokémon Go is launching in Germany today on both Android and iOS....
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Pokémon Go update for iOS now available, clarifies access to Google data 0
July 12th at 10:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsThe Pokémon Go update now says it accesses basic info from your Google account, specifically, your user ID and email address.
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Pokémon Go for iOS updated to resolve Google account concerns 0
July 12th at 9:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsPokémon Go for iOS has just been updated to version 1.0.1, with developer Niantic Labs promising improved stability, crash fixes, and a less intrusive grip on Google account permissions. Last week, it was discovered that the massively popular augmented reality game was granting itself "full access" to the accounts of those who signed up to start playing Pokémon Go using a Google account. This was seen as needlessly intrusive by security experts, who cautioned users against granting the game such...
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Pokemon Go players sacrifice full Google account access, pair of fixes coming soon 0
July 12th at 5:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAmid revelations that the popular Pokémon Go game for iPhone offers universal access to Google accounts, Google and Niantic have said that user emails and other sensitive data are not being harvested, and that a pair of fixes are incoming.
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Nintendo's hugely successful 'Pokemon Go' expected to launch soon in Europe, Japan 0
July 11th at 5:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsThe first mobile Pokémon title for iOS and Android has proven to be a wild success, helping to boost shares of Nintendo stock after a pervasive slide, with the game on track to expand to Europe, Japan and more in the coming days.