Tag Archives: Android

HotorNot’s New Mobile App

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Meg

Ranking website Hot or Not has been reborn as a local dating app. The original version of Hot or Not was pretty racy in it’s circa-2001 day. Strangers could upload their digital photos (which were pretty hard to get a … Continue reading →

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Mining and Crafting with The Blockheads

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Meg

The Blockheads is a free-to-play iPad and Android game, in which players explore a sandbox-style, procedurally-generated world, where they can build with with blocks. The game has a strong resemblance to another, very popular game full of, um, mining and … Continue reading →

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Casual Droid

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Meg

“Aah, Android! It did a thing! Is it broken?” –One of my coworkers, trying to look at a photo on my phone.

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9th Dawn on Hardcore Droid

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Meg

New piece on Hardcore Droid! ValorWare’s new game 9th Dawn offers so much to love for fans of old RPGs. The world is huge and open, allowing your little adventurer to explore a pixelly fantasy kingdom, protecting the weak and … Continue reading →

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Because You Can’t Play Tabletop Adventure Games On The Subway

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Meg

New post on Hardcore Droid about adventure RPG Avernum: Escape From the Pit. While I did have a little frustration with the UI (Get back here, magic users! I tapped to shoot the enemy, not run up and hug him!), I’m … Continue reading →

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Text-Based Space Opera in ‘Choice of the Star Captain’

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Meg

I’ve talked a lot about text-based games like Heroes Rise, To The City of the Clouds, Choice of Romance, Choice of The Vampire, Choice of the Dragon, and now, I’ve got a new piece on Geek talking about Star Captain. Choice of the Star Captain … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Wright’s Nemesis

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Meg

New review of Devil’s Attorney for Android is live on Hardcore Droid: In Senri AB’s Devil’s Attorney, players take on the role of Max McMann, an ethically flexible defense attorney, tasked with keeping his unfortunate and misunderstood clients out of jail. … Continue reading →

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Castaway Paradise

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Meg

Wrote about the upcoming Castaway Paradise on IGM, as I pursue my life goal of playing every single island sim game ever. Stolen Couch, the indie studio  behind Ichi and Kids Vs. Goblins, plan to release Castaway Paradise, a new free-to-play island sim for iOs, … Continue reading →

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Knights of Pen & Paper

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Meg

New review of Knights of Pen & Paper up on Hardcore Droid: Knights of Pen & Paper, from indie Behold Studios, simulates a D&D tabletop campaign, in which players encounter campy tabletop monsters and running dramatic rescues. From the beginning, … Continue reading →

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Lucky

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Meg

Short post up on IGM talking about a new Android game called Lucky, from twist-edgames.com. I’d be into an experimental narrative-focused game about perceptions of success even if the dialogue wasn’t written by awesome Jerry Bonner! I’m already a fan … Continue reading →

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