Contract Killer 2 Updates: Most Wanted Features
In its current form, Glu Mobile's Contract Killer 2 is one heck of an assassination game, as players travel to different locations across the globe sniping high-value targets. That said, there's always...
View ArticleDragon Collection Roars On iPhone, Android Version Coming Soon
This week saw the release of two games with millions of fans. The first was Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. The second, strangely enough, was Konami and GREE's Dragon Collection, a freemium...
View ArticleIf it Didn’t Happen on Twitter it Didn’t Really Happen. Here’s Why
I wrote this post a long time ago. When I did it was a little too close to home for a company to have me publish it. Much time has passed. And I felt it was instructive still so I thought I would...
View ArticleiPhone And iPad Price Drops: November 14, 2012
Quarrel DeluxeThe developer says:"Use a cool combination of word power and strategic cunning to crush your opponents and reign supreme. Come settle your differences with wordplay rather than swordplay....
View ArticleMensa Academy Review (iPhone, iPad)
We've been waiting some time for an iOS game that can give the likes of Brain Training a run for its money. Franchise knock-offs have cropped up on the App Store ever since the dawn of mobile gaming,...
View ArticleMurky Thoughts From the Middle East, part 2
There is a world of difference between people who travel and people who don’t. People who travel learn things along the way, almost by osmosis. After GeeksonaPlane left Dubai, I stayed an extra day,...
View ArticleSleepwalker's Journey Review (iPhone, iPad, Android)
To say that Sleepwalker's Journey represents something of a departure for developer 11 Bit Studios is to make quite the understatement. The outfit's last release for mobiles, Anomaly: Warzone Earth,...
View ArticleIs Siri Really Apple’s Future?
Siri is a promise. A promise of a new computing environment, enormously empowering to the ordinary user, a new paradigm in our evolving relationship with machines. Siri could change Apple’s fortunes...
View ArticleHey Google: If Your Nexus 4 Is Sold Out, Just Say So
Are you in Europe and jonesing for a fix of Androidy newness? Good luck – the Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, both of which went on sale on Tuesday, are already sold out on the Google Play...
View ArticleFacebook Has A Business Model Problem
I spent some time this week trading email with Mark Cuban about Facebook and hearing his frustrations about the way Facebook is treating its corporate customers and brand partners.The deal with...
View ArticleDuoLingo iPhone App
Our portfolio company DuoLingo has released its first mobile app, DuoLingo for iPhone.Language learning is definitely something that lends itself to doing here and there when you have some downtime,...
View ArticlePuzzle & Dragons Review (iPhone, iPad)
Now here's something different, a match-three puzzler mixed with a Pokemon-style dungeon crawler. That's the basic gist behind Puzzle & Dragons, a free-to-play iPhone and iPad game from GungHo...
View ArticleThe Simpsons: Tapped Out Vs. Skylanders Lost Islands
The Simpsons: Tapped Out isn't the only game to offer up fiendishly frenzied expansion and tapping delights but, let's be honest, it puts the competition in the shade when it comes to content and...
View ArticlePuzzle & Dragons Cheats And Tips (iPhone, iPad)
GungHo Online's Puzzle & Dragons blends Pokemon-style collecting and upgrading with match-three gameplay. The result is one of the more unique titles for iPhone and iPad, one with a decent layer of...
View ArticleAngry Birds Star Wars Pictures: Return Of The Fan Art
Just because Angry Birds Star Wars debuted last week doesn't mean Rovio plans to shut down the franchise's Tumblr. On the contrary, the studio has continued to post fan art from the Angry Birds...
View ArticleWii U Gamepad Could Disrupt Tablet Usage
Nintendo doesn't want the media or the company's fans referring to the Wii U gamepad as a tablet, but the comparisons are not only inevitable, but also impossible to ignore. A wireless device that...
View ArticleSome thoughts on your ABBA round
I’ve noticed an ongoing trend over the past year or so that’s worth highlighting and commenting on. As valuations have risen (become “frothy” in VC speak, which is our nice way of saying “too high”)...
View ArticleMemories of an Unconnected Era: Searching for Sugar Man
Many people reading this will be digital natives.These are people who don’t remember an era in which we were unconnected.There is no doubt that technology brings benefits to our lives and I have been a...
View ArticleiPhone And iPad Price Drops: November 15, 2012
I Love KatamariThe developer says:"The King of All Cosmos has accidentally knocked all the stars out of the sky during a crazy night out. It is up to the pint-sized Prince to put the twinkle back in...
View ArticleCall of Duty Elite For iPhone And iPad Updated
The iOS version of Call of Duty Elite, the system that allows console players to track their multiplayer progress in the best-selling shooter, has now been updated to Version 2.0.0.Most importantly,...
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