Series Spotlight: The Secret Order
This week's Series Spotlight takes a look at the exhilarating Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game series: The Secret Order. I caught up with Steve Ratatics, producer & game designer at Sunward Games to talk about the development of the series' newest addition: The Secret Order: Masked Intent!Read more
What Can The Oregon Trail Teach Us About Personal Finance?
The Oregon Trial is one of the most beloved video games of all time. A game built with education in mind, it gained massive popularity and became a favorite of elementary students. While many learning centered games have been developed, none have had the impact of the Oregon Trail. For those who are unfamiliar, the …Read more
Emerald City ComiCon 2013: Costume Roundup
What a whirlwind weekend at Emerald City ComiCon! Whether you live too far from Seattle to attend or you couldn’t buy tickets before they sold out, I was pounding the pavement to bring you some of my highlights. (Thanks to Brian Fioca for snapping this photo of me.) Here’s a hand-picked collection of the costumes …Read more
17 Geek Conventions You Must Attend Before You Die
Think about what gets you excited. You know, what do you love to do so much that you stay up until 1am on a work night thinking about, talking about on the Internet with friends, or building? Awesome. Now, have you been to a convention about it? It’s definitely not a requirement to be a …Read more
Sneak Peek – Azada: Elementa Collector’s Edition
Titus is back and better than ever in Azada: Elementa Collector’s Edition! Titus appears to you in a dream and in this dream Titus believes that you are the chosen one. By the time you awaken, you receive a package from a mysterious man. What is in this package and why do you get the …Read more
The NOAH Center Saves Lives (and You Can Help!)
The Drawn team’s newest game FETCH–which is set to launch on March 21, 2013 from the App Store–is about a boy who goes on an adventurous mission to rescue his dog after it was taken by a nefarious fire hydrant. In conjunction with this soon to be released game, we’ve partnered with a local pet …Read more
Series Spotlight: The Keepers
In this week’s Series Spotlight, I was able to chat with Andrew Tsyganov, (the CEO of Blam! Games Studio) about his Keepers series of games. After you take a look at the amazing game art below, make sure to try out the newest addition to the series; The Keepers – The Orders Last Secret ! Please …Read more
Win a Chance to Wear the Internet on Your Face with Google Glass
Last year Google unveiled its latest foray into life-embedded technology: Internet glasses. Well, “glass,” to be exact. Google Glass is one square that hovers unobtrusively in the top right corner of your field of view and displays practically anything you can cull from the Internet. And now you can be one of the first to …Read more
Hidden Object Games FTW!
We know you increasingly turn to Big Fish looking for story, adventure, and exploration, but the root of the HOPA (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure) genre is the hidden-object scene (HOS). Spotting games like these hold huge appeal for Big Fish customers and have a rich tradition in U.S. culture, from the “slug bug” you played in …Read more
How to get Flash for Android, Without Rooting
Trouble getting Flash working on your Android device? That’s because Flash is no longer being supported on Android phones and tablets. HTML5 beat out Adobe Flash in the mobile war last August when the company said it was ceasing development of Flash for mobile devices. To make matter worse, the Flash plugin was removed from the Google Play …Read more
10 Geeky Valentine’s Day Gifts to Express Your Love
Every day is a geek celebration with your honey. I really don’t think you need an excuse like Valentine’s Day to acquire these symbols of geeky love. But since it’s that time of year and I had an excuse to go shopping for you, let’s revel in the awesomeness that is hand-made Amor del Empollón …Read more
Video Game Obsessed? 3 Ways to Turn Your Obsession into a Career
There are many media outlets and sources these days claiming that video games are negative and that video gaming is bad for kids. But how can gaming be a bad thing when there are plenty of positive video game stories out there? The dictionary definition of “obsession” is something for which someone over-compensates. It is …Read more
