I’m fond of the augmented reality game Ingress, recently suggested some shard alternatives even though they may well be controversial or dismissible and expressed my concerns about the Resistance plot. I think those Resistance concerns have been validated. Since the original box post more plot politics have been revealed. We now know that Resistance founder, […]
4 alternatives to Ingress’ Shard anomalies
I’m a fan of Niantic Lab’s augmented reality game Ingress. Players belong to one of two teams and compete to capture portals, places of interest in the real world, and link them together to form triangular ‘control fields’. Throughout the year Niantic organises events in which cities become centres of “anomalies” and hundreds of agents […]
Ingress mistake threatens Oxfordshire’s man job as augmented reality goes wrong
A player of Niantic’s augmented reality game Ingress is appealing to the game’s moderators to help remove a “portal” he created. After leaving Google, Niantic suspended the ability of players to suggest new portals – points of interest and locations to battle over – in the game. Before the (temporary) suspension came into force players would […]
Sega offers apology for calling a Sonic character “Boob”
Sega’s Sonic Runners mobile game has a character called “Boob”. Oops. Sega has explained the Halloween update was supposed to introduce a character called Boo. The name “Boob” is a mistake. I'm dead pic.twitter.com/dEOVZwbw27 — Paul Veer (@pietepiet) October 23, 2015
Google spin-off launches new Pokemon augmented reality game
Niantic, the company behind Ingress, recently scored its independence from Google. Players had previously been worried about that the End Game project was… a rival game, not an end to Ingress, Niantic had (mostly) successfully reassured people. Then players had life after Google to worry about. The launch of Pokemon Go serves both to reassure […]
Bunny finds itself on an epic fantasy adventure
I’m not sure a rabbit would be my first choice druid companion. This bunny, though, has some tricks. Impressed? I was. I was no less impressed when I discovered this was an ad for the Forsaken World mobile MMORPG from Fedeen Games. You can download the iOS and Android apps for free. They both have […]
You can now play Magic: The Gathering on your iPhone
Wizards of the Coast have launched Magic Duels for the iPad and iPhone. The initial content release is Magic Duels: Origins, can be played for free and downloaded from the App Store. WotC say that there will be regular updates from corresponding Magic set releases and that with 100% earnable content players can continue to […]
The Frankenstein Wars wants your support
Interactive ebooks are enjoying something of a popularity boost these days. On the heels of Gollancz stepping into the ring with A Land Fit For Heroes we know have Spanish Cubus Games working with Dave Morris (Fabled Lands, Dragon Warriors) and Paul Gresty on The Frankenstein Wars. You can check out the Kickstarter details here. […]
Dark adult themes for A Land Fit For Heroes game-book app
The indie developer behind the Narborion Saga, Liber Primus Games, has teamed up Gollancz to transform Richard Morgan’s bestselling A Land Fit For Heroes trilogy into a game-book app. The app will be available for a range of platforms; from Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, iPad and even iPod Touch, via Amazon for the […]
Can you work out these movies from just Ingress Glyphs clues?
If you don’t play Ingress and still do well at the Glyph quiz then you’re an amazing talent and should start to play straight away! You don’t need your Oynx Badge to do well in this quiz, though. In Ingress the mysterious Shapers (and perhaps the N’Zeer) are believed to be passing messages hidden in […]