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 […]
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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 […]
Is Ingress about to add levels 17 to 24?
Ingress is Google’s alternative reality game. Two sides, the green Enlightened and the blue Resistance, battle it out for control of portals. I’ve written about why I feel Google is messing up the Resistance’s story, turning them into hypocrites but I and millions of others still love the game. For the last year the level […]
Are Google’s Ingress writers messing up the Resistance?
I’ve been playing Google’s alternative reality location game Ingress for about two months and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. You have to get up off your seat and walk around the city. The game uses your location to determine whether you’re near a point of interest, a portal in the game or a work of art […]
Google’s Ingress April Fools joke – Pac-man take over
Google’s put their April Fools joke live for their mobile alternative reality game live. Ingress players have their cursor turned into Pac-man and portals are now ghosts. This shouldn’t muck up gameplay too much but it’s certainly going to confuse players who forget what day it is. In Ingress there are two sides who complete […]
6 gifs only Ingress players will understand
Have you succumbed to the lure of Google’s location based alternative reality game Ingress? There are two factions in a struggle against one another; The Enlightened (green) who believe the newly discovered “exotic matter” should be free and that the world can be a better place and The Resistance (blue) who oppose those ideals and […]
