iPhones and tablets have been a boon to game manufacturers — and parents. An obstreperous child can quickly become compliant when allowed to play a game on a mobile device. But now, some experts are warning that some games might be “addictive” and may be “grooming” kids to be future gamblers. Chandler Gotfried is...
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Chillingo is ahead of the game when it comes to bringing high quality mobile fun. They already grabbed our attention with ‘Tiny Tower’ and ‘Pocket Planes.’ Get ready for the latest app to spend your time with: ‘Pixel People!’ Hovering in space, your town doesn’t seem like much to begin with. But you’re the...
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I fired up Pixel People last week intending just to just check it out for a few minutes. I’ve been obsessively checking in on my growing pixel town ever since. Gamers will be able to check the title out for themselves when it launches this Thursday. To help you Get Hype, here are four...
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Yesterday afternoon, I drove the 45-minute journey from Vesturbær in the heart of Reykjavík to the small coastal town of Akranes in West Iceland. Between Reykjavík and Akranes, Hvalfjörður, or ‘Whale Fjord,’ is carved into the landscape. It is known for rough but gentle terrains on the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. Until...
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At first glance, Happy Street on iOS appears to be another clone in the long line of games that attempt to cash in on Tiny Tower’s success, but this horizontal “side-scrolling” city builder is far more than that, with lots of mini-games, resource management and more making this complex street a very happy place...
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We are big fans of Nimblebit ever since the very beginning, so any game that comes from them will probably get us excited. Pocket Planes has been ramping up to its still unannounced release sometime this Summer for a while now. It’s great though that we finally have a trailer: “From the creators of...
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“It’s a beautiful structure,” said Dwight Carver, a 57-year-old lobsterman who has lived all his life on the island of Beals, opposite Jonesport on the mainland. Shimmering with thousands of lights and topped with an American flag and a cross made of buoys to honor a fallen fisherman, the lobster trap tree is one...
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In Hancock (pop. 1,000 and shrinking), many are desperate to turn land into money, but some are worried about the possible consequences Hancock, New York, is a cobwebby Catskills town separated from rural northeast Pennsylvania by the Delaware River, a three-hour drive upstate from Manhattan in heavy rain and light traffic. The county lines...
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December 7, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Most pastry chefs in town get excited when summer rolls around due to the abundance of fresh, local fruit. But one local chef actually relishes the winter and is in the midst of a creative streak on her current dessert menu. This time of year, seasonal desserts are...
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