A creative Nintendo DS puzzle game, long exclusive to Japanese players, goes on sale worldwide. Gamers everywhere delight in the devious mind-benders and investigative antics. When all is said and done, how many copies of the game have been sold?
OK, that was a tough one. Here’s the answer:
It would appear that Nintendo made the right [...]
Sorry, un-named punk rock bands of the world: PopCap has just trademarked the greatest name of all time:
PopCap, we’re afraid we’ve got an unpleasant task for you. At your earliest convenience, we’re going to need you to draft letters of apology to everyone who’s come within 50 yards of us within the last 15 minutes. [...]
Screenology’s own Natalie and I were on the subway from Queens back into Manhattan when we came across a devious puzzle: “An eager waiter has stacked glasses in five different ways. His boss says that one of the ways is preposterous. Which stack can’t be accomplished in real life?” The riddle was accompanied by five [...]
Last time on Revenge!, I took on the ravenous madman Carnage and his posse of diabolical villains. It’s only logical that this week, I’m moving on to an even more horrifying foe: a cartoon duck whose most devastating weapons are see-through, smiley gumdrops. That’s right–this week’s adversary is the classic SNES puzzler, Kirby’s Avalanche.
Like Tetris, [...]
Sometimes I feel like someone has pointed a shrink-ray at American culture. As a Level 5 Human Playwright, I’ve heard a bunch of pros in the field grumble about the runaway success of the ten-minute play. I’ve watched shows like The Guild (is ‘bitcoms’ the right word?) become enormously popular despite their short running time. [...]
I always knew Tetris had a deep and mysterious effect on the human psyche. Watch someone play sometime–it tends to bring out their best Keanu Reeves face. But even I was surprised to learn that the Tetris mind-meld is really a brain-booster. GamePolitics tells us:
Researchers at the Mind Research Network found that playing Tetris for [...]
SCENE: Ext. School Playground, Early Evening. A MAN in a trenchcoat stands near a darkened alley, fedora pulled down so it creates a shadow over his face. Nearby, MATT plays unassumingly on a tire swing.
MATT: If I were a Pokemon, I’d be Bulbasaur, cuz that’s a funny name!
MAN: Pssst, hey kid!
MATT: Wha–?
MAN: I [...]
It was revealed today that Semnat Studios will make their debut on WiiWare with a side-scrolling 2D action game. This comes as a relief to most Wii-Fanbois/grrls as almost every other game offered on the service has been of the puzzle variety. One of the finer points of the game is that it will offer [...]
