League of Legends brought in $1.6 billion in revenue in 2015, and Jon explains why that’s a big deal for video games and their fans. He then explains why he’s hype about The Witness, and Cody discusses why he’s addicted to the Yik Yak app.
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Do you always finish what you started? How about in video games? What exactly does “finished” mean, anyway? Hear Jon and Cody discuss 100 percent completion and more in this exciting Game/Life Balance U.S. podcast!
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Cold. Snow. Even colder. More snow. That’s basically been the weather for the past month here in Minnesota. To help me keep track of weather conditions throughout the day, I’ve been using Yahoo! Weather. Yahoo! Weather is a much better app than the one included on an iDevice and other weather apps I’ve used because…
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With the year coming to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. Comparing various types of apps to each other is odd; after all, a productivity app is very different than a game, so I’m not ranking my favorites of 2013. The Simpsons: Tapped Out…
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Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures. Their size, their dominance during the Mesozoic Era, and the circumstances of their extinction all contribute to their popularity among kids and adults alike. The app developed by M5859 Studios Pty Ltd., Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World, contains hours of interesting facts, detailed art, and informative animations. Walking with Dinosaurs:…
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Tayasui Sketches, by Tayasui, is a free app that allows you to draw and write notes. The app is similar to Paper, but Sketches doesn’t have different textures, which is fine for those of us who just want to play around with a drawing app on our iPads. The basic version of Sketches has six…
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Last week, I ended my critique of Star Trek Rivals and Fast & Furious 6: The Game with the suggestion of playing something else. I would be remiss if I didn’t offer other games to play. In addition to Waking Mars and Ridiculous Fishing, the following are some of my favorite iOS games from the…
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Two of this summer’s biggest films are Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6. Coinciding with the release of these two films are two games for the iPhone and iPad. Both games are free with plenty of opportunities for in-game purchases and have little to offer in terms of enhancing their cinematic counterparts…
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Once I got my iPhone, my digital camera went on a shelf and hasn’t seen the light of day for over two years. While taking pictures using my phone is convenient, importing photos to my computer just to edit them can be time consuming. I’ve been looking for a good photo editing app, and PicsPlay…
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I’ve been playing games on my iPhone since I got one, but most of the games I played were card games or similarly simple games like Peggle. A game that was released last year, Waking Mars, is more ambitious than Solitaire Golf in scope and mechanics. While I liked the concept of Waking Mars, I…
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