Christianity and Judaism were descendants of the same religious current, yet for most of the medieval (and modern) history whenever bad circumstances occurred (say the plague, or simpler things such a bad harvesting season) the Jews were persecuted.
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hy? Well, taking the example of the Russian Empire, someone had to be […]
Heroo (not a misspelling, Hero with an extra “o”) is a free color-match brain puzzle that just feels right when you have some time to spare and are tired of playing the same games over and over. In Heroo the rules are very simple but […]
Zeptolab is a mobile gaming company started in 2010 by self-taught Russian twins, who surprisingly were making games since the age of 10. What was I doing when I was 10? Well, it’s shameful to put it in writing but definitely not training to be a […]
“Flappy Bird” is a controversial game for Android and iOS created by a Vietnamese game developer. Released in 2013 it didn’t get too much attention until early 2014 when its popularity skyrocketed, with suspicion that it might have been helped a bit by bots (the Wikipedia article […]
In 1978 a Japanese video game developer created a game that would make history, Space Invaders. It quickly became very popular in Japan as people started playing it on Arcade cabinets, to the point where legend says that there was a shortage of yen coins due to the popularity of the […]
One of the (many) challenges parents have today when raising kids is technology. Not in a way that parents don’t understand it, but in how to limit the amount of time your kids spend playing with or looking at technology devices. Since we have smartphones and tablets it’s not very difficult […]
“Crazy Chicken” was a shoot-the-bird game released in 2000 that created a buzz, in fact it became so popular that even after 13 years it’s still a recognizable brand and users are still looking for similar games. Even though technically they never left, the “Crazy Chicken” are back, this time […]
Atari released in 1974 a two-player arcade game called Tank and in the game each player controlled a tank and had to destroy the other player’s unit. It was a successful game and later when Atari released the Combat series, Tank fighting was included as well. If these games don’t ring […]
Everyone knows the slot machine, if not experienced in person than for sure seen in movies. It’s that gambling device with three or more reels that spin when you pull a lever or in modern times whenever you push a button. What you don’t know is that they’re also known as […]
“Having a Ball” is an Android game released by Fiddly Bits Software, a company that published two games previously for iOS (“1943: Carrier Pilot” and “Torpedo Away!”). It is a platform game that has some elements from other games such as PapiJump or Doodle Jump. In it you control a […]