Blaugust #2: Everything You Like is Bad (and you should feel bad)

Today’s Blaugust prompt is from the blog Azerothian Life: What is some popular piece of content/media that seems to be universally loved that you have never been able to understand? I think it takes a very small person to judge what someone else likes. Everyone is different, and this difference, this diversity, is part of … Read more

Social Game Review: Backyard Monsters

I figured when I finally got the chance to bomb my neighbor’s yard from orbit, that that would be the turning point. But, I guess not. Apparently twigs just don’t do that much damage. I have a plan. Next time: I drop pebbles. Right onto the Tesla coil. Bzzzzzzt, indeed. Backyard Monsters, a whimsical tower … Read more

Facebook game roundup: Warstorm and City of Wonder

If you’ve ever played the Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh or Magic: the Gathering card games, you’re already pretty familiar with the game behind Zynga’s Warstorm: collectible card battle games where you build a deck and then draw monsters from it with which to attack your opponent’s health. First to lose all their health (called ‘morale’ in this … Read more