Category: video games

  • Solitaire is Now an E-Sport

    One of the games added to Apple Arcade yesterday was MobilityWare’s Solitaire by MobilityWare+, and it has online multiplayer. Playing klondike solitaire alone is relaxing so long as you don’t abide by the timer. Adding in a second player who is trying to win first turns this relaxing game we have all been playing for…

  • New Games on Apple Arcade

    New Games on Apple Arcade

    Apple added a heap of games to their video game subscription service today, new games like Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat and old games like Mini Metro that have been updated for the service. Having just checked out Namco’s Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat, it’s a decent version of the drumming series but…

  • OpenTTD on Steam

    OpenTTD on Steam

    OpenTTD, the open-source game of business transport simulation based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, is now available for free on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The developers recommend that new players check out OpenTTD’s manual, a 26-part tutorial series on YouTube, and a short 14 minute video on signaling. This seems like it’s in the…

  • A VR Paper Jam

    A VR Paper Jam

    The title could be for a game jam, but Paper Jam! is a virtual reality word game for Steam VR. Looks like a little bit like a Diner Dash type of system where you’re serving a queue of customers at the book store, but you’re hitting huge VR typewriter keys to make words out of…

  • Cannon Brawling on Nintendo Switch April 14th

    Cannon Brawling on Nintendo Switch April 14th

    It’s been almost 7 years since I reviewed Temple Gates Games’ Cannon Brawl, a Worms-like that adds a light real time strategy layer with resourcing and building construction. Since it was released in 2014 on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux, Cannon Brawl has also come to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and now…