November 2, 2011
Social games are all about doing things together. GameMaki (Beta) is a relatively fresh site that tweaks the concept of social gaming. On GameWiki, members recommend fun activities and turn them into challenges which their friends have to complete. Users can compete across each other’s challenges.
September 14, 2011
Ever wonder what Tetris would be like without structure? You should try Not Tetris 2. This fan-made version of Tetris features full 360 degree rotation and all the potential messes that come with that. Created in Soviet Russia during the final years of the USSR, the original Tetris is nothing if not structured. Not so in Tetris 2.
November 26, 2010
There are a lot of games on the Android. Not all of them are worth a download, but you’ll find enough of them to waste a few months of your time. If you’re going to spend your time gaming, why not invest in something useful? By playing brain teasers and riddles, you can train your [...]
June 27, 2010
You may have heard of NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. In fact, MakeUseOf has mentioned it before. The challenge is to write a 50,000-word novel in just one month, with no real reward other than your own personal satisfaction of completing it. But whereas NaNoWriMo takes place in November, JulNoWriMo takes place in July. [...]
February 7, 2010
Tetris is, together with Mario, Pong and Pacman, one of the retro classics. Henceforth, it’s hardly surprising to see spin-offs of the game. Most of those spin-offs, however, stay incredibly close to the original. If it ain’t broken, why fix it – right? So the game’s ported to yet another device, donned in a new [...]
May 26, 2009
With the start of a new week comes, once again, the countdown to the weekend. Not the most imaginative way to live your live, but then again, time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time ~ T.S. Eliot. However, if we are to be killing time at work, what better way of doing so than [...]
February 5, 2009
I’ve played a wide variety of games throughout my life so far, ranging from Spyro the (cute little) Dragon and Crash Bandicoot to the more controversial Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt series. During my search for new games, I encountered some games that were more – special. Frankly, some of these games made you pull [...]
