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Adam Hughes

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Adam is a rogue writer, a gratuitous gamer and preeminent programmer, but I’m bit biased. Mostly, I’m a contributor at Explosion working my foot in the video game industry door one toe at a time.

  • Jigsaw World

    Jigsaw World, as you may have guessed from the title, is a jigsaw puzzle game on Facebook. If you’re the type of person who could...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Jigsaw World, as you may have guessed from the title, is a jigsaw puzzle game on Facebook. If you’re the type of person who could happily spend hours building jigsaw puzzles, this game is just for you. Build, create and buy even more puzzles in Jigsaw World. Building a puzzle in Jigsaw World is a...
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  • Trouble In Tin Town

    Trouble In Tin Town is a tile-based strategy game featuring armies of tin toys. Players can command the forces of up to three factions with...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Trouble In Tin Town is a tile-based strategy game featuring armies of tin toys. Players can command the forces of up to three factions with different characters and strategies unique to each. Use a combination of ranged, melee and magic attacks to lay waste to any toy that dares to get in your way. The...
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  • Best in Show Solitaire: Arcade

    Best in Show Solitaire: Arcade is a new iPhone adaptation based on the popular solitaire game for the PC. Returning fans of Best in Show...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Best in Show Solitaire: Arcade is a new iPhone adaptation based on the popular solitaire game for the PC. Returning fans of Best in Show for the PC and fans of solitaire variation games can now download and play the dog-themed title on the iPhone. Anyone not falling into those two categories can safely assume...
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  • Marvel: Avengers Alliance

    With an Avengers movie on the way out this year, the time has come for a company to cash in on a Facebook game with...

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    by Adam Hughes
    With an Avengers movie on the way out this year, the time has come for a company to cash in on a Facebook game with an Avengers theme. Cue Marvel: Avengers Alliance. However, Marvel: Avengers Alliance is actually a much deeper game than players have come to expect from both Facebook titles and companies trying...
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  • Social Wars

    Social Wars is a Facebook take on a RTS (real-time strategy) game that places you in command of Earth’s defenses during an alien invasion. There...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Social Wars is a Facebook take on a RTS (real-time strategy) game that places you in command of Earth’s defenses during an alien invasion. There is a single player campaign and PvP (player versus player) elements that offer more of a mixed bag than RTS games who only specialize in one type of gameplay or...
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  • Frog-A-Bubs

    At first glance, Frog-A-Bubs appears to be a typical bubble or ball shooter where the player must aim and fire colored balls from the bottom...

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    by Adam Hughes
    At first glance, Frog-A-Bubs appears to be a typical bubble or ball shooter where the player must aim and fire colored balls from the bottom of the screen into like colored balls at the top of the screen. However, while Frog-A-Bubs­ is all of that, it also brings a new element to play in this...
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  • Sand Slides

    Sand Slides is a unique game that involves strategically directing and managing sand to flow into the correct containers. It may sound simple, but you’ll...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Sand Slides is a unique game that involves strategically directing and managing sand to flow into the correct containers. It may sound simple, but you’ll be buried up to your head in no time if you can’t keep up. Every grain counts as you create chutes and buckets with the wave of your finger to...
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  • Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword

    Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword from XperimentalZ Games is not your average run and jump game, although it does fall into the genre of...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword from XperimentalZ Games is not your average run and jump game, although it does fall into the genre of side-scrolling platformer on rails. There is a comic book style look and story to the game, and a comical side brought about by the game not taking itself too seriously....
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  • Maze Magic

    Maze Magic is an action game from Zoopa Inc that allows players to traverse mazes full of evil wizards and loot as their very own...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Maze Magic is an action game from Zoopa Inc that allows players to traverse mazes full of evil wizards and loot as their very own upgradeable wizard. There are dozens of mazes to adventure through while earning coins and blasting evil wizards away in this magical title. In Maze Magic, players must direct their wizards...
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  • Adventure Bar Story

    Adventure Bar Story is an upcoming game for the iPhone from ZigZaGame Inc. that combines elements from the management simulation genre of games with classic...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Adventure Bar Story is an upcoming game for the iPhone from ZigZaGame Inc. that combines elements from the management simulation genre of games with classic RPG features resulting in some very unique gameplay. This game first became popular on the PSP in Japan for its interesting combination of gameplay elements, but this is the first...
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  • Wolf Toss

    The Big Bad Wolf is back in Wolf Toss, a new physics puzzler title from Zipline Games. Join up with the wolf as he takes...

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    by Adam Hughes
    The Big Bad Wolf is back in Wolf Toss, a new physics puzzler title from Zipline Games. Join up with the wolf as he takes on his eternal nemeses, the Three Little Pigs. However, Mr. Wolf has acquired a few new tricks since the old huffing and puffing days. Bring home the bacon by taking...
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  • Snuggle Truck

    Snuggle Truck is a brand new indie title from developer and publisher Owlchemy Labs that was released on February 3, 2012. This single player indie...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Snuggle Truck is a brand new indie title from developer and publisher Owlchemy Labs that was released on February 3, 2012. This single player indie game puts an interesting twist on the casual-racing genre by placing the player behind the wheel of a purple pickup truck and challenging them to transport a bunch of stuffed...
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  • Angry Birds

    Angry Birds is an indie title from Rovio Entertainment that grew wildly popular on iOS devices. There is a plush toy line, Halloween costumes and...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Angry Birds is an indie title from Rovio Entertainment that grew wildly popular on iOS devices. There is a plush toy line, Halloween costumes and now a Facebook game all based on Angry Birds. The game itself is a simple and addictive physics game wrapped in humorous animations and sound effects. The basic concept behind...
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  • Hidden Chronicles

    Hidden Chronicles is one of Zynga’s popular new games that centers around hidden object puzzles. As the nephew of a recently deceased member of a...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Hidden Chronicles is one of Zynga’s popular new games that centers around hidden object puzzles. As the nephew of a recently deceased member of a secret organization, it’s fallen to you to track down your uncle’s killers using a secret family power that you never knew you had to restore your uncle’s estate and the...
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  • Triviador

    Triviador is a unique Facebook game that combines the concepts of Risk and Trivial Pursuit into a fun, new pass time. Triviador, developed by THQ...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Triviador is a unique Facebook game that combines the concepts of Risk and Trivial Pursuit into a fun, new pass time. Triviador, developed by THQ Games PLC, is described as a mass multiplayer strategy-trivia game, and it combines the two elements exceptionally well. If you’re a fan of trivia and always wanted a bit more...
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  • Monster’s Planet

    Monster’s Planet is a creature breeding game on Facebook that was created by Plinga. The game’s cute look and simple system of acquiring new monsters...

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    by Adam Hughes
    Monster’s Planet is a creature breeding game on Facebook that was created by Plinga. The game’s cute look and simple system of acquiring new monsters makes it seem like it was designed with younger children in mind. However, there’s very little interaction with the monster’s; so whether a child would be willing to continue playing...
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