Category Archives: iPhone

Fallout 4 info and the mobile game

Posted on June 15, 2015 by SynCaine

As most of us predicted, given it was up for pre-order on Steam, Fallout 4 is coming later this year. The full 2+ hour E3 presentation can be seen here (talking starts at 26min, Fallout 4 around 1hr), and you … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random | 2 Comments

HS: Speaking of why F2P is the minor leagues…

Posted on June 4, 2015 by SynCaine

$10 for a skin to a throwaway afterthought game huh? Haha, silly Blizzard, you aren’t Riot and you don’t have anything remotely close to LoL with HS, get this sad money grab out of here. But then again, when you … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, RMT | 12 Comments

BB: New event fills in some gameplay gaps

Posted on May 12, 2015 by SynCaine

I was able to experience one of the new events in Boom Beach recently, and I must say it really is a game-changer for me. Some background first. Prior to this update, upgrading defensive buildings, especially over offensive options, wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone is Blizzard’s first non-hit, that’s important

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SynCaine

Let’s keep talking about Hearthstone, if only because talking about it is way, way more fun than playing the game, and because HS is IMO a perfect example of New Blizzard in a nutshell and perhaps a good indicator of … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random, RMT, World of Warcraft | 51 Comments

The not-so-short “what I’m playing” update

Posted on February 9, 2015 by SynCaine

First, thanks to most who commented in last weeks little checkup on the MMO genre, good times. I’d say lets hope when we revisit in 2016 we finally have a F2P champion to make things a little more interesting, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Boom Beach, Clash of Clans, Final Fantasy XIV, iPhone, League of Legends, Random | 9 Comments

Hex+Hearthstone: What should have been

Posted on December 5, 2014 by SynCaine

Having just wrapped up an arena winning 7 games, my main thought for the last 3-4 games was “make it end”. I kept playing just because, but yea, not really fun. Mage deck that happened to pull 4 flamestrikes, zzzz … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone: Wake up, roll dice, return to nap

Posted on December 4, 2014 by SynCaine

If you’re like most people, well actually if you are like most people you aren’t playing Hearthstone. But if you are among the select few who found the game way, way down in the app store somehow, I’m sure by … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random, Rant, World of Warcraft | 14 Comments

Missing the Steam sale, not buying beta, leading in CoC

Posted on July 3, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick note about missing the Steam sale due to vacation: Unless Steam wasn’t sending out those “your wishlist game is on sale” notifications, I don’t think I would have picked up much, and I think the winter sale will be … Continue reading →

Posted in ArcheAge, Clash of Clans, iPhone, Random | 4 Comments

Clash of Clan tips

Posted on June 11, 2014 by SynCaine

In addition to these 10 great tips, here are some of my observations from having played a decent amount of Clash of Clans now. 1) Learn the wallbreakers AI as best you can, as they are the key to an … Continue reading →

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Clash of Clans: Join my clan!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by SynCaine

Quick note: If you play Clash of Clans on the iPhone (and if you have one, you should be), join Supreme Cream! (include the exclamation point), a clan I’m helping lead and build up. The recently added clan war feature … Continue reading →

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