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Humans Triumph Over Machines In Protein Folding Game FoldIt

5:20AM August 6, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Two years ago, students and instructors from the University of Washington applied human intuition to the problem of protein folding with the game FoldIt. Since then, the game has proven that even undereducated players can out-fold the most powerful computers. More »


LunchTimeWaster: Quick, Call The IT Guy

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12:00PM August 5, 2010 | David Wildgoose

This is why I never worked in IT. I’m completely stumped. Can you help? More »


Castlevania Puzzle: Encore Of The Night Review: Alucard’s Puzzle Quest

10:00AM August 3, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night takes the classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and transforms it into a puzzle role-playing game. Can they do that? More »


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4 Minutes With The Amazing Castlevania Puzzle Game

5:40AM July 23, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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I wasn’t expecting much from Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night when I heard it was coming to the iPhone. More »


Shift Preview: Staring At The Sun

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3:30PM July 15, 2010 | David Wildgoose

I stared down the Sun and saved an entire African village in this clever and addictive puzzle game from Belgium. More »


Ilomilo, Today’s Prettiest Puzzler

4:30PM April 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

There are few better ways to end your Wednesday (or start your Thursday!) than with a game you’d previously never even heard of, but now can’t wait to actually play. Today’s case in point: ilomilo. More »


LunchTimeWaster: Watch The Stars Come Out

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12:00PM April 29, 2010 | David Wildgoose

There’s a new Hoshi Saga Ringoame out. What’s that? They’re simple puzzles where you have to reveal a star in each screen by manipulating its contents. More »


LunchTimeWaster: See Yourself And Die

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12:00PM April 23, 2010 | David Wildgoose

This clever little puzzler comes from Square Enix, of all places. It doesn’t even appear to be some spin-off of Final Fantasy either. Strange! More »


Puzzle Quest 2 Preview: The Same, Only Different

8:30AM March 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

I got to spend a half hour this morning with Puzzle Quest 2, the sequel to a game I found so addicting that I’d rather play it than write up this preview. Is my life over come late spring? More »


I Am A Master Of Picross 3D, At Least The Tutorial Part

3:30PM March 13, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

I may have liked Tetrisphere, but I am not a man who believes the puzzle games, like Mario games, can be as good in three dimensions as they are in two. More »