Xbox

Ridiculously Obscure ‘Black Monolith’ In Fez Rallies Gamers To A Group Effort [Spoilers]

Fez is no stranger to obscure puzzles. The game is absolutely littered with them, some more complicated than others.


August 6, 2010
News

Humans Triumph Over Machines In Protein Folding Game FoldIt

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.


August 5, 2010

LunchTimeWaster: Quick, Call The IT Guy

Kotaku AU

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


August 3, 2010

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

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?


July 23, 2010
News

4 Minutes With The Amazing Castlevania Puzzle Game

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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.


July 15, 2010

Shift Preview: Staring At The Sun

Kotaku AU

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


April 29, 2010

Ilomilo, Today’s Prettiest Puzzler

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.


LunchTimeWaster: Watch The Stars Come Out

Kotaku AU

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.


April 23, 2010

LunchTimeWaster: See Yourself And Die

Kotaku AU

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!


March 28, 2010

Puzzle Quest 2 Preview: The Same, Only Different

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?