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Games That Don’t Suck: Clash of Clans

There’s a part of me that hesitates to recommend any game that is number 1 on iTune’s “Top Grossing Apps” list, especially a “free” one, as you can assume that there is likely going to be a fairly intense push for you to buy in-game currency in order to enjoy the game. Clash of Clans (free: iTunes) does indeed follow your standard “freemium”... Read More

How to: Get LAN multiplayer working again in Minecraft

For many of us, the 1.4.4 Minecraft update broke the ability to host and play games locally on our home network. When choosing to “Start a LAN World”, we would be told our game was being hosted on “0.0.0.0:59922″ instead of “192.168.1.7:59922″, and those people attempting to join us received “Connection Refused” errors. Mojang has... Read More

How To: Change your characters on Minecraft Pocket Edition without Jailbreaking

UPDATE: With iOS 6 Apple has locked down the app directory, and this will no longer work. iExplorer is working on a solution but for now ether stick with iOS 5 or ask Mojang to allow us to import skins. For fans of Minecraft, the Pocket Edition for the iPhone is a mixed blessing. On the one hand you can play your favorite game anywhere you go… on the other, there are a ton... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a SILVER Dragon

SILVER DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 47 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2100 GEMS HOW TO BREED: Lichen and Metal / Blue Fire and Metal (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you, please send me gems – GameCenter... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a IRONWOOD Dragon

IRONWOOD DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 12 Hours BUY-IT Price: ?? GEMS HOW TO BREED: Chrome and Plant Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader DKNtrade for the heads up! (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a RAIN Dragon

RAIN DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 8 Hours BUY-IT Price: 1,000 GEMS HOW TO BREED: Air and Water Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Mike G for the heads up! (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you,... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a SEASONAL Dragon

SEASONAL DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 48 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2,000 GEMS HOW TO BREED: Flower and Fog / Blazing and Lichen / Firefly and Pollen (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you, please send... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a PERIDOT Dragon

PERIDOT DRAGON: (LIMITED: ONLY AVAILABLE DURING AUGUST) INCUBATION TIME: 31 Hours BUY-IT Price: 1,475 GEMS HOW TO BREED: Cactus and Crystal (Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Zodge for figuring this out for us!) (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a GOLD OLYMPUS Dragon

GOLD OLYMPUS DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 35 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2,500 GEMS HOW TO BREED: BLAZING and CRYSTAL /WILLOW and QUAKE (The key appears to be combos with Air, Earth and Lightning) (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover... Read More

DragonVale: How to breed a SILVER OLYMPUS Dragon

SILVER OLYMPUS DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 35 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2,000 GEMS HOW TO BREED: BLAZING and CRYSTAL /WILLOW and QUAKE (The key appears to be combos with Air, Earth and Lightning) (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover... Read More