Game Review: ORC: Vengeance

I usually don't blog about games. Mostly because I'm not a serious gamer (or I should say I ceased to be one some time ago). But I consider myself a casual gamer, especially since the beginning of the smartphone era. The games I play on my phone or on my tablet are generally puzzle or strategy type of games that I can play 5 mins here and 10 mins there.

However every now and then I discover a game and I totally get glued to it until I finish it (or it finishes me - that's another kinda-long story when, years ago, I succumbed after sleepless days of playing an awesome game). The game that I absolutely loved and that I wanted to tell you about is called Orc: The Vengeance.

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Amazon and iPhone/iTouch

I'm not sure whether iPhone will ever become a true "e-book reading platform" but Amazon is pushing forward. A few weeks after buying Lexcycle, creators of Stanza (the popular e-reader of iPhone), they've announced today that their Kindle Store is now seamlessly integrated with their Kindle for iPhone app:

Amazon Launches Optimized Kindle Store Seamlessly Integrated with "Kindle for iPhone" App -- The Most Popular Books App for iPhone and iPod Touch

"Now when users of the a Kindle for iPhone app click on "Get Books", the new Kindle Store tailored for the size and shape of the iPhone and iPod touch screens automatically opens in Safari."

I wouldn't call this "seamless" but it's another step that would increase the popularity of e-books.