Difference Games brings its Haunted House of hidden objects to Android

Fans of casual hidden object games might have heard of Difference Games' Haunted House, as the casual game has been available for play on the developer's website for some time. Now, the company has released an Android version of Haunted House, bringing the same hidden object scenes to the mobile space.

Haunted House contains 10 different environments, and allows players to choose from a variety of hidden object formats in each scene. Gamers can choose to find items based on their exact pictures, their silhouettes, or by spotting items based on words on a list, and both timed and non-timed options are available.

While the game's timed mode should offer more relaxing hidden object gameplay, the timed mode also contains bonus rounds that aren't available otherwise. Plus, the expected hint system will pull you out of a jam if you have a hard time finding one or more items in a scene.

In addition, the game's Challenge mode looks to offer just that - a challenge - to more experienced players, as it offers rotated items, words that are missing letters, and double score bonuses to reward you for sleuthing skills. Haunted House is now available to download for free on not only Android, but also Nook. Check out the screens above for more.

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Have you tried Haunted House or other Android hidden object games? How do you think Haunted House compares? Sound off in the comments!

Games.com Essentials 10 hidden object games you must play

You're the one person on Earth who could find a needle in a haystack. You can spot invisible ink on a page even after it has dried. You purposefully hide things in your house that you know you'll need months later just to see whether you can find them. But don't worry, hidden object game super fan, there won't be anymore need for that with the 10 best hidden object games on Games.com ... and you don't even need to find them.Little Shop of Treasures 2This seek and find romp is one of the most colorful this editor has ever seen. If you're not one for story and just want to get to searching, then look no further than this vibrant sequel to Little Shop of Treasures.

Play Little Shop of Treasures on Games.com >Mortimer Beckett and the Lost KingNow if you like a little more adventure among the hidden object for you to uncover, this chapter in the Mortimer Beckett series is a fine place to start. That is, of course, provided you like beautifully illustrated scenes, which you totally should.

Play Mortimer Beckett and the Lost King on Games.com >Hidden Objects - Deep SearchOne of the few and proud hidden object games on Games.com set under the sea, as Sebastian would say, this gem too ditches the story in lieu of simple quality. Now, where is that crab, anyway?

Play Hidden Objects - Deep Search on Games.com >Mysteryville 2Only the best hidden object games surround a mystery, right? No, wait--that's: "Only every hidden object game surrounds a mystery." But, oh, what mystery you'll find here amid the pseudo-realistic scenes. After all, it's in the dang title.

Play Mysteryville 2 on Games.com >Hidden Objects - Noah's ArkThere's nothing like a hidden object game of biblical proportions. Don't worry, you'll have to find more than just every animal in existence. But we're sure there will be plenty of that, too.

Play Hidden Objects - Noah's Ark on Games.com >Golden Trails 2: The Lost LegacyAvast! This is the globetrotting, hidden-object-finding adventure you've been waiting for. Follow a band a travelers across the seven seas in search of--what else?--treasure buried in scenes with mute color palettes.

Play Golden Trails 2: The Lost Legacy on Games.com >Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of AthenaWhen the storied Samantha Swift is involved, you know you won't be idle for long. This journey sees players seeking an ancient artifact the only way they know, which we'll let you guess.

Play Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena on Games.com >Farmington TalesLook, you're about to get the best of both worlds: managing farmland and finding hidden objects. It's up to you, of course, to run the family farm by planting and harvesting crops, but to also indulge yourself in finding hidden objects treasures.

Play Farmington Tales on Games.com >Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe ConspiracyOnly a hidden object game would empower you to find the famed author Edgar Allan Poe's murderer. The catch? You'll have to search for the answer--via hidden objects, of course--within Poe's various tales of macabre.

Play Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy on Games.com >Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald TearFinally, follow Rupert and Emma on an adventure to find an ancient Egyptian artifact through, what else? Match-3 puzzles, that's what. Sure, you saw that one coming from a mile away, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

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Indie Rock Evoland

We don't have a game that tries to talk about why games are great. The closest we have is the newly-released Evoland. It's not as overt as McCloud's book in that at no point is an author directly addressing the audience, but it's absolutely a game about games that (to an extent) could already teach people a lot about history and design techniques and feature-creep.

The conceit of Evoland is that it's a game that keeps adding more features. Initially you start as a gameboy-esque sprite-based character who can only move left, then collects the ability to move right, then up and down, then from one screen to another in a loading-scroll, then graphical quality boosts until you've gone from a simple pixelated experiment to a highly defined part-RPG-part-adventure game.



It's a love-letter to Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda, and it doesn't intend to be much more. It has some interesting mechanics that actually turn it from an interesting joke to a genuinely compelling game, but by largely choosing to emulate classics without much of a commentary on why it even wants to do that means it misses an opportunity to achieve something much more worthwhile.

Right now it's a game that gives you a goofy nostalgic look-back at the journey from Ye Olde Vid Game of Yesteryear and the progression to... I guess games that are even not currently being made at the moment. It's a shame that it doesn't do more, but hopefully it inspires something that does.

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ChefVille Appetite for India Quests Everything you need to know

As part of the (apparently) final release in the Indian cooking event in ChefVille, players can now upgrade their Curry n Spice Stoves to the expert level, while also upgrading their Spice Cabinet to offer more spices for these advanced recipes. There are three quests available in the Spice Cabinet upgrade series called "Appetite for India," and we're here with a guide to helping you finish them, thanks to Zynga. Let's get started!

Powerful Powder Upgrade the Spice Cabinet Craft Curry Powder 3 Times Cook Lasooni Murgh 4 Times
The Spice Cabinet can be upgraded by asking your your friends for items to finish it off, while the Curry Powder can be crafted inside the Chutney Station. If you've yet to build the Chutney Station, it's part of the Indian Supper quest event, and you can check out our guide to building it to get caught up. As for the Lasooni Murgh, this dish is only available for cooking after you've upgraded the Curry n Spice Stove to the Expert level, so good luck with that. Completing this first quest gives you two Saffron, 10 XP, and one Cumin.

Swim Upstream Collect 8 Colors of India Cook Onion Pakora with Coriander Chutney 5 Times Cook Mushroom Curry 5 Times
The Onion Pakora is available in the Intermediate level of the Curry n Spice Stove, so hopefully you haven't already mastered that dish or you'll waste a lot of ingredients in finishing this particular quest. Meanwhile, the Colors of India are earned by asking your friends to send them to you. You'll receive two Basmati Rice, two Turmeric, and 50 coins when you finish this quest.



Carefree Curry Have 8 Incense Sticks Serve Chicken Curry with Saffron 3 times Earn 1 Mastery Star on Saffron Rice
The Saffron for these dishes can be earned via the Saffron Bottle Crates, which we've brought you a guide to building before. Make sure to check out that guide and build your own crate to get caught up. Finally, the Incense Sticks can be earned by asking your friends to send them to you via one final request. You'll receive a Rangoli, 60 XP, and three Saffron for finishing this final quest.

These quests will only be available for completion for the next six days, so good luck catching up if you've yet to upgrade your Curry n Spice Stove or build your Spice Cabinet!

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What do you think of this new quest set in ChefVille? Do you think you'll be able to finish all of these quests before they expire? Let us know in the comments!

The 5 Best Kisses in Videogames

The weather in the Northeast right now is miserable, but if you're reading this from a frozen, barren location, take heart - we've got a video of the 5 best video game kisses in history to make you all warm and fuzzy.

Personally, I'm not really into mushy story lines - give me GTA debauchery over gooey love stories any day - but I have to appreciate how much some of these plot lines mean to the games' stories. And, as host Lisa Foiles puts it, "Now when two video game characters kiss, it's not just a bunch of pixels mashing together." That's something to applaud, I guess.

Watch the video below and let us know what your top video game kisses are:

World of Tanks News - Update 8.5 Details Rumble Forth

Wargaming has announced the details of the latest World of Tanks game update. Most notable in the upcoming patch will be the inclusion of several premium features that will be made available for free users as well as new German and Soviet tanks.

Starting in Update 8.5, players will be able to purchase all premium consumables with silver credits. In addition, all players, both paying and non-paying, will be able to create 3-member platoons and companies.

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