Crowdsourcing gamers best computers on protein folding
Citizen scientists using a 3D jigsaw puzzle video game are helping decode how proteins work to advance research drug treatments and potentially renewable fuels and chemicals.

Cashing in on the 98% - Canadian mobile game maker grapples with business model
It was the best puzzle game since Tetris – at least, that's what Gamerizon Studio Inc. president and CEO Alex Sakiz thought of Quantz. The 3D puzzle game was supposed to launch his Montreal-based gaming firm to success, but it didn't work out.

Crush 3D in Action
We've known about SEGA's 3DS puzzle game, Crush 3D, for awhile now, but it wasn't until recently that we actually got to spend some quality time with it. The game boasts a unique hook, challenging players to adjust the camera and "crush" the world from 2D to 3D in order to collect items and reach the goal...

PREVIEW: Crush 3D Preview
Obstacles, insurmountable heights, and the constraints of three dimensions leaving you frustrated? Crush 'em! Crush 3D, a member of the first wave of 3DS games for 2012, actually has roots in the previous generation of handhelds. The game saw release in 2007 for the PSP, and now its dimension-warping puzzles are resurfacing to take advantage of the 3DS’ unique depth capabilities. When we saw the ...

Kirby's Block Ball, Crush3D demo on Nintendo 3DS eShop
Kirby-themed Breakout puzzler Block Ball headlines this week's Nintendo eShop update. First released on the Game Boy in 1994, the new digital version costs £2.70/€3 and is available to download from this Thursday. Classic NeoGeo brawler King of Fighters '97 arrives on the Wii's Virtual Console, meanwhile. It costs 900 Points (about £6.30). Read more…