As we all sit at home, hoping to minimize further spreading of the infection, life can get quite boring! Of course, if you are a gamer then you already have your PC or Console games locked, loaded and ready to go, but what about the rest?

Most of us on the other hand, like playing casual games such as Candy Crush or Angry Birds, because trying to beat Lothric and Lorian in Dark Souls 3 again, after dying for the 20th time in a row is considered  "entertainment" by a very limited number of individuals.

! For the rest of us, mobile games are good enough in their comparative simplicity. One may even argue that a casual bout of trying our luck at online slots, or a quick multiplayer match of 8 ball pool on the smartphone can be more entertaining and doesn't take up all your time either. So, for the less hardcore gamers out there, who would rather stay entertained during the lockdown than try and learn the core mechanics of complex video games, here are five options that they will enjoy.

Carrom Disc Pool by Miniclip

 

 

 

 

We're decided to replace the globally famous and extremely well maintained 8 Ball Pool by Miniclip, with their own, much newer and comparatively less famous game, Carrom Disc Pool. Although the game is much simpler and easier to master, it has an advantage that makes it a better game than miniclip's 8 ball Pool in out opinion; it doesn't necessarily follow a pay-to-win strategy for extracting money from its players. 

There are a few in-app purchase options and they can indeed give players an advantage in multiplayer matches as well, but that advantage is minimalistic in nature. Your can beats someone with the top level gear, even if you have never paid a dime to earn your strikers. That is a rarity these days, which is why the game comes highly recommended for those skilled enough with their aiming on 2D boards.

Crystal Rift by Rabcat Gambling

 

Slot games can start to feel similar after a while, which is why it is extremely important for the developers to concentrate on graphics and animations to set them apart from the rest. Crystal Rift makes it onto this list ahead of other similar, but way more popular games such as Berry Burst or Jewel Burst because of that very reason; it is a gorgeous game from Rabcat Gambling that outclasses every slot game created in the mining/jewel theme, just by being a stunner.

The slot also has an incredible RTP of 96.4%, so you may win a fortune from your bets, provided you are lucky enough of course. Find a Casino in Kuwait and use the $1,001 bonus to try out beautiful slots such as Crystal Rift or Yggdrasil's Reef Run to name just a a few. 

Boxing Star

 

The final game on the list is Boxing Star and it was included solely based on the fact that there are no other fun boxing games like it on mobile at least. Do be aware that it's shamelessly pay-to-win, and you will have to accept defeat as part of your career, every time you come across a player who has paid a lot for their gloves, mouthpieces, etc.

Nevertheless, the game mechanics are executed well, it looks quite good and the story mode at least is worth downloading the game for, even if you don't want to spend your entire salary in buying more stuff than a game should be allowed to sell in-game!

None of the games mentioned here are taxing on the mind or fingers, and they are selected from a long list of high quality mobile games. Just be careful not to spend too much, or you will fall into the pay-to-win trap which mobile games are infamous for. At least the casino slots give you a chance at winning real money back, but if you fall into the whole in-app purchase cycle, you will be spending your hard earned money on gear that will go out of date in a few days, or even hours!

 

Gambling and online casinos have become extremely popular over the past few years. The gambling industry is growing at an extremely fast rate with billions of dollars being spent in online casinos every year. In the past, the citizens of Japan would have to travel to the US to enjoy gambling, however, this is no longer the case. Japanese people can now access online casinos wherever they are in the world.

But which are the most popular online casino games for Japanese people? Some of the games that are popular with Japanese people are different from the games that are popular amongst people from the rest of the world. Here are some of the top casino games for Japanese people:

Baccarat

One of the most popular casino games amongst Japanese people is baccarat. This game usually has a higher roller stigma in the US, but it hasn't gone with it to Japan. Asians enjoy baccarat because they're not able to win consistently and it's a game of fate. The Japanese people strongly believe in fate and this is why they're drawn to the game of baccarat. 

Baccarat is a relatively easy game to play, but it is a game of chance. So, if you want a game where you're guaranteed to win money (or not lose money) then this might not be the right choice for you. If you're looking for a game that's perfect for you, then visit sites like Manekichi Casino for instance.

Mahjong

 

 

Most people are familiar with the non-gambling or computer versions of Mahjong. It's fairly popular in the US but is even more popular amongst the Japanese people. The Asian version of this game is slightly different to the well-known version. This game is played with dominoes instead of cards. 

One of the main reasons why this game is so popular with the Japanese people is because it's a game that started and developed through the Asian culture. This game requires you to stay focused and be good at making quick decisions because if you make the wrong decision, you could lose the game.

 

Pachinko

 

This game is similar to an American pinball machine. It's a mix of both a slot machine game and a pinball machine game. It originated in Japan, which is why it's so popular amongst the Japanese people. The first version of this game was completely manual, however, in recent years we've seen digital versions of the game becoming extremely popular.

This game isn't popular or available in most countries around the world, but it can be found on online casino websites and in Asian casinos. Pachinko was first introduced in the 1900s and winners back then would receive soup, soap, sweets for the kids, or tobacco for the adults. 

Sic Bo

 

 

This game is from the ancient Chinese culture and has been around for thousands of years. It can be found in casinos all around the world, but the Japanese people enjoy it the most because they enjoy games that are based on pure luck. 

The game gives players over 50 options to choose from and has brilliant wagering options. It also has a pretty good payout rate of approximately 180 to 1. The game of Sic Bo is fast paced and may seem confusing to new players but once you get the hang of it there's nothing much simpler. 

The main aim of the game is to predict which face the dice will land on before they're rolled. You can choose to place a bet on one, two or all three of the dice being rolled. Once all the bets are in, the dice are rolled, and if any of the dice roll the number you predicted, you win. 

Pai Gow Poker

This is a fairly new game in the gambling world. It was first produced in 1985 and was based on the game of Pusoy. This game is like the Chinese version of Pai Gow but it is played with cards and not dominoes. 

The main aim of the game is to create two poker hands out of the cards you are given. These hands should be a two-card poker hand and a five-card poker hand that is better than the dealer's hands. Your five-card hand must also be better than your two-card hand in order to win. 

The popularity of gambling and casinos is still increasing. Every year we spend billions of dollars in this industry and it doesn't look like things will change anytime soon. There are a number of casino games enjoyed by Japanese people around the world, which one is your favorite?

 

Online bingo here in the UK has never been thought of as a particularly glamorous event. Brick-and-mortar locations are usually thought to be filled to the rafters with grey-haired beauties, who are no stranger to a ration book, but we want to challenge that perception by letting you in on a little secret. Many famous folks actually enjoy a game or two of Bingo - and they're not afraid to admit it!

The first to wave a flag for the timeless game is none other than the elegant entrepreneur and British supermodel Kate Moss, who first rose to fame in the early 1990s. She emerged onto the scene at what was thought to be the end of the "supermodel era", and went on to collaborate with large corporations, such as Calvin Klein. But, after all that work, everyone needs some downtime, right? And apparently Kate Moss likes a spot of Bingo to unwind after a long day of being a Boss. Moss and her former Rockstar husband apparently used to spend their Saturday nights playing Bingo with their family, and even since they unfortunately split the former supermodel still has a fondness for the age-old game.

 

Bingo has quickly become a popular online activity for many, readily available to anyone with an internet connection. Included in the thousands of fans of this virtual version of the game, is the one and only Robbie Williams. The English singer-songwriter who originally found fame as a member of the well-known man-band pop group Take That, has gone on to form his own solo career and release multiple albums. Williams has kept his feet firmly on the ground, and, allegedly, absolutely loves a game of Bingo! His love for the games goes as far as regularly taking part in Hollywood Bingo competitions, going on to graciously donate any of his winnings to various charities, when he is lucky enough to finish with a win. What's more, if you look at the music video for Robbie's hit song Feel, you'll see him emerging proudly from a traditional Bingo hall at around the halfway mark of the video. We see you Robbie!

Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams' fellow bandmember, was actually once a Bingo caller himself, having always been a huge fan of the game. The Take That star's love for the game is still going strong as he regularly hosts his own bingo nights, as well as organising a game or two when he's on tour, to help his staff unwind, dubbing it "Barlow's Bingo". Speaking on his past life, Barlow confessed: "I used to be a bingo caller when I was first starting out. I used to love reading out the numbers. We have bingo nights backstage on the Take That tour to help everyone relax".

 

One of the more surprising famous Bingo fans is Juventus and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid player is also a keen Bingo enthusiast who actually began playing the game in order to help him learn the English language when he was still at Old Trafford. He was given a DVD Bingo game to aid him in improving his English and, with that, he quickly began enamoured with the game and has openly spoke about his love for it. Apparently, the football star has gone on to maintain his enthusiasm for the pastime and continues to play it on a regular basis, even beginning to explore the original version of the game now that he plays in Italy - where the game was created. 

The fourth iteration of Smart Game Booster from PCGameBoost could be a surprisingly effective solution for PC gamers with older machines that they cannot upgrade right now. Not only is the software promising to be an effective tool for boosting gaming performance in any Windows PC, it's actually free to download and try. That's a lucrative offer right there, so feel free to downloadd it right now and orm your own opiion. Howver, if you actually want to know what it can really do for your PC gaming needs, stick around as we discuss the features and their effectiveness in brief.

Consider it to be an All Purpose Gaming Companion for Your PC

 

 

If you have ever used Nvidia GeForce Experience or AMD's Adrenalin, you will find Smart Game Booster to be quite similar to them in many ways. However, there are two main differences between the GPU giants' proprietary software packages and Smart Game Booster.

 

1. Unlike Geforce Experience or Adrenalin, which are each tied only to their own manufacture cards, Smart Game Booster supports all GPUs

2. Smart Game Booster offers a number of additional features that none of the software optimizers from Nvidia or AMD can boast of

   
   

However, the similarity exists because they are all PC tuning software packages, meant to keep your GPU always updated with the latest drivers, tune up games to boost performance or graphical quality, and even overclock the graphics card to support better graphics. It's just that Smart Game Booster is not proprietary, works with all PCs and has a lot more to offer than anything which GeForce Experience or AMD Adrenalin can.

The Features: How Useful are They?

Smart Game Booster 4 offers everything that you can possibly expect from a PC tuning and gaming assistance software, if not more. As to what they are exactly and how they work, let's find out.

Game Booster: Boost Your Average fps with a Singe Click

In online games, how many frame you can see per second makes a lot of difference, especially if you are playing a shooter or any game that requires fast reaction times. When you click on the Game Booster icon, Smart Game Booster Makes It Happen for You by taking a number of steps after that single click.

• Cleans the RAM

• Ends all background processes unnecessary for playing the game

• Disables the autostart apps, so that they cannot hog you PC's limited resources

• Frees up all possible resoures of the PC, so that they can all be directed to boost gaming performance

 

Naturally, when your PC can direct all its available sources towards that single game you are playing, you will see a boost in fps, frequent freezing will be less of an issue, and your CPU/GPU temperatures will alo stay low, as they don't have to multitask so much anymore. If your GPU does begin to overheat, which is likely if you overclock it too hgh, Smart Game Booster will warn you about the rise in temperature, well before that can become a serious issue.

Overclocking is Easy with Smart Game Booster

 

 

Overclocking is not exactly tough work for anyone familiar with the concept, but not everyone is used to overclocking their GPUs and CPUs manually. It can take up quite some time to learn, and even more time to perfect. The Super Boost button in Smart Game Booster however, flattens the learning curve like a pro. Not only does it instantly overclock your GPU to its optimum performance level, the software also keeps adjusting the clock speeds to maintain the GPU's OC temperatures within the safety zone. That is really a huge advantage to have by on one's side.

Although Super Boost does work pretty well, the only thing to keep in mind is that it doesn't work with some of the older cards. Nevertheless, Smart Game Booster supports most Nvidia and AMD cards released in the last few years and you can always check their site for more clarity regarding whether or not your GPU is supported. If it is supported though, expect Smart Game Booster to turn your old graphics card into an upgraded version of itself, forcing out higher fps and facilitating smoother gameplay.

Fine Tunes Your PC to Perform Better Inside and Outside Gaming Sessions

 

 

Smart Game Booster is a companion software for gamers primarily, but its features can also benefit your PC as a whole.

Disk Defragmentation - Disk Defragmentation is supposed to make your HDD or SSD load everything faster, including video games, and it's most noticeable when you enter a new in-game map, launch a new game or any other software. Movies stored onto the hard disk will play without freezing, skipping or slowing down, while essential programs will load instantly.

Automatic Diver Updates - Smart Game Booster automatically downloads and installs the necessary drivers for your specific GPU. This doesn't just improve in-game performance, but also keeps your PC's visuals crisp during media consumption, photo editing and video editing.

Game recording is Pretty Smooth - Admittedly, fps will take a toll while recording gaming sessions, but that's unavoidable, no matter what software is used to record while playing. Even then, Smart Game Booster tries to maintain a balance between the recorded footage's quality and the in-game performance, as best as the hardware would allow. If there's enough juice in your hardware to power both rendering and recording simultaneously though, just press CTRL + ALT + V and get ready to watch your exploits in high definition later on.

 

 

Organize All Your Games into a Single Library - With Uplay, Origin, Steam, GOG and a host of other online libraries and stores, it's a pain to launch games from each of individually. Smart Game Booster has its own library which lets the user optimize, boost and launch all games from all separate vendors, right from the menu. We found this feature to be very convenient and timesaving to say the least!

 

This list wouldn't have made much sense, had the features been half baked to be honest, which is fortunately, not what we saw. Apparently, there were a few bugs in the earlier versions, but with Smart Game Booster v4.3 onwards, those bugs have mostly been taken care of. As it turned out, all the advertised features do work as mentioned. Even if you have a PC with the latest hardware in it, we recommend giving Smart Game Boost a try. It's possible that you might be able to lower the average GPU temperatures and make your PC run faster than before, even when you are not gaming on it. Older PCs will experience the best effects of Smart Game Booster though, as it has the potential and capabilities to make your old hardware feel significantly faster, both inside and outside games.

 

 

French mobile game developer Gameloft recently celebrated its 20th year in the world of mobile gaming. The Parisian development studio, founded by Ubisoft's co-founder Michel Guillemot, has published many of the best mobile games available on Android. As a gift to its long-standing base of mobile customers, Gameloft has unveiled its Gameloft Classics application, a free download that gives users direct access to a suite of 30 iconic Gameloft titles, some of which haven't ever been downloadable on mobile devices.

 

Alexandre de Rochefort, chief finance officer at Gameloft, said that the "accomplishment" of successfully operating for two decades needed to be marked. The launch of Gameloft Classics has been dubbed a "moment of celebration" for the studio, giving the team a chance to "look back and see how the industry has changed and evolved" through the years.

 

During the first decade of Gameloft's existence, the studio had over 200 million downloads of their mobile games, cementing the Ubisoft subsidiary as one of Europe's leading mobile game developers. The studio has covered all kinds of mobile gaming genres, like puzzle-based games such as Bubble Bash 2, dating sims like Date or Ditch 2, and one of the first mobile ‘shooter' games NOVA. It's even dabbled in classic games such as Texas Hold'em Poker that are normally reserved for online casino games to give card players the thrill they need whether they are playing mobile casinos in South Africa, the UK, the US, or the Far East.

 

Within the Gameloft Classics release there are several of Gameloft's earliest games that weren't designed for today's state-of-the-art smartphones and tablets. Many of these are still talked about in misty-eyed terms on gaming forums which are still used to promote mobile games. These early-stage mobile games have since had a 2020 reboot, with the addition of touchscreen controls to enhance player engagement and immersivity. Nevertheless, some of these titles still retain the old-school graphics that provide throwback vibes.

 

Titles included in the Gameloft Classics: 20 Years app

 

Wondering what kind of retro fun you can have with Gameloft Classics? Here are four of the most popular Gameloft releases included in this free app:

• Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A.

There was a sense that Gameloft's Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. release was inspired by the huge success of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. This game transports you to America's west coast and the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles. To complete this, you'll need to pass 75 missions within the city's gang culture, including action and driving missions. 

• Bubble Bash 2

As puzzle games go, Gameloft had a distinct fascination with bubbles. Bubble Bash 2 was undoubtedly the most popular and successful puzzle game developed by Gameloft, rivaling the likes of Puzzle Bobble in the mobile download stakes. 

• Soul of Darkness

There was something nostalgic about Gameloft's Soul of Darkness. This 2D ‘spooktacular' was a particular hit with Castlevania fans through the years. The side-scrolling platform game brought the vampire theme to life in a world where "only your sword and powers can dispel the darkness". 

• Diamond Rush

Gameloft's original Diamond Rush mobile game has been rebooted in the Classics app. Incorporating over 200 puzzles and 40 levels, you'll have tonnes of obstacles to avoid in your quest for the finish line, including stalactites, dangerous spiders, thick jungle, and much more.

 

 

So whatever your puzzle preferences - whether you prefer the casual nature of bubble popping or the horror themes of Soul of Darkness - there's a lot waiting for your in the Gameloft Classics new release.