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Most Addicting Game Ever?!

Mac|Life singles out QRANK as one of the Eight Most Addicting iOS Games Ever. My oh my, that's pretty sweet praise. We aim to hook you on great quiz games. Glad to see our evil plan is working.‘

Here's a peek at why Mac|Life loves QRANK: "The daily quiz game bills itself as "Your Social Trivia Addiction" and that's not hyperbole." Check out the full article here.

Other addicting games on the list include Words with Friends, Ticket to Ride, Diner Dash, Tiny Tower and Tiny Wings. Not bad company for QRANK. Thanks, Mac|Life!

The Angry Birds Effect

Here's a great piece from EContent about how anyone creating digital content should leverage games like QRANK for what the author calls the "Angry Birds effect" – that is, integrating well executed online games with their content in a way that feels organic.  

"Think about it like Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me, only using information from your site instead of the news," the author writers. "Readers can score points, and maybe even win prizes, simply by answering questions correctly based on information they read on your site."

That's exactly what we're doing with the QRANK platform. Our cool mobile and web tech lets anyone with content create addictive social games directly from their content.  

Check out the full article here and contact us if you want to find out how you can apply QRANK to your content.

Ricochet Taps into AngelList

Austin start-ups, including Ricochet Labs, are leveraging social networks like AngelList to raise capital.

The Austin American-Statesman highlights how Ricochet and OwnLocal are finding investors (and, in our case, advisors too) through social media websites that connects startups and investors. Check out the article here.

Wanna Break Into the Game Industry?

Ricochet Labs' co-founder Rodney Gibbs joins other game leaders, including Warren Specter and Richard Garriott, to offer advice to those who dream of a career in game development. Read the Austin American-Statesman artcile here.

QRANK, the Perfect Distration

The Dallas Observer calls QRANK one of four great apps. We're in good company with Hanging with Friends,  Smack That Gugl, and Buzzhole.

"With [QRANK's] location-based leaderboards, you can claim the biggest brain prize in town, whether you're at home on the couch or throwing a few back at your favorite watering hole."

Hey thanks, Dallas! Glad we could make you feel smart while you're getting loaded. Check out the full article here.

Smartphones Overtaking 3DS

The Austin American-Statesman analyzes the impact of smartphones on the Nintendo 3DS.

The article quotes Ricochet Labs' co-founder Rodney Gibbs, a verteran of both Nintendo and mobile development. "Consumers have been trained to value mobile games at free, 99 cents, or $1.99," Gibbs says. "A DS game, in contrast, costs 40 times that." Check out the full article here.

Burgandy QRANK?

Is your anchorman QRANKing under his desk? If you're in Tampa, he just might be. Meet ABC Action News anchor Brendan McLaughlin. He loves The Princess Bride, singing like Tom Jones, and condiments. When he's not dreaming of dining with Thomas Jefferson and Tom Waits, he's playing QRANK.  We can't make this stuff up.  Read it for yourself here.