Serious about Twitter? Dominate the Twitterverse with new social game Tweepgods

Are you lot a Twitter fan? Do y'all love using the service then much that you could see yourself playing a social game? Liquid Daffodil, the makers behind glƏƏk! and more than, has adult Tweepgods (www.liquiddaffodil.com/tweepgods), which may be of interest to you lot. Tweepgods is such a title that'southward now bachelor on the Windows Store (and soon arriving for Windows Phone).

So what's it all about? Well, we experience as though the official store description tin assistance out there:

"Become a Master of the Twitterverse past taking convict Tweeps and Tags in the wildly addictive Social phenomenon tweepgods! Where your Tweeps go a 'captive audition'! Capture users and brand them your 'Underlings', take ownership of Twitter Hashtags, and then increase your godly Omniscience past claiming their utilise and activity on Twitter! Starting time your path to full on Twitterverse domination at present, you won't exist sorry…gods never are!"

But should that be overwhelming for you, then fear non as it took united states a few minutes to know exactly what's going on and how to work everything. Once the app is launched, you're to log into your Twitter account, which will provide you with some JeezUps! (think of this every bit in-game "credits"). The primary goal is to increment your omniscience and gain ability. Much ability!

A brief tutorial is displayed to get y'all started, which can be accessed using F1 key at any point.

The interface is really fairly make clean once you're used to functionality nowadays within the app. Searches for tweeps (users) and tags can be achieved on the left-hand side, while all purchased bits and bobs are displayed under "Underlings" and "Tags". Yous can 'buy' other Twitter users and hashtags, then long as they're non owned past anyone else.

You can then view the activity of Tags or Underlings. The more the hashtags are used, or the more active that user is on Twitter, the more ability and omniscience is accumulated. Of class, this means the popular tags are probably already gone, but endeavor and get in there when something happens on Twitter and lookout the results.

What's corking about Tweepgods is the synchronisation betwixt Windows viii and Windows Phone. Information technology'southward entirely up-to-engagement as soon as you pick it up on either platform. Both apps also make total use of in-app purchases.

You may exist thinking, "so I can buy Underlings, etc. but only if they're not already owned? That's slightly limiting the gameplay a little, correct?" Yeah, and we'd agree there. Luckily, it's beingness addressed in a coming update this week:

Allow users to steal from others (which would solve the above outcome)
Allow Underlings to Escape
An "Auction Block" for Underlings and Tags that you want to "sell"

There are plans to turn this into a fully functional social marketplace of some sort. It'due south an interesting concept and one to go along an eye on to see where progress takes Tweepgods in the future. The Windows 8 version is currently free for 24 hours. The developer has asked those who download and savour the game to rate it, and for users who have feedback to contact them via support. After the free period is over the app will sell for $1.99.

You tin can download Tweepgod from the Windows Store for free (next 24 hours - $1.99 after). Nosotros expect the Windows Phone version to be released within a number of days. We'll update with links when available.

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