"2048" (center) was inspired by the game "1024" (right), which was also a clone of the game "Threes!" (left) Photo Illustration/IBTimes Step aside, “Flappy Bird.” There’s a new game in town, and it ...

Like the popular iOS and Android puzzler Threes from which it borrows its core concept, 2048 is a game as much about numbers as it is about space. You have a limited number of free squares, and each ...

Angry Birds was at least amusing. Flappy Bird was comical in its dumb futility. But there is really no explaining the appeal of 2048, the nerdy, minimalist, frustrating Internet game that a ...

Humans often have an unfortunate habit of moving as quickly as they can at any given moment. However, 2048 is a game anchored in logic and math, with early moves substantially impacting the later ones ...

There exists all sorts of brain-busters that exist to solely challenge our minds, and the numbers-and-tiles of 2048 is definitely one of them. Not only is it addicting, 2048 is one of those board ...

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The 2048 app is the most downloaded app of the week 2048 started as a paid puzzle game%2C Three%27s VENICE BEACH, California -- If you haven't heard of the 2048 app yet, you will. The numbers puzzle ...