Americans are bad at saving, but considering that 57% of them play the lottery, it’s not due to a lack of money to save in the first place. The Long Game is a mobile app that wants people to feel excited at the prospect of building a nest egg in the same way they would when buying a lottery ticket.

Smartphones have transformed the gaming world, making it accessible to all ages and demographics. Yet beyond the low price point compared to dedicated consoles, why do people invest so much time in mobile titles? Canvas8 spoke with 20 Britons to discover why they’re catchingPokémonand flingingAngry Birds.

Video gaming has evolved from arcades to bedrooms to mobiles – and it’s now merging into the real world.Heads Up, which emerged fromThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, blurs the boundaries between screens and reality, letting people play a parlour game on their phone and share the results online.

Gen Yers may have swapped playgrounds for office spaces and Gameboys for smartphones since the mid-’90s, but it seems they’re playing the same old games. What is it aboutPokémon GOthat’s gotten audiences of all ages hooked on a craze that many grew out of before the turn of the century?