Jun 30
I played a lot of foosball in college. I wasn’t the best, but in a 2 on 2 game I was a darn good defender. We had a ton of fun, probably even more than the Xybots game cabinet that was in the same room. So I was pretty thrilled by this article on making …
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Jun 08
Now that Microsoft and Sony have had their big next generation console press conferences, we should have a level field to compare them. Unfortunately, neither side wanted to play ball. Sony made their pitch at developers while showing lots of games and no hardware beyond the controller. Microsoft made a pitch for the unified living …
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May 26
I’ve probably bought too many Kairosoft titles. Game Dev Story is the reason why. At least, that’s where it started. Conceptually, it’s pretty brilliant. They made a game about making games. Throw in a lot of game references and a retro art style. It’s like catnip for gamers. I suppose some PC gamers might be …
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May 22
10,000,000 was a recent game of the week. Now, if you have an android device, Amazon is giving it away for free today only (5/22/13). I’d suggest grabbing it. Here’s the purchase link.
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May 21
I think I was a bit burned out on Kickstarter for a while. I have some sympathy for the founders of Kickstarter since they never planned it to be a game preorder site. Of course, that’s not what it is. It’s about microfunding development projects that are near to your heart. It just so happens …
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May 10
Welcome back Lara Croft. Or should I say hello to the new Lara since this is a reboot. I know that much was made of how would Tomb Raider respond to the success of the Uncharted series. Though both Drake and Croft share a lineage that includes Indiana Jones and Doc Savage, I always felt …
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Apr 26
If you’re going to call your game Revelations, the actual revelations should be pretty darn good. Unfortunately, that’s not the case here. It doesn’t ruin the game, but it adds to the overall feeling of jumble that is this game. Simply put, there are too many ideas in this game. Everything is just sort of …
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Apr 19
If it wasn’t a comic book (game) plot, Spiderman Shattered Dimensions’ plot wouldn’t ever be taken seriously. It’s the kind of thing a thirteen year old boy dreams up to tie the doodles together in his notebook. However, as a device to give me different spins on Spiderman gameplay, I’ll take it. Let me get …
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Apr 12
Super Hexagon is a strange game. You die. You die over and over again. You actually fall into a rhythm of dying. It’s not about succeeding. It’s about surviving as long as you can. The only controls are your left and right buttons. Think of it like Pacman only you’re chased by the maze itself …
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Apr 05
If you’re one of those people asking why no one ever crossed the old cellphone game snake with an 8 bit RPG, what am I saying? People don’t ask those questions. It’s really only the kind of thing that comes up in a brainstorming session. However, in the case of Nimble Quest, it turns out …
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