Sherlock, Shmerlock – Jenny LeClue is on the Case. By Julie Morley [divider] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is something utterly fascinating about puzzles and mysteries. Maybe it’s the thrill of testing our logic and expanding our minds. Perhaps the joy of finding a solution to something we’ve been…
War depicted in a glorified manner without any understanding of the turmoil, trauma, and lives involved in the chaos dooms it to be repeated. Often, the war-oriented Triple A games (Medal of Honor, Modern Warfare, Battlefield – lookin’ at you) will touch base on the…
Stories of legendary heroes have fascinated us for hundreds of years. An honorable knight embarking on a life changing journey to save his kingdom’s captured princess. Fight heroically, destroy the monster or evil fiend, save the day, and win the girl – we follow the…
A lot of people out there who spend a lot of time reading about indie games (I’m looking at you) aspire to, one day, be game developers. While it’s not particularly difficult to find a game creating software and start messing around with it, it…
We all know that dogs are (supposedly) man’s best friend but they actually don’t show up a ton in video games. Valiant Hearts: The Great War recently provided players with an intense historically-driven experience via its cast of unique characters – including a medical dog….
GaymerX2 Panel Report: Gearbox Software’s Gaymer X Spectacular By Marcus Estrada [divider] Panelists: Anthony Burch, Amanda Christensen, Chris Faylor, Randy Pitchford, Ashley Rochelle, Graeme Timmins [dropcap]G[/dropcap]earbox is the developer best known for the Borderlands series although they’ve been around for a good while now….
I’m a huge fan of pixelated games that do something a little extra. Anybody can take a few pixels and call them Jimothy, but to actually create artwork at such a low resolution takes considerable skill and an eye for detail. I’ve seen some incredible…
The Stomping Land Early Access Review By Marcus Estrada [divider] The Stomping Land honestly sounds like the kind of game I dreamed of having in my formative years. It’s a multiplayer-focused tale of survival in the age of dinosaurs that already has some great ideas…
Plenty of games go out there and brag about their customization options, classic gameplay, and procedurally generated “infinite” content, but few games bring as much to the table as Stash, an upcoming turn-based loot extravaganza from Frog Dice, the creators of Reign Maker and Tower…
It seems like these days everyone on Kickstarter is trying to reinvent the wheel by putting their own slight spin on games like Terraria and Minecraft. Few games that insist on remaking one of those two games bring anything new or worthwhile to the table, so it’s really…
When I write up these announcements, I do them all at once. I set aside enough time to read everything, watch everything, and listen to everything, and I get through them all in one sitting so I don’t procrastinate too long and start blaming myself…
Dreams Turn To Nightmares in Back to Bed By Julie Morley [divider] Have you ever looked at a painting by Salvador Dali and wondered what it would be like to exist in that surrealistic world? Why are these clocks melting? This dreamy place looks so…
After a year and a half of development time and personal funds, Games of Glory has been going strong but needs additional funding to keep going. Inspired by hack and slash games like Diablo and popular MOBAS like LoL and DoTA2, Games of Glory is…
Deus Ex Machina was released back in 1984, playable on computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. Back then, Deus Ex Machina was groundbreaking and one of the most popular games of that time. It was an interactive movie with a full-sync…
I recently had the pleasure to discuss the details of Wake the Dreamer, an upcoming mobile game about dream-land, real world, and trying piece your life together, with Ali Sakhapour. Ali was kind enough to fill in some lingering questions we have about the game….
Crescent Moon Games has brought us something we’ve never considered before: a magical journey as a deer. And in a 3D pixel game, I stress. About a month ago, we thoroughly covered The Deer God and even got in touch with what we predict to…