An Exclusive Interview with Mario Castañeda, Lead Artist for The Bridge

Earlier this month, we were lucky enough to review The Bridge, a unique puzzle-platformer from indie developers Mario Castañeda and Ty Taylor. The game primarily stood out because of its insanely interesting M.C. Escher-esque art style, but that was … Read More

Review: The Bridge

There are not many games that capture an atmosphere and play to its strengths in the way that The Bridge does.  The hand-drawn world is fairly evocative of M.C. Escher’s creations, although the puzzle designs and elaborate backgrounds do … Read More

Second Opinion: Antichamber

Never have I shouted so many mental obscenities while playing a game that was working the way it was supposed to.  Maybe I’m just upset at myself that it took me 13 hours to finish Alexander Bruce’s indie masterpiece, … Read More

Games on the Rise: Race the Sun

(Video preview by Official Stuff Plus)

As an industry veteran at Raven Software, Aaron San Filippo had worked on a number of AAA titles including (but not limited to) Singularity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Call of Duty: Modern … Read More

The Best, Weirdest, and Worst Voice Acting in Games: 2012 Edition

The past year was pivotal for games in a number of ways.  Indie development continues to grow, opening up new experiences to a wider audience.  Games have started to make us think, bringing out emotional gameplay that has never been … Read More

Meriwether: An American Epic

Sortasoft, LLC launched a Kickstarter campaign on November 29th, 2012, hoping to receive $35,000 for their historically-inspired RPG, Meriwether: An American Epic.  Their project focuses on recreating the adventures of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led the Corps of … Read More

Mobile Review: Chemical Cubes

It can be difficult to create a compelling “match-three” game in this day and age, seeing as how there are so many different titles out there that rely on those mechanics. However, Chemical Cubes does an excellent job of crafting … Read More

Madden 13: The Ultimate Tool for Fans of Terrible Teams

Being a native of Phoenix, I am an unfortunate — nay, resentful — fan of the Arizona Cardinals. While sports in our state have bright spots here and there, success does not exactly go hand-in-hand with our sports franchises. … Read More

THQ Is Sorta Screwed

Humble Bundle, Inc. has been providing an incredible service to gamers and charities since early 2010, selling a variety of indie games in a name-your-price style sale and getting developers and charities some helpful exposure.  The company’s work speaks … Read More

Impressions – Red Sand: A Mass Effect Fan Film

The newest addition to video game fan films comes to us from digital video students at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona. For over a year, this team has been working tirelessly to produce the short … Read More