Redwall Meets Zelda in Ghost of a Tale
What started as a labor of love by an animator, Ghost of a Tale is currently seeking the funding needed to become a full game. Lionel "Seith" Gallat, a former…
Interview: The crew at Yacht Club Games talks Shovel Knight (Part I)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8iGGPc7zc Recently we got a chance to hop aboard with Yacht Club Games for a long chat about the already popular upcoming title, Shovel Knight. Along the way we discuss…
Innovate or Die
Whether we would like to admit it or not, Japanese game development isn't what it once was in terms of sales or critical acclaim. From Nintendo's seeming annual now release…
Eador: Masters of the Broken World Review
A quick disclaimer before I begin: despite being a fan of 4X strategy games, I've never played Eador: Genesis. This means that I can't really pull up the original game…
Greenlight Spotlight: Kickstarter Edition
Before I get to the real meat of this article, it's time for a quick Greenlight update. As I reported, 18 games have been Greenlit since my previous article. Of…
Closed Loop
What is the landscape of video games in the current marketplace? How do we unhinge ourselves from systemic-seeming clichés that do not want to give way to other more creative…
Jagged Alliance: Flashback Is Now Recruiting On Kickstarter
A new Jagged Alliance reboot, subtitled Flashback, is currently looking for funding via Kickstarter. This new installment in the classic turn-based squad tactics game is being developed by an indie…
Spotlight on Ouya
Ouya and the independent game scene The summer of 2013 will bring us all something that we haven’t seen in a while: the breakout of a new game console to…
Mods are Wonderful
Mods or Modifications are changes made to a video game that range from slightly editing certain mechanics or stats to change the game to a player’s liking to going as…
Interview: Greg Kasavin talks Transistor
Last Friday I got a chance to sit down with Greg Kasavin, creative director of the 2011 smash indie hit Bastion and now working full steam ahead on Supergiant’s newest…
Papers, Please Preview
November 1982. You are a newly recruited inspection officer at the Arstotzkan boarder. Your wife and children are counting on you to accept or reject the right people who mean…
Sixth Wave of Greenlit Titles Announced
Today, Valve announced the sixth set of games and software to make it through the Steam Greenlight process. This set includes 20 items in total, with 18 games and two…