The Lineup: Exploring the Player’s Decision Making Proccess
The Lineup is a 3D comic book style indie game for PC, Mac and Linux. The player-controlled character is a psychic detective who identifies the faces of suspected murderers by…
Age of Grit: Once Upon a Time in The West…
When you hear about an upcoming role-playing game being developed in the West, you may think it’s just going to be another bland RPG until the next great one comes…
ArcheAge Takes the MMORPG to New Levels
Some might say the age of the MMORPG is waning. We’ve seen a lot of them in the past decade or so, every one of them claiming to bring something…
Debate About Gaming Journalism Spawns #GamerGate Phenomenon
The Zoe Quinn scandal has sparked an active debate that shows no signs of abating. United under the hashtag #GamerGate, advocates of gaming journalism reform are making their views heard…
Mojang’s Minecraft now available for Xbox One
Mojang's Minecraft is now available for Xbox One. The 553 MB downloadable game is priced at $19.99 and available on Xbox Live. There are also several downloadable add-ons available for Xbox…
Director Seeks Funding for Video Game Music Documentary
A Kickstarter campaign launched by Karen Collins, a researcher at the University of Waterloo in Canada, seeks to give video game sound the attention it deserves. The campaign seeks to…
Zoe Quinn’s Depression Quest Sparks Debate Over Gaming Journalism and Misogyny
If the name “Zoe Quinn” doesn’t immediately ring alarm bells in your mind, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks (or busy slaying mobs in…
2k releases ‘Bioshock’ for iPad & iPhone
2k's Bioshock was first released in 2007 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. Now the company's China subsidiary has released the game for Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod…
ReddX app for Xbox One brings Reddit content to Console
Reddit users with Xbox One consoles will want to check out the newly launched free app called ReddX. The app lets Xbox Live users interact with others similar to the…
Open-World Survival Games: The Newest Gaming Zeitgeist
It’s no shocker that game genres come and go in phases, and the popularity of these games is always intimately tied to the technology available for developing them. As internet…
OUYA Gives Back With its #FreeTheGames Program
In 2012, a Kickstarter campaign was started to fund the creation of OUYA, a microconsole utilizing a version of the Android operating system. Earning $8.5 million, the campaign became Kickstarter's…
‘Dwarf Fortress’ is life’s work for creator Tarn Adams
It’s hard to believe that Tarn Adams has been working on the Dwarf Fortress games for over twelve years now. He’s already stated that he’ll be happy to go on…