Articles
Looking at War of the Roses
March 27, 2013 | Trenton AndersonWar of the Roses is a third-person multiplayer action-RPG. Though originally released in October of last year the game had a bumpy start and poor timing due to the other medieval theme title Chivalry:Medieval Warfare launching shortly … Read More
Shovel Knight Reveal Trailer
March 27, 2013 | Zebulon RogersThe magic of the 8-bit era is about to return with authority this fall. On March 14th, Yacht Club Games announced its Kickstarter campaign to fund its debut classic-style sidescroller, Shovel Knight, which the company describes as “a groundbreaking … Read More
Review: Driftmoon
March 17, 2013 | Patrick McDowell
Driftmoon is a quaint little RPG released by Finnish developer Instant Kingdom. This title has been in the works for a long time, the website claims seven years, and it was part of Steam’s … Read More
Everything is an RPG
March 15, 2013 | Trenton Anderson
Most people who are well acquainted with video games will be able to tell you that there are many different genres of video game just as there are genres of movies. These genres often have rules and tropes … Read More
Review+Interview: Banner Saga Factions
March 7, 2013 | Trenton AndersonThe Banner Saga is a mature tactics game brought to us by Stoic Studio, an indie group comprised of ex-BioWare veterans. The game trilogy got some major attention earlier last year when it surpassed its … Read More
Review of Anodyne
March 6, 2013 | Patrick McDowell | One CommentThe pure ambiance is the star of the game that I played this week, Anodyne, by indie game creators Sean Hogan and Jonathon Kittaka. In this Zelda-clone you play as Young, a white-haired boy who gets … Read More
Super House of Dead Ninjas Steam Release
March 3, 2013 | Patrick McDowellFinding your way down through the 180 floors of the newly released Steam version of Super House of Dead Ninjas is a challenge of skill and reflex. It is a simple objective, you … Read More
Nintendo sued over 3d patent
March 1, 2013 | Trenton AndersonFormer Sony employee and inventor Sejiro Tomita is suing Nintendo of America and Nintendo Company (Nintendo Japan) over what he calls a patent violation. Tomita owns a patent for a 3D technology using something called cross-point which allows … Read More
The Future of e-Sports: Boom or Bust?
February 28, 2013 | Adam BeckThe last 3 years have seen e-sports rise from a dying industry, to an incredibly lucrative form of entertainment. Since the release of Starcraft 2 in the summer of 2010 e-sports has grown in ways that long time fans could … Read More
In-Depth Review of Proteus with Developer Interview
February 28, 2013 | Patrick McDowellThis week I bit off a little chunk of what indie games are all about in the form of a game known as Proteus. It has been labeled as a casual game or an auditory and visual journey and it … Read More