indie games
Indie Game ‘Toto Temple Deluxe’ to release on OUYA
July 21, 2014 | GVThis Thursday, July 24th, Juicy Beast will release the 2D multiplayer “party” game Toto Temple Deluxe exclusively for the OUYA gaming console. In Toto Temple Deluxe, up to four players complete to grab the goat and hold on to it … Read More
GameStop Throws In With Game Developers For Future Content
July 11, 2014 | Timothy MeyerRetailer GameStop unveiled plans in a recent interview to begin working closer with any game developers interested, in order to create exclusive content, only available to players who pre-order their games from GameStop. According to R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian, … Read More
5 Indie Games I Desperately Want To Play But Probably Won’t
June 19, 2014 | Timothy Meyer5. Wildstar (Carbine Studios)
Currently in open beta, Wildstar from Carbine Studios is a light-hearted, cartoonish science fiction MMO about two factions racing to control the planet Nexus, full of magic and mystery. The game looks bright, … Read More
Contrast Review
December 3, 2013 | Frank StrevaContrast is a game I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw it on Steam Greenlight over a year ago. The intriguing vaudeville-inspired setting, unique platforming that transitions between 2D and 3D, and catchy jazz soundtrack on display … Read More
Kickstarter Highlights
November 11, 2013 | Frank StrevaIt’s already been well over a year since Double Fine Adventure first appeared on Kickstarter and arguably paved the way for all the successful video game crowd funding campaigns that followed. The game’s initial Kickstarter success proved that crowd funding … Read More
Sony confirms indie games for PS4 launch
November 6, 2013 | Jeff ChabotSony has confirmed several indie games will be available on or before the launch of the PlayStation 4 on November 15. Of the titles, four of them are newly confirmed for the PS4 release including Blacklight Retribution, Super Motherload, Trine 2: The … Read More
The Release Valve
October 28, 2013 | Frank StrevaWelcome to the Release Valve, formerly the Greenlight Spotlight. I finally found a better, more creative name for the series at the suggestion of a friend. Since my last article, Valve has announced two new batches of Greenlit titles, … Read More
Hotline Miami free for PlayStation Plus subscribers in the US
October 22, 2013 | GV | One CommentHere’s a bit of good news early in the week. Hotline Miami is now free to download for PlayStation Plus subscribers based in the US. The top-down action game from Dennaton Games typically sells for $10 at the PlayStation Store, … Read More
Escape Goat Review
October 22, 2013 | Frank StrevaEscape Goat is a prime example of the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover.” I first played the game some time back when it appeared on Xbox Live Indie Games. It’s still one of my go-to … Read More
PSA: Dark Matter is Unfinished
October 22, 2013 | Frank StrevaDark Matter, the new game from Nuclear Dawn developer InterWave Studios, has a gigantic, glaring problem: It is literally unfinished. The Steam forums are full of customers complaining after they found out that the otherwise rather decent game abruptly … Read More
News
Why PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X Will Depend on Single-Player Games
January 24, 2020 | Matthew Byrd
I’ve always supported single-player games, but there was a point in my life when I would actively root against multiplayer titles. There was really no good reason why, but in my mind, at that time, I saw multiplayer games … Read More
Why Did Call of Duty Dominate Video Game Sales This Decade?
January 17, 2020 | Matthew Byrd
Figures compiled by the NDP Group have seemingly revealed the top-selling video games of the decade. In many ways, the list (which accounts for revenue as well as total sales) is not that surprising. Grand Theft Auto 5 and … Read More
Why Xbox Killing Console Exclusives Is a Good Thing
January 13, 2020 | Matthew Byrd
Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty caused quite a stir recently when he revealed that the Xbox Series X will not feature any Microsoft exclusives for years to come.
What does that mean? Well, it means that for … Read More
Articles
Why Did Call of Duty Dominate Video Game Sales This Decade?
January 17, 2020 | Matthew Byrd Figures compiled by the NDP Group have seemingly revealed the top-selling video games of the decade. In many ways, the list (which accounts for revenue as well as total sales) is not that surprising. Grand Theft Auto 5 and … Read More
Make Me a Quake as Fast as You Can
January 16, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Recently I watched a great short interview from Noclip with Tim Willits, a former director and co-owner at id Software of the Quake franchise. He went through the history of Quake and discussed some of the development processes … Read More
Why Xbox Killing Console Exclusives Is a Good Thing
January 13, 2020 | Matthew Byrd Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty caused quite a stir recently when he revealed that the Xbox Series X will not feature any Microsoft exclusives for years to come.
What does that mean? Well, it means that for … Read More
Reviews
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
In many ways, PlayStation Now is shaping up to be Sony’s biggest missed opportunity of the PS4 era.
PlayStation Now sounded like a pretty exciting service when it was first revealed in 2014. At the very least, it offered … Read More
Crackdown 3 or Anthem: Which is More Disappointing?
February 21, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
February 2019 was supposed to be one of the biggest months for games in recent memory. Headlined by titles like Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3, and Anthem, many gamers were left wondering just how they were going to play all … Read More
Opinion
Playing a Game vs. Watching a Playthrough
January 25, 2020 | Robert Endyo
I recently saw a poll on twitter asking the question “Can you be a fan of a game if you’ve only watched a playthrough of it?” The results were a resounding “yes,” but I found myself disagreeing with this perspective. … Read More
How Do You Decide What Game to Play?
January 21, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Being an adult came with some great advantages when it came to gaming. Namely that, with an income, I’ve been able to buy several of the games I want to play. Combining that with bundles, event-based sales, and now subscription … Read More
Make Me a Quake as Fast as You Can
January 16, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Recently I watched a great short interview from Noclip with Tim Willits, a former director and co-owner at id Software of the Quake franchise. He went through the history of Quake and discussed some of the development processes … Read More