Author Archives: Chris Sommer

A look into the Nintendo Ambassador Program: Or how the game Yoshi is the greatest threat to democracy.

When a company is in the video game market, it needs to be on top of the community, understand its user-base, and interface with them to sell product and keep them coming back for more. The company as an entity

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A look into the Nintendo Ambassador Program: Or how the game Yoshi is the greatest threat to democracy.

When a company is in the video game market, it needs to be on top of the community, understand its user-base, and interface with them to sell product and keep them coming back for more. The company as an entity

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Infested Planet Preview

Infested Planet is a game I’m excited to see evolve, as it has the potential to be a unique and engaging RTS unlike any I have played before. There are no resources to harvest. You start with all of your

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Infested Planet Preview

Infested Planet is a game I’m excited to see evolve, as it has the potential to be a unique and engaging RTS unlike any I have played before. There are no resources to harvest. You start with all of your

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Capsized Review

If I had to use one word to describe Capsized, an indie action platformer, it would be beautiful. Everything in the game is hand drawn, from the pulsating environments and enemies that inhabit them to the illustrated comic panels that

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Capsized Review

If I had to use one word to describe Capsized, an indie action platformer, it would be beautiful. Everything in the game is hand drawn, from the pulsating environments and enemies that inhabit them to the illustrated comic panels that

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part III

Man, that Space Pirates and Zombies game is something else, right? What? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Sounds like you better read PART 1 and PART 2 of my time with SPAZ then! When last we met, I

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part III

Man, that Space Pirates and Zombies game is something else, right? What? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Sounds like you better read PART 1 and PART 2 of my time with SPAZ then! When last we met, I

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Runespell: Overture Preview

I don’t believe I have ever played a game quite like Runespell: Overture. I have played many games that share aspects to it, but nothing with all of them at once like this. Runespell is set in an alternate 1046

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Runespell: Overture Preview

I don’t believe I have ever played a game quite like Runespell: Overture. I have played many games that share aspects to it, but nothing with all of them at once like this. Runespell is set in an alternate 1046

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Terraria 1.0.4 patch is live!

As a Terraria junkie I feel it is my duty to keep you all informed, and I apologize for not reporting on the 1.0.3 patch when it hit. This latest update brings many new additions to the game, fixes the

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Terraria 1.0.4 patch is live!

As a Terraria junkie I feel it is my duty to keep you all informed, and I apologize for not reporting on the 1.0.3 patch when it hit. This latest update brings many new additions to the game, fixes the

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part II

Don’t know what S.P.A.Z. is? Then clearly you didn’t read Part 1 of my impressions on the beta! Check it out here! Space Pirates and Zombies is a massive game. I know I said that last time I talked about

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions Part II

Don’t know what S.P.A.Z. is? Then clearly you didn’t read Part 1 of my impressions on the beta! Check it out here! Space Pirates and Zombies is a massive game. I know I said that last time I talked about

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions

Space Pirates and Zombies is obviously a labor of love, even if you don’t know the story behind the two man development team who brought this game to life. From the rather beautiful backdrops to the smallest detail, the game

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Space Pirates and Zombies: Impressions

Space Pirates and Zombies is obviously a labor of love, even if you don’t know the story behind the two man development team who brought this game to life. From the rather beautiful backdrops to the smallest detail, the game

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The 2D Frontier: A Review of Life in Terraria

It’s hard to talk about Terraria without mentioning Minecraft, so lets get that out of the way right quick shall we? Like Minecraft, Terraria is an open world where the player has the ability to build upon and alter the

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The 2D Frontier: A Review of Life in Terraria

It’s hard to talk about Terraria without mentioning Minecraft, so lets get that out of the way right quick shall we? Like Minecraft, Terraria is an open world where the player has the ability to build upon and alter the

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