Author Archives: Tom Auxier
Pokemon Black and White Impressions
Well, I guess I called it, months ago. Welcome to the world of Pokemon, indeed. I’ve not beaten Black and White; that would be ridiculous. Rather, I’ve sunk a good half dozen hours into the title, and this has given
Pokemon Black and White Impressions
Well, I guess I called it, months ago. Welcome to the world of Pokemon, indeed. I’ve not beaten Black and White; that would be ridiculous. Rather, I’ve sunk a good half dozen hours into the title, and this has given
The Mid Level Game
Cliffy B (the immortal Cliffy B) of Epic Games made headlines yesterday by declaring the middle class game dead. His point was that, as the industry went forward, there would only be room for the huge budget blockbusters, of which
The Mid Level Game
Cliffy B (the immortal Cliffy B) of Epic Games made headlines yesterday by declaring the middle class game dead. His point was that, as the industry went forward, there would only be room for the huge budget blockbusters, of which
The Golden Age of Trailers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2DsoiA54Y&w=640&h=390] The Dead Island Trailer has some company for best trailer released this year. Seriously, I don’t love Magicka. In fact, I don’t think I even liked it very much. And when a company can put together a trailer for
The Golden Age of Trailers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2DsoiA54Y&w=640&h=390] The Dead Island Trailer has some company for best trailer released this year. Seriously, I don’t love Magicka. In fact, I don’t think I even liked it very much. And when a company can put together a trailer for
No Catherine in the US…yet
Atlus are some crafty motherfuckers, we know that now. The internet has been raised to tizzy levels over the recent announcement that Catherine won’t be coming to the US. Well, that they have “no plans for an NA release at
No Catherine in the US…yet
Atlus are some crafty motherfuckers, we know that now. The internet has been raised to tizzy levels over the recent announcement that Catherine won’t be coming to the US. Well, that they have “no plans for an NA release at
Thoughts: Dragon Age 2 Demo
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlACgYHtWCI&w=640&h=390] We’ve written so fucking much about Dragon Age 2 that those links? They are only some of our…ahem…extensive coverage of the game. Of course, we did all that without the game actually existing in a playable state. Well, that
Thoughts: Dragon Age 2 Demo
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlACgYHtWCI&w=640&h=390] We’ve written so fucking much about Dragon Age 2 that those links? They are only some of our…ahem…extensive coverage of the game. Of course, we did all that without the game actually existing in a playable state. Well, that
Wacky trail of the day: Kentucky Route Zero
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pvkCYNhf7M&w=640&h=390] We missed the boat on this extremely hard, but Kentucky Route Zero is a game being made by Cardboard Computer who apparently made games I’ve either not heard of or meant to play in the past. In any case,
Wacky trail of the day: Kentucky Route Zero
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pvkCYNhf7M&w=640&h=390] We missed the boat on this extremely hard, but Kentucky Route Zero is a game being made by Cardboard Computer who apparently made games I’ve either not heard of or meant to play in the past. In any case,
Zip Zap, Zoobity Wap
Picking this week’s most crucial news to discuss with you, our faithful readers, is difficult. That is a blatant, outright lie. Telltale Games announced that they were going to do a number of new franchises up, including Fables and The
Zip Zap, Zoobity Wap
Picking this week’s most crucial news to discuss with you, our faithful readers, is difficult. That is a blatant, outright lie. Telltale Games announced that they were going to do a number of new franchises up, including Fables and The
For Immediate Release
If you tend to follow the pretentious British music scene, you would be aware that, for the second time in as many albums, Radiohead have released their newest album digital only, with absolutely no pre-release hype. The first thing we
For Immediate Release
If you tend to follow the pretentious British music scene, you would be aware that, for the second time in as many albums, Radiohead have released their newest album digital only, with absolutely no pre-release hype. The first thing we
SPENT a different kind of game
Games like SPENT are interesting studies in potential. I’ve long contended that the proper avenue for edutainment is documentary and not dumbed down children’s games full of math problems. What a video game, as interactive fiction, can do is let
SPENT a different kind of game
Games like SPENT are interesting studies in potential. I’ve long contended that the proper avenue for edutainment is documentary and not dumbed down children’s games full of math problems. What a video game, as interactive fiction, can do is let
The Art of Storytelling
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKfBSUKI9PA&w=480&h=390] Roger Ebert said, loosely, that no one has ever written a video game narrative that anyone will remember in fifty years. And I get the feeling he’s right. Narrative in video games has had a long, curious history; I’m
The Art of Storytelling
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKfBSUKI9PA&w=480&h=390] Roger Ebert said, loosely, that no one has ever written a video game narrative that anyone will remember in fifty years. And I get the feeling he’s right. Narrative in video games has had a long, curious history; I’m