Author Archives: Tom Auxier
Explodemon: Not a new Pokemon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQxWsmMN6g&fs=1&hl=en_US] There are games I wouldn’t know about except for the lovely folks at the IndieGames blog. Explodemon is one of them. An 2.5D platformer coming to PSN this year (hopefully), it’s endured something of a complicated development history. Not
Explodemon: Not a new Pokemon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQxWsmMN6g&fs=1&hl=en_US] There are games I wouldn’t know about except for the lovely folks at the IndieGames blog. Explodemon is one of them. An 2.5D platformer coming to PSN this year (hopefully), it’s endured something of a complicated development history. Not
Just Gamers
The crucial conversation of this generation of games is not whether games are art, but rather whether we, the games journalist, should be reviewer or critic. The most recent catalyst of this crucial discussion is this review of Metroid: Other
Just Gamers
The crucial conversation of this generation of games is not whether games are art, but rather whether we, the games journalist, should be reviewer or critic. The most recent catalyst of this crucial discussion is this review of Metroid: Other
Demon's Souls 2 is Project Dark
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXdbnNRJRTw&fs=1&hl=en_US] It’ll just have a different name because it’s on the 360 as well. Sure, it’s nominally called Project Dark at the moment. But look at that trailer. Look at it. That’s totally Demon’s Souls. Claustrophobic darkness, blocking instead of
Demon's Souls 2 is Project Dark
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXdbnNRJRTw&fs=1&hl=en_US] It’ll just have a different name because it’s on the 360 as well. Sure, it’s nominally called Project Dark at the moment. But look at that trailer. Look at it. That’s totally Demon’s Souls. Claustrophobic darkness, blocking instead of
What the fuck?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofCq8R2_jUg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Sleep deprived, but…Yakuza with zombies. People who think zombies are over-used and ruin things, your argument has been made. This is like making Call of Duty with zombies, or Final Fantasy with zombies: ridiculous. …Wait. Hold on. They did
What the fuck?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofCq8R2_jUg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Sleep deprived, but…Yakuza with zombies. People who think zombies are over-used and ruin things, your argument has been made. This is like making Call of Duty with zombies, or Final Fantasy with zombies: ridiculous. …Wait. Hold on. They did
Your new Pokemon
Lost in the bustle of Tokyo Games Show has been Pokemon Black and White nearing release in Japan. Oh, well, we didn’t forget. And neither did Serebii, who have all the Pokemon in the new game available in list form.
Your new Pokemon
Lost in the bustle of Tokyo Games Show has been Pokemon Black and White nearing release in Japan. Oh, well, we didn’t forget. And neither did Serebii, who have all the Pokemon in the new game available in list form.
Catherine with a K is his girlfriend
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1THswGEp90&fs=1&hl=en_US] My favorite author is Haruki Murakami, the preeminent voice in Japanese literary fiction. He writes books that are half real, half imaginary; the main character might be a normal guy from Kyoto, but he runs into some very abnormal
Catherine with a K is his girlfriend
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1THswGEp90&fs=1&hl=en_US] My favorite author is Haruki Murakami, the preeminent voice in Japanese literary fiction. He writes books that are half real, half imaginary; the main character might be a normal guy from Kyoto, but he runs into some very abnormal
DMC reboot runs quiet, runs deep
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJyJ4MHOxGs&fs=1&hl=en_US] It’s not every day you get to work Twin Peaks and 80’s hip hop into a title. I think this might be my finest work. Anyway, today is a good day for action gamers. We’ve got Ninja Gaiden 3
DMC reboot runs quiet, runs deep
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJyJ4MHOxGs&fs=1&hl=en_US] It’s not every day you get to work Twin Peaks and 80’s hip hop into a title. I think this might be my finest work. Anyway, today is a good day for action gamers. We’ve got Ninja Gaiden 3
Shadows of the Damned next big thing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4eVczkGoM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Let me hit you with a little math. Suda 51 (creator of such games as Killer 7 and No More Heroes) + Shinji Mikami (Producer of games such as Resident Evil (all up to and including 4), Viewtiful Joe,
Shadows of the Damned next big thing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4eVczkGoM&fs=1&hl=en_US] Let me hit you with a little math. Suda 51 (creator of such games as Killer 7 and No More Heroes) + Shinji Mikami (Producer of games such as Resident Evil (all up to and including 4), Viewtiful Joe,
How to sell your indie game
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVStZQacSok&fs=1&hl=en_US] Like that. If your game is an indie, there’s probably a lot of people already raving about it. Most of Rock Paper Shotgun, for instance, loves Magicka. But how do you get us from concept, and even gameplay, to
How to sell your indie game
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVStZQacSok&fs=1&hl=en_US] Like that. If your game is an indie, there’s probably a lot of people already raving about it. Most of Rock Paper Shotgun, for instance, loves Magicka. But how do you get us from concept, and even gameplay, to
October CoroCoro reveals more awkward Pokemon
Okay, I freely admit: at this point, four days from its Japanese release, I’m excited about Pokemon Black and White. Genuinely excited. The kind of excitement I reserve for things like Bastion, or for firing up a game of Solium
October CoroCoro reveals more awkward Pokemon
Okay, I freely admit: at this point, four days from its Japanese release, I’m excited about Pokemon Black and White. Genuinely excited. The kind of excitement I reserve for things like Bastion, or for firing up a game of Solium