Author Archives: Tom Auxier
It's Limbo Time!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Xbox Live Arcade has made it a habit of releasing a fantastic puzzle-platformer every summer. Games like Braid and ‘Splosion Man have been their marquee summer attractions for the past few years, giving us some fantastic, brain bending gameplay.
It's Limbo Time!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Xbox Live Arcade has made it a habit of releasing a fantastic puzzle-platformer every summer. Games like Braid and ‘Splosion Man have been their marquee summer attractions for the past few years, giving us some fantastic, brain bending gameplay.
Zombie Cow Announces Privates
So, you’ve heard about Zombie Cow’s previous games, yeah? ‘Course you have. Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please are among my favorite video games with commas in their titles; they’re also damn good adventure games, and if you
Zombie Cow Announces Privates
So, you’ve heard about Zombie Cow’s previous games, yeah? ‘Course you have. Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please are among my favorite video games with commas in their titles; they’re also damn good adventure games, and if you
The Same Game Twice
We (the royal we, not I) just posted a great review of Twilight Princess. I, as a humble editor, read this review, and it got the old brain a working. The subject of my thoughts: the verbatim sequel. The sequel
The Same Game Twice
We (the royal we, not I) just posted a great review of Twilight Princess. I, as a humble editor, read this review, and it got the old brain a working. The subject of my thoughts: the verbatim sequel. The sequel
LittleBigPlanet 2 Annouced; New Pants Needed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_a3oCDzRA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] You are unprepared for the amount of awesome. Like, I generally disdain doing boring, “hey here’s a trailer!” newsposts. It makes the rest of the blog look kind of like the articles in Playboy. But I’m making an exception
LittleBigPlanet 2 Annouced; New Pants Needed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_a3oCDzRA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] You are unprepared for the amount of awesome. Like, I generally disdain doing boring, “hey here’s a trailer!” newsposts. It makes the rest of the blog look kind of like the articles in Playboy. But I’m making an exception
The Sunday Gaming Club #3:
Welcome back for another scintillating listing of games you’ve never played, and may well never play in your lives! These games are hand packed by migrant laborers from Canada, and are approved for your consumption by the Secretary of Defense.
The Sunday Gaming Club #3:
Welcome back for another scintillating listing of games you’ve never played, and may well never play in your lives! These games are hand packed by migrant laborers from Canada, and are approved for your consumption by the Secretary of Defense.
Some Thoughts on the XCom Reboot
Here is the initial full disclosure: I’m not especially fond of the original XCom games. Sure, they’re neat, but to someone who didn’t first play them until last Christmas, when he bought them for 5$, they’re a dated mess of
Some Thoughts on the XCom Reboot
Here is the initial full disclosure: I’m not especially fond of the original XCom games. Sure, they’re neat, but to someone who didn’t first play them until last Christmas, when he bought them for 5$, they’re a dated mess of
Starcraft 2 to Allow for Modes Other than Real Time Strategy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFbFCTziw28&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Or other than a fighting game, if you’re snarky like me and prefer making fun of Starcraft while secretly lusting after it. Like an old lady, standing in Barnes and Noble, wondering if she could get away with buying
Starcraft 2 to Allow for Modes Other than Real Time Strategy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFbFCTziw28&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Or other than a fighting game, if you’re snarky like me and prefer making fun of Starcraft while secretly lusting after it. Like an old lady, standing in Barnes and Noble, wondering if she could get away with buying
Friday Post: It's a Pun!
We are clearly as angry as yelling bird up there. Posts were made this week! Not that many here, because we’re all kind of overwhelmed with stuff. That’s what you get when you have a blog run by people for
Friday Post: It's a Pun!
We are clearly as angry as yelling bird up there. Posts were made this week! Not that many here, because we’re all kind of overwhelmed with stuff. That’s what you get when you have a blog run by people for
The MMO and Risk Versus Reward
It’s been an interesting span of weeks for those of us interested in game design as a thing, not just as a process. We’ve been given access to not only Guild Wars 2’s design manifesto, which lays out the many
The MMO and Risk Versus Reward
It’s been an interesting span of weeks for those of us interested in game design as a thing, not just as a process. We’ve been given access to not only Guild Wars 2’s design manifesto, which lays out the many
Review: Monster Hunter Tri
Let’s start this story at the beginning. I’ve never played a Monster Hunter game before, so if you loved previous iterations, this review is not for you. You will love this game, I imagine. This review is for those of
Review: Monster Hunter Tri
Let’s start this story at the beginning. I’ve never played a Monster Hunter game before, so if you loved previous iterations, this review is not for you. You will love this game, I imagine. This review is for those of