1916: World War I with dinosaurs and demons

It may surprise you that 1916: Der Unbekannte Krieg (‘The War You Never Knew’) is not the first game to add dinosaurs into a game about one of the world wars. As the second game I’ve seen in the dinosaurs+world wars genre (which I hope one day is a real thing), 1916 is taking a significantly less silly approach than Dino D-Day. As a ‘first person avoider’ game, 1916 places you in the shoes of a terrified soldier trying desperately to locate the nearest ladder out of the trenches. Why is our protagonist’s goal to find what would normally be the quickest way to get shot during WWI?

Thoughts on Shorts: Elude

Aaron likes to procrastinate. What better way to do so than by playing countless free games online…especially ones that make you think about aspects of everyday life. Thoughts on Shorts is a series that documents these kinds of games, what

Objection! Ace Attorney 5 + Ace Attorney 123 HD announced

With Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Miles Edgeworth, or should I say Gyakuten Kenji 2, remaining unlocalized for nearly a year I began to lose hope for the Ace Attorney series. It’s a great series, but it isn’t as popular in

Nintendo enters the digital age with 'Nintendo Network'

Nintendo has finally decided to catch up with the competition by introducing Nintendo Network. Nintendo Network is practically everything fans have dreamed of. It allows users to set up separate accounts on the 3DS and Wii U to purchase downloadable

DARK MEADOW and the Monologue Conundrun

We shouldn’t like monologues – particularly in games. Games are about agency. They are about the player acting out its desires. Monologues are contrary to that spirit of agency permeating games. They enforce passiveness and reflection. Above all, monologues are intrusive. Unlike cutscenes, one cannot skip a monologue happening in-game.

And yet here is Dark Meadow! A game that basically works as a one-man show, with a comedian stand-up hoping to entertain our protagonist with his musings via loudspeaker – and it’s captivating!

"Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning": Demo Impressions

I’ve been looking forward to the release of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (KoA:R) since I first heard about it, not least of all because of the names associated with it’s production. There’s Ken Rolston, lead designer on two of the

Tiny Tower dev posts passive aggressive response to Dream Heights

Tiny Tower, a hit from tiny three-man developer Nimblebit, was Apple’s iPhone game of the year in 2011. Large mobile and social games developer Zynga apparently took notice of this and according to Nimblebit’s Ian Marsh tried to aquire the small developer. Failing at that, Zynga has created Dream Heights, a game that is totally nothing like Tiny Tower. Naturally outraged, Marsh posted an infographic wishing Zynga the best of luck with their stolen idea.

Tales From The Fireplace – A Trine 2 Review

Tales From the Fireplace – A Trine 2 ReviewMade for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Developed by Frozenbytes, published by Atlus The narrator speaks with a warm, friendly voice. He has a British accent. How could he not? It

Guilty Gear creator determined to continue Japan's fighting game dominance

How many American fighting game franchises can you name? Like me, you could probably count them on your hand. Japan’s fighting game dominance has always been quite apparent and Guilty Gear creator/talented composer Daisuke Ishiwatari plans to continue that trend.

Terror when walking in their shoes, terror when running in their stilts

What makes survival horror terrifying is a well discussed topic. From the ambient sound to the ambiguous environment, there are plenty of articles already regard to how to stir up most fear in players. Fear, like humour, is such an