Interview: Jake Elliott of Cardboard Computer

Last week we wrote about Balloon Diaspora, an indie adventure game that challenges a lot of the standard ideas of what an adventure game should be. Instead of focusing on puzzles and obtuse mechanics, it focused on conversation and on

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Interview: Jake Elliott of Cardboard Computer

Last week we wrote about Balloon Diaspora, an indie adventure game that challenges a lot of the standard ideas of what an adventure game should be. Instead of focusing on puzzles and obtuse mechanics, it focused on conversation and on

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Check out Brink's Intro As Well as New Security Gameplay

Two videos for your viewing pleasure; first, the intro to the game–accented narrator and all. Second, a video that showcases some new gameplay from the Security portion of the storyline. Both are new! Interesting tidbit from the intro video: the

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Check out Brink's Intro As Well as New Security Gameplay

Two videos for your viewing pleasure; first, the intro to the game–accented narrator and all. Second, a video that showcases some new gameplay from the Security portion of the storyline. Both are new! Interesting tidbit from the intro video: the

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UPDATED A Detailing of Brink's Abilities for Soldier, Engineer, Medic and Operative

Good news everyone! You don’t have to wait until Brink’s release on Tuesday to start planning out your builds. We’ve taken the time to document all the abilities shown in this video, including not only all the general abilities, but

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UPDATED A Detailing of Brink's Abilities for Soldier, Engineer, Medic and Operative

Good news everyone! You don’t have to wait until Brink’s release on Tuesday to start planning out your builds. We’ve taken the time to document all the abilities shown in this video, including not only all the general abilities, but

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I Don't Want To Save the World

I don’t want to be the chosen one. I don’t want to get the girl. I don’t want to make kingdoms rise and fall on my whim. I don’t want to dictate who lives and dies. Most of all, I

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I Don't Want To Save the World

I don’t want to be the chosen one. I don’t want to get the girl. I don’t want to make kingdoms rise and fall on my whim. I don’t want to dictate who lives and dies. Most of all, I

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Omnitopic: Difficulty

(The imaginatively named Omnitopic is our attempt at community; bow before the might of community, petty mortals! It is a collection of posts circling around a specific topic, floating like a boxer and stinging like a nail through the forearm.

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Omnitopic: Difficulty

(The imaginatively named Omnitopic is our attempt at community; bow before the might of community, petty mortals! It is a collection of posts circling around a specific topic, floating like a boxer and stinging like a nail through the forearm.

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The Weight of Definition: Balloon Diaspora

Balloon Diaspora is a funny little game that’s weighed heavily on me since I’ve played it. It is ethereal and wonderful like a leaf blowing in through an open window in fall, but at its core it asks a powerful

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The Weight of Definition: Balloon Diaspora

Balloon Diaspora is a funny little game that’s weighed heavily on me since I’ve played it. It is ethereal and wonderful like a leaf blowing in through an open window in fall, but at its core it asks a powerful

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UPDATED David Gaider on Player's Propensity for 'Optimum' Choices in Dragon Age 2

SPOILERS ON A MAJOR DRAGON AGE 2 QUEST AHEAD: A bit late on the uptake, but I just recently came across a post by David Gaider in which he explains the rationale behind the Dragon Age 2 quest “All that

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UPDATED David Gaider on Player's Propensity for 'Optimum' Choices in Dragon Age 2

SPOILERS ON A MAJOR DRAGON AGE 2 QUEST AHEAD: A bit late on the uptake, but I just recently came across a post by David Gaider in which he explains the rationale behind the Dragon Age 2 quest “All that

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Gaming's Next Top Princess

Words cannot be added to this.* *Okay, they can. Check out this spoof of America’s Next Top Model, where Princess Peach, Samus and Zelda compete for Tyra Bank’s approval. Via GameSetWatch. …..yeah.

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Gaming's Next Top Princess

Words cannot be added to this.* *Okay, they can. Check out this spoof of America’s Next Top Model, where Princess Peach, Samus and Zelda compete for Tyra Bank’s approval. Via GameSetWatch. …..yeah.

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Mass Effect 3 Aiming for Mass Appeal

Central to my criticism of Dragon Age 2 was that it was a game made by people who didn’t seem like they wanted to be making big Western RPGs. Rather, it felt like they would have been more comfortable making

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Mass Effect 3 Aiming for Mass Appeal

Central to my criticism of Dragon Age 2 was that it was a game made by people who didn’t seem like they wanted to be making big Western RPGs. Rather, it felt like they would have been more comfortable making

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Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity

Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a

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Interview with Nicolau Chaud, Mind Behind Polymorphous Perversity

Nicolau Chaud: you may know him from ‘controversial’ games like Beautiful Escape and the recently revealed Polymorphous Perversity. There’s plenty of talk surrounding his games, but how much do you know about the mind behind them? Well, Nightmare Mode got a

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