Some thoughts about Double Fine's Kickstarter campaign

Here’s my first little conundrum about Double Fine’s recently announced Kickstarter campaign to fund a new retro adventure game: should journalists support it? It’s an interesting ethical question. Lots of folk got upset when Jessica Chobot was announced as a

Epic Awesomenauts match recorded for your viewing pleasure

The good folks at Romino Games have released a complete, 22-minute long match from their upcoming game, Awesomenauts. Aside from having the an epic theme song, Awesomenauts brings the relatively young MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre to 2D for

Wizards in silent films: Magicka

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKgio-LLEUs&fs=1&hl=en_US] You may recall me mentioning Magicka before as a veritable masters class in how to sell your independent game. Part one of How the Gold Master Was Delayed was a happy romp, but part two is even better, because

When Andre stands you up: Dinner Date

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_Mv3OzLpQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] Some things make you wonder what the fuck. Most of these things are found at Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And, lest the above trailer not convince you, Dinner Date is one of those games. If you think there is nothing

This Toddler is a Gaming Expert

Gamer parents, take note! Proper education is key to raising children! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skFIwIGw1iI]

Emergency Rations

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ZYitN-QAg&hl=en_US&fs=1] Some days are slow news days. Today is one of those days. There are other days where we have no idea what we could write about. For these situations, we have random, extremely old mash-ups of *the* Cave Story

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