Why I ignored E3

  “Watching any E3 coverage?” The question was inevitable. In this case, it was an IM from a co-worker, but anyone who knew my interest in video games would have asked the same rhetorical question. Of course I was. What

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

Costume Quest and the Annual Tradition

Every year on February 2nd, my Dad and I watch the movie Groundhog Day as an annual tradition. It’s a wonderful movie and we have an appointment with it every year. Christmas is noted by waking up early on a

Review: Costume Quest

We should have seen it coming. There are two types of games on PSN and XBLA. The first is the game that takes small ideas, polishes them to the point of perfection, and then layers on the charm, creating a

First Costume Quest trailer packed full of whimsy

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npbz3ZER0UU&fs=1&hl=en_US] Whimsy! That mythical thing that made Harry Potter great, and made Psychonauts the game it was. Whimsy, charm, whatever you will, it’s something a game either has or doesn’t. And it can be the difference between a fantastic experience

New Double Fine game Costume Quest knows this is Halloween

Earlier in the day, rumors began to pop up about a new game from Tim Schafer’s studio Double Fine, the good people behind Psychonauts and Brutal Legend (more emphasis on the former, please). Something called Costume Quest. Now, after much

Double Fine working on four new games

Lost in the shuffle of “Bobby Kotick is a dick and Darth Vader” discussion over the past day and a half has been much more exciting, less “he said what?” news: Double Fine, creators of such classics as Psychonauts and