Reimagining Digital Distribution

For many frequenters of gaming sites the topic in question is one that has been brought up many times: Is digital distribution the salvation of PC games? Probably, yes, but could digital distribution be taken even further? But in case

Capsized Review

If I had to use one word to describe Capsized, an indie action platformer, it would be beautiful. Everything in the game is hand drawn, from the pulsating environments and enemies that inhabit them to the illustrated comic panels that

Review: Cargo

Describing Cargo, the newest game from games as art Russian luminaries Ice Pick Lodge (developers of the impenetrable Pathologic and the penetrable but intense The Void), is both simple and devilishly hard. Let’s get the simple out of the way.

PSA: Absurd Steam Sales

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-1okp_OeU&fs=1&hl=en_US] If you don’t live under a rock, you know it’s almost Black Friday. Which means ridiculous sales everywhere, and absolutely, fucking ridiculous sales on Steam. Case in point: today only, you can get the Indie Story pack for a

VVVVVV on Steam for $5

If you asked me what my game of the year 2010 was, there would be no hesitation. VVVVVV is possibly the best 2-D platformer I’ve ever played, and a game that was completely worth every cent of the $15 I

Recettear to be on Steam

On a scale of one to internet sensation, Recettear is probably a ten. The item shop slash indie Japanese RPG captured many a heart with its demo, which gave us a pretty big look at the game. Enough of a

Video Games Are Too Cheap

Oh, I’m not complaining. I’m glad you can get so many hours of entertainment for so cheap. I really am. But at some point, enough becomes enough. Eventually, you have too many games, especially too many games over 50 hours