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American McGee doesn’t much like console game development now; why we should pay attention

July 17, 2012

American McGee/American McGee's Alice/Financial results/Opinion

He might be only the most recent in a long stream of industry veterans to speak out against traditional development models and for freemium gameplay, but American McGee is a voice worth listening to – this guy deserves a whole lot of respect. The man behind the rather brilliant American…

Frequent Flyer Rewards falls under the sway of mighty Cthulhu

July 17, 2012

Call of Cthulhu/Frequent Flyers Reward Program/Red Wasp

I’m really glad to see so many of you have responded so positively to our Frequent Flyer rewards program. It’s all for you, our loyal readers! And now there’s a real indie masterpiece up for grabs. Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is so good it won our iOS game…

Preview: Drox Operative (PC)

July 17, 2012

2D shooter/Drox Operative/Preview/Soldak Entertainment/Strategy

Sitting down to write this preview, I cannot clearly pigeonhole Drox Operative into a single genre or category. I can call the game a 2D, free-roam space shooter, but it is much more than that. I can say that the game is a real-time strategy game, but all of the…

Command & Conquer passes one million players

July 16, 2012

command and conquer/EA/MMO/MMORTS/RTS/tiberium alliance

EA’s browser based Tiberium Alliance has officially passed one million players after only a tad over two months. How’s the publisher celebrating? By giving stuff away of course! All you need to do is log into your account between now and July 20th (or create one if you haven’t already) and redeem…

Review: Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires (iPad)

July 16, 2012

Apple/Idea Factory/iPad/Reviews/RPG/Spectral Souls/tactics game

It’s taken a while, but the Japanese mid-tier developer and publishers are starting to see the value in the iPhone and iPad. Remember – these devices took longer to take off in Japan than elsewhere in the world. They’re popular now, though, so those goodly folk who concentrate on making…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 5 (grim sunsets)

July 16, 2012

Amnesia: The Dark Descent/Assassin's Creed/Cave Story/Dear Esther/knights of the old republic/Men of War/rage/Steam/Valve

Today is a sad day. You can obviously tell by the sunset and dramatic voice-over. Today marks the fifth time that this has happened. It does not just affect me, but also the people around me and around the world. Today is the fifth day of Steam’s Summer Sale of…

Sonic Adventure 2 speeds towards PSN/XBLA

July 16, 2012

Dreamcast/PS3/PSN/Sega/Sonic Adventure 2/XBLA/Xbox 360

Just announced at Comic Con this past weekend, Sega’s Sonic Adventure 2 will indeed be making the trip to the Xbox and PS3 with a new coat of HD paint. Called “one of the last great Dreamcast releases” in the presser, Sonic Adventure 2 first hit retail shelves way back…

Review: Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (PC)

July 15, 2012

PC/Puzzle Game/Reviews/Tiny and Big

I am standing on the edge of a cliff, gazing into a desert abyss. I have been scaling a giant, ancient statue that represents all that remains of a long lost civilization that worshipped a magical pair of underpants, and my mission is to reclaim this priceless relic from some…

Review: The Pinball Arcade (Vita)

July 15, 2012

pinball/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/The Pinball Arcade

The new battleground between the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita is the pinball game. In one corner is the 3DS with the rather brilliant Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball. In the other is The Pinball Arcade on the Vita. Zen Pinball is going to win this bout, but while Pinball…

Steam’s Summer 2012 Sale: Day 4 (guns, swords, and cities)

July 15, 2012

A Valley Without Wind/Hitman/Magicka/PC/Saints Row The Third/sanctum/Serious Sam 3: BFE/Steam/the walking dead/Trine 2

Video games…the final frontier for wasting time. They are also the final frontier of wasting lots and lots of money. Today’s daily deals on Steam are a perfect example. Today’s deals all either involve guns, swords, or cities, a combination of two, or all three. Aside from that tid-bit, I…

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