VGW: Read Beyond the Headline
Following the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Republican representative Diane Franklin of Camdentown has suggested placing a tax on the sale of violent video games. Interested parties can read the bill here. The fun doesn’t stop there, though. In Rep. Franklin’s definition, the bill describes where to place the tax thus: “…the term [...]
Omg you guys. Just… omg. Games Workshop has confirmed a new Warhammer 40k game, Space Hulk, will be released in 2013 for PC, Mac and iOS. If you’re reading this post chances are you need a moment to squee aloud, fist bump the air or do the Snoopy happy dance, depending on your particular brand of [...]
Greetings, one and all, and welcome to another stellar Sunday Sidebar. I do not say that in jest, for this week has me speaking to Justin Ma, co-creator of space roguelike FTL: Faster Than Light. This game is arguably the definitive indie success of the year, and is particularly noteworthy for being the first game [...]
Demonstrating once again that its marketing department is full of geniuses, Old Spice launched Dikembe Mutombo’s 4 1/2 Weeks To Save The World three weeks ago, and it’s going viral to hilarious effect. Featuring the voice of Dikembe Mutombo himself, the game sets the tone: “A kabillion some odd years ago-ish, the Mayans predicted the world [...]
Steam’s Big Picture mode successfully exited the beta phase on Monday and is now a full-fledged release for PC and Mac owners. To celebrate, Valve is throwing a sale on controller compatible games. Not that Steam ever really needs a reason to throw a sale. The Big Picture mode is a user interface overlay for [...]
[Update] Trent Oster took to Twitter again to let fans know Apple turned down the iPad build they submitted today. “We’ve got some work to do!” Oster tweeted. “We are frustrated, but every extra day is a chance to make the game better.” The rejection delays the RPG’s launch to iPads, which had originally been [...]
Greetings everyone, and welcome to this week’s Sunday Sidebar. In between gorging on myriad Thanksgiving delights, this week I caught up with Collin van Ginkel of Two Tribes in The Netherlands. They’re an indie company that have been collectively working on games since 1999. Their most recent project is avian-protagonist puzzler Toki Tori 2, which [...]
I’ve tried… but I just can’t quit you, Brace Yourself meme. Speaking of things that are awesome, a blog post from Tamás Bakó, CEO of Artery Studios (who developed Secret of the Magic Crystal) says that Steam’s dropping an autumn sale on PC gamers which stretches from Wednesday, Nov. 21 into next Tuesday, Nov. 27. That [...]
Well hello there, and welcome to the next installment in your indie gaming education. Today’s class features Pat Kemp, a game designer working at Spry Fox in Seattle. Pat has had a varied and fascinating career in the games industry, having worked for numerous indies, as well as two very well-known corporations, both of which [...]
Telltale finally announced that the anticipated final episode of The Walking Dead: The Game, “No Time Left,” will launch next week. Players will be able to see how their decisions played out over the five episodes by purchasing the game on the PlayStation Network on the 20th, and Xbox Live, Steam, and the iOS app [...]
Greetings all, and the indie game train makes another stop for this week’s Sunday Sidebar. This week I spoke to Alex Peake, who is the leader of Primer Labs, a company working on frankly fascinating piece of software that is part-game, part-teacher, and full of potential. Alex is a vibrant member of the ethical hacking [...]
When talking to Richard Perrin, the game’s designer, the influence of Myst was an easy way to describe his new game, Kairo. Perhaps this means that I am a simple man, but this game, to me, is pungent with the aroma of Myst. From the concept of being alone in an unusual setting, to the [...]
Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax Studios released a lot of information about the upcoming MMO Elder Scrolls Online, including letting a few people take it for a hands-on test drive. Firstly, new screenshots out today show off more of the wold of Tamriel and its heroes. The game is set 1,000 years before Elder Scrolls V: [...]