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Retro Affect's Snapshot deserves more exposure
PAX East 2012 had quite the showing of impressive indie titles. Retro Affect's platformer Snapshot was one that really stood out from the crowd.
Sunday, April 15, 2012 | Comments (0)
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PAX East 2012: Destroying Nature With Jack Lumber
Owlchemy Labs tells us that trees can suck it in their newest mobile title showcased at PAX East 2012.
Friday, April 13, 2012 | Comments (0)
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Is the Wii Really Dead?
With the Wii U coming and the lack of games being released, is Nintendo's current platform stagnant or does it still have some life left?
Saturday, December 31, 2011 | Comments (2)
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Survival horror is too much action, not enough terror
Has the apparent need for action and empowerment, as well as a reliance on blood and gore, taken away from what we loved about survival-horror games in the first place?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | Comments (6)
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My problem with online multiplayer: A couch won't fit through an Ethernet cable
As advanced as online multiplayer has become, it's still no match for sharing a couch with your competitors.
Friday, December 09, 2011 | Comments (7)
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Review: Rayman Origins
In a month surrounded by blockbuster releases, Ubisoft humbly released Rayman Origins. Are they crazy to take the risk of releasing a full-retail platformer at this time? Read on to find out why this subtle release could be one of the best of its genre, and perhaps even one of the best titles this year.
Friday, December 02, 2011 | Comments (0)
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On Callum Rakestraw's  Half-Life 2's intro: an example of good storytelling techniques in action
"I've been tinkering with an article about game intros, and you took the words right out of my mouth in many ways regarding this game. It works so well to subtly teach the player, yet drives the story home in an equal balance. Valve knows how to craft a great game in general, but their introductions really stick out for sure."
Sunday, February 12, 2012
On Chris Hoadley's  Bitmob Writing Challenge February 2012: Coins and Sense
"This should be a good one. Perfect timing with what I've been playing too. Maybe this time I'll remember the writing challenge tag."
Thursday, February 09, 2012
On Jeremy Signor's  Bitmob Writing Challenge: Secret Santa leftovers
"I actually had the topic for the Wii is/isn't dead. I got cut off in the middle of posting it the first time, and it looks like I forgot to put the tag for the writing challenge in the second time around.

http://bitmob.com/articles/is-the-wii-really-dead"

Friday, January 20, 2012
On Samir Torres'  Puzzler: Guess the video-game items (part 2)
"I got eight of them, which I'm quite proud of. You had to bring back Secret of Mana memories too. Man, I love that game."
Friday, January 13, 2012
On Dan "Shoe" Hsu's  VentureBeat acquires Bitmob!
"That's pretty exciting news! Congratulations! I haven't been on the site for very long, but I look forward to seeing what's on the horizon for it!"
Friday, January 13, 2012
On Kory McTernan's  Survival horror is too much action, not enough terror
"I never got around to Dark Souls, but Demon's Souls was a different kind of horror, for sure. I was discussing elsewhere that it's the feeling we got from classic horror tropes that we yearn for, not necessarily the tropes themselves.

While I would love to see a return to form for the genre, I am certainly not opposed to crafting survival-horror experiences from different angles that we may not expect. I Am Alive was a game I looked at that could use the dust clouds in it as a kind of "dark", and the interactions with people as the substitute for monsters. Situations like that have the potential to force the player to make their own horror, giving them full control but still making them feel helpless.

I do have to get around to Dark Souls though, because I keep hearing great things and I loved Demon's Souls!"

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
On Tim Latshaw's  Rayman Origins is a contemporary classic
"Yes, yes, and yes. So glad I took the plunge on this title Black Friday.  It was quite the engaging experience, and did more than enough to take the place of Skyrim for me while my computer was busted.  Dare I say that I didn't really miss Skyrim when I got this game? I think so.

There's just a certain magic that this game takes hold of and never lets go, and that combined with it's whimsical style and just plain excellent gameplay leaves you with a 2D title that has more than enough to go toe-to-toe with the big guys. It is too bad that this title was faded into obscurity by Ubisoft.  Why the hell they released it November 15th is beyond me..."

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
On Kory McTernan's  My problem with online multiplayer: A couch won't fit through an Ethernet cable
"It really is a whole different beast when everyone is together, isn't it?  Luckily all is not lost.  We still have LAN setups and split-screen to make those memories!"
Sunday, November 27, 2011
On Kory McTernan's  My problem with online multiplayer: A couch won't fit through an Ethernet cable
"It kind of gets me bummed too, but the online sphere can do a lot of good too.  I had moved to Maine for a while and kept in contact with some good friends by playing games online.  We'd shoot the breeze and catch up while playing."
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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