Mighty No. 9 is the New Mega Man
When Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune left Capcom after 23 years due to the cancellation of Mega Man Universe, he formed his own game development studio, Comcept. No longer able to create new adventures...
View ArticleNintendo 2DS Announced for $129.99
I know, it sounds like a joke. Doesn’t Nintendo already have a 2DS, the DS? Next thing you know, they’ll be re-releasing the Game Boy Advance as a 1DS, right? Though the name is silly, the idea is...
View ArticleMusic Mashup: Lavos vs. Zeromus
The scores accompanying the battles against Zeromus in Final Fantasy IV and Lavos in Chrono Trigger are epic achievements of orchestration, perfectly capturing the gravity of the final struggles you...
View ArticleMega Man 2 Lullabies
Some video game soundtracks would work well for helping your kid sleep, but those from the Mega Man series mostly wouldn’t make the cut due to their upbeat, dancy groove. Fortunately, someone has...
View ArticleMighty No. 9 Gets Astounding 445% Funding
Mighty No. 9, which is essentially the new Mega Man, just finished funding on Kickstarter minutes ago. Between direct donations and PayPal contributions, Keiji Inafune and the rest of the Comcept crew...
View ArticleThe Best Thing to Do With Three Monitors
When I got a third monitor at work, this was one of the first things I thought of doing: Of course, I waited until after business hours to create it (ahem). If possible, I’d lift all three monitors...
View ArticleNES Sprite Trivia
The Nintendo Entertainment System single-handedly pulled gaming back up to its feet after the great video game crash of the early 80s, when trash like Atari’s E.T. caused many to lose faith in...
View ArticleReview: Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies (iOS)
The Fighting Fantasy book series — an upgrade of the Choose Your Own Adventure formula — hits iOS, but how does it translate to an app? With full-fledged RPGs and other complex game types available on...
View ArticleReview: Fighting Fantasy: House of Hell (iOS)
Another Fighting Fantasy gamebook comes to iOS. How does House of Hell compare to Blood of the Zombies? The Fighting Fantasy books comprise a series started in 1982 that took the familiar Choose Your...
View ArticleReview: Symmetrain (iOS)
Symmetrain is a cool concept — spot the missing items in a mirrored landscape as your train moves faster and faster — but in an App Store flooded with endless-runner games, does Symmetrain steam ahead...
View ArticleReview: This Is Not A Test (iOS)
This Is Not A Test, an interactive apocalyptic comic book, tasks you with making the right choices to survive in a world given over to chaos. Are the repeated playthroughs worth the storyline payoff?...
View ArticleTop 10 Relaxing Video Game Music
Video game soundtracks are largely comprised of themes that are empowering, tense, intriguing, foot-moving, and blood-pumping. Occasionally, though, you run across video game music that makes you...
View ArticleReview: Neuroshima Hex (iOS)
Neuroshima Hex is a popular strategy board game. How does it translate to iOS? Neuroshima Hex is one of those rare gems in the App Store. Most will hold your interest for 3 or 4 hours at best, but...
View ArticleReview: Hoplite (iOS)
Hoplite is a strategy/roguelike that seems simplistic at first sight, but quickly bares its fangs. Does it get too difficult too quickly, or is it worthwhile? Hoplite puts you in control of a lone...
View ArticleHow Hearthstone Helped Me Embrace the Randomness of Life
I’ve always avoided luck as much as possible. My childhood was emotionally rocky, and I dealt with it by hiding in my head. There, in the recesses of my mindscape, I had boundless freedom and complete...
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