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March 15, 2010 – 2:37 pm | Comments

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Left 4 Dead: Now in Glorious 8-Bit
January 5, 2010 – 6:00 pm | Comments

What could be better than some zombie-brain-bashing fun with Left 4 Dead? How about some L4D zombie-brain-bashing in glorious retro 8-bit? Better yet, how about playing it for free?
Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead – a …

Plants vs. Zombies On the Move
December 31, 2009 – 4:48 am | Comments
Plants vs. Zombies On the Move

Facebook. It destroys marriages and careers with its array of inappropriate photographs, quiz answers and wall comments, but today it seems to be using it’s powers for good. Surprisingly, I know.
The extremely excellent Plants …

Badass space shooter will delete files from your hard drive… on purpose
September 23, 2009 – 12:19 pm | Comments
Badass space shooter will delete files from your hard drive… on purpose

Meet lose/lose, one of those darling indie games that everyone fawns over. You know, asks challenging questions, upends prior gaming standards, etc. Except this one has bite: every alien you shoot down deletes a file …

Space Invaders to invade your lights
August 24, 2009 – 7:09 am | Comments
Space Invaders to invade your lights

In what can be properly described as a classic update to a classic furniture piece, online store meninos has a lamp shade for sale depicting those lovable aliens from Space Invaders. Two things: first at …

Beatles Rock Band: (Almost) Full Setlist Released
August 14, 2009 – 2:09 am | Comments
Beatles Rock Band: (Almost) Full Setlist Released

Hot on the news that the full track listings of Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper will be available as DLC, today Game Informer have released more details about the 45-track setlist.
We’ve been forced to piece …

League of Legends to be released….for free
July 25, 2009 – 11:12 am | Comments
League of Legends to be released….for free

If you happen not to know (and most gamers don’t, it would seem), League of Legends is an under the radar game developed by independent Riot Studios. A large portion of the team happened to …

XBLA delisting and No Spring Update: What it Really Means
May 23, 2008 – 12:46 pm | Comments
XBLA delisting and No Spring Update: What it Really Means

So, I’m sure everyone has heard all about the next-gen.biz interview with Marc Whitten (general manager of Xbox Live). This is the interview where he reveals there will be no spring update and also mentions …

TypeRacer – An Excellent Waste of Time
April 24, 2008 – 11:40 pm | Comments
TypeRacer – An Excellent Waste of Time

An interesting multiplayer typing-based racing game recently became available on the internet. It seems an odd design choice, but it works really well.

A light-hearted look at our passion
April 12, 2008 – 10:22 am | Comments
A light-hearted look at our passion

A week or so ago, the May ‘08 edition of Paste magazine found its way into my mailbox. For those not in the know, Paste is a monthly magazine that covers music, film, and culture …

ROM CHECK FAIL – Nostalgic Classic Game Mashup
March 26, 2008 – 3:19 am | Comments
ROM CHECK FAIL – Nostalgic Classic Game Mashup

Have you ever wanted to use Pac-Man to eat a space invader while listening to the music from Spy Hunter? Who could resist the opportunity to slash apart an asteroid with Link? If you find yourself having unusual videogame cravings, ROM CHECK FAIL might be just the game for you. Combining classic games into chaotic bliss, ROM CHECK FAIL will leave you confused and strangely satisfied.

At the risk of ending this fan’s world… it’s a Metroid II remake!
March 20, 2008 – 9:45 pm | Comments
At the risk of ending this fan’s world… it’s a Metroid II remake!

Regardless of how you feel about them (well, us), fans of Nintendo games are a breed apart. Many won’t let the obvious legal danger of playing around with Nintendo’s IPs deter them from making their …

Endless Forest Phase Three
September 26, 2007 – 12:23 pm | Comments
Endless Forest Phase Three

The Endless Forest MMO game

Hand-drawn platformer Eternity’s Child bound for DS, Wii.
September 10, 2007 – 9:30 pm | Comments
Hand-drawn platformer Eternity’s Child bound for DS, Wii.

The indie games are popping up all over the place now for Wii and DS, perhaps due to their low development costs. This particular one makes me think of Line Rider and Fancy Pants, in …