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Hothead Games Shows Off Its Swarm
It what sounds to be half serious and half joking, a new developer diary has come out for the upcoming indie title from Hothead Games called Swarm. I had not heard of the title until …
An Ode to the Myth Known as Girl Gamers
If there is one thing that I can atest to life, it is that when Seth Green is producing something geeky, it will probably be badass. Look at Robot Chicken. Fantastic show that takes everything …
Left 4 Dead: Now in Glorious 8-Bit
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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 …
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 …
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