“Freedom ain’t free, fellas.” I see a spiky-haired teen with a bandana, his arms folded, a pistol in his hand, uttering those words between chews of tobacco. I don’t know if they chew in Japan, but that’s the first image that comes to mind when watching the Persona 5 teaser trailer. 5 school chairs, each… Read More »
Koreans are really good at video games, and in other things like making phones. Here’s how you beat them:
Does a goat ever wonder, “What is the meaning of life?” Gaming is exciting these days. Not only is there the new tech of new gen, and the reimagining of old titles, but there’s the increasing role of independent developers such as Coffee Stain Studios and PostMod Softworks. The latter’s game, “The Old City,” is… Read More »
Ever wanted to be a goat? Now you can! For just $9.99 – say again, $9.99 – that’s under $10, folks! You can be a goat and do some very cool things like disrupting frat parties! You don’t believe me? Check out Goat Simulator. Say, you don’t want to be a goat, but a wolf… Read More »
Wolfenstein is old. Three generations old. The first developer was a baby boomer. It goes back to the beginning of gaming. One of the first stealth games, and then the first FPS. So what keeps the series so popular? One word: Nazis. Lots and lots of Nazis to blast away, blow up, chain-saw in half,… Read More »
Replayability is the main sell in Carbine Studios’s Wildstar DevSpeak. A new mode, “Adventures”, lets players make new of already-visited places. The three-minute video shows five-player simulations in various games including MOBA-like action, tower defenses, and my favorite, caravan escort. There’s nothing more important than keeping supply lines open so that rich merchants get richer,… Read More »
Little boys scrubbing chimneys is the first thing that comes to mind when Victorian England is mentioned. And then Sherlock Holmes. And then the Zulu massacring the best of the British Empire. Not really King Arthur and the Round Table as in The Order: 1886, but it is an intriguing concept and the game looks… Read More »
Freelancers are commonplace in 2014 and becoming more and more the norm as the Millennials flood the labor market. So no doubt mercenaries will be prevalent several hundred years from now or whenever Juggernaut Games’s StarCrawlers takes place. The game is in development and currently passing the hat on Kickstarter (currently at $27K of $65K… Read More »
A racing game has to be an online multi-player. Competitors all over the world vying for a cup, that’s the way it has to be. Everything about World of Speed looks amazing. The announcement trailer shows sleek graphics, not only the rides but the scenery as well. It’s also free-to-play, which raises concerns about pay-to-win. … Read More »
I need a crazy, wild, old-school arcade-style, top-down, side-up-down scrolling, madness of a game. I need some high-octane velocity and Velocity 2X looks like it will hit that fix. The gameplay video for FuturLab’s PS4/Vita exclusive is out and its fast-paced action includes two modes of play: teleporting spaceship and on-foot as cy-blondie Kai Tana. … Read More »