AdVentures Capitalist is all about passive income. You buy businesses, hire managers, go away, come back and you’re rich! Okay, not quite, but I’m sure that’s what Kongregate was hoping for when they made F2P. Develop, publish and then swim in the cash generated from in-app purchases. AdVentures Capitalist has been out for a year… Read More »
Ah, Mega Man. I saw him more as a boy than a man, but he was ALL Mega, in every way. Actually, he wasn’t even a person. An android turned into a battle robot to fight for humans against other robots. Did he have a say in that? Poor Mega Man. He could have lived… Read More »
The Flame in the Flood could be the saddest game I’ll play. It’s “post-societal” America. In other words, America has gone to the dark ages. Civilization has broken down. Survival is the daily agenda. The first-world problems we face today…gone. Scout and her dog, Aesop, in Tom Sawyer and fable-esqe fashion, must cling to the… Read More »
Spies are sexy. They wear tuxes, use cool gadgets, drive fast cars. They drink hard liquor with hot women at exotic places. They don’t sit behind a computer all day reading emails and text messages. Or do they…? The game is Need to Know. And you are a spy, version 2016. You work behind a… Read More »
This is the golden age of video game blogging. With so many great games in the market, and new mediums and systems to deliver them, and many more disruptors on the way, there’s much to write about. To help gamers stay enlightened on all of it, Rebateszone has compiled 50 of the top gaming blogs.… Read More »
I watch a ton of video game trailers and there’s nothing more annoying than an annoying video game trailer. Remember, folks, promo videos are supposed to promote the game, not turn people off. To ensure your video game video doesn’t suck, remember one thing: be SUNNY! Short – keep it as short as possible. Swing… Read More »
Tron has a special place in the hearts of us “kids” born in the 1970s and ‘80s. Those late Friday afternoons in the dark arcades, the glowing blue lights, the little sci-fi tune before each match, even the unique feel of that fighter-plane joystick and the rotary dial…. There was something special about that game,… Read More »
Street Fighter is one of those cross-generational games that keeps coming back. My grandkids will be street-fighting someday. Best thing is it has stayed true to its original gameplay: side-scrolling, keep punching buttons until meter goes 0. Number 5 in the series will hit the stores on February 16. Buy Street Fighter V here: Most… Read More »
Many enter, only one leaves. That’s the rule of the land. Business, Presidential elections, professional sports, our great land of the free and brave is all about last man standing. That’s the premise of The Culling, Xaviant’s new online multiplayer coming to Steam, early access on March 8. It’s the “Hunger Games” and “Battle Royale”. … Read More »
Where there’s a hit, there’s LEGO to build on it. LEGO is like the new Disney. They know how to market, tie-in, make tons and tons of moolah. They know how to ride coattails. All good. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be about 7 months late when it launches in late June, so… Read More »