Tag Archives: IGM

23 Cents

Look, I’m not condoning Indie Game Mag’s new policy of charging developers for reviews (now revoked, but the damage to IGM is pretty much done) in an attempt to make the magazine profitable. I think charging for reviews is a … Continue reading

Posted in Gaming Culture | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Gemini Rue

The iOs build of Gemini Rue is out today! The iOS version is very true to the original’s point-and-click interface, while still taking advantage of the touchscreen’s capabilities. Players will navigate similar screens and will tap to investigate areas or … Continue reading

Posted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recent on IGM

New short piece on my New York neighbors, Golden Ruby Games and their new Worm Run over at Indie Game Magazine. Their new game is a casual runner in which players help save space janitor Zeke Tallahassee from a space monster. … Continue reading

Posted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Socks, Inc.

Socks, Inc. was one of the local games demoed at last week’s NYGaming. Socks, Inc. is a supercute AR game. Players create a sock puppet character, and set off to do real-world challenges, like snapping a picture of your sock … Continue reading

Posted in Game Reviews, New York City | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Knifefight Principle

So Figment has an idea for a social game with optional premium content. The basic concept is a multiplayer knifefight on the Facebook platform. Anyone can play free, but getting a knife costs extra. For a gold membership, he explains … Continue reading

Posted in Los Angeles, New York City | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Save GameTunnel!

GameTunnel was one of the first websites that focused on the indie gaming scene. It was founded in 2002 and had years of great coverage, monthly game roundups, game of the year awards, indie game reviews and more. The founder … Continue reading

Posted in New York City, Other Blogs | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Osmos Reviewed

My review of Osmos in Indie Game Mag, issue 10.

Posted in Game Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Slide Colors

My latest review in Indie Game Mag. (Click for a larger version) Slide Colors, by Simpson’s Paradox Update Jan. ’10: This review was quoted in TayKrOn’s press release about the launch of Slide Colors for the Xbox. “This is a … Continue reading

Posted in Game Reviews, My Other Writing, Raleigh | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Some People Juggle Geese

Stick and I went to see Serenity on Saturday. As we were on our way to meet up with his friends, who’d seen the movie on Friday but wanted to go again on Saturday, Marcus called my cell to say … Continue reading

Posted in New York City | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment