I recently got the chance to beta Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey by Digital Chocolate. I usually love betatesting new games, I get a sneak preview and the chance to run my mouth to the developers. Before I say anything else, I should make it clear that I played the beta, and things may change for […]

What makes Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses! a girls’ game is the female protagonist. It’s not pink, it’s not cutesy, there are no magic animal friends, there is no shopping. Let me repeat that in case you were skimming. This game is not pink.
I want to call up the developers at Her and make […]

Stick said something about his NDA and official release dates, so I didn’t post about it when he came home with it. But the guys from Penny Arcade are not the only ones with Gears of War 2.

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Yesterday the folks at King’s Isle gave me permission to post screenshots from Wizard 101. I didn’t post yesterday, because when I logged on to get some nice screens, somehow I ended up fighting trolls instead of taking pictures. Anyway! Here are the adorable stick figures from Wizard 101.

Aren’t they cute? These two are in […]

I was predisposed to like the new Wizard 101 game. It’s not exactly a secret that I love Harry Potter, and the game promises to be a wizard school MMOPRG. The game is adorable from the first loading screen. They’ve got a Wizard 101 gallery on the website, but it doesn’t do justice to the […]

This is my beta testing experience. I’ve also written game reviews and commentary for a number of editors.
For Her Interactive
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! October ‘08 Read my review (Game credits)
For Asylum Entertainment
Garden Party World September ‘08  Read my review
For Kingsisle Entertainment:
Wizard 101 July ‘08 Read my review
For Large Animal Games:
Fashion Solitaire February […]

I want to call Kudos a life sim, but that term carries the connotations of “TheSims knockoff” and Kudos is definitely not that. It’s a sandbox game, where your choices affect your next set of options. It actually reminded me more of Princess Maker than The Sims. The premise is simple.
“It’s 6.20pm on April 14th, […]

Saw this on my way to school today.

On the way home, I’m on the bus for long enough to feel like I’m really a Beijing-ren (even if I’m a pasty pale kind of Beijinger), and I leave school early enough to avoid the full-body crush of rush hour ring roads.
When I was back home in […]

A couple few weeks ago, I got the chance to beta test a new casual game for Large Animal Games. The beta version of Fashion Solitaire looked like Barbie’s Magical Dream House leaked all over it, but when I saw the final version today, everything had gone from pink to purple. Good work, Large Animals! […]

Usually my local net cafe is full of boys and young men playing CounterStrike for hours on end or staring at the lao wai girl (your results may vary). As internet gaming becomes more popular, it’s having some surprising effects in China.
China is home to the Beijing Internet Addiction Treatment Center. It may not […]