Tag Archives: games
Greenheart Games On Game Piracy
My Geek Insider colleague, Mohseen Lala, covers the fantastic story about Greenheart Games’ Game Dev Tycoon‘s anti-piracy message in the pirated version of the game. Game Dev Tycoon allows players to run a virtual game studio, hiring devs and trying to … Continue reading
East Coast Game Conference
I first attended Raleigh’s East Coast Game Conference in 2010, when it was Triangle Games Conference. (I’m a gaming convention hipster, apparently.) Now in it’s fifth year, ECGC offers seven programming tracks, allowing attendees to focus on Design, Programming, Art, Writing, Serious … Continue reading
‘Cow Crushers’: A Message Game Done Right
New piece on IGM about Cow Crushers: Auroch Digital has released a new relevant game, Cow Crushers, around the recent scandal about fast food beef tainted with horsemeat. I’ve written about GameTheNews’ previous titles, My Cotton-Picking Life and Endgame Syria, and mostly concluded that although I … Continue reading
Not Just Another Zombie Apocalypse
New interview with Sarah Northway from Northway Games. I asked Sarah about the growing freemium trend. “I’ve been hearing some real cautionary tales of indie games releasing only a free version with IAP.” Sarah says, “Free-to-play is territory best left … Continue reading
My Internal Monologue, #5
How many F-bombs do I get to use? -Was not actually what I said when my editor asked if I’d be interested in writing an editorial discussing the massive layoffs in the games industry.
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
What The Heck Am I Going To Do With A Vegi-Magical Degree?
Another of my favorite screens from Lili. Just used this as the accompanying art for a piece on the possible definitions of indie games, because I giggled to see an indie game character wondering if her education is a good … Continue reading
A Design for Boring: The Freemium Model Problems
New piece talking about freemium games on DragonBlogger. Bad freemium frustrates me, although I think games have value, developers should be paid for their craft, and freemium is not automatically evil. After many rounds of editing, and many discussions with … Continue reading
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
