Kickstarter has become ubiquitous within the video game industry, by some it has been hailed as the saviour of indie games that would never see the light of day otherwise. However is it having the opposite affect where it’s the veteran game developers who get your money to rehash content they created years past? Continue reading
Civilization is a game that like many others in the strategy genre drew its inspiration and influence from the table top. Civilization the board game was released in the early 80’s with gameplay that would be familiar to any player of the later Sid Meier’s titles. Continue reading
The Banner Saga is the first game to come out of the Austin based game developers Stoic Studios. The game was released in January of 2014 and was instantly meet with critical praise. No surprise when the Stoic team is made up of former Bioware’s employees who made their name working on the MMORPG The Old Republic. Continue reading
It all started in February of 2012 when renowned video game developer Tim Schaffer announced on the crowd funding website Kickstarter that he wanted to make a new game. He made a pitch to those wishing to see another Schaffferesque adventure game like Grim Fandango or Day of the Tentacle. Originally setting a goal of $400,000, that was soon surpassed with over $3 million raised within a month. Continue reading
Electronic Arts has long been associated with the sports video game genre, one of the companies’ earliest games was the basketball title One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird. From there they had success with other sports games such as Earl Weaver Baseball and in 1988 they released the first game in the long running Madden franchise. Continue reading
Traditionally video game development has been based in the western world, countries like Canada, Britain and of course the US making up a large part of the global industry. This has led to games and their content to be developed from a western perspective with English the predominate language used in many of these titles. Continue reading
Although I’m reticent to express my opinions on a game that isn’t finished, Talisman Digital Edition has come to my attention recently. More and more the development process of many games are open books with nothing hidden or obscured. This can be both a blessing and a curse for video game developers. Continue reading
The Stanley Parable is a game that has captured the attention of a certain subset of gamers. They are interested in challenging the linear and pre-determined nature of video game narratives. Traditional video games have seemed to make many assumptions about player’s actions, with the narrative guiding the player down the developers chosen path. Davey Wreden’s game looks to make a critic on the trend in modern video game storytelling. Continue reading
A game that is often cited as a major influence on others in the industry. Elite is seen as the game that defined the open world genre of games and looked to push the bounds of what was possible for computer of the time. Elite didn’t confine the player to a linear narrative with a predetermined path, the player had to choice to explore the universe to do what they wished. Continue reading
2013 has being one of the busiest years for the world of video games. From major franchises releasing their long awaited follow up titles, to the all-out PR war that ensued between Sony and Microsoft with the release of their next-gen consoles.