Just as the games mechanics compel the bird to rise and fall, Flappy Bird has risen from obscurity before coming crashing down amongst a media circus. How and why a small indie game coming out of the game design wilderness of Vietnam has caused such a furore in such a short period of time. 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
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
2014 is not only the year of Family Farming and Crystallography (Study of Atom Arrangements) according to the UN that is. It is also a year in which many long awaited titles will be released. Some of which have been continually delayed or are wrapping up on the beta testing phase. There will always be the annually released titles like Call of Duty and FIFA that you set your watch by. Continue reading
It that festive time of year once again. After the onslaught of video game releases, gamers can finally get a chance to enjoy some of those games and ingest as much turkey as is humanly possible. Granted it’s not like gamers aren’t spoilt for choice when it comes to the holiday season, but what about games that celebrate the festive season itself. It seems to be a pretty poor business model to make a game that you can only market for a limited period of the year. Continue reading
Montague’s Mount follows the emerging trend in many current indie adventure titles, were personal narrative and a solitary atmosphere take precedence over traditional gameplay mechanics. Games like Gone Home or Routine are examples of those in the genre attempting such things. Continue reading
2013 has been a busy year for the video game industry. Two new consoles where released with all the fanfare and fanboyism that goes with it. As always there are the regular releases that launch like clockwork, the likes of Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassin’s Creed come to mind. Continue reading
The Battlefield series has played second fiddle to its far more popular rival Call of Duty for many years now. This year Battlefield 4 goes up against Call of Duty: Ghosts, which one will come out on top? Although I’m personally a fan of DICE games my money would be on Call of Duty. The Battlefield series was not always residing in COD’s shadow with its breakout title Battlefield 1942 giving gamers an entirely new experience in the FPS genre. 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.