Jewel Hearts: A Not So Rough Diamond
Jewel Hearts is a puzzle game that is very similar to many other countless matching puzzlers available as an app. But what it lacks in originality of concept, it makes up for in the size of its playable space.
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Walking Dead S2 Episode 5: There’s No Turning Back Now
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 5: No Turning Back ends the second season of the excellent video game series. Who lives? Who dies? And where in the heck will the series go from here?
Alpha Preview: Gear Up
This week Billy checks out a free multiplayer game on Steam called Gear Up that has him building tanks to fight other players. Should you give it a look?
Sniper Elite III Takes It’s Shot
Sniper Elite III Takes It’s Shot in our review of this combination simulation and shooter set in World War II. You better be ready for some graphic shots too, as the game pulls no punches.
Bog Racer Zooms In On Classic 80’s Arcade Nostalgia
The app review this week centers around Bog Racer, a game that has enough 80’s charm to fill up an arcade. Our reviewer loved it, even though on most of his runs, his speed buggy ended up all wet.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Finally Comes To U.S. PCs
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky took ten years to come to America, and then it was a PSP game. Now it makes the jump to the PC, and our resident JRPG loving reviewer, Billy White, is there to play it through. Is this one lost in translation, or a valuable find?
Killing the HYDRA!
Welcome Time Wasters! This week my search for a time waster lead me around the internet until I discovered a neat little game called HYDRA. HYDRA is a hack-n-slash game viewed from the side that pits the players against a deadly hydra. There isn’t really a story as to why the player has to fight the hydra, it’s just there and needs to be killed. The only problem is that it can’t be. HYDRA is a high-score game that challenges players to cut off as many heads of the hydra as they can. Each head destroyed counts as a single … Continue reading Killing the HYDRA!
The Walking Dead: Amid the Ruins Walks On
Billy tackles The Walking Dead: Amid The Ruins in anticipation of diving into the final episode of season two. Will he have the nerve to finish what he started? Will you?
Making Games With Level Up – The Guide to Great Video Game Design
Level Up – The Guide to Great Video Game Design is a book is for anyone who wants to be a serious student, creator or explainer of video games.
Folds Brings Addictive Fun To Mobile Gamers
Folds is one of those games that seems deceptively simple, until it’s 2am and you’re just trying to complete one more addictive level before bed.