Jessica Lugo | July 31, 2013
It’s lunchtime, and that means it’s time to fight past your classmates for a chance to settle down at the classroom’s single Apple II computer to boot up The Oregon Trail and spend the rest of the period trying to reach the Western frontier. Nerds of a certain age tend to share a collective memory [...]
Byron Campbell | July 30, 2013
Wagooo! Welcome back to the Geek Haven, where we sift through the latest and greatest gaming projects on Kickstarter and see if we can catch a glimmer in the pan. In this installment we’ll be adventuring in steam empires, outwitting Russian spies, puttin’ on the ritz, erasing ourselves from existence, starting all over again, lighting [...]
Byron Campbell | July 15, 2013
This month on Kickstarter’s Gaming section, it’s the foodies versus the survivalists. How’d you like to manage your own Szechuan eatery or make fondue with a fireball-flinging carrot; delve into dark dungeons or survive on the surface of our solar system’s most enigmatic planet; work together to save a sinking cruiseliner or drive each other [...]
Jessica Lugo | June 30, 2013
It shouldn’t be as good as it is. On paper, it’s simple enough to be perhaps too basic: slide rectangles into this rectangular outline. Progress to the next level and do it again. It’s a testament to the style and atmosphere that sets Thomas was Alone apart from the average student game. Simple does not [...]
Byron Campbell | May 18, 2013
As mentioned in our Kickstarter games round-up last week, Welcome to Boon Hill is one of the oddest, most morbidly fascinating projects currently on the crowdfunding platform. It’s described (pretty much literally) as a “graveyard simulator.” The primary gameplay elements revolve around allowing the player to wander freely among, read, and contemplate rows of virtual [...]
Michelle Ealey | March 31, 2013
The Bridge is the first game by Ty Taylor. The 2D puzzle game mixes M.C. Escher style art with Newtonian physics, bringing a unique experience to players. Ty Taylor took time to discuss the creation of the game and its story.
Jessica Lugo | March 27, 2013
The issue is raised anew every time publishers develop a new antipiracy method: what does it mean to own a video game in the 21st century? We’re long past the era of .exe files packed into floppy disks that could be effortlessly copied and shared with any nearby hard drive. With the advent of digital [...]
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