As many gamers likely are, I’m a great game designer… in my own mind. While listening to a podcast recently, I heard someone mention how the protagonist in Red Dead Redemption helps Bonnie the rancher round up cows, and then immediately goes and murders twenty people at the behest of a snake oil salesman. Not […]

Read the rest of Gamecraft: Idea for an Alignment Mechanic

Roger Ebert’s recent article claiming that games can never be art has spawned conversation and argument all over the interwebs of late. While listening to a recent episode of Gameshark‘s Jumping the Shark podcast recently, something Brandon said caught my attention. If you want to hear it, download episode 14 and skip ahead to 58:00. I’ll paraphrase […]

Read the rest of An Emotional Moment

Although you may be aware that I found the original Bioshock to be an overrated game, I played through and enjoyed it enough. Now, Irrational games has released the original design documents for the game. Very very cool. Check it out.

Read the rest of The Bioshock Pitch

Imagine a version of Tetris in which it’s just about impossible to complete a single line because the game always gives you the absolute worst piece possible. Yes. It exists. It’s called Hateris, and it sucks. Play Hateris

Read the rest of Free Game Friday: Hateris

Read the rest of Portal is Free

VVVVVV is an old school game. It even looks like you’re playing on a Commodore 64. It’s not a free game, but you can play two of the game’s levels for free on Kongregate. Check it out. Play VVVVVV

Read the rest of Free Game Friday: VVVVVV

Last night was my first real night of video game playing after our big cross-country move. I fired up Uncharted 2 and was forced to spend 45 minutes downloading an update, during which time I played some Dragon Age: Awakening on my PC. It’s hard to look at Uncharted 2 and call it anything other […]

Read the rest of A Little Uncharted Hate

I’m a huge fan of Okami. The Nintendo DS spinoff Okamiden is due for release in 2011, and the trailer looks fantastic.

Read the rest of Okamiden Trailer

What? A one-button Real-Time Strategy game? How is that possible? Here it is. Meet Pax Brittanica. I’ve been playing this game on and off for a month now. Hold down the button to charge the circular meter. If you release it in the first quadrant, you build a fighter. In the second quadrant, a bomber, […]

Read the rest of Free Game Friday: Pax Britannica

OmgLasersPewPew is a very simple game. Shoot dudes with your laser. Strangely addictive though. Play OMGLasersPewPew

Read the rest of Free Game Friday: OMG Lasers! Pew! Pew!