I Tried VR Porn, And It Was Weird
"Have you ever tried VR porn?" Vander Caballero asked me. The video game developer was trying to convince me of VR's potential to revolutionize intimacy. "Do you want to try it right now?"
A Game That Reminds You How Messed Up Bullying Is
Chiwatin isn't your typical video game hero. He pees himself when he gets scared and the snow in the northern Canadian landscape turns yellow under his feet. I wanted to laugh at this the third time it happened, when I realized it wasn't some weird rendering bug and an actual design decision. But then the crows that…
He Got A Video Game Tattoo To Remind Him To Be A Good Dad
As far as video games that would inspire a video game tattoo, Papo & Yo seems like an unlikely one, right? As moving as it is, Minority Media’s digital release is built on one man’s childhood, specifically the abuse he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic dad. It is an undeniably sad game. But, despite that, one…
Too Many People Working on This Game Were the Victims of Bullying
There’s no gameplay in this video for The Silent Enemy, the new project being made by the creators of Papo & Yo. But, as you watch the various staffers of Minority Media face the camera or talk about their roles in the game, you realize that there's a good reason that gameplay takes a backseat.
The Creators of Papo & Yo Are Making A Game About Bullying
Staring today, millions more people will be able to play my favorite game of 2012. Papo & Yo—the semiautobiographical magical realism adventure that explores life with an abusive, addicted parent—comes out for PC today, after months as a PS3 exclusive. The move to another platform will help the critically acclaimed…
Ghost Recon Breakfast Cereal? An XCOM Switcheroo? Plus: More Gaming Secrets.
We've got an all-new layout, but the same great gaming scoops and rumors from that mysterious figure known as Superannuation. What did Superannuation dig up this time? Tons of things that you're probably not supposed to know about yet...
Minority Media’s Papo & Yo—the semi-autobiographical magical realist platformer that was my favorite game of last year—will be available on Steam on April 18th. If you wanted to play Quico and Monster’s story but don’t have a PS3, you can finally experience what’s so charming about the game.
Papo & Yo: The Kotaku Review
Papo & Yo is an exorcism.
Papo & Yo Is One Designer’s Reaction to Corporate Video Games’ “Culture of Fear”
Not many games look and feel like Papo & Yo. If you need to categorize it, you can call the upcoming PS3 exclusive a magical realism puzzle platformer. It's a game where you put cardboard boxes on your head to get hints and move houses to get across gaps. But, from what I played over the last few months, genre…
