Playing in a World of Japanese Watercolors

Back at the Tokyo Game Show last year, I got some hands-on time with Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines. At that time, I said it was the prettiest game I saw at the show. And now, as I play through the full version, I find myself loving the art style more and more. Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is…

The World’s Toughest Woman Confirms She Is A Total Pokemon Fangirl

Women’s UFC champion Ronda Rousey is brutal. She is an absolute destroyer of human flesh. She once beat up another woman so quicklythe entire fight fit neatly into a GIF. It’s also a known fact that she is a massive, massive Pokemon fangirl, to the point where she actually moderated a Pokemon forum back in…

Saving A Sleepwalker Is Hard When You’re A Spirit Dog…Thing

We first took a look at it early last year, but indie puzzler Back to Bed is now out. And it’s great! You play a weird dream dog, possibly a spirit creature, who must navigate an isometric dreamscape in order to preserve the life of your sleepwalking self/master, Bob. Bob is walking around the levels…

threezero’s enormous 20″ Titanfall figure is done and regular folks are getting their hands on it. It looks fantastic

Humanity’s First Transformer Is A…Start, I Guess

What you’re looking at here is the first ever machine to be able to “self-assemble”. In other words, go from one state to another that can be used for…something. Without a human having to ever touch a button or issue a direct command. The result of a joint project between MIT and Harvard, the “origami…

Here’s Why Video Game Insects Make You Feel Itchy

I remember the first time I encountered giant, fire-breathing ants in Fallout 3. I wasn’t afraid—just really itchy. Like, in real life. “This doesn’t seem right,” I thought to myself as I clawed furiously at my otherwise untouched skin. Flash forward a mere six years: science to the rescue! Just in the nick of time.…

​Who Sonic Is, According To Sega

Character guides. They’re full of need-to-know information about famous characters whose faces might wind upon merchandise. Yesterday, we got a peek at a Nintendo guide that told us Yoshi’s real name. Today, some pages for a Sonic character guide have surfaced, letting us know that, among other things, Sega’s blue mascot hates going slow. Shocker.…

Stealth-horror influenced by Thief and System Shock? Okay, yes, please. This is the pitch video for Solarix, an in-development PC game from KISS Ltd. The developers are in the final hours of a surprisingly modest Kickstarter campaign, which they say they’ll use to add animations, record professional actors, and re-work some of the sound design.

A Survival Game Where You Can’t Actually Die

Luke already wrote a bit about Eidolon, the zombie-less, crafting-free survival game, but I figured I’d give it a try as well. The game is massive and mysterious, a ringing, pristine silence after a disaster. It really is incredible to explore, even if not a lot happens sometimes. Watch my video and see for yourself.…

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​Happy Anniversary to One of 2013’s Best Games

Do you remember the moment when you learned how to play video games? When the joystick or the gamepad stop being a foreign object and started feeling like a part of your body? Maybe you do; maybe you don’t. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a game that puts you back in touch with…

Everyone Should Play A Dungeon Crawler With A DDR Pad

Crypt of the Necrodancer — the rhythm roguelike that lets you control the game with a dance pad — is out for PC and Mac on Steam early access, and while I’ve been really digging it in its early state, I wanted to see what other people think. In particular, the average person that hasn’t…