Indie dev Derek Yu saw one of his games praised and one criticized in a recent feminist critique of video games. Out of that emerged a refreshingly calm and open-minded exchange between developer and critic on Twitter. It's well worth a read.
Spelunky’s Best Feature Lets You Rescue Whoever You Want
Saving people is not the point of Spelunky. The trapped humans you encounter in the roguelike platformer are essentially just people-shaped health packs, there to grant you a heart if you escort them to an exit and finish the level you find them on. But, while you're doing that, the back of your brain will…
Spelunky: The Kotaku Review
Sometimes a video game is like a razor blade. Only millimeters thick, yet sharpened to a fine edge sharp enough to draw blood if you're not paying attention. Once you learn that truth, such a game requires your total attention lest you wind up bleeding a lot. Spelunky comes to the Xbox 360, sharp enough to etch…
Spelunky Can’t Wait to Kill You.
You're going to die a lot in Spelunky. The indie platformer hits Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, bringing with it a roguelike structure that switches everything up each time you play through it. That means you're going to find different traps, monsters and drops in each cave you venture through. A full review will run…
Head Crabbed in Indie Game: The Movie
Big money, big production video games are great, but let's never forget about the indie games, that's where the sexy happens.
This Is Spelunky For Xbox Live Arcade
Indie developer Derek Yu's Spelunky is making the platform leap from PC to Xbox Live Arcade some time this year, a release date we're starting to believe courtesy of a quartet of new screen shots.
