Review
Review: Rage
The creators of Doom and Quake make a case for their roots in their modern-day Rage. For Richard Clark, it cleanses the palate and the mind.
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Review: Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 doesn’t stay true to actual war, and that’s a blessing. Richard Clark writes on all the good feelings of videogame war.
Interview
One Up: Brian Provinciano
In this new series, we talk to up-and-coming independent game designers about their creative and professional rituals and routines. Brian Provinciano, creator of Retro City Rampage, tells us about quitting his day job to sign more contracts than he ever imagined.
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Review: Burnout CRASH!
What happens when you take the best part of a racing game and make it the entire game?
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Review: Quarrel
Richard Clark on the humanity of a war game played with words, and the inhumanity of computers carrying dictionaries.
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Review: Jetpack Joyride
Why the sublimely absurd Jetpack Joyride is a step forward for endless runners. Bonus: what Richard Clark does before bed.
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Review: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
The new action game from Devil May Cry and ?kami artist Takeyasu Sawaki takes the Book of Enoch as inspiration. But it takes a fresh stance on the influence of God, the hero’s motivations, and the source of salvation. Richard Clark digs into El Shaddai.
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5-10-15-20: David Kalina
David Kalina, one half of the team behind Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, speaks to us about learning to code, making lifelong friends, teenage acts of PC game piracy, and feeling the spark of inspiration from a little game called Braid.
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Review: Pac’N-Jump
Pac-Man has been unearthed from the cabinet yet again, and he has nowhere to go but up, except when he falls down into a dark pit. Richard Clark describes why this is fun.
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Review: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
What’s admirable about a game that doesn’t care about you? Richard Clark reviews the oblivious Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.
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Review: Ms. Splosion Man
Don’t think too hard about the new run-and-jump game from Twisted Pixel, Ms. Splosion Man. According to staff writer Richard Clark, they’ve done the thinking for you. Let your hair down.
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Review: Trenched
Richard Clark discovers Trenched, the tower-defense that is as much about brotherhood as it is about male posturing.