Nidhogg is so good it might destroy modern society
Laughing all the way to the apocalypse.
Friendship
Rain World has post-human environments, way-too-cute cats
If there’s one thing that games excel at, it’s capturing grimy post-industrial apocalypses. But the other thing they’re really good at is portraying really adorable, cutesy stuff. The good folks who are making the platformer Rain World (they don’t have a studio name, just the makers of Rain World) c
This spinner robot can run faster than you. Good thing it looks like Kirby.
Is it just me or are there more than a few similarities between this rolling robot and Nintendo’s shapeshifting mascot Kirby? It’s round. It’s pink. And it has transformed from a ball into a tire that spins incredibly fast, which is the best Kirby power-up, easily. This version of Sphero, the 2B,
How XCOM taught me that I don’t matter
In memory of the people on the ground.
Wii Party U is a tribute to Nintendo’s past
Think less Super Mario, more Love Tester.
Unsurprisingly, Jonathan Blow hates social games
Jonathan Blow, the creator of the allegorical Braid, a game-changing platformer about rewinding time, thinks that some games are evoking the cookie-cutter mentality of terrible television of yesteryear. In a talk titled “The medium is the message,” given at Creative Mornings, Blow summoned the spiri
I am a grown, married adult and I played Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party
I stand tall and pronounce this decision as a good one.
Dive Kick is living the dream of diving and kicking. Yes, it is real.
Penny Arcade Expo East took place last weekend in Boston. Tens of thousands attended. Nobody’s shoes were ready for the slaughter.
Tiny Games has a game for every occasion: drinking at the bar, break-ups, and possibly funerals
The app Tiny Games has hundreds of spontantious games for you to play literally anywhere. We talked to Margaret Robertson about the most inappropriate places to play silly games, and why that might not be as bad as you think.
Between Lincoln and Einstein, who would win in an Eternal Duel of Wits?
Lincoln had an austere and rigorous way with words. The Gettysburg Address is memorable not only for the message but for its gritty elocution. Still, there was a smidgen of down-home earthiness to Lincoln’s speeches, as you can hear in a line like “a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of
Board game Dog Nose Knows explains exactly what’s going through your puppy’s head
Whether you’re infatuated with a miniature pinscher, chocolate labrador, red pomeranian, or shih tzu, you doubtlessly think you know your pet pretty well. Dog lovers spend a great deal of time walking their pooches, getting them groomed, throwing them tennis balls, and sharing with them the bed and
The secret to smart kids entertainment? Give them a toy, not a game.
Parents everywhere know the quiet pain induced by watching your child tear open the wrapping paper on a new gift, toss the actual game aside, and play with the box instead. A kid’s imagination need not be confined to existing rules or points system; they’ll make those up themselves, thanks very much
Why aren’t more mundane tasks mined for fun?
If you live in some bustling metropolis like New York City or Stockholm or Tokyo, you know that getting to work can be as fraught with danger or excitement as escaping the outstretched clutches of any final boss. Sidewalker: Late to Work is an iOS endless runner where your goal is just that: To be o