The point of this Freakonomics podcast, “The Tale of the $15 Tomato”, is that …this movement towards doing our own labor, and pickling, and fancy food stuff that you do at home, I think that is really a sign of how spoiled we have all become. Our basic needs are so well taken care of that we need to
1. You’re fasting, so stay away from cooking games. 2. You’re repenting, so stay away from games that reward you or make you feel good. Anything with bright colors, bloopy sound effects, or loot. Dark Souls would be a good choice for today. 3. For being the bummer-bro of Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur
Bloomberg reported yesterday that cable companies AT&T, Verizon, and Time Warner are all exploring the possibility of delivering HD gaming to subscribers through their cable box. The Nintendo Wii U, frankly, looks uninspiring. At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony was very excited to debut… the umpteenth it
You know the game. It’s kind of arty, and it does one thing really well, and it presents itself as some kind of metaphor for life. Games like Passage or The Marriage. A recent game in this vein, Lim, has you blending in to pass by other people. I got stuck fairly early on, and felt like the message
Tengami for iPad, by Nyamyam, is an adventure game set in the world of Japanese fairy tales. I’m loving the paper cutout art style and soundtrack. The game will release in 2013.
There are so many indie games out there that it’s hard to know which ones are worth your time. Conveniently, IndieCade has collected some of the year’s best indie games on their website. Some of the games, like Zombie Yoga, are still in development, while others, like Cart Life, have been out for a
By default, Google keeps track of user browsing histories. Many game players are also Google users, so they can follow your game-playing habits from the time you searched “XCOM release date” to “XCOM walkthrough.” Some interesting tidbits: -27% of tip-seekers browse from a mobile device. -84% of gam
Over at Gamasutra, a remembrance of game composer Ryu Umemoto by his friend Audun Sorlie. Umemoto died last year at the age of 37, much to the dismay of his many fans in Japan. He worked for Cave, known for their shoot ’em ups. In Japan, the name Ryu Umemoto resonates in the hearts in thousands upo