Category: ARTICLES

Steam Greenlight Spotlight: Unfair Jousting Fair

Today’s Greenlight spotlight is on Unfair Jousting Fair, a 2-D jousting game where players attempt to balance on a unicycle whilst charging towards each other with improvised weaponry. Today’s Greenlight was quite barren, so I was a bit surprised to come across something that I found somewhat compelling. Unfair Jousting Fair had me interested with ...

Beyond Half-Life: 4 Great Games That Might Actually Get Sequels

Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, recently spoke in a podcast about the possible future of their old classic franchises- Half-Life and Left 4 Dead if you need a reminder. Fans have been begging for new installments in these series for seemingly forever. Newell offered a completely noncommittal response, in keeping with Valve’s attitude towards the rumors about Half-Life 3 ...

Steam Greenlight Spotlight: PolyRace

Today’s Greenlight spotlight (perfect fit for St. Paddy’s Day) shines on PolyRace, a 3-D racing game “with an infinite amount of tracks”, according to the developers. This game caught my eye because of its fast-paced racing gameplay, which brought me back to the days of F-Zero and Podracer, two of my favorite games of all ...

Release “Date”: Shin Samurai Jazz

Release “date” is a new series where I take a newly-released game and spend some quality time with it. I will then give my first impressions based on the time I’ve spent with the game. My lovely partner today is Shin Samurai Jazz, a game by Blaze Epic. I’ve spent close to two hours with ...

Steam Greenlight Spotlight: APT

Today’s Greenlight spotlight shines on APT, a first-person puzzle game by R.I.P Studios. Initial thoughts immediately liken the game to the Portal series, and these thoughts are very correct. However, this is not necessarily a negative thing. Portal is one of the most inventive, challenging, and entertaining games on the market, which means that there ...

Steam Greenlight Spotlight: Rememoried

Today’s Greenlight standout is Rememoried, an indie exploration game by Hangonit. Rememoried caught my eye initially based on the standout visuals that I saw instantly upon starting the trailer. The pickings were very slim today, and it was a relief to see something interesting such as Rememoried pop up on my Greenlight queue. The game ...

Releases for the week of March 15-21

Keeping up with the latest game releases can be a full-time job. There are releases every day ranging from the smallest indies, to the largest, multi-million dollar triple-As. In this article you will find the major releases that you can expect this week. These release dates are for North America. Tuesday, March 17th Battlefield Hardline ...

5 Indie Games You Can’t Afford to Miss

Independent developers are coming out with some of the most unique and innovative games each year. More and more, we are seeing the spotlight turn away from buggy, triple-A releases and focusing instead of these incredible indie experiences. However, with so many releases, it can often be nearly impossible to keep up with, let alone ...