This year’s Penny Arcade Expo is less than a week away, and if you follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our podcast, you know that GFBRobot will be there. I personally am near bursting with excitement and anticipation, not only for my first PAX, but also to meet the folks I’ve been working with [...]
Author Beth Winegarner doesn’t think violent video games are going to cause your kids to kill themselves, or others. Sure, if you’re reading this site, there’s a good chance you agree, but what about the people who don’t? If you got here by searching for something like “Are violent video games dangerous?”, click through after [...]
Since I gave a list of the games of August I was most excited about, I thought it might be good to share first impressions of those I’ve already had some time with. I pulled down the demos for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, as well as [...]
Today I’d like to take you to an alternate dimension, one where gravity doesn’t behave like it should, where up is up, down, and round-and-round. VVVVVV is a retro-styled platformer from Terry Cavanagh of distractionware for the PC (Windows, Mac, Linux with Wine). You are a captain of a spaceship that gets pulled into an [...]
I loved playing Dragon Age Origins and have been waiting with barely contained excitement for the release of Dragon Age 2. It’s now ready for pre-order AND they have a smoking new video to get your heart beating just a little bit faster in anticipation. March 8th,2011 can’t come soon enough…. (click the picture below [...]
Somewhere on an island off the west coast of British Columbia lives a steampunk artist with a penchant for musical instruments, and fabulous gadgetry. We catch up with the Thin Gypsy Thief, also known as Kyle Miller, to ask him a few questions. Click on through the jump for our conversation, along with some pictures of [...]
I’m in love with a robot. Actually, a bunch of robots. Okay, technically they aren’t robots they are Transformers, and they are amazing. Transformers: War for Cybertron is a fast paced, third person shooter developed by High Moon Studios, and published by Activision. High Moon Studios are the developers of Darkwatch and The Bourne Conspiracy. [...]
For my first full-on game review, I’d like to present one of my favorite games from last year. This is Machinarium, a point-and-click adventure for PC (Windows, Mac, and Linux) about a robot trying to get back where he belongs. It was developed and published by Amanita Design, an independent game studio from the Czech [...]
Wow. Just wow. That’s pretty much all I can say about this year’s Comic-Con. I had an absolute blast at the panels I attended, the free swag that was so generously given out was incredible and there was plenty to see and do for everyone. Join me after the jump for a all the details [...]
