Review
Rollers of the Realm accomplishes the incredibly strange thing it sets out to do
Become a real pinball wizard.
Tag: PS Vita
Review
Futuridium is a surprisingly Kubrickian take on intergalactic combat
Here’s one space war you can’t win.
News
Infographic platformer Metrico to chart your frustrations on August 5th
As slick as Device 6, but substantially less sinister.
News
The follow-up to the wonderful, slept-on Forget-Me-Not is headed to the Vita
There is a sequel on the distant horizon for Forget-Me-Not, coming to PS Vita, where it can take advantage of that pristine little screen. In case you haven’t been introduced, the first was an iOS favorite from a few years ago—a grind-heavy roguelike disguised as a broken arcade game crawling with twisty, crawly, slimy, square things. I thought it was exquisite. It also made our 2011 High Scores list. The new game looks pretty similar to the previous, which is a good thing. You look to be eating dots and unlocking doors and avoiding hostile insects as you plunge deeper into randomly drawn…
Review
Who is Deception IV: Blood Ties for?
Fool me four times, shame on everyone.
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Let’s gawk at Hyper Light Drifter’s preposterously hot pixel art
We already knew action-role-player Hyper Light Drifter was easy on the eyes. That was a done deal. But this new trailer really hammers the point home. In case you missed the Kickstarter campaign that blew up last year, this gorgeous showpiece of pixel art is also a game, and judging from the footage of slashing and gunning we see here, a fine one. It follows a teleporting crusader tailed by an amicable drone through an advanced society collapsing in the ruin of mutant fossils, e-waste, and genetically engineered bio-freaks in incubators. Obvious differences aside, it’s kinda giving me a Secret…
Review
Tearaway is a warm hug for the digital age
It also sets a precedent for what a Vita game can and should be.
Article
The Walking Dead goes short storied, Mercenary Kings locks and loads, and Hermit Crab in Space floats away
This week’s Playlist!
Article
In an age of digital magic, why are some game designers turning to paper?
Print isn’t quite dead. It’s finding new life at play.