If I asked you what the most successful indie game to date was, I wouldn’t be surprised if Minecraft was one of the most popular replies. After all, earlier this year it surpassed the 100 million user mark, which is a feat not shared by many other indie titles. But now Mojang, the company behind this successful game is supposedly in talks to be bought...
It’s been a busy summer for Cloud Imperium Games, the developers of Star Citizen! Besides reaching the $52 million mark in donations for the game, CIG has also released the first bit of actual game play for backers in the form of the Arena Commander. Arena Commander is but a small snippet of the full game, letting backers actually fly some of their ships...
About a week ago, a man named Nate Downes gave some news that is ridiculously exciting to fans of the MMO City of Heroes. Nate Downes is, if you are unaware, the President of Missing Worlds Media Inc., the company behind the Phoenix Project a.k.a. City of Titans. The news Mr. Downes revealed was that his company had been in talks with NCSoft, the original...
There’s something to be said for loud music and even brighter lights and what they can do for a person’s mood. Throw in some classic arcade asteroid like shooter elements. Add full iTunes and m4a support. Finish with a photosensitive warning screen before the title menu and you’ve got something awesome in your hands. And that’s what...
You all know it’s your guilty pleasure. Whether you create your crush so you can virtually marry them, your worst enemy so you can kill them (virtually, of course…), or your family so you can create what your childhood should have been, we’ve all done it. And now it’s back in higher definition and with a few more features than before. The Sims 4...
Some Backstory
Growing up in the 90’s and 00’s, I had a pretty easy time when it came to being a nerd, relatively speaking. Video games were all the rage with all the kids in school, and even card games like the Pokemon TCG and Magic: The Gathering didn’t necessarily make you the target of bullying or ridicule by any particular group of...