I've basically been wanting to make video games since as long as I've been playing video games. I think most gamers have. But I think we take video games for granted. On a few occasions I've actually tried to make my own game...   0

Frictional Games' SOMA was just released this week. I was intending to do a review of it, but after the deluge of professional critics and their day-early copies beat me to the punch, I won't. Instead I will talk about someth...   0

Alright, so it's our first game thats not a sports title! Clu Clu Land!  uh... whats a clu?  why are there two of them in this land? cause its a 2 player game, duh. so the basic idea is you control "bubbles" who i...   0

One aspect of game development that I haven't seen discussed very much is the simple fact that a big part of it involves performing many of the same tasks over and over again. It has been said that one definition of insanity ...   0

Hi folks, ScaryGranules will be at EGX in Birmingham this weekend and if you're around too that's lovely. What is lovelier is if you say hi and want to grab a beer every 15 mins as queuing for games can be thirsty work. https://scontent-fra3-1.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/e35/11856621_1677790599100164_2049193917_n.jpg   0

The Atlus tax is a nearly $10 extra charge on nearly every game Atlus releases, especially on the 3DS where the regular price of games is less than consoles. To justify this increase, Atlus usually packages the first prints ...   0

Welcome back!  This time around, we are gonna look at our next launch title, "Excitebike" Excitebike is motocross action!  In "selection A" mode, not only did you have to race against time, you had obstacles, ramps...   0

Why would CS GO players spend hundreds, sometimes thousands on cosmetic gun skins? By Failsafe DisclaimerI play a ton of CS GO and have been known to blindly ignore huge flaws within the game. So my opinion my be swayed by my...   0

In the long, long ago – 3 years to be precise – I developed a new hobby. The art of minecraft builds. In the space of a year I placed tens of thousands of blocks by hand, and hundreds of thousands more by WorldEd...   0

  Well, I feel pretty awful so I'll keep this relatively brief. SOMA is out and it begins what will be the beginning of the gaming season for me. It's been a slow crawl for me these last few months but we'll all soon be ...   0

Alright, I burned through a bunch of games over the past few days, so lets get through the rest of the NES launch titles.  This edition is "Baseball" Yes, America's pasttime!  lets have some fun with baseball! Wel...   0

I got an email this morning that was filled with dtoiders from 2006-8.   The memories man. The memories!   0

For superhero fans, the next five years are their absolute dreams. With 10 films set to be released over the course of 2016 - 2019 by Marvel, this is shaping up to be the biggest Marvel-fest ever. But there is a point wh...   0

  Our mission: To open doors, because game   Writing a running commentary of a game like Caster's Trap presents specific difficulties. Calling it an open-ended experience would mislead; the playing field is miniscu...   0

So when people see how high up Until Dawn is on my list of "Games of the Year" I get the feeling they will react the same way they did to the ending of Neon Genesis Evangelion and just exclaim: "What the fuck?" Now, I'm ...   0

Given how amoral some game protagonists are it's kind of a surprise that there haven't been many games where you play as a stalk-and-slash serial killer. Sure, there are games like Manhunt 1 and 2, but the 'victims' in those ...   0

For the uninitiated, My Gaming Landscape is an informal blog post series where I discuss my thoughts on the games I’ve been playing recently, as well as recent news and events in the video games industry and with me in...   0

I will be discussing minor spoilers about this game in the blog below. I would rather you skip reading it then ruin the experience. Please, play this game. If you have played it, discuss with me. This weekend, I bought a game...   0

It takes a certain genius in crafting a great video game narrative. You have to account for player agency, pacing, stylistic decisions that bring in narrative focus that could take away gameplay options, and ensure that your ...   0

I'm digging the guest on the upcoming episode of PStoid. I promised myself I'd use that one somewhere. That's right, PStoid records this week and we are joined by Digtastik. So be sure to get your questions in, especially if...   0

In his 30 year history, Mario traversed about 500 2D levels. In Mario Maker, the community made more than a million levels in a week. One Dtoid blogger made the argument that Nintendo no longer needs to make another 2D Mario...   0

Tell me you don't want to just smother that....   When it comes to gaming, society has really raised that bar in terms of expectations. Think about it - what kinds of things are we typically looking for when it comes to...   0

The fall 2015 gaming season is upon us. Madden has come, and the floodgates are soon to open. It's the season of crying wallets and calling in to work sick, because you just want to play a game all damn day. I've picked out ...   0

While I have already created a number of stages more and written down my reasoning behind the Castle level, I'll refrain from commenting on those levels at this point: I'm still blind to their flaws at the moment, other than ...   0

So as you Might have seen Rockstar commented about Gamechangers, they're also suing the BBC over it. So I think it's worth wading into this mess to see what's going on and talk about the show. BBC presented Gamerchangers as...   0

After putting around 90 hours into the latest (and presumably last) Metal Gear Solid, I finally reached its conclusion and am now prepared to ramble to you in an article filled with spoilers! You have been warned. As many of...   0

Tearaway is fantastic. Innovative, charming, and most importantly a fun new foray into a beautiful world. I felt so a part of its papercraft world on PS Vita, my face etched into the world like a God watching over the cutsey...   0

It's no secret that DLC carries a lot weight in today's gaming landscape. It's almost guaranteed that a AAA game with get post launch support by means of paid DLC. It's become odd to see a one off release without something be...   0

Who is doing this? Such a lust for comments... WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!? Hello there, my friends. Welcome back to Comments of the Week, hosted by yours truly. This is the number one community showcase on the block, and it'...   0

"Oh my... Dreamweaver, you've... changed." Why yes, that I have. Do I still look pretty, my darlings? As some may have noticed, after a year or so wearing the avatar from Akiba's Trip: Undead and Underdressed has finally ch...   0