Interview: The Freaking Weird Mind of Sam Barlow, Creator of Her Story
Sam Barlow has enjoyed an interesting career reviving video game trends and franchises, where Serious Sam, the psychological thriller, and Silent Hill are among his personal handiwork. To that point, unorthodox clings to his resume: His first major game was a single-turn text adventure in 1999, and here in the year…
It's Not A Nintendo Hybrid, It's A Nintendo Ecosystem.
In 2013, Nintendo merged their two game development buildings into a single unit. Up to that point, their handheld games were being developed separately from their console counterparts, and the move at the time seemed like a fairly inevitable bit of housekeeping at best. Yet what followed from that point forward was…
I Found A Super Rare Clay Fighter Instruction Book In My Room
To the uninitiated, "Clay Fighter Sculptor's Cut" is a sort of "remix" title of the N64 game of almost the same name. The game has the distinction of being the rarest game ever made for the N64, as it was only made available for rental at local Blockbusters across the country. Both the game and the box sell for …
Random Time: Music Video Explores Genetic Problems Of Bluegrass
What does this have to do explicitly with video games? Everything and nothing. Whiskey Shivers is the band most famous for being a human centipede bluegrass band, and I thought of y'all when I watched their new one.
I Own, Unquestionably, The World's Weirdest Pokemon Collection
No, I cannot compete with the people who have somehow collected every piece of Pokemon merchandise on the planet. I often struggle to remember what Dark types are strong against. And honestly? I left the game sometime after Ruby and Sapphire, never to truly come back to it until Pokemon X and Y.
What Psychologists Are Saying About Video Games Lately
Last week, Washington DC played host to the 145th official, national conference for psychologists, otherwise known as the American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention. Each year, thousands of working professionals, students, retired members, keynote speakers, and other related field members all gather to…
Why Club Nintendo Isn't Free
This year's Elite Status gifts have arrived. Already several have blogged about it, and many have run to the internet to voice their opinions. Without retreading many of the louder opinions that I have little to add to (they aren't positive), let me give a basic run down of American economic practices and the value…