People called the original Darksiders “derivative,” presumably because the solid gameplay beneath the cartoonish bombast of “Grimdark Zelda” was too openly reminiscent of other good games. Not that design inertia is an uncommon sin – just because an idea is original doesn’t necessarily make it good. But though Vigil Games’ first entry was certainly a
After a very well-planned and lengthy ARG (dating back to 2010!), Valve has announced that they are releasing a new co-operative game mode in Team Fortress 2: “Mann vs. Machine”, due on August 15th.
Well we’ve landed on Mars again, and as soon as the first picture hit the internet the first of many, many memes were born. Although the internet is quick to judge this occasion is still pretty spectacular and we can’t wait until we learn more about our future home. Lets face it, we’re gonna have
I decided to include this response from Vivian (Thomas’ contact) before we get to Mycroft and the rest. This letter pings as Thomas is talking to Mycroft; I’m going to play with time a little bit and see if it pays off narratively. The next part will take place before this letter arrives and, hopefully it
You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! So this week the boys decided to rock on back to the 1990s and relive their high school years where goth kids were just starting their fight against the normal regime that is society. When NIN and The Cure were gospel, and
ParaNorman is the new stop motion animated movie from Focus Features, who previously gave us the 2009 Coraline. ParaNorman focuses on a young boy, Norman, who is the town pariah because of his unnatural ability to talk with dead people which causes him day-to-day drama. His inability to relate to his family or his peers
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Geeks come in many different shapes and sizes, with many variations on the theme in between. We all do our best to stand up for what we love and wave our geek flags proudly, but sometimes in that effort others don’t always
Posting a new section of the RPG on game day itself is always exciting. Nothing gets me more in the mood to table-top than novelizing a version of what’s already happened. These guys (and gal) have helped tremendously in this process by being active storytellers themselves when they RP. You’d think they’re all vets with
Below is the second installment of Chapter 1. Thomas is an increasingly enjoyable character to write; noir predicates itself on writing an analogy a second, especially in the mind of the detective. Luckily, Taylor has played the part well during game and given me plenty to work with. I can’t wait to introduce Mycroft next. Just imagine