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Seedi Update: Apt Name, Poorly Spelled
Back in October, I wrote about what I termed the HD Retro movement. In the article, I highlighted two systems that were seeking crowdfunding and were looking to capitalize on the current retro gaming boom. One of them, the Dreamcade Replay, was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter and has been generally treated favorably. The other, the Seedi, hasn’t fared as well. Its Indiegogo campaign is clo...[Read More]
Ataribox Update: IT’S A TRAP!
Insert tired meme here A few days ago, I wrote an article talking about my misgivings with the Ataribox. It was the second such article I’ve posted. This is not a similar article. Rather than list reasons why I’m leery of the console, I’m going to straight-up lambaste it. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my opinion that the Ataribox is a scam. In the words of the meme staple Admiral Ackbar, IT’S A TRAP...[Read More]
Lamenting the Death of the Dreamcast
Note: this article originally appeared on the site on May 25th and is being re-posted to commemorate the Dreamcast’s 17th Anniversary today. Talking about the Sega Dreamcast gets me mad. Even the most ardent fan of Sega has to admit that the way the company handled their consoles was nearly criminal. Their third generation console, the Master System, was more powerful than its main competito...[Read More]
Indie Game Lookout for August 11, 2016
After voicing my desire to highlight great non-shooter games in Indie Game Lookout last week, I received a few suggestions. I thank everyone who sent me suggestions. There will be one shooter game here, though, because I couldn’t stay away forever. As always, if you know of any great indie titles, let me know via Twitter. Also, we have started an Indie Game Lookout group on Steam that highlights t...[Read More]
Indie Game Lookout for June 30, 2016
After weeks of trying to find a theme for this column, I feel like I have succeeded. Granted, it happened accidentally, but I’ll take it. The three indie games I’m spotlighting this week are games that have successfully navigated Steam Greenlight. With so many deserving games vying for attention in Greenlight, it’s great to see games like these getting enough votes to make it through. In these cas...[Read More]
Ex-Lionhead Devs Working on Fable Game with Microsoft’s Blessing
When Microsoft closed Lionhead Studios in April of this year, it also canned its latest project, Fable Legends. However, some former Lionhead devs have been given permission by Microsoft to use the Fable license on another project. The project, Fable Fortune, is a collectible card game (CCG) in the realm of Blizzard’s Hearthstone and had been in hush-hush development for 18 months prior to Lionhea...[Read More]
CinchTech Game Controller – An Innovative Proposal to an Old Problem
“My controller sucks!” I have barked that exclamation many times while playing video games, all the way back to my days with the Atari 2600. 90% of the time, I knew deep inside, in places where I have to be honest, that I didn’t react fast enough, or precise enough, or was too drunk to pull off the move I wanted to execute. It was that last 10% of the time, however, that really made me want to chu...[Read More]