Gamescom 2015: Steamworld Interview with Image and Form Games
During Gamescom this week, I had an opportunity to speak, in a lengthy conversation, with the CEO of Image and Form Games, the creators behind the mechanical, and much lauded,…
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E3 Interview: Super Dungeon Bros.
Austin Flynn(PowerUpGaming): We are seeing a resurgence of couch multiplayer...and games like (Super Dungeon Bros.) are kind of heading that front. What made (Wired Productions) want to market this? Adam…
The Disparity In Games Funding
The dawn of Kickstarter has provided a dramatic shift in the way that the video games industry is funded. In years past, large-scale publishers such as Ubisoft and Electronic Arts…
Exploring Urban Legends: A Jeff the Killer Game
We all have a tiny bit of familiarity with creepypastas, right? Those errant rumors and legends that float around the void of the internet, spawning such things as Slenderman, the…
Gears Of Poor: The Past, Present and Future Of The Franchise
Gears of War, with the exception of Halo, is the most synonymous gaming franchise with Xbox. Almost a decade ago, it proved to be the perfect partner for the budding…
2015: The Year of Final Fantasy
E3 2015 was an amazing event and featured massive reveals, stunning tech demonstrations, and a slew of surprising, and occasionally odd, celebrity appearances. And somehow, even after a demonstration of…
Killing Floor 2: Early Access Impressions
The Zeds are at the door. Ammunition is running dry while heavy metal blares in my ears. One of my teammates is playing Harry Enfield's 'Loadsamoney' over his microphone, while…
Why Don’t Games Live Up To E3 Promise?
You find yourself watching E3, with either complete disdain or overwhelming childlike excitement, and then something special appears on the stage. The game of the show. The magnum Opus. Maybe…
My first foray into the MMO genre
Current gen console owners have been increasingly privileged to newer gaming experiences within the last 20 months. Freemium titles have become more and more commonplace, and a slew of indie…
E3: The Embarrassing, The Bad And The Ugly
The gaming community is a vocal one; we love nothing more than kicking up a storm of fiery melodrama surrounding the industry’s latest stumbles. E3 is open season for this…
E3: The Question Marks of Sony’s Press Conference
What a show for Sony. They began with the long awaited The Last Guardian, a silent beast that has been dormant for around five years with speculation running rampant around…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Is Better Than Skyrim
Skyrim was the ultimate fantasy role-playing game of the last-gen. It coupled a fantastic setting with beautiful visuals, expansive lore, streamlined skill, magic and trade systems, a living ecosystem of…
E3 Profiles: 2 Sony Studios Set To Steal The Show
With E3 2015 rapidly approaching, it’s no surprise that mentions of seasoned Sony studios like Media Molecule and Santa Monica are abound. These developers have famed histories for setting the…
The Most Grizzled Video Game Protagonists
The outside world can be a rough wasteland of despair. It can choke the life from even the most hardened of individuals, making MMA fighters phone home to their mothers,…
Avengers, Gaming’s Mightiest Heroes ASSEMBLE!
The Avengers have been saving earth for quite some time now and, with the success of Age of Ultron, this doesn't seem to be changing any time soon. But while…
How Tetris Builds Our Gaming I.Q
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Cognitive Science is trying to find ways in which we can get better at video games. The Lead Researcher, PhD student John Lindstedt (under Principle…
Interview With Lifeless Planet’s David Board
Recently, I was very fortunate to get the chance to talk with David Board, Interactive Designer of Stage 2 Studios. The studio have recently released Lifeless Planet; an atmospheric third-person…
Top 10 Final Fantasy Summons
The Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae demo offered a brief but exciting glimpse into what the 2016 (hopefully) game will deliver. I expected the visuals or combat style to be…
Most Famous Moments in Video Games
There are some things in life that people just know, whether they actively seek that knowledge or not. Everyone knows that Bruce Willis is a ghost, that Paul McCartney sings…
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC performance impressions
Tested with AMD HD7970 4GB Intel Core i7-3770 CPU 3.40 Ghz 8GB RAM GTA 5 has finally arrived on the PC after a painfully long wait and numerous delays. We…
