Interviews

While at Pax East 2017 we met up with Sumo Digital to talk about their newest self-developed and published game Snake Pass! Sebastiaan Liese, the creator of Snake Pass, gave us great insight on how...

Most co-op games aren't co-op games. Yeah, technically all noncompetitive multiplayer games are generally considered "co-op," but how often are they games that genuinely demand cooperation? With it's asymmetrical gameplay, HACKTAG is one of those few...

Sundered is a procedurally generated, 2D metroidvania with a focus on fast-paced combat, enormous bosses, and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation. While Thunder Lotus Games' first title, Jotun, borrowed themes from Nordic Mythology, Sundered instead draws inspiration...

Video games are a young medium. As such, there are many serious topics out there that have yet to be tackled. However, games occasionally come along that push boundaries, tackle new subject matters and help...

If you took Animal Crossing, mixed it with Harvest Moon and added a pinch of toon Link from the Legend of Zelda, you'd get Prideful Sloth Games' upcoming title, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. This...

Like it or not, violence is a big part of most games. But to be fair, it's a big part of all entertainment mediums . Whether you're shooting dudes, slashing monsters, or straight up poisoning...

Game Sack has been around for about five years and they're an enduring channel that continues to grow via word-of-mouth from its passionate fanbase. Their description is both humble and honest. It says that they...

I spend a lot of time on YouTube. In fact, it easily comes pretty close to edging out Netflix in terms of how often I use it. We're not going to talk about how often...

While gaming is one of the most interactive and engaging forms of media, it always seems to attract an intense amount of criticism from every corner. Sometimes it is an ignorant politician looking for a...

There are some phrases that turn me off stone cold. “Hollywood” because it's a normally bad influence on development and production in general. “Based on the film...” as the quality will usually end with my time...

When I was younger, I used to play a game called You Don't Know Jack on the original PlayStation. You Don't Know Jack, Jackbox Games' flagship project, had seen many iterations over the years, but...

When I was younger, at school “History” was synonymous for “nap time”. Perhaps it was the teacher, immaturity or the constant dragging up of World War Two as though that was the only thing the...

If there is one game genre that always inspires scepticism in me (besides how awkward it is we use film genres for games, but that's a discussion for another day), it is horror. Don't get...

Back in 2011, Mode7 released an unusual shooter called Frozen Synapse. Where most games seem to exist between the two strategy genres of either a turn-based or real-time form of strategy, Frozen Synapse existed in...

Did you think that was all for EGX Rezzed news? During EGX Rezzed I managed to get an interview with Emeric Thoa, creative designer at The Game Bakers, makers (or bakers) of a top-down, boss-fight simulator called...

Last week, in the shadow of the great Pax Rex (seriously, that thing was awesome), I was afforded the pleasure of speaking with co-founder of Wildcard Studios and co-creator of Ark: Survival Evolved, Jesse Rapczak....

Last week I was afforded the opportunity to sit down with Cliff Bleszinski & Arjan Brussee (CEO and COO of Boss Key Studios) to discuss their first title, the highly anticipated arena shooter, LawBreakers. Here's...

In this first episode of YouTuber Spotlights, I interviewed HMK, a YouTuber who is known for his coverage on Kingdom Hearts and The Legend of Zelda series. He is continuing to branch into other games...

There are tons of quirky indie games on Steam; but how many can claim to have over 130 characters, have soda crafting and sport a 'Powerful Soda' physics engine? One game can make those claims...

The final interview I had on Friday at Insomnia 56 was with Matt Gambell, Founder, sole member of Skatanic Studios, and creator of RPG Tycoon on PC. It's a small indie title with the classic tycoon style and feel...

Local Boston indie developer, Kyle Seeley, didn’t always want to make games for a living. In fact, it wasn’t until halfway through college at the RIT that his mind was changed, thanks to a little game...

"The Beatles' favorite band is Trent Steen playing The Beatles: Rock Band," IGN's Brian Altano once said. While we may never know what England's Fab Four would've made of such a sight, it's not hard...