Before heading to PAX East this year, I did my due diligence in researching the indie titles that would be in attendance. Each year we are inundated with press e-mails about which games will be shown at the yearly convention in Boston, and with a scant three days to check them out, you need to …
For all those growing up as older children in the 90s, hold onto your light-up LA Gears because Odyssey gets you. Voyage of the Mimi? Check. Ghostwriter? Heck ya. Bill Nye? In spades. Today we’re talking about a game in the new generation of learning material aimed teaching children science. From their kickstarter material; Odyssey is concerned about …
Hold onto your butt’s science nerds, as well as EVERYONE ON EARTH, because approximately 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered a string of 7 planets that have the potential to contain liquid water (the key to potentially house human life and my third favorite drink). Located in the constellation …
Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a simple connection on a circuit board? Well, you’re in luck, because Linelight from My Dog Zorro is now available for download! As someone who enjoys quieter, non-streamlined Indie Games, Linelight seems kind of like a no-brainer win for me. Your vessel in Linelight is a small beam of white light …
In development since 2013, Circles is the brainchild of Jeroen Wimmers whose previous title, Westerado: Double Barrelled from Adult Swim Games, is a far cry from the meditative play-style of Circles. Circles is aptly named and involves only one element. You guessed it, circles. With no instructions, text based elements, or scoreboard, Circles drops you into a flat, …
BBC’s Wasted feels like an inside joke to all those who enjoy fandoms. The show follows the lives of four aspiration-less twenty-somethings who run a headshop/tattoo parlor (called “Stonehenge”, ya get it?) in small town England. With the return of their leader, who failed at having a DJ career in the big city, it’s basically an episodic …
Atlus fans rejoice! After a release fraught with delays spanning over a year, Persona 5 is set to be available this April 4th. Atlus has just released some new video trailers to introduce confidants that will aid your team in righting the wrongs inflicted by the corrupt world they live in. Persona 5 follows a group …
Mysterium is well known among boardgame enthusiasts, and now Asmodee Digital & Playsoft have branched the title out to casual players with their release of a digital version for Steam, iOs and Android. Press release below: “Paris, January 12, 2017 – Asmodee Digital, an international publisher and distributor of digital games and Playsoft, a world-renowned …
Summing up this show into a tag line is a bit like trying to sum up an LSD trip. It’ll sound crazy to anyone you’re trying to pitch to, but makes perfect sense to you. That said, let’s give it a try: Todd is a dull, 30-something bellhop at a hotel who one …
We have uncovered more information about the final GeeklyCon House, as well as some interesting facts about the tournament. From a printed email from 2006, we learn that House Nahvalr was winning the House Cup when the tournament was abruptly canceled. The reasons are still a mystery to us. We will continue to research and …