I honestly believe that Flappy Bird is a great game. As an simple arcade game it offers a perfectly consistent set of mechanics – you navigate through a series of obstacles that come at you at a consistent rate, controlling a character that moves predictably. And yes, it’s maddeningly challenging…
Read MoreArticle by Chris I. Rewind back a few years and tell most anyone that indie games would be earning the same respect and attention as the biggest blockbusters, and they would most likely laugh in your face. Yet, the unthinkable happened and titles like Braid, Limbo, and Bastion are well-known…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m all for games being used as a outlet for political activism. What better way to make a point than to get the players directly engaging with the material? Of course, if you do make a game that is a work of political activism, then the…
Read MoreOpinion by Harvard L. You’ve probably heard of Flappy Bird by now. The new smartphone and tablet sensation that’s heralded as the next Angry Birds or Candy Crush Saga (because every notable release on smartphones needs to be heralded as such) and lit up both social networks and the fuses…
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