When I think about educational games they usually fit into one of two categories. There are games that have been developed from the ground up to deliver an educational message, such as the flash based CBBC games or instances in which an existing game has been used in a particular Read more…
During a steam sale I like to browse the indie games. I quite like indie games because they often take a creative risk that the big AAA games don’t. The problem is that without the backing of a major developer they need to get their start-up money from somewhere. In Read more…
Many of the tools developers are using to create Oculus Rift games support Mac OS as a platform. This is great news for OS X users who are usually shunned when it comes to great gaming experiences. If you have a Mac and wondering if you should get a Rift Read more…
A developers business model is often something I take in to consideration when purchasing a game. For example I’m not a huge fan of free to play games with in-app purchases; I feel since these purchases effect the balance of the game it will skew how the game is Read more…
I’ve become a big fan of games that embrace the losing is fun style of gameplay. Losing is Fun is the slogan of strategy game Dwarf Fortress, the concept is simple; the game gets so hard that you will die and it will be in such a fun way that you Read more…
It is very easy to setup the Oculus Rift Unity 3D Plugin. I’ve done it on my Mac and recorded the process of putting it into a game. It’s very easy to do and I just used the resource sharing centre to borrow assets from other people. All in all Read more…
Somebody just posted this to Reddit which I though was rather cool. Apparently I actually own a physical copy of this as it came with the Dark Souls Collectors edition which I got for my birthday, maybe I’ll dig it out and frame it.
I quite often write letters to artists whose work I enjoy and I always remember those who find the time to reply. While I have fond childhood memories of receiving letters and emails from my favourite actor (thanks Cam Clarke) or band (thanks sense of belonging) I don’t remember as Read more…
A few weeks I had a quick play on a halo/minecraft cross breed game called Murder Miners. It was pretty fun so I decided to check out the developers site, J Force Games. Two things I found interesting on the site. 1 There’s a PC version in development, you Read more…
New Star Soccer is basically a bunch of mini games crammed into a football sim. Your role is as a young player starting out and hoping to become the next Ian Rush. You start off playing for a little known team, every match you play presents you with a screen where all Read more…
