When "Fantastic Contraption" debuted as a simple physics-based puzzler via Flash, gamers were hooked. With a simple and approachable interface, the game allowed players to explore vast possibilities through a basic set of rules and parts. Now, the game has been ported to Apple's own fantastic contraption, and is a nearly perfect port of the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 20, 2008
It’s already becoming old news, but earlier this week the Internet was abuzz with the video of an Iraqi journalist throwing a shoe at President Bush. Later that day, Alex Tew (who you may know as that jerk that made a million bucks selling pixels at milliondollarhomepage.com) set up sockandawe.com, a self-proclaimed “stupid little flash [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
SEGA have been looking for a way to get in the web-games business for quite a while now, as I seem to recall certain Sonic titles offered via RealArcade at some point. Anyway, that was clearly all child's play, as they have finally launched their very own website, dubbed PlaySEGA. It is a mostly flash-based [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The first three sentences are the game’s title. The last? My initial reaction. I’ve been following Jason Nelson’s games since his first “game, game, game, and again game,” and “i made this. you will play this. we are enemies” is just as good as his last two. And, more importantly, just as crazy, nonsensical, and random. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 1, 2008
Here in the States it is the Monday after an extended holiday weekend. For most, it was something of a struggle to wake up this morning and get back to work, a struggle made no less unpalatable by the daily commute. If you're commuting by public transportation, however, your commute bears its own special flavor [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Just in time for Thanksgiving, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has released their own riff on Majesco's Cooking Mama. The game, which this avowed carnivore found to be surprisingly entertaining, guides the player through the cartoonishly gruesome steps necessary to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving turkey, including removing the turkey's feathers and entrails, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Billy Suicide is a flash game with a simple goal: keep Billy from killing himself. Here's a brief summation from the "How to Play" blurb on Newgrounds: Billy is a chronically depressed musician, struggling to get through another day. This is achieved by constantly changing his activities to shift the direction of his mood. If Billy [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
EA's much awaited Mirror's Edge has been out for an entire 24 hours now and I embarrassed to say I still haven't been to the store to pick up my copy. Truth be told, the release completely slipped my mind as I was already much engrossed in Mirror's Edge 2D -- a collaboration between flash [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I'm a big fan of Kongregate; I've made no secret of that. I think what they're doing to mix the addictiveness of achievements with interesting new indie games is wonderful, and the way they support aspiring developers -- sharing ad revenue, giving front-page space to new titles, handing out cash prizes based on games' ratings [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
It's important that you know what products and services are right for your hip, on-the-go lifestyle. Did you know there are still several hours in your day when nobody is attempting to sell you anything? It's criminal, and we shouldn't stand for it. Thankfully, Google and YouTube are both starting new ventures to ensure your [...]
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