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DesertEagle’s Take: In the early 2000’s I was a perpetual pushover for 3DO’s Army Men console franchise. I naively purchased each successive game in the series, hopeful that the developer would craft a diversion that ...

Developing a successful game demo is not unlike fishing. Tantalize potential prey with a captivating mechanic, drawing their focus to the dazzling display in front of them. At the moment they are mesmerized by the ...

This week, we welcome Nathan Fouts, creator of Weapon of Choice and Shoot 1Up to our show. The developer shares his reaction to critics, surprising artistic influences, as well as discusses future projects. Role-playing fan ...

When last year’s Major League Baseball 2k9 development duties were abruptly passed from Kush Games to Visual Concepts prior to the game’s release, it was like a wide-sweeping rooster change for a playoff-bound ball club. ...

While sequels are an unexceptional occurrence in our pastime, it’s not often you see several franchises simultaneously run into the double digits. This week, iterations of both the Final Fantasy and Mega Man series have ...

In their infancy, shoot ‘em up games (affectionately known as ‘shmups’) challenged players with defeating waves of enemy aggressors, while simultaneously dodging their intermittent attacks. As technologies advanced, the genre became increasing complex, allowing each ...

2008’s Battlefield: Bad Company represented a pivotal moment for Stockholm-based developer DICE. While still offering the trademark multiplayer competitive elements the franchise was known for, it was the first entry in the series to offer ...

To offset the chill of March’s glacial temperatures, we heat things up this week with a discussion of removed Yakuza 3 mechanics, Twitter spoilerbots, and a consensual disdain for “The Tester”. Additionally, we interview Aubrey ...

The vintage vitalization theory is blissfully uncomplicated; it’s proposes that a retro compilation’s merit is measured by the number of its individual inclusions which have withstood the test of time. At one end of the ...

While Nintendo aficionados have been able to satisfy their diminutive racing urges with the illustrious Mario Kart franchise, owners of other consoles might have to travel back to 1998’s Crash Team Racing to unearth a ...