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  • Indie Quickie: Abyss Odyssey

    Indie Quickie: Abyss Odyssey

    It takes a lot longer to fully review a game than it does to get a good sense of what a game is. Even with a full-time staff of writers it would be impossible to fully review the thousands of games that are released every […]

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  • Preview: Surviving the First Five Years in Road Not Taken

    Preview: Surviving the First Five Years in Road Not Taken

    By now you’re probably familiar with indie developer Spry Fox for the studio’s hit casual game Triple Town, which combined match-three puzzle mechanics with the strategy of a city building sim. Spry Fox’s next game, Road Not Taken, borrows Triple Town‘s adorable art and design […]

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  • Review: The Stanley Parable

    Review: The Stanley Parable

    Originally created as a Source engine Half-Life 2 mod, Galactic Cafe has taken the original idea behind The Stanley Parable and crafted it into a full standalone release, telling the story of a mindless office worker named Stanley who suddenly finds himself in his place […]

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  • Discussion Review: Strider

    Discussion Review: Strider

    Review written by Matt Litten & Stephen Byers. Matt: It doesn’t seem to be remembered alongside many of the other classics of the 80s and 90s, but in my early development as a gamer Strider was just as important as the Zeldas, Marios, Metroids, Metal […]

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  • Review: Kirby: Triple Deluxe

    Review: Kirby: Triple Deluxe

    Nintendo seems to have taken some marketing cues from the fast-food industry in labeling Kirby: Triple Deluxe. The latest 3DS adventure featuring everyone’s favorite floating pink ball is laden with superlatives the way a Hardee’s Six-Dollar Thickburger is drowning in condiments. You almost expect to […]

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  • Comic Review: Death Sentence Vol.1 Hardcover Collection

    Comic Review: Death Sentence Vol.1 Hardcover Collection

    Comic books typically are about superheroes gifted with amazing superpowers, wearing masks and capes, doing heroic deeds to overcome the evil deeds of a rival supervillain. Death Sentence is anything but a typical comic series. Written by Monty Nero and inked by Mike Dowling, Death […]

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  • Discussion Review: Hammerwatch

    Discussion Review: Hammerwatch

    Review written by Matt Litten & Tim Mack. Tim: Rocky IV turned out to be a pivotal moment in gaming for me. Three cousins and I had gone to watch Rocky pound Ivan Drago on the big screen. Before we sat down, we noticed a […]

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  • Discussion Review: Transistor

    Discussion Review: Transistor

    Review written by Matt Litten & Tim Mack. Tim: While Bastion didn’t completely blow me away, I can say that on any day when I can’t find anything else to play, Supergiant’s debut game is one I’d happily pick up and spend some time with […]

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  • Indie Quickie: Life Goes On

    Indie Quickie: Life Goes On

    It takes a lot longer to fully review a game than it does to get a good sense of what a game is. Even with a full-time staff of writers it would be impossible to fully review the thousands of games that are released every […]

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  • Indie Quickie: 10 Second Ninja

    Indie Quickie: 10 Second Ninja

    It takes a lot longer to fully review a game than it does to get a good sense of what a game is. Even with a full-time staff of writers it would be impossible to fully review the thousands of games that are released every […]

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