The 7th Guest came out in 1993, and in that year it scared the living crap out of me. It didn’t hurt that I was 11 at the time. While a few of the games I’ve talked about here have been less successful, The 7th Guest sold more than 2 million copies in a time… Read More »
My husband gave me an iPad for Mother’s Day 2010. Our daughter Allison was only 11 months old at the time, but she was very interested in the tablet. The first app I ever downloaded for her was Wheels on the Bus HD by Duck, Duck, Moose ($1.99 for iPad). We were both delighted at… Read More »
Our podcast: We gave away things! It was awesome seeing friends, family and a bunch of new folks stopping by to listen to Chris and Kelly, and get the pile of free stuff we were giving away. It was a good, pizza-fueled time. Sorcery is a….game?: Meeting the guys from Peter Jackson’s Sorcery was a… Read More »
Are you a laptop or a tablet person? Ever wonder what the future holds for technology? This week the nerds are back to discuss the tension between upcoming gadgets and predict where trends will take us this holiday season. Also, catch up on what we’ve been playing this week (cough, Borderlands, cough) and learn the… Read More »
With the rise of mobile game apps, there is a lot of traditional gamers that still would like to use a controller to play their favorite gaming apps on their iPhone or iPad. As a remedy, Discovery Bay Games has released the Duo Gamer, which is a bluetooth gamepad for use with a… Read More »
Strange Loves 1: Vampire Boyfriends is a grown-up version of the choose your own adventure books I enjoyed when I was younger. However, this is not just a book, it’s a game book for your iPad or iPhone and this adventure story is a lot sexier than the ones I remember from my childhood. In this story… Read More »
So Hero Academy, right? Some of you have probably heard of the Robot Entertainment title. Apparently it’s pretty good. I write this while looking at the seven games running on my screen and decrying the abilities of the dark elves. Because seriously. For those of you who are unaware, Hero Academy is an asynchronous strategy… Read More »
One of the things I love about Telltale Games is their ability to create a game using the simple mechanic of the classic point and click adventure to present a great story. This has been done to near perfection with their latest episodic series based on Robert Kirkman’s comic series, The Walking Dead. This simple… Read More »
I’ve always been a comic book fanboy. I remember tracking down my favorite books on the spin rack at the gas station down the street when I was kid, then becoming a regular at a local comic book shop, and even managing a comic book shop myself. Of course, that was before I switched gears… Read More »
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m usually a little leery whenever I hear about any new release from Adult Swim Games. After all, we’re talking about Adult Swim here … the same channel that cracks me up weekly with shows like The Venture Bros. and Robot Chicken, while simultaneously making me switch the TV to anything… Read More »
