Deep underground, past musty caves and glistening walls, a King dreams and longs his own return. All is still, a held breath as he slumbers — all but a shade, a last servant, tasked to wait for 400 days. Your shade. This is The Longing. A unique game, a glorification…

When you hear about a new THE BROTHERHOOD game, you already know what to expect. In only two entries — STASIS and CAYNE — Nic and Chris Bischoff have created a strong identity for their studio: Quality writing, jaw-dropping isometric scenes, a cinematic approach to storytelling. …

Have you ever seen a one-man band? Picture one, make it tall (a demi-giant!), and you’ll probably have a good picture of Daniele Giardini. …

It’s 1995, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” was blasting through everyone’s boomboxes between two screenings of Batman Forever. Girls wore scrunchies in their hair, boys all had the Nike Airs famously worn by Jordan, and we pretended to look cool in wearing everything denim. Twitter? What’s that? Meanwhile, 25 yo Jeff Vogel candidly released his…

“You have died, Admiral.” Those are some of the very first words you’ll hear as Admiral Idaho, waking aboard a ship you can’t remember, one ominous robotic figure telling the tale of who you’ve been. …

Give me a sheet of paper, and I’ll make you a paper plane that can barely fly. Give Polish developer Tomasz Ostafin the same material, and he’ll craft a world out of it. …

What’s your first thought when you hear “ASCII game”? Most people would surely answer “Bless you!”, a handful would say “Rogue and the likes!”. Now, if you’re a bit of a connoisseur, how many games using ASCII-Art do you know of? I’m not talking about representation, but actual ASCII-Art. With a cap A. “…

Electronic Entertainment Expo. E3, its little nickname. Three times an “E” to have players shaking with anticipation, medias feverish with the task to come. The biggest video game event of the year is so packed full of announcements — each shows gotta be louder, better, brighter than the previous one — that…

I first met Thomas Altenburger at the Stunfest, a gaming convention in France. People were crowding every inch of the modest-sized halls, moving from one Versus Fighting competition to a Sonic speedrun, or taking a break with the indies shown at the event. The biggest line, no surprise, stood before ScourgeBringer. The…