You read that right: we are writing a book. Or, to be more specific, we wrote a book. Bam! Didn’t see that one coming, did ya? Mm hmm. For those who may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month (Also known as: NaNoWriMo) [link]. Each day in the month of November, you write at […]
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Out of the Ashes: Project PLGD
I was done. Finished. I was tried, angry, and ready to move on to something else. I was to the point where I was playing and enjoying video games less and less. Everywhere I turned, developers where making outlandish promises and failing to meet them. The community would scream “why” in an echo chamber of […]
Read MoreEric M Hunter the Brand: Project PLGD
With I Am Eric M [link] taking off a little faster than I was expecting, I found myself coming across a bunch of enterperinal material: podcasts, books, YouTube videos. Mainly that of Gary Vaynerchuk [link]: mogul of Vaynermedia, Wine Library [link] among other things. His work ethic was simple: work your ass off for fifteen […]
Read MoreI Am Eric M 1.0: Project PLGD
Soon after that, I raced to the internet and started looking into webspace and domain names. The last time I had worked on anything HTML related was in high school; used old faithful Microsoft Notepad to code each opening and closing tag. Gosh, remember frames? I still remember getting the surge of adrenaline when I […]
Read MoreConception: PLGD Project
Like most things in the world, the idea of the Plays Like Game Directory (known as PLGD from here on out) was born from a conversation I had with a friend of mine. At the time, I was editor and co-host of a retro video game podcast “1 More Podcastle” over at a retro video […]
Read MoreMy List for the 30 SNES Mini titles + a Wager
In case you haven’t heard by now, the rumor mill is going a little crazy after Eurogamer announced Nintendo might be in the works of releasing a SNES Mini Classic much like they did with their original entertainment system this past winter. With such rumors run the media outlets to speculation of what the game […]
Read MoreThe Time for Indie Games is Now
Eric Hunter remembers the first time he played an “indie” game, though he didn’t necessarily realize it at the time. “I still remember the days of telling people about, what was at the time, super small games like Blood or Chip’s Challenge,” Hunter recalled. “I remember reading the credits for games like them and there […]
Read MoreSkelemania – Freeware Game Review
Skelemania is the embodiment of what is described as a “Metroid” style game. An entire map to uncover piece by piece, discovering new abilities that require you to backtrack to previous areas to unlock new parts of an insanely large map. This is 2D platforming at the height of its popularity and Skelemania has it. […]
Read MoreStarbreak – Browser Game Review
Starbreak is an MMO 2D action platformer that provides fun environments to explore and enemies to combat. A strong willed 16-bit feel, Starbreak takes a different look on the RPG aspects with no traditional leveling system. Select from four different players to match your playset, Starbreak does have what it takes to be a fun […]
Read MoreFactotum – 300 Words – REVIEW
Disaster has struck. Upon coming to an asteroid belt, your spaceship is hit and life support is down. Oxygen is rapidly depleting and all you have are two quadrupedal deck robots controlled by old tech through the view of security cameras. Factotum is a 3D puzzle game released for the Wii U by TACS Games. […]
Read MoreThe Wizard – Browser Game Review
The Wizard is a browser turn based fantasy puzzle game that will have you mapping out your moves, turn by turn, to collect treasure and new spells. Using a fun, unique spell casting system, you’ll chase down a thief through dungeons under the Wizard’s Academy. Fairly difficult challenge without a checkpoint system may leave most […]
Read MoreDivekick – Indie Game Review
Divekick is a 2D fighter consisting of only two buttons built on a foundation of a simple move popularized by fighting games like the ones from Capcom. Trust me when I said that there is a great amount of depth and strategic gameplay available offering multiple characters to choose from, specials, and enhancements to tailor […]
Read MoreStarting off
Before I started into this speedrun soiree, I did my fair amount of research and immediately ran into some roadblocks. Finding a speedrunning community is simple enough then you discover that there are multiple communities that are governed with a different rule set (well, most of them are similar except for the big one that […]
Read MoreThe Beginnings
So the first question is always why? (Well other than which game) Why would you take so much time playing one game just to see how fast you can beat it? I’ll answer your question with another question (and I think you know where I’m going with this) which is “Why not?” For those […]
Read MoreMastering the Game – 300 Words – REVIEW
Searching the bookshelves at your local library will find many titles dedicated to bettering your life and your workplace. On the opposite side, a much smaller section, is a section of books based on video games. Never the two shall meet. And how could they? Mastering the Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About […]
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