At PAX East, G&C had the opportunity to sit down with the team behind RIVE, a fast-action, quick thinking, robot shooter:
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Jumping into RIVE
Posted: March 16, 2015 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, Steam, PC, & Indie GamesTags: Gaming, Indie, PAX, PAX East, Rive, Two Tribes
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Mayan Death Robots Comes to PAX East
Posted: March 9, 2015 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, Microsoft/Xbox, Sony/PlayStation, Steam, PC, & Indie GamesTags: Gaming, Indie, Mayan Death Robots, Microsoft/Xbox, PAX, PAX East, PS4, Review, Sileni Studios, Steam
Combining the lore of an ancient civilization with turn-based robotic face-offs comes Mayan Death Robots:
The reasons why mobile gambling games have become so popular
Posted: December 30, 2014 by G&C in Gamenomics - Video Games
Many of today’s gamers aren’t playing at their console or on their PC. They’re playing on their mobile – be it smartphone or tablet. And the variety of mobile games that people play is huge:
Binding of Isaac is Reborn with Stellar Sequel
Posted: November 19, 2014 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, Sony/PlayStation, Steam, PC, & Indie GamesTags: Edmund McMillen, Playstation, PS4, Rebirth, Review, Steam, The Binding of Isaac, Vita
The original Binding of Isaac premiered on September 28, 2011 and quickly swept the indie scene off its feet. With so many power-up and item possibilities, each play through is unique and addicting. It’s been a few years, but on November 4th, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was released on Steam, PS4, and PS Vita and truly knocked our socks off:
Special Labels for Swedish Video Games?
Posted: November 17, 2014 by Brie Young in Gamenomics - Video GamesTags: Feminism, Gamergate, Labels, Sexism, Sweden, Video Games
We all know that video games agencies provide labels indicating the level of violence, adult language and sexually explicit content. But what about gender equality? Currently, Sweden is considering creating special labels for video games based on whether or not the games’ portrayal of women is sexist or not.
HD Retrovision Brings Retro Games To High Definition TVs
Posted: November 10, 2014 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, NintendoTags: Gaming, HD Cables, HD Retrovision, Nintendo, Retro, Sega, SNES
Say you are looking to crack open a can of nostalgia by plugging in your old video game console, but alas, your patience is quickly tested with blurry graphics, flickering backgrounds, and frustratingly unclear images. That is why HD Retrovision, a company founded in March 2014, has made it its mission to preserve retro gaming history while improving the retro gaming experience:
Online Role-Playing Game Reunites “Firefly” Actors
Posted: October 15, 2014 by Brie Young in Gamenomics - Video Games, Movies & TelevisionTags: Firefly, Firefly Online, Firefly Online Cortex, Inara Serra, Mal Reynolds, New York Comic Con, Quantum Mechanix, Reavers, Serenity, Spark Plug Games
Nearly twelve years after the show went off the air, guess who’s back flying through space and the futuristic western universe this Spring? Only the best of the best characters in the unending science fiction TV series “Firefly”. QMx continues the Firefly saga in a new role-playing game and I swear by Mal’s pretty floral bonnet, it’s going to be great.
GameLoading: Rise of the Indies
Posted: October 6, 2014 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, Movies & TelevisionTags: Game Loading, Game Loading: Rise of the Indies, GameLoading, Indie, Indie Games, Kickstarter, Movie, StudioBento
If you want to purchase a new indie game, it’s pretty easy. You go to Steam or another digital downloading service, buy your game, install, and let the fun begin. However, who made the game? How long did it take? What inspired the developers to create it? GameLoading: Rise of the Indies will be demystifying all of the different variables associated with making an independent game: following different studios and individuals, showcasing the games at industry events such as PAX and GDC, exploring the art style used, and much more:
Original Cooperative Teamwork: Black Hat Oculus
Posted: September 22, 2014 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, Steam, PC, & Indie GamesTags: BFIG, Black Hat Oculus, Boston Festival Indie Games, Gaming, Indie, Mac, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam
This year’s Boston Festival of Indie Games featured a stellar lineup of developers showcasing their hard work and dedication to making a game they can call their own. We got to sit down with Team Future, the group behind the very intriguing Black Hat Oculus, which is taking two-player cooperative gaming to a new level:
Pokemon Event: Heracross (X) & Pinsir (Y)
Posted: August 22, 2014 by Ian Gaudreau in Gamenomics - Video Games, NintendoTags: 2DS, 3DS, Event, Heracross, Mega Stone, Nintendo, Pinsir, Pokemon, Wifi, X, Y
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We have a new Pokémon event! This time, we have two really classic characters: a Heracross for Pokémon X and a Pinsir for Pokémon Y. The distribution is occurring over the internet and is free to anyone who owns the game. Keep reading to learn more about the individual characters:
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