Steam Game Review #7: Doom (1993)

~6 min read
Tagged: game games steam

The year was 1993. The game was Doom. I was but 12 years old. I had received the shareware diskette of Doom from a gaming magazine, and it was about to change my life. You see, I had never played...

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Indie Game Review #6: Chime

~3 min read
Tagged: audio game games

Now here’s something that’s never happened to me before. I launch Desura, and install Chime. Upon going to launch Chime from within Desura, I get a popup stating that I must register the product on Steam before playing. I guess...

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Wrap-Up: PAX Prime 2013

~4 min read
Tagged: games news personal

Right off the bat I have to say, PAX was a blast. This was my first year, and I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect from such a large gaming convention. What struck me, so many times, was that this...

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PAX Prime: 2013

~1 min read
Tagged: games news personal

Today’s the day. My city of residence becomes a smelly haven, a packed and sweaty bastion for nerd culture everywhere. I’ll be there. I’ll post up anything interesting or that looks hackable. Hit me up if you see me. I’ll be playing Pinny arcade like everyone else.

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Steam Game Review #6: Audiosurf

~3 min read
Tagged: audio game games steam

Back in 2008 when Audiosurf was released, I was hungry for a music game. This is long before I worked at a music game company. Long before Rock Band stopped making weekly releases. This was smack dab in the middle of Guitar Hero’s popularity, 2008. I had seen previews for Audiosurf, a casual game where you fly through tracks created by your music. The idea of not paying $1.30 per song to enjoy some music sounded very appealing after having sunk way too much money into Guitar Hero content packs. Was it all that and a bag of chips?

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