Yearly Archives: 2009

Where’s the Joy in Pad Demos?

Those with a firmer, stronger grip on their joysticks might not have even noticed this development, but personally, I would rather like to know whatever happened to old-fashioned, mouse-powered gameplay demonstrations for first-person shooters? Over the past few years, I’ve found myself increasingly irritated with various PR departments’ keen intent on demonstrating their

Time Donkey

Flashbang Studios has made a name for itself offering quirky browser games on their site Blurst. Their latest effort, Time Donkey, has gone live. You play as a taco-craving donkey, whose goal is to collect as many tacos and other fast-food items within a set time with the aid of a magical time-reversing stopwatch.

Canabalt

Thanks to RPS for posting this great little flash gem by indie dev Adam Atomic. Canabalt is a fast-paced game featuring a free-runner speeding his way over rooftops. The only control is a single button to make him jump over various obstacles and across gaps. He progressively picks up more and more speed, so there

Mass Effect Pinnacle Station DLC Released

BioWare has released new DLC for Mass Effect, for the 360 and PC. Priced at $5, Pinnacle Station provides a new space station for players with a Spectre character to board and face 13 battle challenges, approximately 2-3 hours of content.

What makes

Sqr

Sqr is a quirky little shooter by experimental developer Retro Anomaly. Utilizing simple but psychedelic graphics in a style reminiscent of Gunroar, the game is a nice little distraction for restless fingers – though confusing at first glance.

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