By Elizabeth Ballou Ape Out, independent developer Gabe Cuzzillo’s latest beat-’em-up game, is a smash hit – literally. Playing the titular ape, players smash, blast, and scramble through gauntlets of guards as they escape captivity. Isaac Espinosa, who reviewed Ape Out for the Critics Circle, wrote that the game was “sure to bring out…
By Harold Goldberg If you’ve read “All Your Base Are Belong to Us (How 50 Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture),” you probably know that I deal with a chronic thing called Crohn’s Disease. I’ve lived with this illness every day since I was a child, and while it’s manageable, I’m not going to say…
It’s true. New York State will likely legalize cannabis for recreational use within the next few months. In anticipation of citizens’ responsible use of cannabis, the New York Game Awards will present the first 400 attendees with a key for the Weedcraft Inc. private beta. Get tickets to the Awards here. Weedcraft Inc, a cannabis…
Today, we’re psyched to announce the first very excellent thing you’ll get in your New York Game Awards envelope! The enveloper will be stuffed with cool things just for you. The first 400 hundred people to check in at the New York Game Awards will get a free code for Gris, the artful, beautiful and…