By Connor Carson It was through my mother’s eyes that I first discovered video games. She was a loyal patron to Sierra On-Line, the developer and publisher cofounded by Roberta and Ken Williams in 1979, and I watched, wide-eyed and delighted, as she played through their many titles – most frequently, King’s Quest (1984 –…
By Harold Goldberg Last night at our conference room at The Yard, the Circle played host to long time adventure game creator, Dave Gilbert. The affable Gilbert, who resides in Brooklyn where he toils to make his Wadjet Eye productions, sets all of his narrative-rich games in New York City. That includes Unavowed,…
How a game with a retro feel mirrors the way we are now, or rather, the way we could be. Writes the author, “It feels honest and sincere and refreshingly free of hipster posturing and ironic detachment.” By Jeremy Voss You don’t need much. In fact, this is all you should know before you start…