Video Games

I’m a former World of Warcraft player and have been kinda scared to try League of Legends given how obsessed I was with WoW.  But I promised a friend I would try it out.  (The things I do for friends…) Today, Amazon has a free starter pack for League of Legends. …

I had the pleasure of meeting the SWDTech Games and playing a demo version of their Pixel Noir game.  They launched a Kickstarter for the game when still relatively unknown and, unfortunately, came up short during funding. After waiting it out and growing their profile a bit, they have launched a new Kickstarter–one …

One of my favorite iOS games has been Kingdom Rush–a tower defense game where you must protect villages from varying mythical creatures / fantasy characters. What I loved about this game was that the attacking hordes were so varied, you had to constantly think of how to upgrade towers for future types …

Mario, of Nintendo fame, is celebrating his 30th birthday. Wait, since I played Super Mario Brothers as I kid this would mean I’m–let’s forget about the age thing. But Nintendo has released a fun website celebrating Mario’s birthday milestone. If you go to the history tab, there are cute highlights …

I don’t like any game that locks you out for a few levels unless you pay money. 1.  I’d go broke pretty quickly.  2.  If there’s no wifi on your flight, you can get stuck–even if you are willing to pay. Candy Crush is really popular–so popular, a man ruptured …

Cursed Treasure is the first game in a series created by Ninja Kiwi and acquired by Armored Games. While the first Cursed Treasure is less visually appealing than the follow-ups Armored Games worked on, it remains one of my favorite in flight video games. The plot is this–you are a …

One topic of conversation that came up in the Hangout on Thursday night was visiting places you were really familiar with, but only because you played it in a video game. When a friend visited, he knew his way around DC–because he had played Fallout 3 extensively. That game was …

A man is wandering a forest in a literal live-action video game sponsored by Old Spice. People call out commands in the chat box, and he must obey the commands.  It’s crazy! If an action probably would kill him, the channel announces that he has died, and then he respawns.  Yesterday, people …