Spellborn: Isarah Nenuse – Master Void Seer
At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …
Spellborn: Merald Heragon - Master Wrathguard
At one point during TCOS development we created the Discipline Masters, a set of the Enclave's greatest heroes and prime examples of what to expect from the …
No mobile games
It's odd. I expected to at least be playing something. Casual games and such. The type of games everybody is talking about. But instead I found myself deleting …
Visit Forbidden Island
It's easy to see Forbidden Island as a cheap cash-in. After all, if you read through the instructions the first thing to pop into your mind should be Pandemic. …
Waning handheld gaming
Some time ago I wrote this little text about how I wasn't playing any games on my smartphone. I got some responses about that from people, with a lot of them …
Global Game Jam 2011 entry: APOCA
Global Game Jam 2011 is over and together with my colleagues and chiptune-master Stu we created a fun little co-op shooter called APOCA as you can see above. …
That was an Heroica effort
About a year ago LEGO started a new line of their famous brick toys: LEGO Games. The idea was pretty simple; create board games using LEGO pieces. …
Spoiler
Ik ga Ico niet spelen. Eind deze week komt de heruitgave van de eerste twee Team Ico-games uit. De opgespoetste versie Shadow of the Colossus ga ik zeker …
Icarus’ Souls
Hoe krijg je mij zo ver om een spelcomputer te kopen? Breng er Kid Icarus op uit. En dus heb ik nu eindelijk een 3DS in handen want Kid Icarus is er nu voor …
Vitaal
Een uitnodiging via een vriend zorgde er voor dat ik op Valentijnsdag mijn avond doorbracht op de lancering van een nieuwe handheld gameconsole: de PS Vita. De …
Tricky
Een trick te veel. In die ene splitseconde streep ik mentaal mijn behaalde score door en maak ik mij op voor de teleurstelling. Inderdaad ik kom praktisch op …
Niet Grijs
Het was even schrikken vorige week voor sommige fans. Er werd een nieuwe Pokémon aangekondigd. Dat an sich was niet echt het probleem. De aankondiging van deze …
Jam with the Garageband
Soms kom je wel eens bij de Makro. Hoewel de bedrijfsgrootgrutter best wel geinige aanbiedingen kan hebben, zijn ze op het gebied van games gewoon complete …
War, war always changes
“We, the undersigned, take responsibility for the wars that are about to start, the decisions we will make, and the history we will write. Everything that is …
Zelfreferentie
Kid Icarus: Uprising is uit. Een slordige 21 jaar na deel II is er nu dan eindelijk weer een Kid Icarus. De speelstijl is niet meer te vergelijken. Het …
Some thoughts after reading Mistborn
Finished Mistborn: The Final Empire today. Turned out to be a very good read! Oddly enough, my first encounter with Brandon Sanderson was through Infinity …
The first days of Ingress
When Ingress surfaced some time ago, I wanted in. Not so much because of the usual "I'm there first" reasoning, but more because I had yet to find an ARG that …
Ingress diary – day 18
Winter has come to the Netherlands. This isn't supposed to be a problem, but it does impede travel. The combination of snow and freezing temperatures generate …
The Ingress hacking habit
It is kind of insane when I think about how Ingress invaded my life. Or more specifically, how it has become a part of everyday life. Going someplace new? …
The joy of traversal
Traversal in games is fun. Not a lot of people will agree with that statement completely. To some it is found in the joy of exploring Zebes in Super Metroid, …
Hotline Miami (PS3)
Yes, the ending left me confused and then a bit more. It's great how the game toys with you and then revels in the fact that it actually toys with you, to the …
No Man's Sky by Hello Games looks brilliant
Yup, very stoked about this one! Basically because No Man's Sky by Hello Games seems to evoke that sense of "being there". Or because it kind of looks like …
My personal workflow changes of 2013
Changing your workflow can be a drag. Many apps and services are waiting to help you organise your life. Adding them clutters up your workflow, rather than …
Power Grid - Lean Startup lessons in a board game
Some time ago I got together with friends for some alcohol, snacks and board games. One game caught my attention in a way that was quite unexpected. That game …