games
Spellborn fan-made video
It seems a YouTube-member and TCOS-player by the name of lumay2u was pretty happy with the looks of The Chronicles of Spellborn and created a video to …
Bashers Podcast: Narrative In Games
Last week I was asked to join in on a podcast concerning narrative structures in games at my old writing home Bashers. I earned my seat on the podcast thanks …
When easy is not easy enough
“Should you be bombarded with one-hit-kills when you are playing a game on Easy?” That, in short, is the main question that got stuck in my head during the …
Spellborn enters the Deadspell Storm
If you didn’t catch the news elsewhere already: Spellborn Works went bankrupt. In short this means all of us who worked on the game are now without a job. But …
InFamous urban exploration
While everybody seems to be focused on the differences between Prototype and InFamous, I found myself curiously forgetting about the entire comparison as I was …
Trashy physics
Generally speaking, I don’t like physics in games. So in a way, I don’t like Trash Panic. This downloadable PlayStation Network puzzle game for PS3 has a great …
Metroid Prime's alien progression
Last week a friend of mine started playing Metroid Prime for the first time. While he enjoyed the game immensely, to me it was a bit of revelation to watch him …
WipEout AD-HD
I just downright love WipEout HD. Yet, it suffered some serious neglect after other games were released right after its launch last year. Small wonder then, …
Shadow Complex (X360)
“This is not the greatest Metroid in the world. This is just a tribute.”
The spirit of Batman: Arkham Asylum
It’s actually quite hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Batman: Arkham Asylum so good. That’s not to say that there’s nothing to point at, but rather that …
Metroid: Other M (Wii)
Just over 11 hours and another Metroid has been completed 100%. You could say that means I can now start waiting two to three years again to get my next fix, …
Daredevil
According to BrainHex.com I’m a class Daredevil gamer. Even better, my sub-class seems to be a Daredevil-Seeker, or in plain English: You like rushing around …
A little less blood
It’s weird. Some time ago it was announced that Ninja Gaiden Σ2 would contain less blood than its Xbox 360 original. I remember applauding that stance back …
100% Tetris
Tetris and handhelds go hand in hand. After all, it was the original portable brick – the Game Boy – that made it a common household name. So it was quite …
Moederziel online in Demon’s Souls
In februari dit jaar bracht Sony’s Japan Studio in samenwerking met From Software de game Demon’s Souls uit voor de PlayStation 3. De game verwierf vrij snel …
A tale of blades & Demon's Souls
Demon’s Souls must’ve been one of the bigger surprises of 2009 for me. The positive exposure it got just about everywhere was intriguing, but even as I …
Of repaints and retools
Funny thing. When you are making toys you want to sell a lot of them.> Makes sense right? So when you’ve got a set of toys, it’s a bit silly to cast them …
Spellborn: Down the Mountain
Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …
In Limbo
I suddenly remembered I still had to download Limbo. A one-and-a-half hours later I seem to have accumulated a score of '70', which for some reason my brain …
Spellborn: Lost Spirit
Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …
Spellborn: Lerrick's Journal
Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …
Spellborn shuts down in the US
I'm in doubt whether I should be surprised about The Chronicles of Spellborn being shut down over at Playdom (who bought Acclaim Games) or I should be …
Spellborn: Cauldronborn
Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …
Spellborn: Beakless
Back when I was content lead at Spellborn Works, I created multiple mood pieces to reflect upon the universe of The Chronicles of Spellborn. These texts were …