Ouya ‘free the games fund’ marred by controversy

Ouya ‘Free the Games Fund’ Marred By Controversy

Ouya was hoping for lightning to strike twice when they launched their “Free the Games Fund.” After the Ouya console itself was funded by a kickstarter that snagged a good chunk of cash and became one of the most successful campaigns ever, they figured they’d try again for the software side of things. The premise…

Steam family share reminds me of something…

Steam Family Share Reminds Me of Something…

Steam has announced that they will be implementing family sharing, Steam Family Share, in order to allow users to test out games that someone they know has already purchased. That way someone can save themselves from spending money on something before they’re sure they actually enjoy it. Alternatively a person could complete the entirety of…

Kojima defends potentially sexist character design…poorly.

Kojima Defends Potentially Sexist Character Design…Poorly.

There has been quite a bit of talk surrounding the comments of Metal Gear Solid series creator, Hideo Kojima on Twitter. They almost exclusively surround the issue of a new female character to be in MGSV named “Quiet.” Quiet is a female sniper character who as of yet has not had much revealed other than…

Game veterans find new development studio

Game Veterans Find New Development Studio

Video game development studio Hinterland may be the future of awesome games. The brand new studio was founded by veteran members of the video game industry. All of the founders have extensive histories in the industry stemming from multiple well known companies including BioWare, id Software, Riot, Sony, and Ubisoft. The founder of Hinterland is…

Multiplayer starcraft rpg successfully kickstarted

Multiplayer StarCraft RPG Successfully Kickstarted

A new StarCraft based multiplayer online role-playing game titled Starcraft Universe was just successfully funded on Kickstarter. The creators utilized the editor in StarCraft II in order to create a complete game that is all its own. StarCraft has been one of the most played real time strategy games since it’s release on PC in…

The nsa loves iphones

The NSA Loves iPhones

According to the German news site Spiegel, the National Security Agency seems to be particularly fond of the iPhone. No, I don’t mean that people who work at the NSA use iPhones. I mean that the NSA likes the fact that you have an iPhone because it is apparently an information heaven for them.  …