Monthly Archives: March 2008

Preview of Kongai, Kongregate’s CCG

Just over a year ago, Flash gaming portal Kongregate (a sort of YouTube for Flash games) announced plans to roll out a few Xbox Live-ish upgrades. The first feature out the door: time-limited achievements, challenges that bounce from game to … Continue reading

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The Price is Right really IS right

Whereas mainstream videogames have great games, cash-ins, and straight-up duds, the casual world has great games, cheesy cash-ins, and straight-up duds that also happen to be cheesy. This is the first time I’ve played a game that’s both “cheesy” and … Continue reading

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Indie gaming t-shirts at… Target?

Looks like Kyle Gabler of 2D Boy (Tower of Goo) and Edmund McMillen of Cryptic Sea (Gish) have teamed up on a rather unusual project: EGP Apparel, a line of indie clothing now on a test run in the retail … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl opening song… “translated”

Oh just brilliant. Super Smash Bros. Brawl launched with a full orchestral score opening the game, complete with a chorus of singers belting out Latin. Newgrounds user BottleCapClock decided you could also attach English lyrics to the tune, as the … Continue reading

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Oh the casual games I have played…

I spent most of the last two weeks playing far too many casual games than I care to admit. It wasn’t out of the sheer joy of entertainment, however, it was questing for a worthy title to review. Normally I … Continue reading

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