July 2012

Recently, a lot of board games have made the jump to digital releases, and with mixed results. Dungeon Twister is the latest, and while it is an admirable conversion, it seems to lose something in the translation. READ MORE

This week we cover the topics everyone is still wondering about, after the latest Nintendo Direct failed to cover them: Wii U price and release and the 3DS Layton/Wright crossover. READ MORE

It is every designer’s dream to create a breakout hit, and Kim Swift did exactly that with Portal. Then, in a move that shocked everybody, she left Valve to make games with friends and ex-FASA (Crimson Alliance, Shadowrun) employees. From that odd move, Quantum Conundrum was born, and it’s really difficult not to compare it to Swift’s first retail game since the two are so very similar. READ MORE