An old friend of mine recently pointed me in the direction of the freshman project for software developer Techtonic Games. The game, entitled BUST-N-RUSH, is a new indie action/puzzle game built with Unity. In the hours I’ve spent with it, I’ve come to a series of conclusions that I hope will help potential buyers make a decision, and maybe lead to some...

Today’s two-part episode features two individuals from Dinofarm Games. Their names are Ido Yehieli and Keith Burgun. The former, also known as Tametick, joins me in a follow-up to two written blog posts (his, mine) about the indie games market. Steam Sales, Bundles, Kickstarter, and more are factored into the equation. Does it end in a group hug or a shouting...

A curious thing has happened to me and some of the people I know best. We’re about the same age. We grew up with modest means, pursued good educations, fiercely asserted our independence, landed solid jobs and, now in our late 20s, are in a position to write books and become spies and fly to Mars and stuff. But no one’s making any moves. As “Jordan Jesse Go”...

Growing up, my older brother was ever the math geek; he’s now a math teacher at a State University-funded high school that specializes in math and science. He taught me the beauty of the quadratic equation and the mystery of the imaginary number when I was a wee lad, giving me an academic advantage over my peers. So when Christmas came, and my mother bought...

It’s been about a month since the release of McMillen and Himsl’s five dollar roguelike adventure, and I’ve sunk nearly 40 hours into the game. It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan; I think I made my love of the game pretty clear in episode 19 of The Jurassic Hour. My few friends on Steam may be wondering “why are you still playing...

Hey everybody. Looks like the biweekly podcast became a bimonthly podcast. We’ll fix that, one way or another. We have a very special episode today, featuring a very special guest for a very long interview. We’ve got one hour of banter, and one hour of honest-to-goodness brain-swelling learnfest. Time to teach yourself how to rock the roguelikes. On...