Joe Jasko

News
May 1, 2013
Replay Wednesdays: Jack Lumber, Escape from Ravenhearst and more!
By Joe Jasko
We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we've already covered that show up on new platforms? It's staggering. This Wednesday and every Wednesday, Gamezebo is rounding up the games that aren't quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice. And who doesn't love new(ish) games?
News
May 1, 2013
Game Dev Tycoon teaches a lesson about pirating games
By Joe Jasko
Game Dev Tycoon is a fun new simulation game about managing your very own video game development company, and the first release by a studio called Greenheart Games. But like any game on the market these days, the $8 title was at risk of internet piracy the moment it was released. So in order to combat the expected piracy head on, the developers intentionally created a cracked version of the real game, and uploaded it to torrent sites themselves the same day of Game Dev Tycoon's release. What better way to combat piracy than by giving an interactive lesson on how stealing games can harm a developer?
Reviews
May 1, 2013
Enigma Agency: The Case of Shadows Review
By Joe Jasko
Enigma and shadows: the two are like bread and butter for hidden object gamers these days, and the latest harrowing tale from Big Fish comes with a healthy dosage of each. The adventure begins after your character has an eerie premonition about her boss at the agency, John, and things will only get darker and more mysterious from there. Enigma Agency: The Case of Shadows is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, and all in the middle of some fun exploration and hidden object gameplay.
News
April 30, 2013
Next Triple Town update brings new game mode and spring theme
By Joe Jasko
If you're even the smallest fan of casual gaming, then you've probably heard of Triple Town before: the unbelievably addictive match-three game from Spry Fox. If you somehow haven't, I would ask my girlfriend to tell you all about how much fun it is, but she barely stops playing it long enough to really speak to me anymore, so I guess you're just going to have to take my word for it. This game is pretty awesome.
Reviews
April 29, 2013
Don’t Starve Review
By Joe Jasko
A few minutes ago when I sat down at my computer to start writing this review, I saw an enormous and terrifying spider crawl under my desk, and now I keep nervously glancing down at the floor around me every five seconds as I type this so I can scream and run away whenever he decides to come back out. In some ways, this is sort of what it is like to be scientist gentleman Wilson in the fantastic new survival adventure game Don't Starve: always keeping one eye over your shoulder, your safety always in question, and never knowing when or where the next frightening creature is going to appear. It's a good thing that playing this game is a whole lot more fun than sharing your workspace with an unwelcomed eight-legged guest.
Reviews
April 29, 2013
Draw Something 2 Review
By Joe Jasko
I'll admit I wasn't really expecting much when I first heard that Zynga was coming out with a sequel to their smash mobile phenomenon Draw Something, the hugely accessible turn-based Pictionary game. I mean, besides adding more words, what else could they possibly do to repackage the same simple idea? Well it really shows how much that I know, because not only does Draw Something 2 come equipped with an impressive 5,000 new words, but it also introduces so many fresh and exciting new features that I've never seen a social game so fitting to earn that rightful sequel designation.
Upcoming
April 25, 2013
Dungeonism Preview
By Joe Jasko
Usually dungeon crawling can be a pretty long-winded affair. I mean, first you have to get all of your equipment on, and then you have to inch your way through every dimly-lit cavern, making sure you always keep your eyes peeled for possible loot. In most cases, it's likely you won't make it home for dinner half the time, especially when a quest is particularly harrowing. That's why I'm so excited about Dungeonism, a unique and bite-sized version of the age-old dungeon crawler, but with a lot of heart and plenty of quick strategic thinking.
Reviews
April 25, 2013
FREEQ Review
By Joe Jasko
I was pretty intrigued by the concept of FREEQ when I first had a chance to preview the audio adventure game for Gamezebo last week, and I loved the emphasis that Psychic Bunny put on the mysteriousness of those old radio detective shows from the early twentieth century. But how does the ambitious radio frequency storytelling hold up now that I've had a chance to listen in on the future for myself?