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Mike Thompson has worked each side of the video game industry, both reporting on and creating narrative content for games. In his free time, he gorges on pizza, referees for roller derby, and uploads ridiculous cat photos to the internet.
  • The Great Jitters: Panic Ride Preview
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    The Great Jitters: Panic Ride Preview

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    The Ghostbusters need to watch out, because it looks like they're about to be replaced… by pudding. I know, I know: you probably never expected to read a sentence like that. I certainly never expected to write it.
  • Siegecraft Review
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    Siegecraft Review

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    Those darn invaders. Just when you sit down to enjoy a nice cup of coffee and a newspaper, they always show up to batter the front gate. They're reliable like clockwork, that way. Of course that means you have to put everything down, man the siege weaponry, and remove your enemies from the medieval gene pool. As enjoyable as this task sounds, the new iOS game Siegecraft does its best to suck the joy out of skewering folks with giant crossbow bolts or flattening them with catapult ammunition.
  • Aiko Island Review
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    Aiko Island Review

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    It's an unspoken rule of the universe that when you take another person's cookies, you're also taking your own life in your hands. When you take all of their cookies, no jury in the world would dream of convicting them were they to track you down and visit some retribution on you. But, as Aiko Island teaches, going after someone who's pilfered your bedtime snacks can be an awful lot of fun.
  • Squids Review
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    Squids Review

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    When you think of squids, you probably think about slimy sea creatures or tasty calamari or —if you're a fan of the classics— that monster that attacked the Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Until now, our tentacled friends aren't exactly known for being cute and cuddly. That's all about to change, though, thanks to Squids, the first game from The Game Bakers. And with how great this game is, it looks like squids are about to get a massive public image adjustment for the better.
  • Dark Meadow Review
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    Dark Meadow Review

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    Let's be honest about something: You never want to wind up in an abandoned hospital. They're dark, they're creepy, and there are way too many unexplained stains covering the walls, floors, and (sometimes) ceilings. Thanks to Dark Meadow, the excellent new survival horror game from Phosphor Games Studio, you can now learn just what caused those stains. Don't say I didn't warn you: the truth isn't pretty.
  • Brick People Review
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    Brick People Review

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    I'm still not quite certain where Brick People went wrong. On paper, the game sounds like a total winner: it's developed by Sega, it's got a goofy concept, and it features some fairly original puzzle gameplay. Somewhere along the line though, something got lost in translation. The game is certainly competent, but it isn't anything folks will want to play for very long.
  • Aiko Island Preview
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    Aiko Island Preview

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    Don't you just hate it when, after a long day, all you want is a delicious cookie and you find out that some unwanted guests have stolen all your precious nibblets? That's just what happened to the Blue Aikos (adorable, fuzzy creatures who populate the lush wilderness of Aiko Island). They've discovered that that their cookie supply has run off with the island's Red Aikos. This is totally unacceptable, so the Blue Aikos are determined to get the cookies back, no matter how crazy the scenarios they find themselves in become.
  • Jelly Defense Review
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    Jelly Defense Review

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    I'm pretty sure that, during the pitch meeting for Jelly Defense, someone piped up and said "let's make it a tower defense game that looks like it was designed by Dr. Seuss!" That may sound like a strange thought, but it fits: the game's style is uncannily similar to the man's celebrated books. Unfortunately, the title doesn't feature anything close to the lasting appeal of something like, say, The Cat in the Hat, simply because its developers haven't seemed to realize that a game's content needs to keep up with its production values.