Tom Christiansen

Former Good Morning America child star, Tom spends his time these days writing lots of things for people to read. He's a fan of independently developed video games, and always roots for the underdog. Send him animated .gifs on Twitter: @tomscott90. He likes those things

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August 18, 2014
The Walking Dead Pinball To Feature “Choice-Driven” Gameplay
By Tom Christiansen
A game based in the world of another game. It’s not Gameception, it’s Walking Dead Pinball from Zen Studios. Zen Studios, if you are not aware, is the developer behind Marvel Pinball, Star Wars Pinball, and, as of later this …
Reviews
August 13, 2014
Frontier Heroes Review: Fool’s Gold
By Tom Christiansen
The two key ingredients to a successful educational game are that the game needs to actually teach something (things that have real-world applications, not just gun names and respawn locations), and, more importantly, the game needs to be fun or …
Deals
August 12, 2014
3 New Titles Added To Humble Mobile Bundle 6
By Tom Christiansen
With over 57,000 bundles sold, the Android-exclusive Humble Mobile Bundle 6 expanded today with three additional titles. Last week the bundle launched with six titles: Eliss Infinity, Duet, Combo Crew Special Edition, Threes!, Mines of Mars, and Joe Dever’s Lone …
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August 5, 2014
Kabam and Undead Labs Partner for Pokemon-like ‘Moonrise’
By Tom Christiansen
The developers behind 2013’s open world survival game, State of Decay, are shifting their focus towards a new IP – one that is quite a departure from a world filled with zombies and scavenging humans. In Moonrise, an event called …
News
July 31, 2014
Don’t Touch The Spikes Is Your New Mobile Addiction
By Tom Christiansen
If you’re anything like me, making eye contact with strangers on the bus is the worst thing. Do you smile? Do you nod? Do you look away and pretend that momentary time-freezing eye locking never happened? Or do you stare …
News
July 31, 2014
Faif Creator Brings Kapsula to Android
By Tom Christiansen
Last February I discovered a great little game that sucked up a few days worth of my free time. The game was Faif, and it was just charming. Faif is a match-five game of chance where players select five adjacent …
Reviews
July 26, 2014
Gods Will Be Watching Review – God Help You
By Tom Christiansen
Somewhere, deep down inside, you know you think you can handle this game. You think about all your life achievements, all your goals-met and dreams-come-true, and you think, “This game really can’t be that difficult. I can do it. No …
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July 22, 2014
Defense Grid 2 Hands-On Preview: Next-Gen Tower Defense
By Tom Christiansen
Here we preview Defense Grid 2 through the game’s Beta. A sequel to the 2008 game of the same name, Defense Grid 2 is a tower-defense game where players strategically construct weaponized towers in an attempt to fight off waves …

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The Walking Dead Pinball To Feature “Choice-Driven” Gameplay

Frontier Heroes Review: Fool’s Gold

3 New Titles Added To Humble Mobile Bundle 6

Kabam and Undead Labs Partner for Pokemon-like ‘Moonrise’

Don’t Touch The Spikes Is Your New Mobile Addiction

Faif Creator Brings Kapsula to Android

Gods Will Be Watching Review – God Help You

Defense Grid 2 Hands-On Preview: Next-Gen Tower Defense

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Narrative Mystery Game Edicts of the Truthsinger: The Orb of Artemagus Drops a Steam Demo

Phasmophobia-Like Co-Op Horror Survival Fearwoods Drops a New Trailer on Steam

Racc & Roll Is an Upcoming Co-Op Metal Detecting Hangout Game on Steam