Daily Archives: September 26, 2012

So that’s who that is in Borderlands 2

Craig Reynolds at The Paranoid Gamer explains who that guy is wandering around Sanctuary handing out sweet guns, asking for nothing in return. Michael John Mamaril was big fan of the original Borderlands who was diagnosed with a terminal illness. … Continue reading

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Qt3 Games Podcast: games within games

Are you busy training up your “don’t-call-me-Pokemon!” battle pets in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria? We take a break from not playing the World of Warcraft expansion to consider other games within games. Then we consider our options for … Continue reading

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The going gets tough in Torchlight II

My first playthrough in Torchlight II was with an outlander, a ranged class that relies on guns. I set the difficulty level to veteran, which is one notch above normal. This was partly because the first Torchlight was forgiving to … Continue reading

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Best worst thing you’ll see all week: Solomon Kane

I was surprised to see this show up on Amazon’s Instant Video and iTunes as new releases, since I’d already seen it a few years ago and didn’t really care for it. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a little … Continue reading

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Puzzle Craft really knows how to waste your time

Puzzle Craft is the epitome of corporate casual gaming. It takes an established idea — in this case the excellently endless Dungeon Raid variation on match-3 games — and adds long drawn-out grinding to encourage micropayments and a coat of … Continue reading

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