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Author Archives: Tom Chick
The beginner’s guide to Diablo III
After Diablo III’s first twelve hours in the wild, I can safely say this online only experience is not your Battlechest’s Diablo! Think of this as the new Diablo. Diablo 2.0, if you will. It’s a whole other thing. And … Continue reading
Rebuild is the game of the TV show Walking Dead wants to be
We’re running low on food. We need more people to man the walls during the occasional zombie attacks. But every time I send someone out for food, we have to spend a tense night hoping the undead loitering outside the … Continue reading
Warlock: Master of the Arcane is down with QQP
You have to come to Warlock on its own terms rather than holding against it that it looks like Civ V. This isn’t an epic strategy game in the traditional sense of the genre, where you build farms on plains … Continue reading
That first Kickstarter step is a doozy
I used to think I was above Kickstarter. That was about $200 ago. After the jump, I blame Cthulhu and Louis XIV
The ragequitting of Nightfall
I had five or six games going when it happened. As soon as it happened, I had a few options. I could throw my iPhone against the wall, I could take a deep breath and practice the tenets of buddhism … Continue reading
May 14: wallet threat level Diablo
This week sees the release of some shooter called John Hurt 3 or something. I think we also get a Throne of Games RPG or some such. Whatever. I can’t really see anything past midnight tonight, when Diablo III goes … Continue reading
Qt3 Movie Podcast: Dark Shadows
In Dark Shadows, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have done it again! Then this week’s 3×3 takes a look at the writing on the wall: starting at the 38-minute mark, we talk about the best graffiti in movies. Next week: … Continue reading
Conflict of Heroes’ B.Y.O.D. solution to computer cheating
I love a boardgame port that’s unashamed of its roots. Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear — don’t think I don’t hear you snickering at that name — is a World War II tactical tabletop game that isn’t afraid to … Continue reading
Coco brings lyrical heat and fleshy orbs to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Ubisoft, the company that hired Frag Dolls and Jenny “vaccinations will make your kids retarded!” McCarthy to promote their games, has hired Ice-T’s wife. She makes observations like the following about Ghost Recon: Future Soldier: When you’re on this game, … Continue reading
Sequel to re-open the Defender Chronicles book
One of the best tower defense games you can play on any platform — let me repeat that, since I want to make it clear I’m putting this side by side with personal favorites like Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Unstoppable … Continue reading
A storm comes to Ascension
Like a thief in the night, Storm of Souls has appeared as an in-app purchase for Ascension. This sequel/expansion is a new set of cards for Ascension, the current nonpareil of deck building games. Storm of Souls addresses some balance … Continue reading
Fertang explores the ancient war between squares, triangles, and circles
In the kingdom of Circlandia, the powerful circles used their might to intervene among the warring squares and triangles. Although an uneasy peace reigned for centuries, the kingdom prospered. Young triangles were raised and educated side-by-side with young squares. It … Continue reading
Qt3 Podcast: down with the sickness
This week, we welcome Dan Archibald, the guy responsible for the wonderfully creepy iPhone game, Pandemic 2.5. Look out, Kate Winslet! Dan talks about the game’s evolution, viral spread, and prognosis. We also discuss Warlock: Master of the Arcane, Starfarer, … Continue reading
The other best thing you’ll see all week: Roadie
Plenty of movies have songs. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, for example. Or whatever AC/DC song that is — they all sound alike — in The Avengers. But not many movies take … Continue reading
Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games likes Facebook
After all those years of Playstation exclusives, it’s hard to remember that Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac is still independent. But they’re finally stretching their wings, collaborating with Electronic Arts for a game called Overstrike, which will be playable on … Continue reading