Book Review: A Vision of Fire

It seems that video games aren’t the only form of media that follows a drought/deluge release cycle. Suddenly we’re awash in new books as well as novel gaming experiences. There’s a remark in there about a day containing only so many hours, but, really, is there a better ‘problem’ to have than, “Too Many Fun Things to Read/Play?” Rank that up there near the top of #nerdworldproblems. So now we can follow the example of the recent entry to the Kitchen Codex and give some of the less...

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Gias Giveaway: Five Nights at Freddy's

The Steam Halloween Sale is here as well as numerous horror theme game bundles on IndieGala and HumbleBundle. There are horror games galore itching for you to buy them on the cheap, but here is a chance to snag one for free. I have an extra copy of Five Nights at Freddy's to giveaway in the Halloween spirit.  It is easy to enter: just join the Care and Feeding of Nerds Steam group and post a comment stating what about Five...

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Game Review: Beyond Earth

There aren’t many games that will prompt me to not only pre-order, but pre-load as soon as is permitted so I can get down to playing at the first opportunity. If you’ve been reading here for a bit, it’ll come as no surprise when I say that the Sid Meier Civilization franchise is one of the few exceptions. Ever since the guys at Firaxis debuted the trailer for Civilization: Beyond Earth at PAX East earlier this year I’ve been counting down to release day and trying desperately to not let...

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Gias Games: Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror patrons may be familiar with the Shakespearean classic Macbeth, “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Five Nights at Freddy’s has earned an update to this classic line, “By the screaming of my lungs, something wicked this way comes.” Five Nights at Freddy’s is an indie point-and-click survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon. I played the Steam version of the game.  The game is successful enough that Five Nights at Freddy’s 2...

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This Week in Geekdom

It's...Sunday? <<flops over>> I'll issue apologies now if this post seems incoherent, as Extra Life 2014 drew to a close only about three hours ago. It was an excellent run, arguably easier than last year due in no small part to the release of Civilization: Beyond Earth this past Friday, but the GIR and I are definitely feeling the effects of sleep deprivation this morning. Despite that fatigue, the GIR managed to crank out his traditional gaming-inspired haiku! And, of...

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GIR's Extra Life Charity Event Haiku

I may not have managed the full 24 hours, but I did the best I could; there's always next year!  As per tradition here are the results of my feeble attempts at producing Haiku for some of the many games I attempted to enjoy through out the event. The goal was one game and one Haiku an hour but, due to the nature of certain games this, wasn't always possible. I present the results in no particular order: Twenty four hours My Everest Awaits me Twenty four games high Shadows of...

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Developer Dialogues: Find It & Bind It

One of the excellent side effects of paying a visit to the Game Maker's Guild has been getting a glimpse inside the process that goes into developing a board game. As many of us are enthusiastic consumers of board games, it's easy to for your focus to fall solely on a finished product. By the time we get our hands on a game it's largely a matter of: pop out those chits and let the dice roll! There's certainly nothing wrong with wanting to use a game for its given purpose, but we're...

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GiR by GIR: Sunless Sea

Ahoy readers! In an effort to get into the spirit of the season (See what I did there? I know - you wish I hadn't) I'm here to provide my thoughts on the Early Access title Sunless Sea, brought to you by Failbetter Games, who are the same folks responsible for Fallen London. If you're unfamiliar, Fallen London is an online free-to-play narrative RPG with Victorian fantasy flair set in a subterranean city. Sunless Sea is primarily a 2D map exploration and trading game with elements...

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