About Steve Melton

What we are playing is a weekly column that appears each weekend. Various staff members let the world know what games had them hooked the past week and which ones …
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Digital Reality, the developers behind SkyDrift, give fans an inside view into the development of the game. While most people would call this a more realistic adaptation of Diddy …
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Long before Tim Schafer was the head of Trenched developer Double Fine he was a game designer at LucasArts. He started out as a tester in 1989 on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game and worked his way up, taking the reigns of Designer on Full Throttle in 1995. Three years later Schafer designed one last game for LucasArts, Grim Fandango before moving on to found Double Fine.

Grim Fandango marked the beginning of the end of the adventure game era at LucasArts. While the game received critical acclaim sales were lower than expected. It follows Manny, and travel agent at the Department of the Dead who helps those passing into the afterlife find their way to the Ninth Underworld, a place of rest. Sounds morbid, but this title was imaginative, funny, and most importantly it had solid gameplay.

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Blade Kitten is one of those games that just didn’t get enough attention. Admittedly it was a bit overpriced for most players when it was released, but the anime …
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It’s not often that Xbox Live Arcade games get to be the subject of webcomics, and it’s an even bigger deal when it’s Penny Arcade that’s giving …
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We’re always up for custom Trials HD tracks that make use of the game’s other modes. Tombstone makes use of the Down the Stairs game type, and it does …
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We get this question a lot: What do I have to do to get into the video game industry? Well, here’s a fun little reality check. Don’t take this …
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Oh San Fransisco Rush, how you robbed our pockets of quarters and our Saturdays of time in the late 90’s. We don’t mind though, we walked out of the arcades with heads held high having been the only ones to complete the Extreme courses. You’d think that all these years later with PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Midway Arcade Treasures re-releases we’d have had our fill. You’d be wrong. It’s time to bring Rush back yet again, but bigger and badder.

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We know it’s what you’ve all been waiting for–the ability to start up a talk show with your avatars. Okay, so we secretly admit it’s kinda cool too. That …
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Marvel Comics and Zen Studios announced today during Comic-Con that a new batch of Marvel Pinball tables will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade later this year. The first of these tables will feature Ghost Rider, the spirit of vengeance himself. Marvel and Zen also announced the Marvel Pinball‘s platforms would be extended as well. By the end of 2012 it will be available on iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3, WiiU and PC. For those who just can’t wait for more Zen Studios pinball goodness don’t forget that two single-table versions of Zen Pinball are available on iOS, and Zen Pinball proper is available for the PlayStation 3. Hit the jump to see screenshots from the Ghost Rider table, and tell us who you think they mean by mentioning Virtue in the title.

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