PASSAGE, a free downloadable game for Windows and Macintosh computers designed by independent game maker Jason Rohrer, takes place within a 100-pixel-by-16-pixel box. Its visual style, which includes highly pixilated objects and characters and a healthy helping of primary colors, is akin to that of a quarter century-old adventure game.
It's almost Valentine's Day, and if your plans for the big night involve calling in for pizza and playing a video game by yourself, don't despair: long maligned as the medium of lonely, loveless nerds, video games actually have much to teach us about romance and relationships. Here, then, are the five top lessons in love, courtesy of our favorite medium:
Skewed and Reviewed have posted a reveal trailer for the new tactical card game Passage. The game is the latest attempt to bring the thrill of card based games to the PC.
Travis Pynenburg reflects on his time in Jason Rohrer's robbery MMO, The Castle Doctrine. He examines how the game's mechanics are used in artful and meaningful ways and questions the need for game balance.
