Last week, we talked about the world of Spellirium – an apocalypse-ravaged time called The Now, where modern civilization has been buried beneath a mile of earth. Today, i want to introduce you to the two main characters in the game: Brother Todd and Lorms. Brother Todd is the youngest member of the secret society [...] Keep Reading

They say you can’t win ‘em all. That’s usually true, except in the case of my insane day at the TOJam Arcade when i, in point of fact, actually did win ‘em all. This is me, trying to blast off. Photo by the unstoppable Brendan Lynch. Click for the full TOJam 5 Participants Gallery. TOJam, [...] Keep Reading

Spellirium is a post-apocalyptic game. That was a strange decision to arrive at, but here’s how it went down: I originally wanted the game set in a stock-standard quasi-medieval land filled with magical creatures and tunics and all that nonsense, because i wanted to send it up. During the cut-scenes, Spellirium breaks the fourth wall [...] Keep Reading

i attended an industry event last night and fielded the same question over and over from my fellow game devs: “Howzit going?” We’re working on a word puzzle/adventure game hybrid called Spellirium. i’m happy to report that by all accounts, it’s going well. NEW to Spellirium: Introducing the Dictionary Feature We released a new playable [...] Keep Reading

TOJam, this city’s premiere game industry event, has come and gone. As you may well know, the jam is a weekend-long expo where game developers young and old (but mostly young), male and female (but mostly male), from all walks of life (but mostly white) descend on an ever-changing venue with one purpose and one [...] Keep Reading