I’ve been wanting to write an article for some time now about why I have such enormous respect for Valve. It’s more the quality of their games. More than the fact that Steam is in my startup folder. Valve is recognizable as a force of good in the universe. So let’s discuss, shall we?
This is huge news for computer gaming! Over the last few years, quite an enormous number of people have made the transition over to Mac. I’m all about PC, but Mac is certainly a viable platform. That is, unless you’re a gamer. With the release of Portal 2, it looks like that dynamic will shift considerably. Read on for all the juicy details!
It feel so soon, but here we are already at the second Monday of March! It was really difficult to select games for this month, since I’ve almost exclusively been playing the Starcraft II beta. Anyway: I”ll be reviewing Aliens vs. Predator, Shattered Horizon, and the demo for Supreme Commander 2. Let’s kick this pig!
Hello again! It’s the first Saturday of March so that means another round of Indie games! Today I have some quick reviews for: Eversion, The Company of Myself, and Tower of Heaven! Read the rest of this entry
Hello everyone, and welcome to our first Speak Up! This is my way of thanking those of you who keep coming back to the site, keep commenting, and just generally stay involved. Once a week (probably on Fridays) I’m going to make sure I’ve seen all the comments posted this week, and pick a few of the ones that I think are the most insightful, funny, or that I just like personally. At some point we’ll have to develop a picture for these posts. For now, though, hit read more and let’s get this community appreciation feature started!
That guy up there? Jesse Schell. He’s got some pretty important things to say. The gaming world is abuzz with talk of this speech. It’s quite long, but I cannot recommend enough that you take time out of your “busy” schedule to watch it. Watch with friends if you need to. Just pay attention. Let’s talk when you’re finished, okay?
Oh, and if you’ve been waiting for the right post to make some really long, really insightful comments about, this might just be what you’ve been looking for.
***UPDATE*** MAR 5th 1:33:08 PM These Images come from a program given by the old BBS pass/user combo plus a new pass/user combo found by the underlined text in the Steam News. It seems like it is over for now.
http://portalwiki.net/index.php/APF_Images
***UPDATE*** MAR 5th 11:50:32 AM Looks like it is all for Portal 2!
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/03/05/april-cover-revealed.aspx***ALERT*** THE ARG IS NOT OVER YET!!! http://store.steampowered.com/news/3559/ LETTERS ARE UNDERLINED…THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN AN UPDATE NEWS!!!!
Yep. This time, we get a look at a more “human” Samus Aran…
Today is a glorious day, my friends. Today shall forever be known as the day The Astringent Gaming Journal reached 11,111 views.
In case you live under a rock, “CutMan Mike” Michael Hill happens to be the driving force behind such games as ZPortal, Ghouls VS Humans and Level Master. His most recent project, Megaman 8-Bit Deathmatch, is a new take on a classic, combining the fun of a free-for-all deathmatch FPS game with the retro quality of the classic 8-bit Megaman series.
