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The dark age of adventure games — and the gems it produced

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 1:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


In the early 2000s, the supply of adventure games had all but dried up after major studios like LucasArts and Sierra folded. But despite the shift in fans’ interest towards other genres, a few tenacious developers stood their ground and churned out some memorable point-and-click titles that are worth revisiting more than a decade later. Here are some of the seminal works from that dark age that you should check out. History Lesson The golden age of point-and-click adventure games was undoubtedly the 80s and 90s, the days when LucasArts and Sierra ruled the market. Adventure games from that time…

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Viveport Infinity is good – here’s how HTC can make it great

Apr05
by on April 5, 2019 at 10:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, virtual reality


HTC unveiled its long-anticipated Viveport Infinity VR gaming service this week. It comes with a $13 monthly ($99 annually) fee and more than 600 titles you can play with unlimited access. The selection, price, and experience are all pretty good – but we’re hoping HTC is just getting started. Viveport Infinity is a welcome addition to the VR scene. It’s the world’s first unlimited subscription service for VR experiences, and it comes with quite a few bells and whistles. If you have a Vive or Vive Pro, chances are you’re already familiar with Viveport, the default VR jump-off for Vive…

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