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Code your way to strategic victories in Bot Land: an interview with Adam Damiano
October 03, 2019 by SPNKr
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I can’t think of many games where professionals have cameras pointed at their hands. Starcraft is one of the few I’ve seen that puts pros’ digits on display, and one quick look will tell you why... Continue reading
A quarter century making games: a conversation with Spiderweb Software
September 12, 2019 by SPNKr
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Few developers have had as long of a history as Jeff Vogel and Spiderweb Software. Their 25 year run has produced scores of hardcore RPGs and they show no signs of stopping. This week they released th... Continue reading
Zach Barth on how Zachtronics have shocked and surprised with Eliza
August 22, 2019 by SPNKr
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My praise for Zachtronics’ Eliza seems to know no bounds. I wrote in my recommendation on Tuesday, “Eliza stands as one of the best written games I’ve played this year.” It’s a game that has... Continue reading
Remaking Shakespeare: How Golden Glitch made Elsinore
August 08, 2019 by SPNKr
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If you regularly read the itch.io Recommends posts every week you likely remember Elsinore , a game about Ophelia from Hamlet trying to solve her way out of a time loop. I ended up really enjoying my... Continue reading
Can Androids Pray? An interview with Xalavier Nelson Jr of 2019's hottest mech game
August 01, 2019 by SPNKr
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It’s not every day you see a game launch with Red and Blue versions so when I saw Can Androids Pray I was immediately intrigued. What followed was an intense narrative experience that I ended up enj... Continue reading
Finding the joy in spinning stuff: An interview with the Vignettes team
March 26, 2019 by SPNKr
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I first ran into Vignettes on recommendation from itch.io Coder Extraordinaire Amos. He called it a game about spinning stuff until it turns into other stuff, and while that’s technically right he n... Continue reading
The Stillness of the Wind is about "nostalgia and loss" — an interview with Coyan Cardenas about his new game
February 07, 2019 by SPNKr
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Fans of slow-paced games about farming might remember when we featured Where the Goats Are on the itch.io blog. The game was a beautiful slow-burn about a woman living with the titular goats while try... Continue reading
"No matter what, we never stop fighting to do good." Heather Flowers on Extreme Meatpunks Forever
January 29, 2019 by SPNKr
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Heather Flowers had a busy 2018. Early in the year she teamed up with Ryan Rose Aceae to release the brilliant Genderwrecked and then later on she released her episodic tour de force Extreme Meatpunks... Continue reading

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