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  • Journey to the Frozen Tundra of Icewind Dale

    Journey to the Frozen Tundra of Icewind Dale

    by Benjamin Fitzgerald   An elven sorceress, a half-orc priest, a roguish dwarf, a half-elf bard and two warrior women walk into a bar. It’s not a joke – it’s the opening of Icewind Dale! BioWare developed the Infinity Engine between 1997 and 1998, and it was employed for the first time in Baldur’s Gate.…

  • Kickstarter: The Future of Video Games?

    Kickstarter: The Future of Video Games?

    by Benjamin Fitzgerald Kickstarter has slowly begun to demand my attention. It started off small: a game here and a game there; an offhand comment in a casual conversation; a brief visit to the website half a year ago. Lately, however, I’ve been paying the highly successful crowd-funding company serious consideration. After reading Marshall Garvey’s…

  • A Fun Adventure in a Nonsense World

    A Fun Adventure in a Nonsense World

    by Benjamin Fitzgerald   What do you get when you combine an overweight exterminator, a singing purple bear and a world full of monstrous insects? Why, you get The Ballads of Remus – When the Bed Bites! Enter a zany, bizarre world full of over-sized parasites, ketchup plants and thirsty peasants in this charming adventure.…