10 Xbox Live Indie Games Worth Playing
The Xbox Live Indie Games section of the Xbox Live Marketplace is depressing. I’ll actually go a step further: it’s utter junk. Most of the games available on it are poor clones of popular games, games filled with p...
Gaming is Better With a Friend
As you could probably guess, playing games is one of my favorite things to do, and has been for a very long time. But something I love just as much, if not more than playing by myself, is playing with friends. Being able to sha...
Interview and Contest: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, made by Neocore Games, is a rip-roaring and enjoyable game that came out in May of this year. Its fun and frenetic gameplay enticed many a gamer during the slow-starting summer season, ...
Nick Borrego and Enola: A Perfect Pairing
Not many folks in the games industry have heard of The Domaginarium or Nick Borrego. That’s unfortunate because The Domaginarium is the developer behind the promising psychological horror game, Enola, which SpawnFirstR...
Saving the Wii U: A Loving Letter to Nintendo
Nintendo: Y U No Luv Me? Hi there Nintendo, it’s your old friend Brian. Now I know that you’re a little sour with me because I haven’t gotten a Wii U yet, but don’t worry: I don’t intend on breaking my streak of o...
Hero(ine) Of The Week: Claire Redfield
Claire Redfield Voice actor: Alyson Court Series: Resident Evil Age: 19 Debut: Resident Evil 2 What Works It’s no secret that in the world of gaming, there aren’t that many strong female protagonists. In a culture s...
My Hands Are Getting Sweaty
My hands have been sweaty for years now, sweaty from being held by too many game developers when I go through their games. It’s like when my parents would be on each side of me; each of them holding one of my hands. Full-...
We’ll Miss You, Mr. Clancy
I wanted a different way in which to tell my stories. Coming up with concepts for computer games gives me another avenue of creative expression. It’s not just me telling the story, it’s me designing the idea for a ...
SpawnStaff’s September Playlist
I love Autumn. The leaves start falling, the nights start getting longer, and the evenings start getting just a little bit cooler. Autumn even has a smell – I’d put it somewhere between the nice and soothing aroma o...
Fatal Frame: A True Story?
Please Don’t Be Real Fatal Frame. The series revered as one of the pinnacles of the genre among horror game aficionados, has always been touted as a game (at least the first one) based on a true story. Â With all of its J...
Can One’s Moral Compass Affect Their Story Driven Decisions?
We all know that everyone comes with different morals. Some people are extremely kind-hearted while others are a little more ruthless and cold. But that brings up the question: does one’s moral compass affects their story...
About that Steam Controller…
By now, you may have seen Valve’s interesting new console style controller. The input device is unlike any seen before, utilizing a concave shape, two track pads, and a touch display right in the middle of it. The design has ...
Grand Theft Boredom
Grand Theft Auto V is the latest in the wildly popular GTA series. It took 5 year, cost £170 million ($270 million) to produce and has been touted as the soaring swan song of the current gaming generation. It earned over $1 bi...
Retail Game Salesman Calls Out Parents on GTA V Sales
Kotaku has always done great work, but allowing a Video Game retail salesman to speak out on their site was awesome. He speaks out by saying that he saw entirely too many parents buying copies of the M rated Grand Theft Auto 5Â...
Nolan North: The Voice of Awesome
A Voice Worth A Thousand Words When playing a video game or watching an animated movie/show, most people don’t pay attention to the voice actors. Stumbling around in my post – Deadpool daze, I fell upon th...
