Get “Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Free
Currently the third and penultimate installment of Penny Arcade’s RPG, On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, is being given away for free. All you have to do is pass the cyborg-spell-test and the Steam code is in your hands. If you’re not gobbling up the freebie right away, or are kind of on the [...]
Random Assault Podcast Episode 087: I’d Buy That For 55 Dollars!
Ok, this week is a silly one. Like really, really silly. Something about Final Fantasy: All the Bravest, and a virtual Japanese pop-star pizza fusion, and after the 2nd segment Mitch just kinda… leaves the show?? Yeah, it’s a weird one but since it’s an episode we hosts loved, you people will probably hate it. [...]
The Swapper Interview with Olli Harjola and Tom Jubert
We talked to Olli Harjola and Tom Jubert of Facepalm Games about The Swapper, a puzzle game about navigating an abandoned research facility using a gun that clones you. The plot looks to be a fascinating examination into the philosophical quandaries of cloning and the whole package is wrapped in a beautiful art style composed [...]
The Top 5 Reasons to be Excited for E3 2013
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 as us lazy people who prefer shorter names call it, is less than a month away. With Nintendo skipping out on E3 this year and Microsoft announcing the next Xbox beforehand and Sony already months out from their announcement, it seems that there is nothing really left to be [...]
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge Interview
We sit down with Frima Studios’ Martin Brouard to talk about Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge. The Zombie Tycoon series blends RTS and MOBA elements to craft a strategy game that is easily playable on consoles but deep enough to interest fans of both genres. It has a goofy charm to it that almost obscures [...]
LocoCycle Interview with Jay Stuckwisch
Twisted Pixel has a great habit of making some of the funniest games on the market. From what we’ve seen of LocoCycle, they have outdone themselves this time. We sat down with Jay Stuckwisch to talk about the insanity of a game where a sentient motorcycle that kung-fu fights its way through waves of government [...]
Star Trek Into Darkness Full-Spoiler Review
Confession time: I have seen, with the exception of the animated series, every Star Trek film and every episode of every television series. This is a franchise that’s in my blood and has been since early childhood. There’s a large number of old-school Trekkies out there who loathe JJ Abrams’ take on the franchise with [...]
PucaTrade Interview with Eric Freytag
Geekenstein interviews Eric Freytag of PucaTrade.com, a great website that allows you to trade your Magic: the Gathering cards online, for free! We talk up his site, and chat a little bit about our experiences with Magic.
Family Guy “Farmer Guy” Review
Crime is up in Quahog, and Peter and Lois are worried about raising their family in such a violent, lawless place. Which isn’t terrible different than how the town behaves most of the time. Like, in the MacFarlane-verse, how is Quahog not considered America’s shithole already? That’s neither here nor there, I guess. Peter does [...]