Updates might be a bit shaky for a bit. I’m moving into a new home and it turns out I severely underestimated how much time that takes. That and I won’t have internet until some time next weekend at the earliest. Which is a shame because I have plenty to talk about to do with [...]

Man, I’ve been pretty neglectful of you guys lately. I have a good excuse, I swear! For those not in the know, I’ve been busy sending out emails to publications and blogs to try and get Icarus in the spotlight somewhere. There’s been successes and failures, but it’s all been a very strange learning experience. [...]

You can get a copy of Icarus right now at http://icarus.jvscott.net! No DRM, no middle-man, just pay what it’s worth to you and play when you want. As if that weren’t good enough, I will be personally donating half of all my profits to the Child’s Play Charity. Play a brand new game and help sick children all [...]

I’ve been working hard on the website this week, so there’s not much to say other than go check it out at http://icarus.jvscott.net! Originally I was just going to have a very minimalist website with just black text on white and a few pictures, a lot like the Nifflas website. As I started implementing everything [...]

I’ve been reading Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter lately and it has an interesting section where the author explores the ideology of Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid. Blow remarks that games rarely authentically connect with their audience partially due to the possibility that video games are incompatible with traditional concepts of narrative. As the [...]

I’ve been contemplating the idea of physical mediums for games lately which recently culminated in an enlightening conversation about the return of cartridges. I was all prepared to do a big post on wild speculation about how the new consoles should move to cartridges if they don’t find a way to integrate the “gaming cloud” [...]

I’ve been reading a lot of articles about SMB3 lately and each one makes me appreciate the game’s secrets even more. In fact, if you look closely, you’ll notice that the game’s secrets are actually closely tied into its more interesting powerups and act a lot like you would expect cheats to in other games. [...]

I’ve been getting one of my non-computer-nerd friends into gaming lately and it’s made me realize how far I’ve come into the realm of gaming. I take so much of my bias for granted and I think it’s time I sit down and throw down credit where it’s due. But before I get too far [...]

I have something special for all the people who’ve stuck with me this far! Up front I’m going to admit that this demo doesn’t yet have the story or choice stuff I like to talk about but it is fun and showcases the interesting gameplay that Icarus has to offer. Since the theme of Icarus is [...]