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Every Footstep Will Matter In The Next Game From Braid Creator
You take millions of footsteps in video games and the sound accompanying those movements is probably something that becomes white noise after a while. There’s a good chance that won’t happen in The Witness though.
The Best Humble Bundle Just Got Better
Today, Super Meat Boy, Braid and Lone Survivor were added to the fifth instalment of the Humble Indie Bundle. Just when you think things couldn’t get more awesome. [HumbleBundle.com]
Most Popular Video Games Are Dumb. Can We Stop Apologising For Them Now?
A few weeks ago, The Atlantic magazine published a profile I wrote of the developer Jonathan Blow, a man known in gaming circles as much for his criticism of the mainstream game industry’s intellectual shortcomings as he is for Braid, the outstanding game he created.
Jonathan Blow Has More Shirts Than Armpits
A few weeks back, The Atlantic ran a profile on Braid creator Jonathan Blow. It was a great read, and I enjoyed the insight into the developer, but at the same time, he came across to many as a bit of a pretentious arsehole. If you’re of that same opinion, you’ll dig this “missing copy”.
You May Never Have Heard Of The Braid Creator’s Favorite Band
I hadn’t, anyway.
Jonathan Blow Spent All His Braid Money On His New Game
Braid was a massive success, so creator Jonathan Blow must be super rich, right? Well, not exactly, according to Blow himself, he’s spent all of the money he made on Braid developing his new game The Witness.
It’s Mario Vs Braid In The Ultimate Bar Conversation Battle Of Indie Cred
Call him a sell-out. Call him a suit. Call him too mainstream. It doesn’t change the fact that Mario was jumping and saving imperilled females before it was cool.
Braid Creator’s The Witness Gets An Intriguing Architectural Update
When we last saw the upcoming game from Jonathan Blow this summer, The Witness already looked like an intriguing experience. The way that Blow’s game design interwove puzzles and environmental cues created a hypnotic level of immersion where you had to pay attention to a gameworld like never before.
Indie Game: The Movie Is Heading To Sundance
Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky’s upcoming documentary Indie Game: The Movie will be making its debut at the well-regarded World Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
