Tim Rogers

PC

Why The Apple Trackpad Might Be The Best Video Game Controller Ever Made

7:30AM January 24, 2012 | Tim Rogers

I was designing a user interface for someone else’s social game the other day, and I was completely oblivious that I’d just recommended a feature that Just Would Not Do. More »


Nintendo

10 Stupid Things Terribly Wrong With The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword

7:00AM December 20, 2011 | Tim Rogers

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is my one of my favourite games released in 2011. Here’s why I hate it. More »


In Real Life

The B3st And Worst Gam3s With A 3 In The Title

10:00AM December 14, 2011 | Tim Rogers

Anyone who knows me knows that my second-favorite hobby (after making sure my fingernails have no white parts) is numerology. You can’t use a number over and over again on my watch if you expect me to not take notice. The Games Industry tried to slip a battleship-sized “coincidence” past the public in 2011. Most of you might not have noticed it. I, however, am a Certified Professional when it comes to working with or looking at numbers. Allow me to blow your mind: the following games were all released in 2011: More »


In Real Life

10 Things I Hate About Skyrim

9:00AM November 26, 2011 | Tim Rogers

A gambling man once bet me a hundred dollars he could think of something I couldn’t convincingly pretend to dislike immensely. Fifteen minutes later, he was crying, and I was on my way to buy a new pair of shoes. More »


PC

What Would Make Facebook Games Great?

9:00AM September 28, 2011 | Tim Rogers

Whenever someone I know mentions Facebook games in front of someone else, a few lines of conversation transpire, during which they agree to agree to that Facebook games are not cool. More »


In Real Life

I Got My Fashion Sense From Video Games (And You Can, Too!)

4:00AM September 27, 2011 | Tim Rogers

Much as I automatically deny it, video games have influenced every element of my life in some way. If Sherlock Holmes were to spy me on the street wearing any one of the garments in my closet, he would be able to deduce, as he shook my hand, “So you are a fan of the television games, I perceive.” I’m going to dig a hole to China re: the clothes I wear and their relation to video games. More »


In Real Life

If The Sims Social Applied To Real Life

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10:30AM September 23, 2011 | Tracey Lien

You may know Tim Rogers as the guy who occasionally writes really long (but insightful!) columns for Kotaku. Or perhaps you’ve seen his glittery pink review site, Action Button. You may have even played a game he has developed! Recently, Tim began playing the The Sims Social, and now we have what might be one of the most fascinating deconstructions of a social game we’ve ever come across. More »


In Real Life

Happy Birthday, Sonic The Hedgehog. Here’s How Not To Suck

2:00AM June 24, 2011 | Tim Rogers

Twenty years ago today, Sega released the first Sonic the Hedgehog video game. It was a joyous occasion – and it was also my dad’s 41st birthday. (Happy 61st birthday, dad.) More »


In Real Life

What You Really Missed At E3 2011

6:00AM June 16, 2011 | Lisa Foiles

If there’s one thing I don’t want to talk about regarding E3, it’s video games. More »


In Real Life

A Planet Without Square-Enix

3:00AM May 20, 2011 | Tim Rogers

It has come to my attention that we might, within a few short years, find ourselves living on a planet devoid of Square-Enix. More »