From Thursday, April 5 to Sunday, April 8, tens of thousands of gamers and cosplayers flocked to Boston to attend PAX East. PAX, originally known as Penny Arcade Expo, boasts hundreds of booths where vendors…
Inclusivity and the Gamer
By Matthew Maravilla Gamers are more than just people who play games. About two weeks ago, the Indiana Governor passed a bill called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bill states that any person cannot…
Game Thing: The 2015 Game Developers Conference award…
“This year was definitely a different kind of year” A year ago, I wrote a piece where I talked about how I sat in my dorm room, alone, and with a heavy heart watched the…
Indie Game Freebies: Weird Games
Matthew Maravilla Last week I wrote about sexy and romantic games, and I want to continue Indie Game Freebies with some weird games I found on the Internet! While these games are great for a…
Indie Game Thing: Love and Sex
*NOTE* Games discussed in this article aren’t pornographic in nature, yet contain mature topics such as sex and sensual romance. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and I bet you’re all wondering what kinds of things you…
Global Game Jam 2015
By Matthew Maravilla As you may have seen on the front page of NJIT’s website, it’s that time of the year again, when a bunch of game developers huddle in Weston Hall to spend 48…
Student Game Dev Spotlight: Starfall Studios and Sneaky…
By Matthew Maravilla You’ll be amazed at the talent NJIT’s game development program has to offer. Most of you may not know this, but while our many athletes were doing amazing things, when we were…
NJIT Events: Games as Culture with Jamin Warren
Thinking. Acting. Object-ing. Thanks to the school of Art and Design, as well as to the game design professors of NJIT who were gracious enough to tell their students about last Monday’s talk in Weston…
Indie Game Thing: Planetary Annihilation
When Childhoods die Here’s a little history lesson: back in 1997, about a year before Starcraft came out, Total Annihilation was released, much to the delight of strategy game fans. With the ability to create…