No Money for Music: Week of January 26, 2014

This week Google featured upcoming R&B artists in addition to its regular weekly picks. Beyond that, you could download singles from Lana Del Rey and Warpaint. Additionally if you didn’t like the iTunes pick from Vance Joy, you could get the new U2 single that was advertised during the big American football game. Check out all the songs featured on the following list.

Why I Stopped Playing Heavy Rain

Last week I mentioned how I eventually finish some games and that I want to see the whole game before giving it a fair chance. For some of the titles in my library I think I spent too much time playing them to write a First Impressions piece, but I have not finished it yet. For a few of these games, I deliberately put them down, thinking I would finish them later but never got back to them. For these video games, or “interactive drama” in this specific instance, I’m going to explain why I did that. Here are the reasons why I stopped playing Heavy Rain.

Crowdsourcing Picks: Week of January 26, 2014

Welcome back to another week of crowdsourcing picks. I should probably get these updates out earlier so that I don’t feel rushed trying to post updates limited to once per day and stagger the original content with the aggregates. The Maple Key Comics project led me to find several new artists to follow in the future. I even added in the La Mulana 2 Kickstarter project for backing an independent video game with a grand and challenging adventure. See the projects selected for yourself.

Ghost Trick First Impressions

In previous articles I mentioned how much I enjoy adventure games. I have beaten all of the Ace Attorney games that have been released in North America to this point. The creator of the series decided to work on something different after finishing the fourth Ace Attorney game. I spent some time playing that standalone adventure, and I would like to talk about the refreshing experience I got when playing Ghost Trick.

No Money for Music: January 19 - 25, 2014

Google continues to offer looks at what to expect in music for 2014. This week in addition to spotlighting Alt/Indie artists, Google gives away Grammy Award winners music both old and new. For more alternative music, iTunes offered a single from Bad Suns to download. Check some of this music out.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Review

Once in a while, I actually finish a game. The First Impressions series is for talking a bit about the games, but I don’t intend it to be the full picture. A good way to contrast this is to actually review a game, which I am reluctant to do unless I feel that I have seen everything the game has to offer me. Hop aboard a vehicle that is about to crash and burn, and I can tell you why I enjoyed playing the Playstation 3 Exclusive Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

Crowdsourcing Picks: January 19 - 25, 2014

This week started off with Kickstarter featuring a project to record madrigals written during the Renaissance by a fourteen year-old girl. Techdirt spotlighted some nixie tube clocks, and some game studios got together to raise funds for a new action game. Lastly, Indiegogo reminds us that the Winter Olympics are around the corner with a project to help the Jamaican bobsled team to attend the event. Take a look for yourself.