How spoilers, bugs, and online play influence our buying decisions

August 23, 2012 7:00 AM Stephanie Carmichael
Stephanie Carmichael

With everything from cost to content vying for your attention, how do you know the right time to play?

How Fez’s first-day sales compare to Braid, Limbo, and other XBLA hits

April 14, 2012 5:45 PM Jeffrey Grubb
Jeffrey Grubb

In just 24 hours, Polytron Corporations' pixelated platformer has sold almost 20,000 copies. This places it among some of Xbox Live Arcade's quickest selling titles.

Polytron acknowledges “pretty serious” bugs in Fez

April 14, 2012 12:31 PM Jeffrey Grubb
Jeffrey Grubb

Developer Polytron launched its Xbox Live Arcade game Fez on Friday to much critical acclaim. However, many players have taken to Twitter and message boards to complain that the title (which was in development for over five years) suffers from …

Retro graphics and relaxing puzzles help Fez rise above a troubled history (review)

April 11, 2012 6:00 AM D. F. Smith
D. F. Smith

Fez is one of those games where the backstory threatens to take up more space than the real story. So let’s get the backstory out of the way as quickly as possible: The guy who designed it has said some …

Fez creator: “Gamers are the worst f***ing people”

March 10, 2012 8:04 PM D. F. Smith
D. F. Smith

Note: The following article features some uncensored vulgarities. 

Phil Fish of developer Polytron Corporation took away the grand prize at this year’s Independent Games Festival. Winning the big event at the Game Developers Conference earned him $30,000 to help complete …