Peter Molyneux On Obscurity

Peter Molyneux talks to Edge magazine about the delay to Curiosity, the next highly anticipated release from one of the world's most famous game designers. It's an interesting read although I am not sure what I think about Obscurity myself as I tend to shy away from high concept games, puzzle games etc. Basically I never had the money as a kid to spend out on the more leftfield titles for the Amiga 500 that I had so would just stick to the shoot 'em ups!

Obscurity is released on Wednesday 7th November for iOS & Android.

Coolest Indie Games Ever

I really want to cover the best of the indie computer games scene but I admit I'm probably a bit out of the loop as I've been snowed under with work over the past 9 months or so - not much time to keep up to date with or play the best independent games. If you know of any titles be they computer games or apps that are deserving of some wider publicity do drop me a line or leave a comment. In the meantime I'm going to start exploring the indie game scene again and getting up to speed so that I can start both playing and recommending some of the best indie games past and present and maybe if I get time start building up a useful guide to the coolest indie games of all time

Monopoly Alan Turing Edition

Here's another of my nomimations for coolest dude ever - Alan Turing. Now not only did Alan Turing save millions of lives and not only is he widely regarded as the father of computing (and thus, ultimately, the reason we get to play Halo 4 instead of working up chimneys or watching paint dry) but he also now also has Monopoly game to celebrate his life and works - how many other cool people do you know who can say that?

The BBC reports that "The life of computer pioneer Alan Turing has been commemorated in a special edition of Monopoly. The board's London landmarks, and its Community and Chance cards, have been swapped for places and events important in Turing's life."

Google have bought 1000 sets and donated them to Bletchley Park to help raise funds (for Bletchley Park, not for Google).

For more information about Alan Turing please check out this fascinating website by Andrew Hodges author of Alan Turing: the enigma.

Construct 2 Make Games With Ease

It's been several years since I last dabbled with creating my own games. Construct 2 might tempt me back into that game.

If you're looking for something to do during the winter months then maybe knocking out a Judge Dredd platform game (shoot the fatties and mutants while avoiding the Dark Judges - bonus points for hitting PJ Maybe up the butt with a richochet shot...)

According to Ashley Gullen of Scirra Software: "Developers want to publish their creations everywhere - from their websites to iOS and Android and the upcoming Windows 8 App Store - and preferably simultaneously. Construct 2 is the only tool which makes this painless with its HTML5-based engine, and the gorgeous new WebGL shader effects are the icing on the cake!"

Check out the video below for an introduction. Head on over to the Construct 2 website for more details.

Judge Dredd Pinball Game

Whenever I hit the arcades on the south coast of England as a kid I always headed straight for the light gun shooters - however had I known there was a Judge Dredd Pinball machine I'd have no doubt pumped all my ten pence pieces into this bad boy!

I see these are going for over 2 grand on ebay! According to those in the know, Judge Dredd pinball game was manufactured by Bally in 1993 and 6990 units were produced. The game has a dot matrix screen, multiball, flippers (I should hope so), drop targets, 1 cannon and Kickback - sounds pretty awesome andthe reviews online are pretty positive.

Want this for Christmas but ain't going to get it! Want more information about the Judge Dredd pinball game? Check out this pinball website where there are loads of Dredd pinball screenshots, facts and comments.