“Now you’ve really crossed the line.” The Resident Evil follow-up that metamorphosed into its own IP during development, Hideki Kamiya’s Devil May Cry arrived on […]
Cane and Rinse
Shenmue – Cane and Rinse No.62
“Heh… you like me that much?” A developer whose hallmark is technical wizardry, Yu Suzuki’s AM2 were responsible for eye-popping innovation throughout the 80s and 90s with […]
Okami – Cane and Rinse No.61
“Origin of all that is good and mother to us all” During its relatively short existence, Clover Studio produced a triumvirate of significant and memorable titles; […]
Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two – Cane and Rinse No.60
“Prepare for unforseen consequences.” In the last of our Half-Life series of podcasts, we review both Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two. Beyond this […]
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – Cane and Rinse No.59
I’ve got all the patterns down, up until the ninth key… …I’ve got Speedy on my tail, and I know it’s either him or me. So […]
Binary Domain – Cane and Rinse No.58
“Am I the only one who understands the meaning of the word “covert?”” Thick-necked, wise-cracking future soldiers shooting the crap out of robots with big guns. […]
Cave Story – Cane and Rinse No.57
Doukutsu Monogatari The late 1990s: Inspired by a host of classic Japanese titles, printer operating systems programmer, Daisuke Amaya, has a dorm-mate teach him how to code […]
Half-Life 2 – Cane and Rinse No.56
“Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. Rise and shine.” Some twenty years after defeating the Nihilanth on Xen, Dr. Gordon Freeman is brought out of stasis […]
Syndicate (2012) – Cane and Rinse No.55
“By 2069 the world will be controlled by giant mega-corporations called Syndicates.” They will vie for the minds of a populace helpless to escape their […]
Mickey and Donald’s Mega Drive trilogy – Cane and Rinse No.54
“Hurry! Before Mizrabel uses her powers of illusion to make herself look like Minnie, and make Minnie look evil like her.” Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette […]
Asura’s Wrath – Cane and Rinse No.53
“Stop praying. This is pathetic.” Asura’s Wrath doesn’t so much defy description as demand a lengthy one: The game, produced by CyberConnect2 (best known for […]
Half-Life – Cane and Rinse No.52
“Fascinating! I never suspected such things could be.” In 1996 Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded Valve Corporation. Employing a team plucked from the cream […]