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Jedi: Fallen Order Squanders Star Wars’ Most Interesting Era

by Iyagovos | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Written Content

The Dark Times are a period of Star Wars that have probably seen the least exploration in modern day Star Wars. Taking place after Order 66, this was the Rise of the Empire, and contains the Jedi Purge and really the attempts to extinguish hope in the galaxy. There’s...
Growing Up Third-Culture In The World of Warcraft

Growing Up Third-Culture In The World of Warcraft

by Iyagovos | Aug 24, 2018 | Blog, Featured Content, Gaming, Portfolio, Written Content

Growing up third-culture, one of the things you miss most is stability. You move around a lot, schools and countries differ, and your friendships change year by year. A lot of people that grow up third-culture find shelter by throwing themselves relentlessly into...
Indie Investigations – The Sexy Brutale

Indie Investigations – The Sexy Brutale

by Iyagovos | May 1, 2017 | Featured Content, Indie Investigations, Podcasts, Portfolio, Written Content, Written Reviews

Stopping a murder is hard. You need to know when and where it’s going to happen, who’s going to commit it, and how they’re going to do so. That’s a whole lot of sleuthing to stop somebodies death, and occasionally, that’s just too much work. Wouldn’t it be much easier...
Portfolio Work: Grapple Review for Indie-Love.com

Portfolio Work: Grapple Review for Indie-Love.com

by Iyagovos | Mar 10, 2015 | Portfolio, Written Content, Written Reviews

Physics. Physics in a game are very important. They control your jump height, how fast you move, and your momentum. All things that are incredibly important to a platforming game. In every game that I review, I make a big point of discussing how tight the controls...
Indie Investigations – Drive Any Track, An Interview With Phil Candillion

Indie Investigations – Drive Any Track, An Interview With Phil Candillion

by Iyagovos | Feb 24, 2015 | Interviews, Written Content

I had the fantastic opportunity to interview Phil from FOAM about their upcoming procedural music racing game, Drive Any Track. This game combines the speed of racing games with the experience of playing levels generated from your own music. Within the interview, we...
Indie Investigations – Starr Mazer, An Interview with Don Thacker

Indie Investigations – Starr Mazer, An Interview with Don Thacker

by Iyagovos | Feb 18, 2015 | Indie Investigations, Interviews, Written Content

This week, I had the fantastic opportunity to talk to Don Thacker about his upcoming title “Starr Mazer”, an interesting blend of two very distinct genres, the point-n-click and the shoot-em-up to create an epic sci-fi experience. It features a crisp art style and a...
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