We’re human. We don’t always get to every game before the end of its year of release. This is our way of making amends: the best games we missed out on until 2012. Because we can’t go back in time and honor them in a more timely fashion. READ MORE
Graham Russell
With the successor to the Wii launching without its own Wii Sports follow-up, it really makes sense for a third-party to try to fill the void with a solid-if-unspectacular motion-controlled sports compilation. ESPN Sports Connection is that game, basically, but while it does try the occasional new idea with the GamePad, it really should have spent more time working on the basics. READ MORE
Scribblenauts has always been a fun little creative sandbox, and increasingly so in the sequels. More freedom can be more fun, if you don’t take things too seriously, and while at some point in the past it dashed beyond the point of there being any challenge at all, it’s really not the reason you play. READ MORE
This column’s usually dedicated to gathering with your game friends and playing together. Over the holiday season, though, you’ll be just as likely (if not more so) to find yourself with assorted relatives and family friends, many of which probably aren’t up to a Borderlands session or Awesomenauts match. You don’t have to give up on these people, or even relegate yourself to trivia and music games. (Though those can be very good.) Here are some suggestions for “gateway” party-friendly titles, that just may get people enjoying (or at least understanding) the hobby you love. READ MORE
Anniversary profile
Snackbar Games Podcast
Hosts: Mike Carabajal and Marco Ortega (2005-2009), Andrew Passafiume (2011-2012), Graham Russell (2011-2012), Shawn Vermette (2011-2012), Henry Skey (2012)
Games chat with a rotating cast of characters from the Snackbar crew.
For the tenth anniversary, we chat with founders Chris Rasco and Mike Carabajal about the early days and hear tales of Snackbar past. Want to know why we’re named Snackbar Games, why we have a hyphen in our URL or just how much the site has changed in ten years? This is the episode that will provide those answers. Mostly.
Check out the show here, check us out on iTunes or use the RSS feed in your favorite podcast aggregator. Let us know what you think! Email podcast[at]snackbar-games.com.
Hosts: Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Shawn Vermette.
Guests: Mike Carabajal, Chris Rasco.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
