Dwayne Jenkins

1 week ago | vice.com | Dwayne Jenkins

AdHoc Studio somehow made “fed-up superhero who becomes a call center flunkie” an engaging, funny concept with Dispatch. I had some free time, so I downloaded and played the available Steam demo. And, yeah, this strategy/narrative hybrid is certainly by the minds behind Telltale superstar titles such as The Wolf Among Us (my personal favorite Telltale game aside from Batman) and Tales from the Borderlands.

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Dwayne Jenkins

This year’s inaugural Indie Game Fest in the heart of Baltimore was actually the first gaming event I’ve ever attended! There was free boba tea (if you played some indie games — gotta earn your keep), and Chris Bratt from People Make Games interviewed Midsummer Studios’ Jake Solomon! (I was briefly in an elevator with Chris, and that felt surreal.

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Dwayne Jenkins

Despite all my years as a gaming goblin, you know what I never did until last year? Went through the process of setting up mods! …Then again, I didn’t believe in PC gaming at all until roughly three years ago. Anyway, part of the reason I waited so long to attempt mods is because the process seemed so intimidating.

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Dwayne Jenkins

Ah, Game of Thrones. My eternal rival! So, as of this writing, there are 13 games playing within the world originally born of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novel series. Of that roster, the game that came the closest to capturing the magic of Westeros is Telltale’s Game of Thrones. Touting an admittedly cool trailer at Summer Game Fest, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros would officially make Number 14.

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Dwayne Jenkins

A Profound Waste of Time is a pure distillation of gaming’s best qualities and most passionate creatives. Me, I’ve been a proud champion of Caspian Whistler, the Founder and Creative Director of the print magazine, since I found out about his work a few months ago! An award-winning independent effort, I can happily vouch for the stellar quality of APWOT. (I own every issue so far, and I don’t see that train ever stopping!)So, Caspian needs the spotlight once more.