I was lucky enough to catch up with James Swirkski and Lisanne Pajot, the directors ofIndie Game: The Movie, at a recent screening of their film. For reasons that will make themselves clear in the video, I didn’t want to interview them that night. In the end, I was glad that I did. Lisanne and James were open and honest about their experience with bringing to film to fruition from its humble beginnings as a Kickstarter project, how they’re staffing the tour almost single-handedly, the potential for the film to see wide release (coming to a city near you on May 18th!...

Osmosis incredible in that it will obliterate your every hope and dream, but not three minutes later you’ll be crawling back, desperate to try out some apparently genius strategy to beat the current level. It is puzzle gaming at its absolute finest. This week, the newest version rolls out. First it wasavailable on PC, then came theiPad version, and nowOsmoswill grace the iPhone on August 5. Public reception has been terrific, regardless of platform, and I have little reason to believe it’ll be any different here....

In Japan this week For those of you who don’t follow theSoulcaliburseries, Patroklos is a character that was first made playable in 2012’sSoulcalibur V, the latest main iteration of the franchise. He’ll be returning inSoulcalibur Lost Swords, the recent free-to-play version of the game. Japan will be rolling out a questline this week to grab his character, so be on the lookout for the international announcement in-game. While Patroklos isn’t the most interesting character from a design perspective, gameplay-wise I think he’s still a lot of fun....

You will believe what happens next Okay, this is a fun little trick. YouTuber Master of Luck has taken to playingCall of Duty: Ghostswith the Xbox Live Gamertag “Xbox Sign Out.” In a multiplayer setting like this where players are prone to shouting each other’s names and the Kinect is listening for voice commands, sign-outs are bound to ensue. Even when people know what’s up, they still inexplicably say the magic words....

This week, the Podtoid crew discussesthis lectureby Jon Blow, which you should probably listen to if you have the time if you want something that — if you’re anything like the Podtoid crew — you will vehemently disagree with but find very interesting. As always, you may listen to the new episodehere. Highlights included: – If you want to get to the actual discussion, skip ahead 6 or 7 minutes...

Kept you waiting? It might be an exciting week forPokemon Go. Operative word here is “might,” because you never know when Niantic might push back any number of cool features into the nether. In addition to the new Pokemon that debut today, the developer has confirmed that the remixed “nearby” feature has been rolled out worldwide. For those of you who haven’t been following along, the game actually launched with a decent nearby feature, but the mechanic was quickly pulled after playing its part in constantly crashing the game for days on end....

Sony caused a considerable stir last week when it revealed that an upcoming Firmware updatewould eliminatethe “Other OS” option that allowed consumers to install and run Linux. It turns out that we did not have all the facts, as Sony has announced that there will be a replacement option. That option, however, will be exclusive to Netscape Navigator. “We know Linux is a popular product, but there were a number of security issues,” explains SCEA president Jack Tretton....

Also headed to Steam, PC, MAC, Linux Puzzle games used to be big business on home consoles. Sadly for fans of the genre, these days they’re usually relegated to phones and handhelds. That may be why we’ve seen so few games in the style of seminal classicSuper Puzzle Fighter II Turbohit stores in recent years. There wasCastlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night,thePuzzle Kombatmode inMortal Kombat: Deception, that that Toro game for PSP, and that’s about it....

1080p60 with 4K pass-through In the age of streaming, everyone wants a solution to jazz up their presentation. There’s a lot to choose from, but I ended up settling on an Elgato HD60 years ago after testing one out — the thing is, there’s a lot to choose from now. Wanting to branch out I sprung at the opportunity to try AverMedia’s GC551 Live Gamer Extreme 2, which as it turns out is also a great option....

The Girls are Back in Town Be still my beating heart. During today’s Limited Run Games presentation, WayForward finallyannounced the sequelto its ass-kicking 2019 brawler,River City Girls.River City Girls 2will see the return of scatterbrained protagonists Kyoko and Misako, who will be joined by new allies to take to the streets against an army of new enemies. Tubular! While details are exceptionally slim, it’s worth noting that new playable characters will be joining the roster....

THQ has confirmed that theXbox Live ArcadeSaints Rowspin-offis no longer happening, and that the rumored 3DS alternative was never in development. High costs in spite of a promising concept are blamed for the cancellation. “Honestly, it was an Xbox Live game that we started that was really good, but the costs were getting really high for the platform, so we shelved it. That’s all it is; it’s not really a big story,” said THQ’s core games overlord Danny Bilson....

Crossed Swords In one of the most fitting video game crossovers in some time,Samurai Shodownposter boy Haohmaru is preparing to lock blades with the roster of Bandai Namco’s majestic 3D fighterSoulcalibur VI, and will arrive as a paid DLC character on March 31. Haohmaru made his debut in SNK’s 1993 classicSamurai Shodown, quickly establishing himself as its lead character and going on to appear in everySamShotitle to date. Recognised by his stoic style and huge shock of black hair, Haohmaru is a wandering ronin with a deep-rooted sense of honour and justice....

Marina’s comeback continues… The paint has dried once again on another hard-fought Splatfest. Players across the USA fought it out this weekend on Nintendo’s team-based shooterSplatoon 2,determined to decree which was the better genre: Sci-Fi or Fantasy. In the end, Marina took a 2-1 victory with Team Fantasy, as witches, warlocks and woodland nymphs proved victorious in both the public vote and solo play, with a singular point, accrued from Team Play, supporting Pearl’s choice, Sci-Fi....