In my habit of googling Roach Toaster to see if it has popped up somewhere on the interwebs, I stumbled upon Tom Of Forks’ sheezyart profile. He drew a real roach toaster, ie a roach with a toaster on his back.
Check out the picture here.
Although it aint roaches being toasted, it is still a “roach [...]

Dev.Mag Issue 17 has hit the interwebs! This is usually our “christmas” issue as we bump up Dev.Mag for the annual rAge (really Awesome gaming event) expo in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It is filled with yummy game dev goodies such as the great history of I-Imagine, an interview with Travis Bulford (creator of Toxic Bunny) and [...]

Few people (well, I dont) know the brains behind ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. Now I do, and he is my new game dev hero. Team Ico Gamers put up a blog post about 50 things you didn’t know about Ico and SOTC. I still haven’t played Ico or SotC, but I know that [...]

Most people (or not) knows about TIGSource, ala The Insane Gene Source… or was it The Indepent Gaming Source?
I’ve link-hopped (hey, thats a cool term) across loads of blogs thanks to Qatfish.com. Some were cool (offering relevant information to game developers).
Then there is TIGSource. They provide great links and blog posts to great hidden indie [...]

This month on my favourite gaming magazine, NAG, I stumbled upon an indie adventure game called White Chamber.
I thought what the heck, why not? I love adventure games. So, I started it up having no idea of what adventure I will be getting myself into.
White Chamber is a space-station, trippy, murder, who-dunnit adventure (kinda like [...]

Well well. Roach Toaster 2 is coming along real nicely. I am really proud of what I am pulling off. I recently got the final menu art, which is just pure awesome!
The RING of death (in RT2) works like a charm. It is strange how something so simplistic can add soooo much to a game. [...]

Issue 16 of Dev.Mag is finally here.
It is as usual jam packed with game dev goodies including the continuation of the monster Game Maker tutorial, an Interview with Nifflas (creator of Knytt + Knytt Stories), and a story about angry strawberries!
Get it at http://www.devmag.org.za as usual.
Enjoy!