The Bright Side: TONIGHT, Jackbox Games Raises Money for COVID Relief with Celebrity Jackbox Games Stream
While you certainly can’t count on the government to help first responders, essential workers and charities trying to help the…
Preview: LudoNarraCon is a Great Indie Games Convention You Can Attend From Anywhere, Starting Tomorrow
Contributing author: Antal Bokor With everyone forced to stay home for threat of disease, lots of conventions are either completely…
Review: VGA Gallery’s System Link: Video Game as Memoir Strikes a Poignant Chord
How do you tell someone what it feels like when your child dies of cancer? How do you express the…
Review: Ape Out is a Brutal and Stylish Action Masterpiece
I’ve run into Ape Out at a few indie gaming event around Chicago for the last year or so. I…
Preview: Friday’s Logan Playtest Party 2018 Offers a Great Way to Get Into Chicago’s Games Scene
We in the Games & Tech section are advocates for games–whether that’s encouraging writers and readers to see games…
Preview: BitBash’s Fabricade Aims to Give Gamers Experiences They Can’t Get at Home
Bit Bash was founded back in 2014 with the goal of “furthering the culture of independent game development in Chicago by…
There Was Great Local Talent at Logan Theatre’s Playtest Party 2017
Last Friday the usually spacious Logan Theatre Lounge was packed with local game designers and developers eager to show off…
International Games Day at Chicago Public Library a Resounding Success
International Games Week is a yearly event where thousands of public libraries all over the world invite their communities to…
Happy Campers: Bit Bash 2017 a Great Gaming Get-Together
There’s a festival for everything in Chicago, and August boasts some of summer’s biggest. This past weekend alone you…
Bit Bash Aims to Be the Indie Video Game Summer Camp You Never Knew You Always Wanted
Four years ago, a new festival emerged called Bit Bash. The goal? Introduce Chicagoans to amazing video games they might not…
