The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Review (XBLA)

A girl I liked told me she made art, so I went to her show. Framed on the walls were paintings of teddy bears dressed in black tape and crying blood, and bug-eyed schoolgirls holding knives. I don't need to tell the end of that story. At first blush, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile looks like a chunk of the high-school misfit's sketchbook that strives for abject darkness but stumbles badly on kitsch. It's very much a playable My Chemical Romance song. Are you serious, I thought; or maybe my question was, how serious are you: barefoot cyborg ninja girl cutting...  read more

James Silva: From Dish-Pit Shame to XBox's Next Hit Game

The most buzzed-about indie game developer of the moment, James Silva, rarely gets to leave his bedroom—only because it doubles as his office and laboratory. The room is packed with computers, a television and two desks...  read more