Jim Franklin

Last year, round about June I think, I let you know of a Kickstarter project for a game called Dungeon of Elements. A wry mix of Tetris style puzzle and traditional rpg games. Long story short, they got the funds…

Last week I let you know of a game to be released on the iOS called Galaxy Run. In Galaxy Run players assume the role of explorer Rez, who is forced to land in an unknown system filled with a…

DARPA has released five video-games that could conceivably replace specially trained engineers with video-game players in a software testing process known as ‘formal verification’. If you were wondering what formal verification is, well Wikipedia says its “the act of proving…

Occasionally, through the mire of first-person shooters, dungeon-crawling rpg’s and good ‘ol’ sports games you find something that tries to do something unique, like ‘Influent’. Influent is not only a nice concept but you can also learn stuff and develop…

Well, I’m back. Did you miss me? It’s been a very long time since I last posted anything here on Zombiechimp. Firstly, I’ve finally got myself a job which although now I get paid, has meant that at least 60…

When you think of stealth games, and their protagonists what do you think of? A military trained expert in surveillance and silent killing? Maybe a ninja trained in the various martial arts? Maybe an undead secret agent whose planet has…

Blendo Games’ Quadrilateral Cowboy Takes Home Grand Jury Award 2013 IndieCade named this year’s award winners, including the Grand Jury Award going to Quadrilateral Cowboy, created by Blendo Games. IndieCade recognizes superior examples of story development, visual, technological, audio and…

The thousands of festival attendees attending the 2013 IndieCade Festival this weekend, Saturday – Sunday, Oct. 5 – 6, 2013 in Culver City, Calif. will have more than 200 games to choose from. In addition to the 36 finalists, there…