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Research from Chicago questions the impact of video games on empathy

In 1975, Death Race, a video game based on the movie Death Race 2000 (USA 1975), was released into the world. The game was met with much controversy due to.

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Butterscotch Shenanigans: Crashlands Crash Lands!

It’s been over two years since Techli’s last interview with game-developing startup Butterscotch Shenanigans, and in that time a lot has happened. The company has since launched four mobile games,.

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“The Adventures of Shadow Cat”: An Entertaining Comic With Serious Benefits

In the origin story of The Adventures of Shadow Cat, a motley crew of pals—namely, a snake named Mike and Max the cat—discover a top-secret hidden lab full of gadgets,.

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Game Developers: Intellectual Property Is All You’ve Got, So Make Sure You Get It

A video game is not a conventional product.  If you are a video game developer, you aren’t selling manufactured goods.  Increasingly, you aren’t even selling physical media.  What we “own”.

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Is St. Louis The Next Big Game Development City?

Like most industries, gaming has a few cities that are known as centers of the productivity and output. Austin, Texas. San Francisco, California. Seattle, Washington. Saint Louis is poised to.

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Kickstarter Campaign: ‘Something Fragile’ By Happy Badger Studio Has Heart- Literally

“Something Fragile” is the title of a new kind of video game being produced by Happy Badger Studios .  In it, the main character (a creature) must go on a journey while.

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St. Louis’ Butterscotch Shenanigans: “This Time, There Are No Towels”

Butterscotch Shenanigan’s founder Seth Coster did a year in law school when he had an epiphany. “I felt like I was in a pointless loop,” he said, “and so I.

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St. Louis Entrepreneur Jonathan Leek Forms Local IGDA Chapter

Jonathan Leek is a geek. A geek gamer. A geek gamer who makes games, and he wanted company. And a little respect for St. Louis video game developers too. “There.

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Telepath Tactics Kickstarter Doesn’t Kick It, But Sinister Design Stays in Stride

Despite putting up a valiant fight that led the Chicago game developer to reach 840 backers who helped raise more than $18,000, the Kickstarter for Sinister Design’s latest strategy RPG title fell just $7,000 short of its original goal.

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5 Mobile Games to Save Your Sanity This Holiday Travel Season

Smartphones may be the only device that can save us from idly staring out the window as we travel this holiday season. We’ve rounded up some of the best mobile games currently available from Chicago and St. Louis developers to hold you over.

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