Death, when in the context of games, is a mechanic that at it’s core is meant to be a punishment for failure. After all, if you’re laying waste to massive numbers of enemy troops, be it in Real Time Strategy games or the myriad of Shooters that have come out lately, there really is no better way...

Release: Aug 19 2008 Developer: Silicon Knights Publisher: Microsoft Genre: Role-Playing Game “Be great in act, as you have been in thought.” -William Shakespeare There is one universal truth when it comes to telling a story, and it applies to all forms of media: Compel your audience to care...

Too Human is a Silicon Knights game that has a demo on XBLA. I just downloaded the 1.4 G beast, and gave it a run through. A demo is a special thing. It’s a great way to see if a game even makes sense to rent, let alone buy. Too Human’s demo at first made me cringe, but it’s got some...