The Pinball Arcade: The Twilight Zone
Developer: Farsight Studios (originally Midway)
Publisher: Far Sight Studios
Genre: Pinball
Release Date: 02/05/2013

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
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The Cave
Developer: Double Fine Games
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Adventure/Platformer Hybrid
Release Date: 01/22/2013

I don’t really write about video games much anymore. I have neither the time nor inclination. However, The Cave was a game I knew I had to write about and experience. It’s the latest creation from the mind of Ron Gilbert, a man who gave us such classics as The Secret of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. Indeed, The Cave harkens back to the golden era of LucasArts adventures games, especially Maniac Mansion as you choose a team of three characters from a motley cast and sent them deep into the pits of….THE CAVE.
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