David Braben: “Casual gamers are smart”

What does the phrase ‘casual gamer’ mean to you? Are you indifferent to it? Do you consider yourself to be one? Or perhaps the mere mention of this creature fills you with rage as it conjures up an image of a talentless, dumb nobody who has no place in ‘your’ hobby? If the latter applies to you, you’re at odds with industry legend David Braben:

David Braben talks to Critical Gamer

CG: If we introduce this interview by saying ‘David Braben begged us to interview him for weeks, and we finally caved in’, will you kill us?

David Braben: Yes!

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias: review

The first LostWinds game was charming, original, and guaranteed to put a smile on your face. It met with well deserved widespread critical acclaim. Can Frontier follow that up without getting lazy and complacent?

LostWinds : Winter of the Melodias available from Friday

For the 100th WiiWare title to be launched on the service, Nintendo have picked Frontier Development’s sequel to last years best selling LostWinds.