Author: James

Shiny Entertainment was a growing superpower in the 90s. Earthworm Jim put them on the map, and MDK became a PC staple, often mentioned in the same breath as Quake. After MDK and the criminally overlooked Wild 9, Shiny began developing Messiah, a surrealist action game that boasted experimental dynamic real-time tessellation. They effectively invented…

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Play games, get paid. Lots of mobile apps make this promise. Sounds good, right? Especially in this expensive economy. Do these apps really pay you to play games, though? In many cases, you’re making the app developers money when you complete surveys, watch videos, see ads and play games. Apps may also be harvesting your data…

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