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How Frog Fractions became a shrine to discovery
Frog Fractions is not a small experience, especially by the expectations of a free flash game. There is a lot going on beneath the surface here, more than I ever expected. After playing through the game, I couldn't help but wonder "Why the hell was this made?" Luckily for me (and you, if you're also interested in interesting things), we have the answers to this question. Jim Crawford, creator of Frog Fractions, told us everything and more about the process of making his breakout hit (which sadly does not include anything that resembles Break-Out. You'll have to head over to Futility Pong if that's your fancy.) The surprises came left and right in our tell all expose. My jaw was dropped as I learned the myriad of connections between Frog Fractions, Jamestown, Panzer Dragoon, Chibi Robo, and actual human friendships. There was also a hearty discussion of "gamification" of life, and how XBL achievements can make your life worse. In the end, all I could think was "Marry me, Jim Crawford." And so we did. Thanks again to Jim for appearing on the show. Tune in this Sunday at 1pm PST/4pm EST when we welcome David Wreden of The Stanley Parable to the program! Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
4:00 AM on 05.22.2013 The horrible secret behind EA Sports' Ignite EngineI'll admit, when EA Sports' Andrew Wilson took to the stage during Microsoft's Xbox One reveal, I tuned out. If memory serves, I used the opportunity to take a much needed trip to the bathroom because I was certain there would be nothing there to hold my interest. I was wrong. Hopefully, it's not too late for us.
6:30 PM on 05.21.2013 Team Fortress 2sday: Yes, this is still a thingI have a confession to make: I'm terrible. Here in the Dtoid offices I have two jobs. One of those is driving wheelbarrows full of money down the aisles. The other is TF2sday posts. Sadly(!) we have waaaaaaay too many wheelba...
4:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Comparing the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 revealsThe highly anticipated reveal of the next Xbox, Xbox One, has just come to a close, and I find myself sitting here thinking back a few months to Sony's own reveal of the PlayStation 4. The two shows couldn't be more different...
1:30 PM on 05.21.2013 Xbox One reveal: What are your thoughts?All day long we've been bringing you hard-hitting news from Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event. Now that you've seen the new console and some of its games and features, it's time to weigh in with your thoughts on the whole ord...
2:30 AM on 05.21.2013 To the depths and back in Fallout: Brotherhood of SteelJordan and I are pushing further in our play of the tragically existent Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. The mayor of Carbon, Texas is sending us down to the bottom of a crater where he swears the people we're looking for...
4:30 PM on 05.20.2013 Should publishers try to profit from user-created videos?Last week, it came to light that Nintendo has started making content claims for popular videos on YouTube which feature their products, including "Let's Play" and other forms of walkthrough content, taking the ad revenue whi...
2:00 PM on 05.19.2013 Communitoid 013, featuring special guest JJ McCallum!In this extra British episode of Communitoid, we're joined by special British guest JJ McCallum! JJ recalls the time he fiddled with Conor's no-no place, Jo gets all hot and bothered by JJ's accent, Aaron is the worst host ev...
1:30 PM on 05.19.2013 Sup Holmes burns bright with Jasper Byrne[Update: Full re-run of this episode here.] The last time we had Jasper Byrne on Sup Holmes, he had just released his critically acclaimed survival horror title Lone Survivor. Like his Silent Hill 2 remake Soundless Mountain...
10:30 AM on 05.18.2013 Cart Life dev reveals new game, is humble and lovableI'd like to pay Richard Hofmeier to talk to me about videogames. During last week's Sup Holmes (now on iTunes), he told me about so many great things, like the free online "game" Geoguessr, surrealist interactive text auteur...
9:30 PM on 05.17.2013 New Sonic, EA Vs. Wii U, The Last Of Us & BatmanHere's today's formerly-live Destructoid Show, on which I wear a bad shirt again. Nintendo had one of their little Nintendo Direct press conference thingies this morning, and a bunch of news came out of that. They're also d...
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