In this special episode, Wilson Sonsini corporate partner Jonathan Chan interviews Justin Woodward, co-founder and creative director of Interabang Entertainment, co-founder of the Media.
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Can a retro modern game be too retro for its own good? This is a question we asked ourselves while playing Interabang Entertainment s Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl as a PS4 beat- em-up restricted by the limitations of additionally being released on a cartridge for the original NES hardware.
We also questioned that if it made us feel so frustrated, were we even having fun? Yet, upon completing its final Chapter 9 in a hair pulling, straight playthrough – which takes at least an hour starting with Jay and Silent Bob running from the security guard, LaFours, following their game show sabotage mission in
The Media Indie Exchange unveiled its Black Voices in Gaming Freshman Class, a list which aims at highlighting and celebrating the work of Black developers in the industry.
The initiative focuses on developers who have a game releasing in 2021/22, but will return every year with new entries.
The inaugural list features 14 games, including Kena: Bridge of Spirits from developer Ember Lab, Neil Jones Aerial Knight s Never Yield (which released earlier this week), and An Airport For Aliens Currently Run by Dogs by Xalavier Nelson Jr. You can see the full list below.
Talking to Axios, Neil Jones who led the initiative alongside The MIX co-founder Justin Woodward highlighted the importance of building a community for Black developers.
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Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl - Arcade Edition Review: An Enjoyable NES Throwback
Since their debut in
Clerks back in 1994, Jay and Silent Bob have been mainstays of popular culture. The characters have gone on to star in comics, cartoons, and now the duo even has their very own video game.
Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl - Arcade Edition is a sidescrolling beat- em-up game pitting the stoner duo against a plethora of foes. Developed in the style of 8-bit NES brawlers like
River City Ransom and
Double Dragon,
Mall Brawl is the kind of old-school mash-up that might seem unusual on paper, but works far better than most gamers would expect.