James Silva is one of the amateurs changing how the $40-billion video game industry defines fun.
The 26-year-old from Utica, N.Y., paid his way through college by scrubbing dishes at a diner. That job might help him become the Quentin Tarantino of video games: He used it as inspiration for "The Dishwasher," in which the title character becomes a ninja and slashes his way out of a kitchen overrun by villains.
Microsoft Corp. agreed to publish his stylized action game on the Xbox 360 console and highlighted it at the Game Developers Conference here last week. More than 16,000 people, many of them novices with similar ambitions, attended the show.
He's not alone.
Gather the Goo Balls and travel the globe in World of Goo Remastered from developer 2D Boy and Netflix Games.
Omar writes: World of Goo is getting a physical edition on Feb. 20 thanks to Super Rare Games. This collector's item will come in two flavors: Regular and Steelbook.
Yesterday, after all these years, I played World of Goo; it's still amazing! It's a great indie that must be played at least once. - Cristian Aguilar
