GI - "The original Tempest is a simple arcade game that’s undeniably fun: Patrol digital ramparts while attackers climb towards you from the distance below. A flashy new iteration of that classic formula is on its way to the PlayStation Vita. I got my hands on TxK, the successor to the Atari Jaguar’s Tempest 2000, during a recent Sony event and played through the first few psychedelic challenges."
Game critic Cyril Lachel responds to Atari, who has been using his name to attack Jeff Minter and TxK.
The Quit or Continue regulars discuss what’s NX for Nintendo and why Jeff Minter is all TxK’d off with Atari.
Also find out why we're not getting all that excited at the prospect of Nintendo games for mobile phones just yet and why the death of PlayStation Mobile sets a bad precedent for our digital rights.
Tempest 2000 designer Jeff Minter wants to release his latest tube-centric shooter, TxK, on a bunch of platforms, but the longtime designer is saying Atari won't let him do that. Let's just say Minter doesn't have many kind things to say about his former employer.
