Eurogamer writes: "Sometimes the misery is worth it. After spending hours wading through the raw Xbox Indie sewerage, whistling half-remembered hymns, it starts to seem like some sort of elaborate sanity test. You check for hidden cameras, pat down the sofa for bugs, and shut the blinds. At times like these, you pump up the Kraftwerk and imagine that we're still living in 1982.
And then it is 1982. Or at least Fun Infused Games reckons we'd have more fun if it was. Inserting our imaginary massive ten pence pieces, we recline into this vision of the past, cut the brake lines and cruise into sprite-based doom."
The Eccentric Gamer: "In the spirit of the festive season, some of us want to slay Santa in glorious battle. Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, St. Nick. Whatever you might call him, you have probably never heard of Thong-Weaver Santa.
Here is our top 5 list of games where Santa comes out to play, delivering some whoop-ass in the process."
The North Pole Arena in Twisted Metal 2 had a few Santas you could merk. Ahh the memories!
Twinfinite sits down with Trivia or Die! creator Kris Steele to discuss indie games, the Ouya and more.
Hardcore Gamer: Paying anything over $1 gets you a Steam key for DeathSpank, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Penny Arcade's On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One. Paying $6 or more gets you Episode Two and The Baconing. OSTs are DeathSpank and Episode One are included with every purchase.