Marie Flanigan, Director of Marketing and Social Media
MARIE FLANIGAN is the Director of Marketing and Social Media for Game Industry News. That means you will see her online and at events. She also enjoys writing reviews and sitting in on podcasts when she can. Her most loved games are open environment titles with beautiful graphics that she can spend months playing, but she's got a favorite in most categories and is always open to new gaming experiences.
I have to confess that these days, when I think platformer, I think of a game to play on my phone while the oil is being changed in my car. So when Putty Squad arrived for review, I wasn’t super excited about it. After all, what’s the point of playing a platformer on a console? Wasn’t my shiny, new PlayStation 4 worthy of more meaty play? Luckily for me, I was suffering from a kind of mass delusion that mobile gaming apps have done to us. Putty Squad on the PS4 is so much more fun than any phone game. … Continue reading Rekindling Platformer Love→
Skylanders SWAP Force heads to the next generation consoles, where the graphics are given a serious upgrade, yet the storyline and gameplay remains the same, which is thankfully also quite good.
Marie Flanigan unboxes a brand new PlayStation 4, gets signed up for PSN, and starts playing some games. So how is the PS4 at launch? Pretty fun, with some caveats.
The buzzword in corporate circles these days is gamification, and Enterprise Games: Using Game Mechanics to Build a Better Business shows exactly how it’s done.
If you’re still searching for the perfect holiday gift, with the clock ticking, consider Skylanders: Giants, an ingenious title with cool figures that’s fun for all ages.
Dishonored paints a creepy, dark world and then puts players in the role of a master assassin out for revenge. Dripping in atmosphere, it’s a thinking person’s stealth adventure.
Game Review- Mega Bloks World of Warcraft Goblin Zeppelin
This week we put together the World of Warcraft Goblin Zeppelin set from Mega Blocks, for hours of geeky fun during construction, and even more once it takes flight
The History of Nintendo Volume 2: 1980-1991 The Game & Watch Games; an Amazing Invention is a big book about the history of a little game system that changed the world.
