Todd Mitchell

Review – FAST Racing NEO (Wii U)

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 by Todd Mitchell

FAST Racing NEO is an anti-gravity arcade racer developed by Shin’en Multimedia with fans of the F-Zero series in mind. The game features a variety of high-speed hovering vehicles designed for use on 16 futuristic tracks in single-player tournaments or competitive multiplayer. As a huge fan of racing games in general it’s nice to see a new competitor on … Read more

It’s Not a Trap: The Case for Star Wars Battlefront

January 4, 2016 by Todd Mitchell

It probably isn’t news to you that players have been very hard on Star Wars Battlefront. While Metacritic awards the PC version a 71/100 based on average reviews from 17 top critics, site users have slapped it with a 3.4/10 (!), citing a variety of complaints including an unfair DLC model, no space battles, and the lack of … Read more

Weekend Roundup

January 2, 2016 by Todd Mitchell

Time for the weekend roundup! It’s been a big week here and around the web. I’m always happy when a post starts a discussion here on the site, so I was glad I shared my Google Adsense disaster story. I also kicked off a new series detailing my countless indie dev missteps and my first … Read more

Indie Dev Confessions: Part 1

August 15, 2017January 1, 2016 by Todd Mitchell

2015 was an incredible year. My son was born, my wife has an amazing new job, and I walked away from a career ten years in the making to care for my son and pursue my passion. I finally had the chance to take a run at full-time game development. While last year was full of unforgettable … Read more

Invalid Activity: My Google AdSense Nightmare

December 28, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

My name is Todd Mitchell. I am personally banned from the benefits of the Google AdSense program for life. I’d like to tell you the story, though there are large portions of it I do not know, and I’d like to warn you about how easily this can happen to you too. Introduction: Two Friends … Read more

Weekly Roundup

December 15, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

I’ve been a busy writer (and even a fairly busy editor). Busyness is no excuse for not posting a weekly roundup so here it is: last week’s content both here and around the web. Plenty more great stuff on the way! UFC/EA’s Fight for the Cover – This story was great fun to cover. Never before have … Read more

Codalyn’s Stable Orbit First Look

September 10, 2017December 6, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

The year is 2034 and you have been tasked with building a successor to the International Space Station. In its debut game Stable Orbit, one-man studio Codalyn will send players into space on a mission of building, earning, and survival. The simulation will not only include the development of a station but will also require management of contracts, … Read more

Weekly Roundup

December 4, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

It’s been a busy week! My first Nerd Stash game review just went live and I got to cover a couple of cool news items. More great stuff is coming in the next couple of weeks! (Review) Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition – This game was the real deal! The Divinity series has been popular with PC gamers for … Read more

The Coolest Gaming Book I Had Never Heard Of

November 23, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

While working on a news story noting the 10th launch anniversary of the Xbox 360 recently, I came across a story I could hardly believe. Wikipedia suggested that the 360’s core processor was only a “slightly modified” version of the Sony PlayStation 3’s Cell Processor technology, and that IBM engineers had to “hide” this from … Read more

New Adventures in Gaming Journalism

October 18, 2022November 15, 2015 by Todd Mitchell

Over half a year ago, I left my full-time software development career of ten years to take care of my son and pursue indie game development. Since the closing of NightfallUnlimited.com, I hadn’t given much thought to what would be next in terms of my writing, podcasting, blogging, etc. Then a funny thing happened.