How Games Saved My Life is a blog dedicated to sharing people’s stories on how video games made a significant impact on their lives. Whether it was the ability to identify with an avatar, distraction from a bad situation, or helping you forget the moment you planned on killing yourself, the site features a wealth of personal stories about how gaming made a difference.

We talk with the site’s creator and curator, Ashly Burch about HGSML’s origins, where it’s going and the impact it has had.

Featuring music by Minusbaby from the album Bias

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Persona 3 FES
Mass Effect 3
Demon’s Souls
MLB The Show 2012
This is the Only Level

Finally, thanks to Old Town Computers in Portland, OR for all their support.

Indie Game: The Movie follows three independent game developers on their journey to complete the seemingly insurmountable task of completing a video game without the aid of a giant studio. Featuring Jonathan Blow (Braid), Phil Fish (Fez), and Team Meat (Super Meat Boy‘s Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes), the film examines the lives and thoughts of these creators throughout each game’s development cycle, all the way to the finish line of public release and critical scrutiny.

Matt caught up with the film’s directors, James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot at the Hollywood Theater following Indie Game’s screening in Portland, OR. They explained how the movie was made, the misconceptions of being a game tester, and the true story behind the question “Why the SNES controller?”.

Finally, thanks to Old Town Computers and Gadget Fix in Portland, OR for all their support.

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