As I stared at the RedBox kiosk outside my local Walgreens, I glanced back down at my phone. The promotional code sent to me would be good for a free DVD rental, or as I have learned from past experience, a dollar off of a game rental. I glanced back up at the kiosk and thought to myself, “Well… it […]
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Board games made into video games are a weird breed. Often we play video games alone, even when we play with other people (that is to say we are alone in the room). Meanwhile, board games are typically social experiences, played with family and friends on a rainy day or as just a good old-fashioned time waster. As a result, […]
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Duke Nukem Forever quickly became one of the most ironic names in video game history. Over the last twelve years the game had been premiered, cancelled, premiered again and shelved more times than many of us can remember. So it was a big surprise when Gearbox announced they had purchased the rights to Duke Nukem from 3D Realms and premiered […]
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Mooniz for iPhone is a pretty addicting game that takes only a short time to get the hang of. Creatures of different colors fill the screen (I guess these would be the Moonizs). When you see 3 or more of the same color in a row you tap it. Larger combos yield more points. Points lead to stars. A set […]
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Having spawned a total of four games over three consoles, two full length animated films, a full length novel, graphic novels, and a rumored feature length film in production, the Dead Space franchise has done well for itself. In terms of the games, Dead Space and Dead Space Extraction have received largely positive press. Additionally, Dead Space 2 performed better […]
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Holy crapping crap, crapping some bricks! This pretty much sums up my experiences playing The Witcher 2 thus far. This game is absolutely downright amazing all across the board. Frankly I haven’t been this excited about playing an RPG since Lost Odyssey a very long time ago, and I can say that I like it a lot more. From character […]
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Like lost toys, the half a pizza with pineapple and children on a field trip without a buddy, some video games simply get left behind. Sometimes they were just released at the wrong time, eclipsed by a much bigger game or a surprise chart topper. Sometimes they just had bad marketing, or too many misconceived ideas about the game spread […]
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New to doing this, I have never actually sat down and attempted to review a game, so when my friend came to me wondering if I would be interested, I wasn’t too sure how it would go and decided to give it a shot. Admittedly, finding out the first game to review was a game of the casual genre, I […]
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Atari continues the year of the classic remake (still working on a more clever title) with their latest old school game to get a modern make over; Star Raiders. Much like their previous efforts, Yar’s Revenge, Star Raiders didn’t have a whole lot of source material in the 8 bit original to inspire the remake and this of course has […]
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In the wake of certain recent super-secret special-ops/CIA missions that have taken place this week, it seemed fitting to take a few minutes and talk about one of the best special-ops kind of franchises in gaming. With Splinter Cell Conviction, Ubisoft took a bit of a gamble. They took a beloved franchise and changed it up. Notoriously gamers respond bad […]
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