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Guild Wars 2 Forum Website Launches
If you’re a PC gamer, you more than likely have heard of Guild Wars. The free-to-play online game has racked up around 6 million players, and has spanned 3 expansion titles. Being one of the most successful PC games of all time, a sequel announcement was inevitable. Last year, Arenanet announced Guild Wars 2 and [...]
Continue reading...Female Characters In Gaming: Past, Present, and Future
15. October 2009
The history of female involvement in video games has been a rocky one. Back in the proverbial day it was unheard of to find a girl that enjoyed playing video games. If you did know a person of the finer sex who played video games, it was like finding a diamond in the ruff. These days though the taboo of the situation has lifted, and evolved. Which has inevitably led to female characters in video games to evolve, somewhat.
Continue reading...It’s Good To Be a Super Hero Now
24. September 2009
When you break down the base formula of super hero video games, you'd think a positive outcome would occur. Superman gets to fly around and punch bad guys through walls and if he wants incinerate them with eye ball laser beams. Who wouldn't want to do that in a video game?
Continue reading...Hide Your Children – Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain
25. August 2009
We live in a society today where so much of it relies on protecting our children. With access to the internet, movies, games it can be hard to decide upon what is appropriate for kids and what is not. Which is why we have rating systems to help parents figure out what their children can view or not. Also, these ratings are the basis for most laws which make it illegal for businesses to sell inappropriate material to minors. That is unless you live in Britain.
Continue reading...PSP + Cell Phone = “iPhone Killer”?
30. June 2009
As the hordes of electronics manufacturer rush to compete with the legendary iPhone, a new competitor enters the fray. But the new competitor entering the arena has more than armloads of apps and cutting-edge features. It has games. Lots of games. Cool games. It’s the Sony Play Station Portable, now rumored to be going mobile [...]
Continue reading...Collaborative Game Design with HeroEngine
25. June 2009
When it comes to collaborative game development, no engine is doing better for the gaming world than HeroEngine from Simutronics. The platform allows developers and artists to interact and work on a project no matter where they are located. This dissolves the need for a constant in-house solution and opens the doors to a telecommuting [...]
Continue reading...NPD Group: Gaming more popular than movies
22. May 2009
Staying in and playing videogames is becoming more popular than going out to watch a movie, according to new research from the NPD Group.
Continue reading...New PSP Rolling Out
30. April 2009
Gamers, take heed. Sony has a new device almost ready to roll out. In order to see it, you’ll need to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, which is when Sony plans to unveil the new device. The new device, long-awaited by PSP enthusiasts, comes with a lot of speculation as to new features and improvements.
Continue reading...Will World of Warcraft soon be on the iPhone?
27. April 2009
The blogosphere is buzzing with the rumor that the hugely popular MMO, World of Warcraft, could soon be available on the iPhone.
Continue reading...Will OnLive Be The Next Phase Of Video Gaming?
27. March 2009
As I keep reading about OnLive, and watch videos of it in action I think back to a very insightful quote: "No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a lifetime.” - James T Mccay
Continue reading...Video Game – Movie Transitions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
5. March 2009
Last week we saw what I can only consider to be a travesty against the forces of the universe. I’m not talking about the near hit we could have taken from an asteroid, but the release of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-li. In fact, I’d almost rather take the asteroid than to see this [...]
Continue reading...The History Of Star Wars Video Games
5. February 2009
Star Wars has ruled the entertainment galaxy for what seems like forever. Since I've been alive, Star Wars has always been around in some shape or form. Whether it's books, bed sheets, holiday musicals it seems like Star Wars will always be a part of my life. Nothing has really come close to capturing the magic of the original trilogy, but one form of media that has come close is in video games.
Continue reading...EGM, A Legend Fades Into The Night
8. January 2009
I fear that as we tread further into the digital age we’ll be seeing more headlines like this for magazine publications. To quote Egon, from the Ghostbusters, “Print is Dead”. As information becomes available faster, and faster over the internet most video game magazines have been made obsolete. The ones that are still around are [...]
Continue reading...New Ghostbusters Trailer Revives The 6 Year Old In Me
5. December 2008
I enjoyed many different franchises from the mid-late 80's, but there was one that trumped them all. Ghostbusters. I had a tape of Ghostbusters that I honestly watched about 100-200 times. Just ask my parents if you don't believe me. They can quote every line from the movie, just from being around while I was mesmerized by Stay-Puft.
Continue reading...World of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King; Everyone Including Your Grandmother Is Playing It
26. November 2008
I'd say about 1 in 2 people reading this either play World of Warcraft, know someone that plays it, or has completely lost their lives to it. The reason I know that is because the expansion pack to WoW, Wrath of the Lich King set record numbers for sales its first 24 hours upon release.
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