From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM tomorrow representatives from Sony Playstation will be on the Arizona State University Campus promoting the PS3, PS Vita, and assorted games. They held their first round of events today and will be doing pretty much the same stuff tomorrow as well. If you’re on […]
Remember Me Shines at the End of a Generation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nnIjIvIQsg8] With the end of the current generation of consoles all but certain this holiday season, it’s surprising to see the number of new games and new properties that are being wheeled out by various publishers. The Last of Us from Naughty Dog is the one that seems to have […]
Realism and Motion Capture in Video Games
Technology keeps updating and innovating in the realm of video games. It’s become an expectation for graphics to improve, but do better graphics mean more realism? Since the transition to more powerful processors and graphics cards, consoles and computers alike have encouraged projects to pay more attention to the aesthetics. […]
There’s More to February Gaming than Dead Space 3
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXhaO1IbXrE] Easily the most anticipated game of February 2013 was Dead Space 3 which came out two days ago on Tuesday. Everyone who pre-ordered it or rushed out and got it at midnight did so quite rightly. The Dead Space franchise has offered a pretty solid experience throughout and from what I’ve […]
Begun, the Next Console Wars Have or ‘Hey, Look! The PS4’
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d-3GMHIgR-U] Yes, this video is exactly what you think it is. This is Sony’s cryptic little hint that after hearing endless rumors for the past year, they are finally going to officially announce the successor to the PS3, the currently codenamed PS Orbis, on February 20th. While I’m not thrilled about the […]
Can You Survive the Holder’s Dominion?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHs8o6Xn7Ew] A friend of mine recently linked the above trailer for the debut indie novel, the Holder’s Dominion, which was written by a friend of hers from college, Genese Davis. Without really knowing anything about it, I decided to give it a look and I have to admit that my […]
Steam’s Annual Sales Do Weird Things To Me and I Have the Backlog to Prove It
I love Steam. I really do. I bow down to Gabe Newell and Valve. Top notch thinking there. But as much as I love Steam, their annual sales do things to me. Before my friend Tom convinced me to get an account I had never been much of a computer […]
Your First Look At Upcoming Indie Game Full Bore
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu1Bn5hj4FU] Anthropomorphic heroes are nothing new to us. But when we think of talking animals saving the day we tend to think of Mickey Mouse or any number of other cute, cuddly Disney leading animals. Whole Hog Games‘ Fredrick joins Pumba, Wilber, Spider-Pig, Babe, and Gordy in a rare brotherhood […]
Forward Unto Dawn, a pleasant surprise; Blood and Chrome, a foreboding disappointment
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfJVgXBfSH8] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT79x4qM4FE] There are two things you need to know about me before reading this article. One: I’m not ashamed to say that I am in a love affair with Battlestar Galactica. It started when I was a Freshman in high school and has been ongoing. I am ashamed to say […]
The Uncertain Future of the Star Wars Extended Universe
It is hard to overstate the iconic position Star Wars has held in American pop culture. For decades the movies have been considered among the greatest movies of all time. There have been countless action figures and memorabilia produced. People who haven’t even seen the movies understand phrases like “Luke, […]
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