Gaming – Technology In Play

Back in the late 90s, the gaming industry was taking a significant turn in its definition and scale of game play. With 3D gaming technology being fully employed into games such as Super Mario 64 (1997), the strong cinematic narrative seen in Metal Gear Solid…

Gaming Divisions

Games traditionally have been divided along clear lines into separate genres, each one with its own sub-types and core demographic of fans. There are the role-playing games and strategy titles that are identified with bespectacled nerds who don’t like to come out into direct sunlight;…

Two Worlds II – A Look Ahead

Anyone who knows the slightest thing about my gaming habits will be aware of the fact that I prefer to immerse myself in one game at a time and, depending on workload and the depth of the game, this could mean literally playing the same…

Down The Rabbit Hole

Do you want to know what I love about gaming? Of course you do, or you wouldn’t be reading this article. “Is it having a 12 year old American annihilate you on Modern Warfare 2, following each kill with a high pitched barrage of insults?”…

Risen – Fresh Look

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Although I was unable to dedicate the number of hours I’d have liked to in order to follow on from chapter two through to completion, I can now say that my time within Faranga has…

Video Games – The REAL Beginning

When talking about old video games most people would say that the very first was PONG. Well, guess what, most people are wrong. I don’t blame them for being wrong, as there were only three that came before it, but for the record the very…

Reaching Objectives

The first gaming console (if you could call it that) I owned was a simple little device.  The two controllers were long, squarish, and silver with a yellowy orange slider bar going up and down.  The main controller had the options of choosing which game…