Browsing all posts from April, 2012.

FPS on Natal?  Dear God!

FPS on Natal? Dear God!

Let me set the scene… Los Angeles, June 2009 and it’s the time of the Electronic Entertainment Expo or, as us gamers know it as, E3. Last year, during Microsoft’s yearly conference, it was revealed that they recognised how much of a success the Wii’s…

The Hand-me-down Effect

The Hand-me-down Effect

There was a time when you could go into a games store and browse a selection of games to buy at various prices. The new games were proudly displayed in multi-tiered shelves; the slightly older games, albeit still in the games chart, stacked sideways with…

Getting The Game You Wanted

Getting The Game You Wanted

That is the question a lot of gamers might have to start asking themselves; can they get the game they desire in the form that they desire. More and more frequently it is the practise of publishers to bring out two, three, or even four…

Dawn of War II

Dawn of War II

The real time strategy genre can sometimes get tarred with “no innovation” brush, which overall I think I’d probably agree with. That said it’s such a closed genre that changing things drastically like one would in say a first person shooter could easily become too…

Breast Laid Plans

Breast Laid Plans

Is it just me or are computer game characters getting sexier?

How’s that for an opening question, eh? I’d go as far as saying it’s up there with “Who really believes Natal will be good?” or “Why is Uwe Boll such a dick?” – please…

Peripheral domination

Peripheral domination

The way we play games has changed dramatically over the last few years and if you turned the clock back to the turn of the millennium and told people we’d be standing in the middle of the room making complete fools of ourselves waving our…