Browsing all posts from December, 2011.

Bioshock 3: A Review for the Nintendo Wii

Bioshock 3: A Review for the Nintendo Wii

A while ago, I began working on a time machine. While the purpose of it was to go back and stop myself doing a lot of silly things I did in the past (such as begin building a time machine), I was dismayed to discover…

Fanboys

Fanboys

Fanboy ‘noun’
Pronunciation: fan-boi
Definition: see below

My research into the term “fanboy” hasn’t yielded much in the way of reliable information. I know that its first use could have been as early as 1919 but I have no idea as to…

Borderlands – Fresh Look

Borderlands – Fresh Look

What is a treasure hunter to do? You’ve gone to Pandora, you’ve searched for the vault, and you’ve completed the story and mopped up all the remaining missions. What’s next?

Well there are a few options available to you. You can start a new game,…

Won’t somebody, please, think of the children?!

Won’t somebody, please, think of the children?!

As gamers, we’ve all been outraged at times by the sensationalist headlines that certain, mostly rightwing, sections of the media insist on putting out that suggest that gaming is a source of evil in the world. Less concerned with integrity than in scaring the bejesus…

Bayonetta – First Look

Bayonetta – First Look

Next to ‘First Person Shooter games’, I have to say that ‘Hack and Slash’ is definitely second in line for being my all time, favorite genre.  Titles such as ‘Devil May Cry’, ‘Ninja Gaiden’ and ‘God Of War’ have a bloodthirsty effect on me that…

Blur, a beta impression

Blur, a beta impression

When the beta code found its way into my inbox a couple of days ago it didn’t take too long for the 360 to be fired up and the beta client to find itself in my download queue.

For those perhaps…

Two Out of Three

Two Out of Three

Another round of wrestling with the Sims 3 launcher had me spitting venom recently; just the sheer number of hours that I have spent just trying to patch the game and trawling the internet to see if anyone shares my woes is ridiculous.  Given the…