We asked one hundred people to name an odd noise that occurs inexplicably. You said "Tweet", or survey said... *brr brrrrrr*
It is becoming increasingly common for publishers to include a games soundtrack as a bonus in the collector’s or limited edition...
The magazine world is now going through a bit of a transition period, with the immediate future not looking too good.
If you’ve not read part 1 yet it might be worth going back and reading it. I’m going Empire Strikes Back on this post and getting right to it.
So, with my lack of a Mac being a problem, I needed to find something that’ll let me make a game in Windows. Quick poke around Google and I’ve found a programme called ORX, which says it’s OpenGL whatever…
Alan Wake is a man of mystery in more ways than one. After five long years in the making, the titular character wakes up on the Xbox with a groggy head and, finally, we can see if the game, legendary in its schedule slippage, was worth the wait – that is, if the curious amongst us haven’t lost interest before now and drifted to other, story-driven, titles.
Alan Wake is…
Batman seems to have it all when it comes to adapting a comic book hero (or anti-hero, to be more accurate) for a video game. He’s got no super powers, true, but he’s incredibly strong and athletic for a human, extremely smart and keen enough at deductive reasoning to the point where he makes Sherlock Holmes look like a bit of a dunce, he has literally endless legions of villains…
Given that I have the balance, grace and co-ordination of the average Vanessa Feltz, skateboarding for me is one of those sports that I generally avoid along with, you know, sports. It’s a shame though as there is so much to like about it. The music, usually a cross between American hardcore punk and early hip hop, the clothes, t-shirts, baggy jeans and skate shoes, and ridiculous levels of skill…
For every genre that exists in gaming, there’s one that’s always held a special place in my giant fluffy heart. Yes, I’ve flirted with other genres and I’ve even enjoyed the company of modern hybrids. But for me, it’s always been about the RPG.
No other type of game has ever come close to eliciting the responses that I’ve felt in the RPG and I can only live in hope…
