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.
As well as being a childlike geek with a passion for gaming, I have a rather artistic side. I love painting and sketching, I love writing, I love buggering about with Photoshop and I love admiring other pieces of art – even CD and computer game box art has its place and whether or not you like to admit it, so do computer games themselves. Just look at games like…
So, the big three have done their corporate shilling at E3 2010 and, as expected, it was about anything but games. From Microsoft reinventing the Eye Toy to Sony reinventing the Wii Remote and puffing up their chests to pretend that the PS3 is actually selling, the whole thing wasn’t exactly great for those of us who like the feel of a d-pad under our thumbs. Then you had the…
There is a small, niche corner of the PC gaming market that likes nothing better than to plot aggressive empire building and colonisation, political manoeuvres, industrial revolutions, and epic battles all on an intergalactic scale, and from the comfort of their computer desks. Not content to be mere armchair generals, or Earth-bound emperors, these would-be interstellar grand admirals spend months or even years of their lives playing the few games…
Recently I have been playing some games on the Wii with my girlfriend and the whole scenario got me wondering about how competitive I really am and how I seem to vary my game playing to suit my opponent. Generally, as a confirmed apathetic with severe meh tendencies you’d be forgiven for thinking I’d not be bothered about winning or losing so long as the effort involved didn’t break through…
Energon-this. Energon-that. Those Decepticons don’t talk about anything else. If only one enterprising Transformer would start the Scottish and Southern Energon company and distribute the energy efficiently it would save all these frantic battles and the lives of countless unnamed, unappreciated robot soldiers. No, I haven’t decided to become an alien peacekeeper. I simply chose to purchase a game that is outside of my comfort zone; something I wouldn’t even…
