opinion: I just thought about it recently. Mistwalker, the company featuring basically the A-team from Square Enix and Final Fantasy games have solely made exclusives games for a particular console or device and never have ported that game. They first began with the Xbox 360, developing Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey. Next they went to Nintendo DS with a few games including some Blue Dragon spin-off...
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One of the hot topics that continues to rage on in the United States today is guns, violent media, particularly violent video games. Just about any news station you turn it on, you’ll see a group of “analysis” or “experts” giving their opinion about how video games should be banned, they should be controlled, but without really backing it up with anything of substance...
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2012 really was Minecraft’s year. Well, Minecraft and the Mayan calendar. Why was 2012 all about Minecraft? There’s the obvious answer: the PC and iOS versions released at the tail end of 2011 while the Xbox version released in Spring of 2012, but that answer is no fun. How is it that Minecraft has hooked so many people (including myself) with all its blocky, scary, and sometimes buggy glory? I pl...
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In the very recent past we used to play games, finish them, and move on. Console games were primitive by today’s standards, but PC gamers got something special for their devotion: expansion packs. Usually made by the same developer, expansion packs breathed new life into our old PC favorites. My favorite: Redneck Rampage and its expansion, Redneck Rampage: Suckin’ Grits on Route 66. What a g...
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I don’t know where to start with this. It’s a mess. There are few women in the interactive industry, and the ones who make it there are treated miserably. The more I think about it, the angrier I become. This, I’m told, is a very ugly trait for a woman. All I can say is that the whole thing is incredibly cyclical, and is spiraling into a point where women are shoved aside to cater to the needs of ...
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Skyrim, Bethesda’s most recent installment in The Elder Scrolls series has been out for almost one year. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how this title fits into the gaming landscape and what it has to say about the role of single-player games. We’re being bombarded with games that have terrible single-player campaigns that are tacked on to a better multiplayer option. Call of Duty has sho...
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I am a massive, massive Oddworld fan. This is a fact that my family, friends and even work mates know of and when we were given the opportunity to chillax with the awesome developers over at Just Add Water Developments, I instantly exploded with a raging mushroom cloud of excitement. Not only did we get the privilege of trying out their up and coming Stranger’s Wrath for the Playstation Vita, but ...
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First off, I want to make it clear that this is not a game review. We have game reviews on this site that break down whether or not you should pick up certain titles, and they are done very well. This column is for readers and gamers who want to think about the concepts operating behind the games that they enjoy. My interpretation of these games could be completely wrong, so feel free to contribut...
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At Eurogamer 2012, we had the pleasure of meeting Chris Carver, the Marketing Director of Kukouri Mobile Entertainment for an exclusive interview about their new title, Tiny Troopers. Developed by Kukouri Mobile Entertainment, and published by Iceberg Interactive, Tiny Troopers is a fully 3D squad-based action-shooter. It is produced in a comical cartoon style, and looks very vibrant and colourful...
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Thoughts VS Opinions “Digital Downloads and Ownership” For a while now I have looked at the games industry from a rather long distance away when it comes to their business practices. Slowly we have begun to see that companies feel that the consumer isn’t entitled to digital products that they pay their well earned cash for. Today my mind completely snapped when I found out that not onl...
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