So it’s that time where i tell you some juicy games that are available on the Nintendo eShop so that you can get the most enjoyment out of your weekend playing your new purchases. So this week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content: eShop Kid Icarus™ – Of Myths and Monsters™ – The “8-bit Summer” series continues with this classic action game from ...
Read More »Here’s a question: If I told you that a new sports arcade game is coming out that promises multiplayer gaming for four friends, was friendly for anyone of any age, and features motion controllers, what game would you think? If you thought Wii Sports 2, then you might have forgotten the other motion controller out there. No, not the Kinect, the other motion controller! I’m talking about...
Read More »Since the use of 3D models and a 3D landscape in video games, gameplay mechanics for various game genres have been altered by this change. Most game genres like RPGs or Strategy games haven’t changed much with the use of 3D technology. However action games like Mario and Tomb Raider use 3D technology well. There is a dark chapter of history with games using 3D technology that should be famil...
Read More »Fur Fighters Has Arrived On iPad Do you remember the company Bizarre Creations? You should do. They are best known I believe for the Project Gotham Racing series on the original Xbox (Metropolis Street Racer on Dreamcast). They also developed one of the best-selling games on Xbox Live Arcade at the time, Geometry Wars! If you haven’t played that game or its successors, you seriously should. ...
Read More »SteelSeries, a manufacturer of competitive premium gaming peripherals today announced the SteelSeries Sensei [RAW] gaming mouse. It offers what the SteelSeries Sensei offers, without the CPU chip to deliver the amount of customisation the original mouse offers. This makes for a cheaper alternative, but doesn’t stint on quality, as everything else remains intact. You still get a mouse that is...
Read More »Arel Wars 2, the sucessor to the popular game Arel Wars developed by Gamevil has been released on Google Play today for Android devices. Arel Wars 2 keeps the defence elements that made the first game so popular, and adds RPG elements, and an unfolding storyline. It all begins in the Deven nation, with a political issue. A brother has betrayed the throne and decides instead to try and take over th...
Read More »Cliffhanger Productions, the Australian based company that developed Shadowrun, is looking for support from its fans for their latest project Shadowrun Online. After launching a Kickstarter campaign, the team has already raised over $70 thousand to fund their ambitious project. Unlike Shadow Returns before it, which focused more on offering players an enriching single-player experience, Shadowrun ...
Read More »A fighting game’s bread and butter, to me, has to be the variety of characters inside the game. I still remember Killer Instinct on the SNES had some of the most diverse characters for a fighting game, going from a stereotypical native American to an undead skeleton. However Team NINJA seems focused on keeping their characters as real as possible, even though they fight against each other wi...
Read More »Treyarch, the makers of the Call of Duty Black Ops and its upcoming sequel, have released addiction information about the game, stating that the story is being written by Trent Reznor, the man who brought us “Batman: The Dark Knight”, to create a well developed and immerse story. Reznor said that “I look at video games as a true art form, the chance to be involved in something li...
Read More »Most action RPGs tend to mimic the mechanics of Diablo a bit too much. Some action RPGs do well with mimicking the click-death-loot mechanic of Diablo well, such as Torchlight. Others seem content with re-creating the wheel, like Titan Quest. Nothing wrong with giving the same experience, but one thing I wish they wouldn’t have copied is the layout of the controls for Diablo. The mouse and k...
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