Review by Nick H. The term ‘gaming keyboard’ indicates additional functionality above and beyond just precision typing. But that implies that it should also do typing very well, and while I spent more than enough time using my mouse and keyboard for gaming, I actually use my keyboard for traditional…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I am completely convinced it is more difficult to make a game for children than any other genre. Because simply making a simple, watered down version of whatever existing genre the developers have decided to appropriate won’t work. Children are not stupid, they understand and demand…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Pool is a very strategic game. It’s not just that there are the various angles and shots a person can play, but as with poker, it’s more important to consider your opponent than what is in front of you. If I do not think I can…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. While gaming has a number of tropes that should probably be toned down – like the righteous yet murderous white protagonist who wins fondles and admiration from the girl, despite all the said murder, for example – amassing a charming force of individually unique awesomeness to…
Read MoreInterview by David W. Yesterday we published the first part of an interview with Dawn Patrol Games as it prepared for the release of Nitropia: War Commanders. Today we bring you the second part. Set 300 hundred years in the future, a destructive race of aliens called the Magmites are…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is not really what I expected. What I expected was one of those ridiculous hypersexualised teen romance/ drama/ slice of life dealies like Photo Kano. What I got was something that was surprisingly touching and honest. The anime follows the exploits…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. With no Battlefield game on the way this year, Call of Duty gets to be the premier holiday season FPSer. With a new developer at the helm promising a host of new features and a revamp for a new generation of hardware, there was a lot…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. What if you went to sleep but couldn’t wake up? What if, to make matters worse, you were trapped in a nightmare instead of a beautiful relaxing meadow? It’s hard to imagine this, but what if you put yourself there? Addiction is a hard thing to…
Read MoreInterview by David W. India and Sri Lanka have long been considered the out-sourcer’s paradise, offering a huge, highly skilled enterprise software workforce. As out-sourced business applications typically rely on the skills of those adept in meeting specification, a gap in the market has opened for entertainment software innovators. It’s…
Read MoreArticle by Nick H. Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels have been met with some mixed reactions, though most would agree that the mechanics in part XIII-2 addressed a lot of the concerns that stemmed from the first title. I know personally, I enjoyed Final Fantasy XIII-2 quite a bit…
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