Archives for the 'gaming' Category
Apple gamers rejoice – is STEAM coming to the Mac soon?
Friday, March 5th, 2010
well it seems Valve’s Internet distribution platform is coming to mac!
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/03/03/valve-teases-upcoming-half-life-release-f…
Which is great news for all Apple owners/gamers
Valve will probably release Half life (various eps), Team Fortress 1 & 2 and my personal favorite Left 4 Dead on the mac! And hopefully a ton of more indie titles on the platform.
Possibly [...]
PlayStation 3 hacked by iPhone cracker
Monday, January 25th, 2010
odd to be getting these infos from the BBC…
but hey
well it looks like the same dude that hacked the iphone has done the same with the playstation 3.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8478764.stm
I still think in this day and age of networked consoles where a LARGE part part of gaming takes place online using the above [...]
Mass Effect 2 video review – game gets high marks as expected
Monday, January 25th, 2010
this game looks great but I still have to play through the 1st part of this game… since lately I can’t find the time or patience to play through all the quests and playing quick MW2 games is all I have been doing lately…
but I do digress… watching this review makes me want to [...]
2 interesting examples of video game narratives Spectre and Ulitsa Dimitrova
Monday, January 25th, 2010
These two games look quite interesting and yes the subject matter is not the usual run of the mill story of mutants or aliens that is common in most video games. While I enjoy most the above stuff what I like about these two examples is that both use video game mechanics to tell quite [...]
Bad Company 2 – Exclusive Single-Player Trailer
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
well…
yes it is yet again a war game but man this is looking good & fun! coming on my buy list! (says macho geek)
check out the HD trailer on gametrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-single-player-battlefield-bad/61088
Brink Character Customizaton vid I do like the character design & colors
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Well I have to say this game is looking quite good!
Again I realy do like the character design and the colors they are using in this game!
Brink Character Customizaton vid http://www.gametrailers.com/video/character-customizaton-brink/60975
Will be added to the “I want to play” game list…
now all I have to do is stop playing Modern warfare [...]
Muscle March available on U.S. WiiWare – that one INSANE looking game!
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
OMG!
this game looks so absurd I almost would want to get a WII just play it…
holy mother of ****!
Again the insanity of something coming out of Japan leaves me speechless!!!
Way to go Japan!!! Impressed
check out a video of the game & a short review at boing boing
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/18/get-this-namcos-musc.html [...]
brilliant reinterpretation of tetris http://www.firstpersontetris.com
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
wow!
this just a tad insane but
http://www.firstpersontetris.com
I DO LIKE IT!
thanx Andi
Recent movies as Atari 2600 games – well done!
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
In an alternate dimension the Atari 2600 is still THE game console of the masses and well any self-respecting movie has a game on it, yes?
Check this really well done collection of imagined Atari game covers of recent movies:
http://penneydesign.tumblr.com/search/retro
bravo! well done and dang this sure brings back memories!
I want more!!
thanx Olaaaaaf
VVVVVV game demo online that is one interesting looking indie game
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Simple graphics and a great platformer idea http://thelettervsixtim.es/
like it!
PixelJunk Shooter video review PS3 DLC
Friday, December 11th, 2009
There is no denying pixel junk makes cool and very pretty games and the PS3 DLC seems to be no exception!
I do love the fact that they can be a successful developer by making this kind of cool stuff and not going the mainstream way of [...]
BRINK gameplay vids – quite like the art direction
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
I am not a huge fun of FPS but…ok ok I have been playing MW2 every chance I get but… FPS tend to be a weak on narrative and art direction etc…
Anyways ever since I saw the first still of this game my interest was peaked
I quite like the character design, the color scheme(s)
it reminds [...]
Class 3 Outbreak trailer – a zombie game using google maps nice idea!
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
ok it could be argued that is game could be pretty boring to play
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-trailer-class-3/59511
BUT I do really like the the idea! think about what other great games one could come up using google maps
and… who among us wouldn’t just love to fight off a zombie apocalypse in our own town
LIKE IT [...]
Red Dead Redemption trailer HD western shooter by GTA makers Rockstar games
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I didn’t play this first one on the ps2 but Rockstar do produce great games…
so I am guess this one will be no different
check out this trailer in HD
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/my-name-red-dead/59560
The game is coming on April 27th 2010
Game controller xmas ornaments
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
fun idea and they come in different colors but while I like the idea I am not too keen on the way the controllers are ‘drawn’ a bit too rounded and cartoony for my taste… still very nice
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35215753