Tag Archives: videogames
Shoot’em Up Sunday: Satazius
Developer: Astro Port Publisher: Nyu Media and Capcom Release Date: December 18th 2011 Platform: PC Bonus: Winner of the August 2008 Jikkyo Play Contents Award Crafted from the minds of just three developers, Astro Port’s Satazius (SA- taze-ee-us) encapsulates my boyhood dream of building the most “awesomest” game ever. But what was once the […]
REVIEW: The Last of Us
There’s a longstanding joke that videogame heroes are mass murderers, laying waste to hundreds of enemies in a matter of hours. The Last of Us, from developer Naughty Dog, provides a context for its serial homicide. As lead characters Joel and Ellie become proficient murderers, killing becomes as natural and as necessary as breathing, but […]
I Don’t Like This One Bit: Microsoft’s Gaming Future In Jeopardy
Microsoft officially announced its latest console for the next generation. Never has so little been said by so many at the Microsoft Campus in Seattle. At a brisk 60 minutes, the announcement of the Xbox One came peppered with superlatives and “game-changing” features that had nothing to do with playing games. Let me be clear, […]
Welcome to Kingmaker
Three years ago I jettisoned one retail job during the recession only to find work at another doomed sales position. The new store I was working at was on the verge of closing and I began thinking of careers that were a tad more future-proof. For a week, I considered joining the military. Then I […]
E3 2013 PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: PREVIEW – PART 3!!!
Last and quite possibly least in my 2013 E3 Preview Preview is Microsoft. The once proud software juggernaut has been reduced to a turd-juggling monkey. Although the Windows Phone, Surface, and Windows 8 OS may have made Microsoft the most talented primate in the zoo, they have done nothing to capture the imagination of consumers. […]
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