There was a time when most games were about highscores and staving off the inevitable “game over”. It’s a wonderful thing that gaming has grown to bear the variety and depth that it now does, ...
Read More »New Releases 8/22-8/28: You’re The One That I Want (To Kill)
In a perfect world Danny Zuko would be an unlockable character in Mafia 2. Since Paramount Pictures probably doesn’t want its “Greased Lightning”-crooning characters mixed up in Vito Scaletta’s underworld, these two realms will likely ...
Read More »The Tech-Gaming Podcast, 4-3: Vagrant Love
On World 4-3, DesertEagle and TideGear discuss a glaring PSN omission, as well as offer Ys Seven, Lara Croft, and Worms Reloaded impressions. Later, we offer listeners a rousing round of trivia, before ripping into ...
Read More »Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light Review
Much like Tomb Raider‘s far-flung locales, Lara Croft’s career has been filled with both resplendent peaks and austere gorges. Over her fourteen-year reign, the charismatic archeologist has starred in nine games, as well as comic ...
Read More »Second Shot- Sniper: Ghost Warrior Review
Few games have had a service record as erratic as Sniper: Ghost Warrior. Within hours of receiving a review copy in late June, the publisher asked if I could hold our review until the game ...
Read More »A Spoonful of Sugar- Disney Sing It: Family Hits Review
At my house, karaoke is king. Although Rock Band and Guitar Hero jam sessions sporadically break out, most participants prefer picking up a microphone and intuitively belting out a song, rather than worrying about the ...
Read More »New Releases 8/15-8/21: Kane, Lynch, and Lara Edition
Although The term, “dog days” is frequently used to describe a duration of exceedingly warm temperatures, it also refers to a period marked by a lack of new development. Appropriately, the sequel to 2007’s Kane ...
Read More »Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: the Game Review
I consider myself something of an arcade brawler connoisseur: from Captain Commando to X-Men, I’ve played them all. While others have damned the genre to a shallow grave of irrelevance, I had to seek refuge ...
Read More »The Tech-Gaming Podcast, 4-2 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Hype
This week, the Tech-Gaming crew debates whether the Scott Pilgrim phenomenon is the genuine article and offers impressions of StarCraft II, Galaxy Crash Portable, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, as well as Scott Pilgrim vs. ...
Read More »Three Day Weekend- Monday Night Combat Review
Creating a game which can please both those craving multiplayer interaction as well as solitary gamers, can be a challenging undertaking. As Castlevania: Harmony of Despair illustrated, a mechanic intended for online teams can create ...
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