During last July’s Electronic Extertainment Expo, I witnessed a young men dressed as Final Fantasy VII villain Sephiroth. Within a few steps on entering the convention center, he was accosted, and quickly escorted out the ...
Read More »E for All 2008 Photosteam
Veni, Vidi, Vici. More specifically, we came, we played, we were disappointed. With a tragically scant number of unreleased, major games on display (Tom Clancy’s EndWar and Far Cry 2 being the exceptions), E for ...
Read More »Game or Stress Inducer: We Review Air Traffic Chaos
Typically, most of us play games recreationally. For some, an hour fragging opponents in Call of Duty 4 might be the perfect catharsis after a punishing day at the office. Therefore, one of the great ...
Read More »Web of the Dead: Surviving the Outbreak
Whether playing Resident Evil or watching a George A. Romero film, a poignant question inevitably comes to the players/viewers mind: ‘Could I survive a zombie infestation?” The people behind those insipid viral marketing campaigns for ...
Read More »New Releases 9/28-10/4: Calm Before the Storm Edition
It’s officially autumn. Which means shorter days, chilly evenings, and a deluge of games is about to rain upon us. This week, players may have a last change to catch up on their piles of shame (unopened ...
Read More »Bewitched by The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
I’d like to welcome Tech-Gaming’s latest addition to our writing staff- Blackmage, who be assisting us in covering PC related goodness. With the popularity of World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and Lord ...
Read More »Flowing with de Blob
According to psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, ‘flow’ is the mental state a person reaches when they are fully immersed in a task. Commonly known as being ‘in the zone’, Csikszentmihalyi isolated nine elements that occur when ...
Read More »Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys- Lego Batman Reviewed
Bruce Wayne, after visiting Sam Fisher’s yard sale. After giving the polycarbonate treatment to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, developer Traveller’s Tales has ...
Read More »Pure Enjoyment
The game even models wind resistance; shirts ripple more as your speed increases. With Pure, Baja: Edge of Control, and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift being released within weeks of each other, ...
Read More »New Releases 9/21 – 9/27: Deficit Spending Edition
With nearly sixty SKUs hitting store shelves, we are certain of two things- wallets will be emptied (or credit cards maxed), and console usage should dramatically increase this week. A week that includes Disgaea, LEGO ...
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