Numerous developers have tried to capture the essence of the Indiana Jones films to varying degrees of success. From the primitive action of the Atari 2600 title, Raiders of the Lost Ark, to the graphic-adventure ...
Read More »New Releases 6/8-6/14: Read, Link, and Destroy, Edition
Title wise, this week seems creatively bankrupt, with only PS2 racer, Jeep Thrills, bringing a small smile to our stoic faces. Snapping necks with a sixaxis controller on Thursday should bring us an iota of ...
Read More »A New Take on the Licensed Game is Bourne: Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy Reviewed
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy isn’t your typical licensed game. It forgoes the star appeal of the film series- neither Matt Damon’s likeness nor voice are featured. It also appears nearly a year after the ...
Read More »Going to War Alongside the Darksiders
Back in 2003, now defunct publisher 3DO was showing Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a xbox game whose plotline was influenced by the Book of Revelations. Players controlled Abaddon, an arch-angel with flowing, long-hair, a ...
Read More »3D Controller for a 3D World
Moore’s Law states that CPU processing power approximately doubles every two years. As CPU power increases, the amount of graphical fidelity in our games increases correspondingly. While there is debate among both gamers and critics ...
Read More »CGS – Season Two
As basketball fans will be watching the Lakers and Celtics reignite a longtime rivalry, a new season of intense competition will be beginning its second season on Monday. The Championship Gaming Series (or CGS) will ...
Read More »New Releases 6/1-6/7: Cineplex Edition
With a whopping 71 percent (17 out of 24) of this week’s new releases based on films, it might be time to pop some popcorn, and turn on the old game console. Just be sure ...
Read More »Singstar Raises the Bar
While some might argue that SCEA’s new PS3 title, Singstar isn’t true karaoke (as the singer’s voice isn’t removed nor reduced in volume), few would argue that the package isn’t overwhelmingly fun. For the past ...
Read More »Shutout and Stonewalled
In the realm of video game journalism, access is everything. By fostering relationships with publishers and public relations executives, journalists are privy to exclusive interviews, art for cover stories, and review copies of games. The ...
Read More »Full Circle Warrior
Full Spectrum Warrior has traveled full circle. In 1998 the Army created a $45 million dollar research program, based at the University of Southern California. The Institute for Creative Technologies was a unique partnership between ...
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