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Upcoming episodic adventure game Dreamfall: Chapters recently announced a music competition in which the fans were invited to create and submit original music for a chance to be included as background music in the game. However, due to a massive backlash from professional musicians, the competition was cancelled in less than 24 hours. For those…
One of the many aspects in which survival horror series Silent Hill has stood out among its gaming peers is the fact that every title takes place in or relates back to the fictional titular town. The strong emphasis on it coupled with its organic reactions to those who enter it has pretty much made…
Recently, we’ve found something interesting for the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro fans. It spells more disappointment for the Crash and Spryo franchise if what we found was true. Ryan Harrison, a professional digital artist is making bold claims about this topic. Ryan Harrison was working on both projects for a independent company. Here are the…
And to think that while boarding a plane, the previously feared terrorist groups and individuals in the last decade were mainly confined to extremist Islamist passengers, such as the ones who were responsible for 9/11. Sony, the architect behind the PlayStation consoles, had major headaches to deal with in the last few days. Not only…
Nintendo Finally Responds to Fans Requests Recently with the tragic passing of Robin Williams, fans of Nintendo’s Zelda series have petitioned to have the comedian incorporated in some form into the next game in the franchise. Williams was a huge fan of the Zelda franchise, even naming his daughter after the titular princess. The petition was featured on change.org and…
In a modern gaming world that places high emphasis on HD graphics and run-’em-down-shoot-’em-up gameplay, the many fun titles of yesteryear are often decried as “old” and “outdated.” Even classsics such as the original Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda sometimes get the snub for being small-world scrollers in a digital landscape that…
Geek culture references don’t have to spend decades making names for themselves, thanks to technological progress. Diamond Select Toys, which sells a lot of geek-related figurines such as Fluttershy from “My Little Pony” and Lara Croft from “Tomb Raider,” has plans to sell figurines of the celebrated game “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.” Although the…
Since the advent of computer gaming many things have come and gone, but one thing has always been at the forefront of gamers’ minds: Graphics. With every new game graphics have become more complex, more involved, and, most importantly, more expensive. Larger and larger sections of a game’s budget are devoted to lovingly rendering every…
An individual with a basement full of vodka may be considered an alcoholic, but someone with a giant collection of wine is classy, and also may be my new best friend. After a long day at work or play, it’s rare to find a more relaxing beverage than that perfect glass of fine wine. Or, if…
I’m a very critical person. It’s very, very rare that I’ll give my wholehearted approval on something. This goes double for games. I can (and will) even pick out flaws in games that I absolutely adore. I have yet to find an absolutely perfect game. So when I say that the ArcheAge beta was the…
As free to play becomes more and more ubiquitous, it seems to be harder and harder to find quality free to play games, especially if they’re not created by industry giants. While I doubt that free to play will ever completely replace traditional payment schemes, it seems to be here to stay, for good or…
The announcement of Project Zero: Nuregarasu no Miku (Fatal Frame: the Black-Haired Shrine Maiden) marks the first main entry in underground survival horror series Fatal Frame since 2008’s Project Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen (Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse). Back in its heyday, Fatal Frame set a pretty high bar for its survival horror…
Video games have been getting a bad rap for a while now. If they aren’t being blamed for violent behavior, depression, or addiction then it’s something else. Maybe it is time to focus on the good things that video games do for us. A Great Workout The way gaming can improve a player’s eyesight, response…
Let’s compare Warcraft with the WWE. Not much in common, there, right? On the one hand you have a franchise that’s based entirely around the graphic and glorified portrayal of ultra violence, populated by idealized and hyper sexualized characters, with cheesy drama so thick you could cut it with a knife. The fans of this…
The Tomb Raider series is rather well known among its fans (who, contrary to popular belief, are not primarily grave robbers. What a silly notion.). The series has been proudly platform agnostic, unafraid to bridge the void between PC gaming and console gaming. After all, Tomb Raider even dates back to 1996 and the Sega…