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On February 4th The Sims crew celebrated the franchise’s fourteenth birthday with Twitter parties, physical parties, and a free copy of the Town Life stuff pack (expires Feb. 10). With over a decade worth of llama jokes and plumbobs, The Sims has developed quite a following. The game is sold across the globe for personal computers,…
Energy gauges are useful. They tell you when your phone is close to calling it quits, when you need to immediately save in order to avoid losing progress on your laptop, and how far your car can get you before you need to fuel it up. But the truth is, we humans get tired too–…
It was already known that Airtight Games released its ghostly action-adventure, “Murdered: Soul Suspect” to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation. Don’t worry lonely little Xbox One users, Microsoft announced today that the game will also be released for Xbox One. The game centers around a dead Detector Ronan O’Connor who uses his DEADly powers…
I was hesitant about preordering the Imperial Edition of Elder Scrolls Online….But then I remembered the time I didn’t get the Collector’s Edition of Skyrim and it was worse than an arrow to the knee! Luckily, if your fear about pre-ordering Elder Scrolls Online has been rising like a drauger because “What if it’s just…
It is quite clear that video game scores have evolved over the years. They have made a drastic transformation from simple electronic jingles to complete soundtracks accompanied by orchestras. The music is also becoming more recognized as an art form and getting closer to the level of respect that film soundtracks receive. The true beauty of…
Starting at approximately 5:00pm Pacific Time yesterday PlayStation Now began sending out emails to the private beta. The beta includes “exclusive access to test PlayStation’s game streaming service before its full launch and the opportunity to provide your regular feedback to the PlayStation Now team.” The email suggests that participants should connect their PlayStation 3…
Bethesda’s upcoming MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online pre-orders are now available and will hit the PC digital shelves on April 4th of this year. Today Bethesda announced details on an upgraded and more expensive Imperial Edition, prompting the PC digital retailer GameFly to sell both the Standard and Imperial Edition on their site. What’s notable…
You find yourself playing the Call of Duty match of your life. You are approaching a record kill/death ratio and your highest kill streak award. But as your hope for victory rises, time is running out and the pressure is on. You turn every corner with a swift, yet nervous caution. Then, in the corner…
For storytellers and gamers alike, there is something special about The Sims that just warms our hearts. Whether you’ve been with the franchise from the beginning, or jumped on the bandwagon for TS3, these games provide an easy escape. You can replace hectic, stressful reality with a virtual version on a smaller scale. You don’t…
Gears Of War Finds New Home With Microsoft Microsoft announced this morning that they have acquired the rights to the Gears Of War franchise from Epic Games. Play stationers can go home, because this means that the franchise will be staying with Xbox for a while. They also announced that Black Tusk Studios will…
We love Mario; he’s just awesome. A lot of people claim to know all about the little plumber, throwing random facts around to prove it. But how well do you really know Mario? He has had an extreme number of occupations over his lifetime, some of them more interesting than others. It’s almost funny when…
The smartphone gaming world is evolving everyday and becoming more dynamic. What started with simple swipe and tap games has evolved to have a of variety driving games, shooters and RPGs. Because of this change, many companies have started to make controllers that attach directly to smartphones to enhance the gaming experience. Many resemble Playstation…
Its a bit funny but we’re now at a point where whenever PlayStation 4 machines are in stock, they’ll make the news wave simply because the 8th Gen console from Sony is THAT hard to find (even though we’re well past Christmas). We’re not joking, just two days ago GameStop sends out a press-release, letting…
Cats. The internet loves them but your shelf and table space, not so much. They walk across your keyboard, sit on books and boxes that you need to pick up, and knock over everything not nailed to your desk– occasionally including the actual desk. Everybody Wants to be a Cat Now, you too can…
We’ve seen it throughout popular culture: The hero stares down the enemy who is sitting at the very same table. In between them is a high-powered revolver, with only one chamber loaded. The hero’s only option is a game of chance. With no hesitation he picks the gun up and points it to his temple….