Blizzcon Virtual Ticket
The bad news is Blizzcon 2010 tickets sold out faster than it took to load the order page. The good news is if you really just wanted the loot for attending then you are in luck.
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Month: September 2010
Paul Kogan: OMGPOP
Having hidden aliens suddenly fire on you, the ominous music and the pit in your stomach you felt when sneaking into an enemy ship made for unbelievable tension. I have not found a game that’s been able to replicate the sense of tension X-Com created.
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POD: MegaMan Universe
Mega Man games are beloved by fans all over the world. Since their debut in 1987, Mega Man has remained a videogame icon, having starred in more than 140 titles over the last 22 years. The connection he’s made with pop culture at large has extended beyond games and into cartoons, toys, clothing, comics, kid’s meals, and more. Part of that popularity is driven by the series’ ability to evolve over time yet consistently retain the addictive gameplay experience that sets Mega Man games apart.
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Aubrey Norris: SouthPeak Games
I LOVED Blaster Master as a kid – fighting radioactive frogs and driving a tank? What more could you ask for? Plus the game was hard as crap – beating that game definitely was one of my proudest moments of nerddom.
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Halo Reach: Deliver Hope Trailer
Whether you like the Halo series or not (really, who doesn’t like it) you will like this trailer. You might have seen shorter versions of the live action trailer titled “Deliver Hope” but now you can see the full version. It is incredibly well done showcasing some great action sequences and a music score that even gives the ol’ heart strings a tug.
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Brain Kritzberg: Ninth Dimension Studios
I’m not quite sure why I love this game so much, but I just do! I must have played it a million times with my best friend growing up and I still play it today. When a game doesn’t get old after 20 years you know you have a winner! It had several things going for it;
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Alpha Protocol
The game uses the UT3 engine but I found the performance laggy at times. Most of the time the performance is fine but when it lag-spikes, it’s really god-awful and that sometimes ends up getting you killed. I found this happens a lot when there is some crazy action about to happen and then some character talks to you especially one over the headset (such as the mission handler). The graphics look nice and they get a score of 7 out of 10. Not the best but not too bad either. There were parts that you could see a character that was trying to walk through a door, like in Thief: The Dark Project.
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Fantasy I Want No Part Of
After some hands on time with Final Fantasy XIV, Umar goes into detail about his journey through the open beta process and a full review of the game as its release date closes in.
Read MoreManiac Mansion review
If I mention the name of the game and the score, it’s obvious that all the old bastards such as myself will nod their heads in understanding and move away to other, more recent or less well known game reviews and those who still don’t know it (are there any gamers who don’t know IT!?) may find the score high enough to lure them into a quick read.
Read MoreWhy am I still paying for Xbox Live?
BassForce discusses why he thinks the Playstation Network Plus is better than XBox Live
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Free Stuff: Teen Agent
Good Old Games is giving away the classic point-and-click adventure detective game Teen Agent.
Read MoreConsoul: Is Life A Game?
Consoul is a great animation by Lasse Gjertsen that poses the great question: “Is life a game?”
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Mark Rattin:15 Letters
I loved the arcade game and my ColecoVision version made me the only kid on the block with a home version that rivaled what we played in the arcade. Definitely a taste of things to come plus that summer it made me a very popular kid as well.
Read MorePOD: Duke Nukem Forever
“Hail to the king, baby! It’s unbelievable, it kicks ass and it’s totally going to happen!” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software, “Gearbox has enabled die-hard key Duke Nukem franchise builders and skilled veteran game makers to stand together and deliver. All gamers deserve a happy ending and after all of us gamers feeling the full range of emotions about Duke Nukem Forever, I am thrilled to be in a position with the trust, power and means to make it happen. Am I crazy? Balls of steel, baby, balls of steel!”
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Bubble Bobble OST
One my favorite games in the world and that kind of hurts to say because of the happy theme of the game. I mean you are twin Dinosaurs who blow bubbles and eat fruit. The truth is the game was addicting as was the music. You can already view the Classic Gaming Profile on Bubble Bobble, but I wanted to add the full original soundtrack. So enjoy and don’t sue us if you can’t get the songs out of your head.
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Anna Sheglova: 1C Company
King’s Bounty was released in 1990 and became the ancestor for a great number of modern game series. The fairytale spirit of the game made a huge amount of players spend hours completing the quests for one of the four characters chosen, travelling through the game world, searching for treasures and building up armies to fight for the glory of the King.
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The Obsolete Gamer Show: Episode 8
Each company has a different way of doing things, but the overall goal is the same and that is to give the customer the best computer they can at a price they can afford with a support staff they can depend on. In fact they will tell you that if you have a love of building a PC then go for it. However, it is not for everyone and if you decide you want a well-built system then do you research and be informed before you make your final choice.
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