Dealing with Sore Gaming Fingers

Posted by admin on Jan 20, 2012 in Games | 0 comments

Back in World War II, during the Japanese Empire’s invasion of China, Imperial Japanese soldiers had a way of telling if a Chinese male was a soldier or not. They simply look at his hands, and if the thumbs were calloused, he was shot on the spot. The reasoning was that calloused thumbs are a sign of regular firearm use from firing the trigger, hence the person must be a soldier. Never mind the fact that farm Read More

Why We Love Platform Games

Posted by admin on Nov 16, 2011 in Games | 0 comments

The platformer genre, sometimes referred to as “Mario games” because the first of its type that people can remember is Super Mario Bros., is one of the oldest and most revered of video game archetypes. Things have changed and aspects of the genre once thought to be indispensable have come and gone with the progress of gaming hardware, but it remains and Mario is still arguably the king of the proverbial Read More

Game Ideas Nobody Wants To See

Posted by admin on Nov 4, 2011 in Games | 0 comments

As technology improves and the way the traditional genres work are being challenged, new game concepts are starting to crop up more and more. Sure, they’re not going to be coming from the big names in the industry, but innovation isn’t going to let itself be tied down. Even the companies that rely on tried-and-true gameplay formulas will occasionally get out a title that’s just plain strange or aw Read More

Car Combat: Not the Usual Car Games

Posted by admin on Nov 2, 2011 in playing better | 0 comments

Everyone knows about racing games. Pick a car, modify it a bit within the game’s limits, race it on a track, and try to win a few prizes. The basic formula has remained the same since the industry first came to be, so every gamer in the world is familiar with them. They can add interesting touches like replacing cars with magnetically-propelled hovercraft (like in the enjoyable Wipeout series for the PS1), bu Read More

Racing Games: Steering Wheel or Controller?

Posted by admin on Sep 30, 2011 in playing better | 0 comments

Everyone knows that whether they go for a true realistic approach or for a more arcade-style design, a racing game can hinge its success on how well it delivers on the promise of speed. Racing games rely heavily on whether the players can feel like they’re going at 700mph – or however fast the vehicles are in a game. For some gamers, the best way to really get a feel for being behind the wheel of some ridic Read More

Duck Hunt and That Damn Hound

Posted by admin on Sep 28, 2011 in Commentary | 0 comments

In every video game, in every generation of consoles, there is always something that every gamer who encounters it will hate. For those who remember the 8-bit generation and the plethora of iconic titles that it spawned, there is one thing that will stand out. There is only one figure from that illustrious generation that inspires more hatred than anything else that has come before it and, likely, nothing that has Read More

a GaMeR’s LetTeR to SaNta

Posted by admin on Sep 11, 2011 in Commentary | 0 comments

by Kristopher, 31, from Seattle, WA   Dear Santa, Well, whaddya know? It’s the Ber months once again. Sleep through September, get drunk on October, party all over November, and pretty soon… it’s Christmas again! I would like you to know that this year, I’ve been really, really good. Well, compared to last year, that is. I gave a couple of pennies to the bum down the street, and I donat Read More