December 2, 2008
I finished the single player for the new C&C3 Expansion ‘Kanes Wrath’ the other day, and I still play skirmishes every now and then. I started thinking about WHY I still play it, and I have a few points I think are valid. It kind of lends weight to my arguement for hack’n’slash as a [...]
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November 28, 2008
Earlier this week I wrote about Hack n Slash games and why I think they should be a genre. Recent games like Dynasty Warriors (what are they up to now, about 10? 20?), Diablo 2 and 99 Nights all fit easily into this ‘genre’.
Filed under: PC Gaming |
November 18, 2008
I was absolutely flawed that I’d missed the OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator hitting the shelves, and it’s so cheap at only AU$219 from PC Case Gear that it’s well within the grasp of most gadget enthusiasts.
Filed under: PC Gaming |
November 16, 2008
As most of you would know, or at least know of, Blizzard have just recently released a new expansion for their massively popular MMO World of Warcraft. The new expansion introduces a lot of things like more content, more quests, but the thing that I was most looking forward to is the new hero class [...]
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November 15, 2008
I recently finished the Chronicles of Riddik, Escape from Butcher Bay. I picked it up cheap at a Blockbuster near my house after hearing Penny go on about it being the best movie-game crossover she’d played. I do agree it’s good in terms of movie-game crossovers, but it doesn’t do what it sets out to [...]
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November 10, 2008
In a tute at uni recently we discussed game genres and the motivations of play that usually drive them, and player types that are usually found playing them. E.g. adventure games like the old Kings Quest series would be made for ‘Explorers’, or Counter Strike was made for ‘Killers’.
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October 30, 2008
I’ve been following the R18+ for Games in Australia with more passion than usual lately, it could be the gaming subjects I’m studying at uni that are giving me more interest but I still can’t see any reason not to have the rating here. It just makes sense to me; if the anti-R18+ camp’s main [...]
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