By Head881 , 25th May 2:44 pm
Nintendo.
Few words mean so many things to so many people like “Nintendo.” Whether you used to play video games, currently play video games, will play video games, know some one who plays video games, or hate video games, you know the word Nintendo. You probably also have an opinion about it…or them, depending what definition of the word you are using. Despite hemorrhaging market share since the advent of the Nintendo 64, “Nintendo” was always synonymous with “video games,” though in recent years “PlayStation” has been creeping in as the generic term for the hobby.
All that has changed through the one- two-punch Nintendo laid upon the industry. Of course I’m talking about the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii. Both systems were initially derided when they were announced and the former wasn’t even taken seriously in the face of Sony’s PlayStation Portable until the release of Nintendogs. However, now, six months after the launch of the Wii you still have to wait in line to get one and the last time I went shopping for a Nintendo DS Lite, I had to travel between sixteen stores in a densely populated area of America to get one. One might be tempted to ask the question: “why?” Why is it so difficult to get two under-powered game systems that are (arguably) lacking games for serious gamers? The answer is quite simple: My mom wants one of each.
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By Vermouth , 19th May 5:12 pm
StarCraft is the biggest name in RTS gaming. Can Blizzard live up to the expectations? That’s the big question as Blizzard announced StarCraft 2 today. The original is one of the sacred cows of PC gaming, perfectly balanced, still played today. When a boy turns 13 in Korea, I read recently, he’s given a copy of the game as a coming of age content. And as of today the franchise has been given new life.
At 2:00 in the morning (Eastern Time) I was sitting up waiting for more information to enter my life, is that not a bit odd? I know given Blizzard’s track record that this game will be out years from now but here I am dutifully awaiting the announcement and super-excited that it’s not the oft rumored Galaxies of StarCraft MMORPG. This is one of the biggest franchises in history being announced, and this comes hot off the internet presses.
So the big questions are can they live up to the wild expectations people have for the sequel to possibly the greatest RTS ever? And can they manage to one-up their own prodigal franchise WarCraft? How will the game handle the move to 3d, and what of the story? Will we see a direct follow up or something more along the lines of WarCraft 3 that happens years after Brood War? A lot of questions not a lot of answers at this point but it conjures up a good deal of excitement.
By Cyrris , 3rd May 9:49 pm
These days violence in games is getting considerable negative attention from those not in the know. So, I thought now would be a good opportunity to look over some of my favourite weapons that I have used in games over the years. They are weapons which have been creative, satisfying to use and just plain well-made. They’re weapons that I would love to have - though of course I wouldn’t go around using them on people… that’s not the point.
I’m not talking about weapons which help me rack up the most kills in my FPS matches, nor are they likely ones I used a lot. Here I am looking for that cool factor - the thing that makes you nod your head in approval whenever a spectacular kill is made while using one. In some cases, they are weapons which have become defining items of their respective games. In all cases, I want one.
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