Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category

The Steam Store: How Valve's ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

Feb 16 by Lorie Wimble | 2 comments

If you ask a non-gamer about steam, they’ll describe boiling water or the stuff that comes out of an iron. If you ask a gamer about Steam, there’s only one thing that comes to mind – cheap and accessible enjoyment. With over 40 million steam accounts, there were more people signed in to Steam during more »

This cake is not a lie

Jan 14 by Scarlett Madison | 4 comments

We normally don’t look at cooking as a way to generate tech discussions or exemplify geek awesomeness, but this sort of cooking does the trick. Fans of the game Portal should be very familiar with the concept of “the cake’s a lie.” If you played the game, you probably cannot look at cake (or the promise more »

90s kids in 45 years

Jan 12 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

If you ask older people today, many would use phrases of disappointment akin to “weeping for the future” or “I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.” The perception of the future for the younger generation isn’t much different; cynicism is strong and our future doesn’t seem as bright as it once more »

Link's Love Nest

Jan 7 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

Ah, young love. It warms the heart to see young gaming characters finding each other after a long quest and heading into the world of everlasting relationships as it so often does in gaming lands. Unfortunately for Link, his humble abode may not be exactly what Zelda had in mind. (Via: GabeDraws) more »

The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it

Jan 1 by JD Rucker | 5 comments

It’s one thing to distance your company from a list that had proven in the last couple of weeks to be detrimental to those on it. It’s another thing altogether to come out and oppose something because it’s fundamentally wrong even if doing so has a negative effect on your bottom line. Most of the big more »

Senseye: Aim at your smartphone enemies by looking at them

Dec 22 by Scarlett Madison | 3 comments

When it comes to technological innovations heading into 2012, much focus is being put on mobile devices. Advancing the technology integrated into them as well as the various peripherals being added to them is highly lucrative and companies big and small are making pushes to be first to market. more »

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

Dec 15 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

The trends of sales during the holidays often relies on the wants of children and teens. It isn’t just in their own gifts that we end up seeing the shift; adults will often follow the lead of their children when considering which gadgets to buy themselves and other adults. In 2011, the iPad continues more »

Xbox 360 dominated gaming sales in November

Dec 10 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Most were impressed with Microsoft and their Xbox 360 when it was reported that they had sold 1.44 million units in November, beating the Nintendo Wii by 400,000 units and nearly doubled up on the Sony Playstation 3. Those who weren’t impressed may have just been waiting for the actual numbers. With a record more »

Skyrim's Doublerain Bow

Nov 28 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

Skyrim is, of course, a hugely popular game. It’s immense in scope and the manhours it took to put it together will only be eclipsed by the hours the players will put into discovering its many secrets and fulfilling its plethora of tasks and quests. Call it an Easter egg. Call it a clever play on words. Call more »

50,000 year-old Sim City, "Magnasanti", holds 6 million Sims

Nov 19 by Rocco Penn | 3 comments

When people spend too much time on a game, they are often ridiculed. In the case of Vincent Ocasla, he took science and art to the highest level in Sim City 3000 by making a “perfect” city. It only took him 4 years. See how he took the game as seriously as it can be taken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJQTc-TqpU more »

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin's Creed 4 is heating up

Nov 8 by Rocco Penn | 3 comments

Last week saw one of the biggest buzz buildups surround a game in history as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched today. While debates, reviews, and pwning videos flood the internet this week surrounding the first-person shooter, another game is getting ready to launch next week. Fittingly, the buzz is building more »

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

Nov 5 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

If there was any doubt about the difference in marketing budgets between rival first-person shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, this video will dispel that doubt. Starring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard, the minute-and-a-half trailer puts the action star, more »

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

Oct 18 by Greg Voakes | 1 comment

There are many instances of projects created in Minecraft that are nothing short of epic. With 10 million people building, destroying, and running from Spider Jockeys, replicas of real-life buildings and places are bound to hit servers across the Minecraft universe. Here, we get to watch the more »

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Oct 11 by Rocco Penn | add comment

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting today. The online sales giant already offers downloads of current titles such as Civilation V and NBA 2K12. Now, they will join Steam, EA’s Origin, and other online retailers in offering pre-orders more »