GamingShogunBlade Symphony Preview (PC)
One of my newest addictions has been Kickstarter. I love seeing great ideas being pitched and developed by way of crowd funding. The feeling that I get when I pitch in on a great idea, see it being developed, then finally receive the final product when it is ready – amazing. Within the last year, I have backed projects such as Kingdom Death, Hexx, and Zombicide. One such project was Blade Symphony, created and developed by Puny Human and funded through Kickstarter. Funding was successful for Blade Symphony back in August of 2011, and we have finally gotten our hands…
Mars: War Logs Review (PC)
Mars: War Logs aims for the stars with high ambitions, but ends up just missing its target. A budget title from Focus Home Interactive and Spiders, Mars: War Logs is an effort to give you a AAA experience in the same vein as Mass Effect or The Witcher 2 but the end result is a game that is hard to take seriously. There are plenty of redeeming qualities to Mars: War Logs that makes the game well worth its twenty dollar price tag, but with big issues in the story telling and voice acting, Mars: War Logs doesn’t quite deliver…
Poker Night 2 Review
Telltale Games has released their sequel to last year’s poker simulator with Poker Night at the Inventory 2, or just Poker Night 2 as I will be referring to it in this review. Last year’s version had decent game play, great voice acting and fantastic unlocks to get me to buy in for the $5.00 price tag, but after the unlocks were gone I soon found that the repeated jokes, lack of multi-player, and the absences of other game modes would keep me away from the game. With Poker Night 2, Telltale Games brings us another set of four competitors…
Evoland Review (PC)
The role playing game has had a long and storied history in the world of video games. Games like Ultima, Hydlide, and Final Fantasy has paved the way for today’s games, such as Mass Effect and Skyrim. The role playing game has gone through a massive evolution from the earlier days, in both game play and in technical aspects, such as graphics and sound. With Evoland, Shiro Games hopes to bring this evolution of the rpg to life with their own story. The concept of Evoland is very simple, you set out to save the world while finding upgrades to…
Another World 20th Anniversary Edition – A Review (PC)
Originally released in 1991 for the Amiga and the Atari ST, Another World (or Out of This World as it was known here in North America) was a brilliant platform game designed by French game designer Eric Chahi. Ported over to various other consoles a year later, such as the SNES and Sega Genesis, Another World was one of the top reviewed and loved games of 1992, both for its game play and its amazing world that the story takes place in. Having played the Sega Genesis version over twenty years ago, I can personally attest to how well received…
Computer Gaming World Museum Now Complete
I have been a computer gamer since I was a wee lad playing The Oregon Trail on my elementary school’s Apple II computer. From there, it increasingly-became a part of my daily life. From hunting down the “Death Angel” in Sierra’s Police Quest to high-kicking in Karateka and all the great computer gaming memories that followed. Throughout all of this, there was always one magazine that I couldn’t wait to read: Computer Gaming World. Starting in 1981, the magazine ran for about 25 years until its demise in 2006. For a long while, it was the only source of information on computer game design,…
Reef Shot – A Review (PC)
Nano Games has released a new underwater exploring and photography game called Reef Shot. In Reef Shot, you are part of an expedition that is following the legends surround the lost city of gold, El Dorado. Before I get into this review, a little bit of disclosure is in order. In a former life, I actually worked as an archaeologist and spent many years studying New World archaeology, especially the contact period of the Spanish Conquistadors. As much as I tried, I could not keep my archaeology training out of this review, so I will have to discuss where Reef…
March of the Eagles Review (PC)
The historical based strategy wargame has an interesting place in my heart. On one hand, as a trained historian and archaeologist, I love trying to either recreate or change history through my actions. On the other hand, I have never been any good at these games since I cannot seem to micro-manage the economic systems, while supplying my troops, and fighting a war on multiple fronts. This is similar to my love/hate relationship that I have with real time strategy games, but I am far more interested in the historical aspects of the wargame. This time around, I take on the Napoleonic…
NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse – A Review
Today, we look at the Avatar S gaming mouse from NZXT, who is better known for their PC cases and cooling systems then for their mice. The Avatar S replaced my trusty Razor Starcraft II Spectre mouse for this last week, as i tested it on games like DMC, World of Warcraft, The Secret World, and Team Fortress 2. I was interested in seeing how the Avatar S would behave with this set of games, along with my usual internet and writing duties that I complete in a normal week. Features: • Precision and Flexibility: 1600 DPI laser sensor with…
DmC: Devil May Cry Review (PC)
Capcom, long-time publisher and developer of the Devil May Cry series, decided a few years back to do something different for its fourth installment. Instead of doing another sequel, Capcom wanted to reboot the series from a more Western point of view, thus giving the title over to English developer, Ninja Theory. Long time fans of the series protested this changing of developer, worried that a new group of people would not handle Dante and the mythos of the Devil May Cry universe correctly. Well, I am here to tell you that those fears are unfounded and that DmC: Devil…
Primal Fears – Review (PC)
DnS Development has brought us yet another game about the end of the world, named Primal Fears. Primal Fears is an isometric shooter that pits you against wave after wave of monsters after the world has completely collapsed. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything here in Primal Fears that I can recommend. The story is almost non-existent, which makes the world less interesting to play in, and the game play itself is extremely frustrating due to the toughness of the enemy. You end up spending more time backtracking, shooting swarms of monsters and trying to survive, then you do actually exploring your…
BioShock Infinite PC Requirements
2K Games and Irrational Games have released a new blog post over at the official BioShock Infinite website, detailing what us PC gamers will need to run their upcoming epic. This information comes from the game’s Technical Director, Chris Kline. You can see the full post here or just the specs below. Requirements Will BioShock Infinite run on your gaming setup? We certainly hope so! So, without further ado, here are the PC requirements for BioShock Infinite: MINIMUM OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz Memory: 2 GB Hard Drive:…
S2 Games Doubles Workforce due to Heroes of Newerth Success
Kalamazoo, MI – January 14, 2013 –S2 Games wasn’t short on ambition in 2012. The publishers and developers of the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Heroes of Newerth more than doubled its workforce last year, creating their very own mobile gaming division in the process. To make room for these latest additions and continued growth in 2013 and beyond, S2 has relocated its headquarters to a corporate suite in the Portage Trade Centre, outside Kalamazoo. “Our Heroes of Newerth player base grew by about 50 percent in 2012 and we have high expectations with the launch of HoN 3.0 in 2013,” said Marc DeForest, CEO of S2…
Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case Review (Hardware)
Corsair’s Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower PC gaming chassis features excellent steel construction, plenty of internal space, top-notch cable management, and lots of air flow – all in something that resembles a futuristic ammo box. Our Vengeance C70 was painted military green and the first thing I noticed when un-boxing it were the awesome ammo box-style carrying handles on its top. Clearly, the case was designed to be moved around with easy. This is a huge feature in its own right as I have used several mid-tower gaming cases that I rued having to move anywhere. Often ungainly and heavy, the Corsair…