GamingShogunRazer StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm Peripherals Review
I try not to be biased towards a company when it comes to reviewing their products but it seems like Razer is one of those companies which takes great pride and love in their products that it can’t help but be contagious. I was at one of their new distributors in town getting some work done on my PC when they brought out a NAGA gaming mouse to use as a display model. I must have restated my entire review of the Naga gaming mouse the staffers there and even game some possible suggestions on the best way to display it. …
Crysis 3 Hunter Edition Review (PC)
When it came time to review Crysis 3, the whole Gaming Shogun crew got excited. That is, until they took a minute to look at the required specs to run it! At that point, it was just down to the Chief and I. His rig wins out, but his schedule keeps him just busy enough that I got the honor. Heck, I had to double check to make sure I could play it, a mistake I learned from the first Crysis arriving on PC and my old rig not quite being up to the task. I could play a little…
NuGuard KX Phone Case Review (iPhone 4S)
I think I would make most phone owners cringe with my phone-handling clumsiness. I know for a fact that I make my wife cringe when I start testing out cases. I have made her friends scream, my friends dive on the ground in an attempt to break my phone’s fall, I have sent phones skittering across asphalt, gravel, concrete and any other hard surface imaginable. So, it wasn’t such a surprise when I got sent a series of videos where a case gets dropped from hundreds of feet from a wind turbine and survives. The surprise came from the fact…
TOSY mRobo Dance Off at CES 3013
TOSY Robotics was showing off their mRobo dancing bass robot at this year’s CES. Derek Hough, three-time winner of TV’s Dancing with the Stars, choreographed a dance-off between two of the speaker-equipped robots, and fun ensued. The mRobo will be available later this year for $199. Video
Magix Movie Edit Pro 2013 Plus Review (PC/Steam)
So, once upon a time I used to make my own DVDs and I worked in television as a director and was trained on the state of the art, non-linear video editing systems. Those days have come to an end but I have, in recent years, wished I had an editing program that was user friendly enough for quick-edit projects but also robust enough to have some depth for when I have some time to really detail a project. The people at Magix seem to have had this goal foremost in their minds when developing Movie Edit Pro 2013 Plus….
7 Wonders of Crysis 3 Episode 2
Crytek and Electronic Arts have released the second in their 7 Wonders of Crysis 3 video series. This episode is titled, “The Hunt”… Video
7 Wonders of Crysis 3 Episode 1
Filmmaker Albert Hughes, Crytek, and Electronic Arts have released the first of their 7 Wonders of Crysis 3 fim series. This first installment is title “Hell of a Town” – enjoy! 7 Wonders of Crysis 3 – “Hell of a Town”
Robert Kirkman at the Spike Video Game Awards
While at this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, we got the chance to briefly talk to The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman. Enjoy! Interview
Dameon Clarke at the Spike Video Game Awards
We were very happy to run into the voice of Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2, Dameon Clarke, at Friday’s Spike Video Game Awards and chit chat about video games, Christianity, and a bunch of other stuff. Thanks to Dameon for being such a cool guy and great sport to talk with. Interview
Jay Wilson at the Spike TV Video Game Awards
At Friday’s Spike Video Game Awards, we were unexpectedly given a chance to talk to Diablo III game director, Jay Wilson. Interview
The Darkness II Review (PC/OnLive)
So a while back I asked to review a game for OnLive and they generously said “sure, have a couple” so I picked a second game called The Darkness II simply because I loved the trailer with a twitchy guy standing in the dark babbling about the game. Don’t get me wrong I had heard of The Darkness and it’s acclaim for both being an extremely solid video game and its rich storyline which it had mostly borrowed from the comic book whose staff included my favorite comic writer, Garth Ennis, so it was on my to play/read list. The…
Miasmata Review (PC/Steam)
I have always been fascinated with plague doctors. Growing up, I was a Spy Vs. Spy fan and learned at a fairly young age that the look of the spies was based on plague doctors – both in dress and choice of bags. I even recently received a mask based after the plague doctors original design that matched right down to the style of buckle. So when I heard the name of the game that popped up for review I jumped at it because what few people may know is that Miasmata is the poisonous atmosphere or mist from decomposing…
Behind the Scenes of Crysis 3 with Kill Screen
This is a great behind-the-scenes video from the making of Crysis 3 at Crytek. It is chock full of information on game design from multiple perspectives. Check it out. Video
Tropico 4 Gold Edition Review (PC/Xbox 360)
Maxis turns 25 years old next year and one of their most influential titles of all time SimCity is just a year younger. That’s give you an idea just how long city sims have been around, the title that put them on the map was sharing computers with mostly educational games such as Oregon Trails. Computers were supposed to be for work or typing, in some cases both. I remember being in high school and how cutting edge it was to be writing our senior year school paper on computers, and how one day a friend brought in SimCity changing…