Think back to when you used to play Grand Theft Auto 2 until the wee morning hours: did you, in the midst of the intense bloodshed and reckless sidewalk surfing, ever think to your past self, “Self, this game would transcend to true greatness, if and only if it were set in space, and I… Continue reading Review: Solar 2
Pokemon TCG Online Open Beta
As a fan of the Pokemon Trading Card Game when I was a kid, and putting way too many hours into the excellent Game Boy Color version I have been checking up on this online version for some time. It’s now in open beta allowing anyone to join in on the Pokemon fun. You get… Continue reading Pokemon TCG Online Open Beta
Microsoft come Top in StarCraft II League
Tech giant Microsoft triumphed over other tech companies such as Google, Twitter, Facebook and Zynga in a recent fund-raising StarCraft II competition. The After Hours Gaming League was a 7-week long event organized by Sean Plott, founder of Day[9]TV, a site which broadcast the matches, in order to promote eSports to a mainstream audience.… Continue reading Microsoft come Top in StarCraft II League
Review: Defy Gravity Extended
Nailing that feeling of satisfaction when you’ve figured out a solution to the task at hand is very difficult. Not all mechanics allow it and not all games offer more than one route from point A to point B. I believe gravity manipulation and physics-based gameplay is one of the greatest things gaming has bothered… Continue reading Review: Defy Gravity Extended
Experience Points: Champions Online – Part 7: Endgame
Looking over the feedback on these articles, as well as community comments on various other “second looks” on the game, I’ve started wondering what was really up with the criticism of content gaps in Champions Online. I started playing a few months after the game was released and never had this problem, so I just… Continue reading Experience Points: Champions Online – Part 7: Endgame
An Homage to RollerCoaster Tycoon
All gamers have video games that they deeply cherish, forming a connection with them that regular games cannot come close to creating. They are often widely regarded as the greatest games ever made, held up to a legendary standard for all to revere. Games like Chrono Trigger, EarthBound, Deus Ex, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina… Continue reading An Homage to RollerCoaster Tycoon
Pandas and You
Everything is coming full circle again, Blizzard trademarks another name a few months before Blizzcon. Those in the know understand what that means, New Expansion; but what does ‘Mists of Pandaria’ mean in terms of content?
Kerbal Space Program goes up for Pre-Order
Remember that space-sim type game we ran for Friday Freeloader a couple of weeks back? Well, it’s now up for pre-order at a price/donation of $7 (£4.30) and up. The full game is not expected for a few months yet, the free version being the main release for a while, but donate now and you… Continue reading Kerbal Space Program goes up for Pre-Order
EA’s Newest Platform: Sure-to-fail? Or Cannot-fail?
By RockyRan EA seems to have figured it out. The games they publish don’t have any real problem selling themselves, whether they be BioWare’s latest RPG or their AAA Call-of-Duty-killer. Not only do they not have any real problem publishing their own games to retail space, they even offer their publishing services to other developers… Continue reading EA’s Newest Platform: Sure-to-fail? Or Cannot-fail?
Review: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Have you ever sat and thought, “Man, if only I could combine a shmup like Ikaruga or Defender, and use that gameplay to adventure through a world and collect power-ups like in Metroid or Castlevania, all the while exploring a B-movie sci-fi story in a distant star system”? If so, then Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet… Continue reading Review: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Why I Failed Shameless Gaming Month
PXOD guest contributor Trjn ran a piece at the end of June that declared July to be “Shameless Gaming Month“, that magical time of the year where there’s not a lot of titles coming out so you can power through your backlog. I, however, failed spectacularly, and haven’t finished a single game. Here’s why.
Interview with Cakebread, creator of the Stanley Parable
The Internet is currently on fire because of the Stanley Parable, a quite different Half-Life 2 mod. We had the opportunity to talk to the creator about it. The interview contains spoilers, so if you haven’t played the game yet, do so right now. Preferably without watching the trailer or reading up on it. Thanks… Continue reading Interview with Cakebread, creator of the Stanley Parable
Review: Outland
The 2D platformer is seemingly in something of a renaissance at the moment, certainly evidenced by the surge, or plague depending on your sensibilities, of such titles making it to market in recent years. Particularly popular amongst smaller or independent studios for a number of reasons – a cynical mind might suggest their comparative low… Continue reading Review: Outland
Challenge Everything – On Gaming Difficulty
The basic element of any video game is challenge. You can omit any other element and still identify something as a “video game.” You require no graphics for text-based adventure games. You require no music in your games. Stories can also be completely done away with. But think about a video game without any challenge?… Continue reading Challenge Everything – On Gaming Difficulty
Review: Legend Of Fae
From first sight, Legend of Fae had my interest. It’s a game in the same vein as Bejeweled or Puzzle Quest where you swap orbs around a box to make a column or a row of three matching orbs. So, nothing too revolutionary there then. It does, however, have something extra on top (literally). Is… Continue reading Review: Legend Of Fae