I’ve Seen The Future, and It’s 2D

Power is king in this day and age. Our processors must be faster, our graphics cards must have more memory, and our consoles are about to become self aware. The quest for higher frame rates, more polygons on screen, and the most spectacular explosions is all-consuming in the gaming world. Why is it, then, that [...]

Symantec: ‘Protect Your Chicken From Dokken’ Not Random Enough (Kimbo Slice vs. Caterpillar)

A few days ago I was impressed with Symantec’s sence of humour with regards the frankly brilliant ’Protect Your Chicken From Dokken’  ads. Now I’m a little concerned for their mental state. They used to have nice wholesome ad campaigns, where families sit around their computer and play safely on the internet – now they have a small [...]

Symantec Win ‘Most Bizarre Analogy’ Award (Dokken vs. Chicken)

Symantec are quite a serious company. Their business is very serious indeed. They are the company who bundle a year’s free anti-virus protection in with new PCs, then at midnight on the 365th day your anti-virus icon turns red and proclaims “You are no longer protected! Norton was the only thing standing between your PC and [...]

A Boy and His Blob – The Most Adorable Game Ever?

Yes, I think it genuinely might be.
I remember the original A Boy and His Blob when it was released in Europe in 1991, and it was a sweet concept then (pardon the pun). A young boy is joined by gelatinous blob named Blobert (or Blob, to his friends) and together they quest across Earth and Blobolonia [...]

‘Geeks Rock Hardest’ – It’s Offical

Back in 2002, a momentous moment in both games and music (in the days before Guitar Hero and Rock Band, long before their paths were intrinsically linked) seemed to slip under the radar quite unnoticed. Nobuo Uematsu, primary composer of the Final Fantasy series of games, heard word that two lesser known Square-Enix musical producers (Kenichiro Fukui [...]

“Imperial March not evil enough” says mad scientist

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you plugged a MIDI controller into an 8 foot Tesla coil, then discharged the energy through a man imprisoned in a medieval suit of armour, in order to make incredibly sinister sounding music?
No, neither have I, but thankfully some insane physicists did, and it’s bloody brilliant!
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HMV Presents GameOn! London

HMV have been making very deliberate moves to strengthen their position in the games world recently, having already launched their Re/Play trade-in service to rival Game/Gamestation/CEX, they have now joined forced with UKeSA (the United Kingdom eSports Association) to bring GameOn! to the London Olympia this summer.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories confirmed for Wii!

For the past couple of months, rumours of a Wii remake of the original Silent Hill have been flying around. Ironic, then, that the article by Nintendo Power magazine confirming these rumours was published on April Fools’ Day. I didn’t believe it myself, especially after seeing Kojima’s ‘Metal Gear: Pensioner’ video, but some helpful souls [...]