Video Games

Top 5 Xbox Live Arcade Games

While this may contradict the point of this list a bit, it doesn’t matter that Limbo is slightly better than Geometry Wars 2. Every one of the games mentioned are great. Buy them, enjoy them, or hate them. And tell us why we’re wrong/right in the comments below, reader.

5. Hexic HD- Hexic was everyone’s first, and favorite arcade title. Who cares that it’s not technically an arcade title (since you can’t redownload it), but since the Xbox 360 labels it so I will too. The game barely makes the list, but because it’s so much fun and free it gets my vote.

Blazblue: Continuum Shift Review

Blazblue: Calamity Trigger was released back in the summer of 2009. It was the latest fighting game made by Arc System Works, the creators of the well received Guilty Gear games. As with all successful fighting games, Blazblue was due for an update which balances out performance, eliminates overpowered moves and addresses problems vocalized by the fan base. Blazblue: Continuum Shift accomplishes just that and takes the opportunity to reach out to those outside the usual demographic.

What Our Military Can Learn From Starcraft

Before the war in Afghanistan began in 2001, President Bush famously said “I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt”.  Wise words from a Commander in Chief who understood the notion of warfare centered around resource management.  It’s easy to imagine George Bush spending endless hours in the White House playing strategy games like Starcraft to hone his understanding of warfare.

New Deus Ex: Human Revolution Screens

Squeenix(Square Enix) has released new screens for the next installment of the Deus Ex series, Human Revolution, as part of their Japanese marketing campaign. Squeenix plans to release the game in Japan as simply ‘Deus Ex’, since it will be new to most eastern gamers. The screens mostly consist of the game’s protagonist, Adam, doing really awesome things.

FTC Comes to Settlement with Intel

The FTC has come to a settlement with Intel Corp., after allegations that the company has used anti-competitive tactics against its competition. The settlement is aimed to help restore the competition in the market that has suffered due to Intel’s actions, while still giving the company freedom to be competitive.

EA announces Create

EA has just announced a new multi-platform title called Create. The game loosely ties together the expansive level creation tools of Little Big Planet with puzzle solving elements in a way that EA hope will work as a family title. The design tool aspect seems to be the central part of what they are trying to achieve, with the puzzles being more selective. “We wanted to design a game where the entire family can explore, decorate, and solve challenges where no solution is wrong and the only limit is the imagination” said Harvey Elliott, General Manager at EA Bright Light, the studio developing Create. In each scene the player is presented with ways to power-up their play and unlock new hidden areas, while being encouraged to experiment with objects and use effects to create simple, challenging solutions.

Top 5 Sci-fi Clichés

So like all good games, stories tend to stumble into these weird sci-fi cliche’s that will just… poke at you like an annoying child in dire need of them french fries. I mean, all sci-fi’s do that, and odd reasons aside… someone just isn’t commenting on them. So here is that article that will uncover some of the more apparent cliche’s that will make you rethink your outlook on the story itself.