The movie Alien changed the cinematic landscape forever by changing the landscape of space from an adventure frontier to a threatening waste. There had been plenty of films that blended the science fiction and horror genres before, but most of them were campy drive-in monster movies. What Alien did so well was to create an [...]
Good news for Mac owners and would-be emperors (or those shopping for such ambitious folks): the latest installment in Firaxis’s long-running strategy series has been confirmed to be receiving an OSX port by the end of the year. While the release itself is no big surprise given the game’s reliance on Steam, it’s happening much [...]
Game Review: Worms 2: Armageddon Release: September 8, 2010 Genre: Turn Based Combat Developer: Team 17 Available Platforms: PSN, XBLA Players: 1-4 MSRP: $14.99 ESRB Rating: E 10+ Website: http://www.team17.com/?page_id=19 First off, I have to admit that I was a bit confused by the title of this game. Is this a port of good old [...]
Amid all the macho posturing of this year’s Tokyo Game Show there seems to be a soft spoken gem. The latest trailer for Level 5′s Ni No Kuni (literally: “Second Land”) shows off a bit of gameplay and a lot of gorgeous art direction. Telling a Neverending Story-esque tale of a young boy who travels [...]
Alright, so it’s been a good long while since I’ve played a Civ game in any real capacity (Civilization 2, to be precise), and as a result Civilization V was barely on my radar when it was first announced. But over the past few weeks the hands-on previews have been rolling in, and I’ve gone [...]
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