All by Andrew Cooper.
Kid and Play: Prepare Our Future Gamers
We as gamers have a responsibility. A responsibility more important than trying to beat Battletoads, even though we all know it’s impossible. A responsibility to not only play games, but to keep this community alive. Many species face extinction every day, but we must power through and keep ours strong. It’s our duty to prep [...]
Charlie Murder Trailer Promises Murderous Fun
While wondering the massive floor maze at Pax Prime ’11, one of my favorite surprises was stumbling across a little booth tucked away in the corner, showcasing a game that I didn’t even know was in the works. Ska Studios, famous for their ultra-violent beat ‘em up series The Dishwasher, change things up and goes [...]
Vanquish Review: Rocket Sauce
Ever since the Locust Horde invaded Sera, it redefined the 3rd person shooter genre and introduced to us a tactical shooter that set a benchmark for games to come. Many since then have played off of this cover-based mechanic, each adding their own twist. Some were successful, while others crashed and burned with fist bumps [...]
The Horrible EP is Now Available
Just when you thought that we couldn’t give you even more of what you want, we load our 6 barrel sawed-off for a horrible shotty 2 tha face. The Horrible EP is here! You know the fantastic rock/chiptune themes that you listen to our podcasts for? I decided to go ahead and throw all of [...]
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Reflex Review with Video Preview
With 4 hours remaining in the A Call To Gamers 24 Hour Charity Gaming Challenge, my final challenge was to play through Ska Studios‘ latest title, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, from start to finish. I knew that it was possible to make it through one of the story modes in under 4 hours, but I had [...]
Speaking Code: Microsoft Ditches XNA in Windows 8… Sort Of
Our lovely friends at Microsoft made a lot of indie developers nervous last month when they decided to announce that XNA would not be supported in Windows 8. There wasn’t much info behind it, just a pretty vague statement that created a flood of questions. I was definitely surprised by this decision. It didn’t make [...]
PAX Hands-on: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
It’s been over 7 years since the release of Counter-Strike: Source, and while people have been begging for Half-Life 3, we are instead presented with the next addition to the family, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive aka CS:GO. Before PAX, I had mixed emotions about CS:GO. I haven’t touched a Counter-Strike game in years, and Source never [...]
Veks and Silence Review: Shoot Some Indie Zombies
It’s a known fact that the gaming industry is becoming over saturated with zombies. They’re spreading into every genre about as fast as the T-virus infection which created them all in the first place. On the positive side, zombies usually seem to contain more blood inside of them than is humanly possible making them quite [...]
Gamer’s Journey: How I Shot my Way to Fallout 3
I think it’s safe to say that most of us favor a particular genre in our gaming. The well-rounded gamer may enjoy them all, but even he/she has that specific type of game that just gets him excited for more. For me, it’s shooters. Stick a gun in my hand and slap on a first-person [...]
WTF Is This: Boobs and Goombas
Goombas – known in Japan as Kuribo (クリボー Kuribō, “Chestnut People”), are a fictional species from Nintendo’s series of Mario video games. Burlesque – a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus. Already you’re as confused as I am. I honestly don’t [...]
WTF Is This: You Could be Better with Playstation Home Beta
In the materialistic world we live in today it’s easy for someone to slip in between the cracks of popularity and fall completely out of style. Your only hope is to hit up garage sales and play it off like you bought your threads new. You look forward to each holiday where you have a [...]
Chip Music Appreciation Part 2
I’m sure by now that most of you are somewhat familiar with the concept of the chip music (aka chiptune) genre. It’s growing in popularity and has been making a comeback in modern gaming as well as branching into both film and TV. We covered the basics of what it is and how it’s generated [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: My Quest for Gold in the Gears of War 3 Beta
I’m all about achievements, but I rarely go after the multiplayer ones. Most of them require a ridiculous amount of playing time and I just don’t have that much time to commit to a single game. Unlockables rank even lower on my list. I’ve never cared about special skins, or different ways to dress up your character, [...]
Gamer’s Journey: The Dishwasher is a Killer in a Button Masher Disguise
Everyone comes across a game at some point that you just absolutely love and keep coming back to. But, it’s so excruciatingly difficult that in the end it’s just going to beat you down repeatedly until you find yourself bashing your head against the wall. Battletoads immediately comes to mind as one of my first. We [...]
The DSi and Flipnote Studio Can Make Music Videos
Music videos have been around for decades, and anymore it takes something special if you want yours to stand out. A year ago Musician Billy Polard pushed Flipnote Studio to the max by creating the entire “Losing Light” music video solely on his Nintendo DSi. He’s back with a new video for his song “When Our Bedrooms Were [...]
