Tag: Gaming

  • How to get banned from the PlayStation Network in 30 days or less

    A loyal customer for 16 years who has spent an unfathomable amount of money since the original PlayStation was released in 1995; a loyal customer that sold his XBOX 360 to buy a PS3 the week it came out. This is how I described myself, before yesterday. Yesterday was the day my PlayStation account was…

  • The Unnecessary Complexities of Video Game Pre-order Bonuses

    In recent years, game companies have started offering incentives for pre-ordering their games. If the game is sold in a physical package, these incentives might include something tangible, like a cloth map or figurine. Digitally downloaded games generally see bonuses of a similarly digital nature. You might get an exclusive in-game weapon that’s unavailable through…

  • Friday Fun! Fulfill Childhood Dreams With Kerbal Space Program

    Space: the final frontier. Many children dream of becoming astronauts when they grow up. If that happened to be you, now’s your chance to fulfill that fantasy. Not only will you be piloting your (hopefully) space-bound craft in Kerbal Space Program, you also get to design it! Kerbal Space Program tasks you with getting the…

  • Tectonicus: A High Detail Map Renderer for Minecraft

    If you haven’t heard (or you are a gamer that has been living under a rock), Minecraft is an extremely popular sandbox indie video game being developed by the Swedish company Mojang.  Currently available in both a free Classic version and a paid Beta version, Minecraft has exploded in popularity with over 10 million registered…

  • Midweek Fun! Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon In ‘Proun’

    A popular trend emerging in the world of independent gaming is the idea of gamers paying what they want for a game. It’s a daring move, but can pay off big for the developers. The Humble Bundle, which has gone through three iterations to date, has raised millions of dollars for developers and charities alike.…

  • Wii 2: A Speculative Look at Nintendo’s Newest Console

    For those of you who don’t know, it has been confirmed that Ninendo’s next generation console will be announced at this year’s upcoming E3 expo.  The highly anticipated console being  revealed is the Wii 2. Sources say that the Wii 2 (code named “Project Cafe”) will be HD and at least as powerful as the…

  • Emulators on Android: The Future of Past Gaming

    If you were born anytime after 1975, then you probably are familiar with console gaming.  And as a kid growing up in the decades following, it seemed that each new year gave us bigger and better gaming options:  NES became SNES, GameBoy turned into GameBoy Color and then GameBoy Advance, cartridges flattened into CDs, and Sega… well,…

  • ‘Til the Blinking Red Light of Death Do Us Part

    I can still remember the launch of the Sony PlayStation 3. While the supply shortage was nowhere near that of the launch of the Wii or Xbox 360, it was still quite difficult to get your hands on one. All I knew is that I wanted a PS3. I wanted one badly enough to pay $600…

  • Midweek Fun: Nuke the Undead in Atom Zombie Smasher

    Indie developer Blendo Games released their latest game, Atom Zombie Smasher, a couple of days ago. With a name like that, how could the game possibly be bad? Atom Zombie Smasher, as the name implies, is all about smashing zombies. You are tasked with cleaning up your area’s zombie (or Zed, as the game calls…

  • 7 Great Apps and Games for Android

    2010 was a great year for smartphones. Some of top used social networking apps and games on the Android system were Plume, Facebook, Youtube, and others. A little review for the apps are provided.