Posted on November 27, 2006 by Alex Taldren
You would think that a television series as popular as Battlestar Galactica would warrant a video game. I mean, even the 1970s series that only ran for a short time had a handheld video game called “Battlestar Galactica Space Alert”. There was a game being developed in 2003 for the Xbox and Playstation 2 called [...]
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Cylon, Freespace 2, Homeworld 2, Modding, Modifications, Star Wars: Empire at War, X3: Reunion | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 17, 2006 by Alex Taldren
At least six months ago, I tried playing this game called Entropia. It is a MMO that is free to download and play, but it comes with a catch: its in-game economy is tied to our real economy. What does this mean? It means that a certain amount of in-game currency [...]
Filed under: Copybot, Entropia, MMO, Second Life, Video Games, Virtual Economy | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 10, 2006 by Alex Taldren
Huxley, an MMO that was due to be released by now, has been on my mind for a while now. Its a game that aspires to combine the MMO and FPS genres. However, for a long while the gaming community has gone without substantial news about the game. Rumors even circulated that it was planning [...]
Filed under: FPS, Huxley, MMO, MMOFPS, Unreal 3 Engine, Unreal Technology, Webzen | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2006 by Alex Taldren
Well, as promised, I’m going to break down season one of Pure Pwnage.
Like all Internet crazes, Pure Pwnage started off from humble beginings. The first several “episodes” were spent introducing the audience to the main characters: Jeremy, Kyle, and Doug. Interestingly, there didn’t appear to be any kind of connecting plot at [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2006 by Alex Taldren
The Pure Pwnage crew has finally released episode 12 entitled, “Game Over.” It is late and I don’t have time to watch it, but I recommend that you check it out if you haven’t already. Also, if for some reason you have never heard of Pure Pwnage, make sure you watch all 12 episodes in [...]
Filed under: Gaming Culture, Pure Pwnage, Video Games | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 6, 2006 by Alex Taldren
A new commercial advertising a new Xbox 360 game called Gears of War has started airing on television. So what exactly is the big deal about this commercial? I mean, there have been hundreds and hundreds of video game commericals before now. There is something about this commercial that sets it apart. It creates a [...]
Filed under: Console Games, Gears of War, Video Game Commercial, Video Games, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »