Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)

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Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)

March 18, 2013 /
If you’ve never played one of several games in the trial bike racing genre, you’re seriously missing out. It’s one of those simple concepts that’s as addictive as it is fun to play. Trials is a current-gen series of such games most well known for Trials: Evolution on the Xbox 360, but now RedLynx and Ubisoft are bringing both this and Trials: HD to the PC as a single package dubbed Trials Evolution Gold. But with so many lackluster console-to-PC ports on the market, can Trials beat the ultimate ...

Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)

Tomb Raider First Impressions

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Tomb Raider First Impressions

March 05, 2013 /
Tomb Raider. That name will as surely spell excitement for some as it will disappointment for others. Like certain other long-running series’ of games (e.g. Final Fantasy), Tomb Raider has seen its ups and downs among gamers over the past decade and a half. Personally I’ve enjoyed every one of the games despite their differences, but ever since 2002’s Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness flop, new developer Crystal Dynamics has been hard pressed to create a game that truly pleases long-time fans of the ...

Tomb Raider First Impressions

Valve Says “Happy ‘Valventines’ Day” with Massive Steam Sale

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Valve Says “Happy ‘Valventines’ Day” with Massive Steam Sale

February 14, 2013 /
Recently, Valve ported their popular Steam service (which you may have seen I finally fell in love with) to the Linux platform, and many developers who use Steam as their distribution platform of choice have already responded by porting their games to include Linux in the list of supported operating systems, joining Windows and Mac OSX. To celebrate Valentines (‘Valventines’) Day and show a bit of love for opensource’s poster child, Valve has opened a sale on titles supporting Linux. Trust me, if ...

Valve Says “Happy ‘Valventines’ Day” with Massive Steam Sale

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Will Steam’s New Big Picture Mode Save PC Gaming?

February 05, 2013 /
I have a confession to make: up until now, I was a PC gamer that didn’t use Steam, Valve‘s mega-popular digital gaming distribution center. Gasp! And why not? Well, simply because from my perspective, Steam was ill-fit in the PC gaming world. To me, playing a game on my PC meant installing an independent program that I could do with as I saw fit (within legal boundaries of course). I didn’t see the sense in installing a program that allowed me to install other programs inside it. That just made my ...

Will Steam’s New Big Picture Mode Save PC Gaming?

Chaos Rings Review (iOS/Android/WP7)

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Chaos Rings Review (iOS/Android/WP7)

October 23, 2012 /
A major problem faced by smartphones today is app clutter. With millions of apps out there, it can be difficult to sort through all the half-hearted efforts and find something really great. In my case, I sought after a good JRPG that wasn’t merely a port or remake of an existing game. What I ended up with at the end of my quest was Chaos Rings. So I know that this game has been out for a couple of years and has already spawned a sequel and prequel, but I still wanted to make this review because, if ...

Chaos Rings Review (iOS/Android/WP7)

Euclideon, Unlimited Polygons – The Future of Gaming?

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Euclideon, Unlimited Polygons – The Future of Gaming?

October 16, 2012 /
Polygons. They’re all around us. Well, when we’re playing games, anyway. And while polygons are generally pretty well regarded in the gaming scene for being the means by which we get all those fancy 3D models, could it be that we’re actually severely limiting our games by using polygon-based 3D engines? Australia-based company Euclideon says “yes”. Last time, I ran a post on how a new technology from a relatively nameless company is seeking to revolutionize the CPU–and how it makes sense that ...

Euclideon, Unlimited Polygons – The Future of Gaming?