Windows 8.1 Update 1 – 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back

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Windows 8.1 Update 1 – 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back

March 19, 2014 /
Well, it’s official: Microsoft has pushed out the door what is likely the last build for Windows 8.1 Update 1, set to hit the public on April 8 (whatever could have made them choose that day?). The name may imply that not much has changed—and truly that is the case on the system level—but Update 1 actually brings a fair amount of UI tweaks particularly targeted at keyboard and mouse users. Yes, Microsoft is still designing Windows 8 for you. But is Update 1 the patch that will finally let desktop ...

Windows 8.1 Update 1 – 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back

Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

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Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

March 06, 2014 /
They say the third time’s the charm, and the adage has an uncanny way of ringing true. While Crysis has been a staple of the gaming industry since the first series title hit back in 2007, most of its popularity has stemmed from being famously taxing for gaming machines to run due to its intense, realistic visuals, not for actually being remarkably fun to play. Though the main draw of Crysis 3 is still to prove the worth of your gaming hardware, this time around Crytek has made a game actually worth ...

Crysis 3 – What Crysis was Meant to Be (Review)

Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

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Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

January 31, 2014 /
Well, it finally happened. Back at E3 2013 when Square Enix unveiled the next installment in the long-running Deus Ex series would be a mobile game, I said I would buy it if—and only if—they released the game on Android. How very fanboyish of me—I know. For six months Deus Ex: The Fall remained iOS-bound, but last week an Android port of the game was relatively quietly released to the Google Play store, and of course I wasted little time in living up to my end of the bargain. While a mobile game is ...

Deus Ex: The Fall Review (iOS/Android)

Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)

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Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)

January 22, 2014 /
The internet has given many things to the modern world, but for gamers one of the best is these little bundles of awesome that pop up on various e-stores every so often. Sometimes indie hits, sometimes one-off experiments from established studios, these are the games that come out of nowhere and somehow or another manage to just get everything right. Liberation Maiden had all the marks of such a title the moment it hit the Nintendo eShop, and unsurprisingly the telltale signs don’t lie. Story Liberation ...

Liberation Maiden for Nintendo 3DS – Amazing Absurdity (Review)

Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

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Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

October 11, 2013 /
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m tired of zombies. The walking dead have been thoroughly exhausted from their march through seemingly every shooter game to be produced in the last decade, and then some. They aren’t scary anymore. There’s nothing new to be done with them. And no matter how many developers try, zombies just make a bad crutch to lean on when your game is need of some gravity. The fact that Plants vs Zombies exists as one of the better uses of the infected should give ...

Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

Tales of Xillia – “It Just Keeps Gettin’ Better!” (Review)

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Tales of Xillia – “It Just Keeps Gettin’ Better!” (Review)

September 25, 2013 /
There’s never a guarantee that an entry in the long-running Tales series by Namco Bandai is going to make it to English-speaking areas of the world, so when one does show up on western shores people generally pay attention. While in the states the series has always played second fiddle to the quintessential JRPG franchise, Final Fantasy, Tales’ more traditional approach to the genre coupled with a unique fast-paced combat system continues to win over old and new fans alike, especially as gamers ...

Tales of Xillia – “It Just Keeps Gettin’ Better!” (Review)