Archive for November, 2011
Games Set in Washington DC
Ahh… Washington DC.
The nation’s capital. The home of freedom and liberty, where the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol proudly stand as the beacons of democracy. Also, one of the most invaded places in the history of movies and video games.
Like New York City, no invasion or cataclysmic natural disaster is complete without the inclusion of Washington DC. There has to be iconic shots of t
The 3 Worst Places to Get Stuck In
You’ve experienced it at least once in your life.
Perhaps it was that ill-advised vacation to a timeshare in Mexico. Or the time you had to spend Thanksgiving at the in-laws. Or it could even be when you dated a hot but strong-headed feminist, and you accompanied her to a lecture titled “Phallic Objects in Popular Media and How they Continue to Brainwash Us”.
Whatever it is, we’re certain yo
Four Bad Video Game Ideas
If you think video game controversies are relatively new, think again.
Back in the 90s, a game called “Carmaggedon” was released. Instead of being a straight-out racing game, the developers added a twist: mow down as many pedestrians as possible while at it. Points were awarded depending on whether you toppled a mailman or ran over a wheelchair-rolling granny.
This game set the “trend” for f
Children’s Games for the Hardcore Gamer
Once upon a time, we loved watching Sesame Street.
We sang along with Bert and Big Bird and even that annoying Count Dracula muppet. We thought that Elmo’s squeeky voice was cute because it matched our own eight year old voices, and we sincerely hoped Cookie Monster will get around to finding his stash of Oreos.
As we grew up, however, we realized how silly all of them were. So we traded them in for the Mario
The Problem With Touch Screens
The big discussion over the last few weeks here in the office has been whether or not the new smart phones are good gaming platforms or not. The general opinion tends to be various degrees of “they’re OK”. The range seems to run from Al, who seems to prefer playing games on his iPhone to any of the consoles to Stan, who we all suspect has an old Atari 2600 hidden in his garage that he plays most n
Supercars: Real vs. Virtual Ones
Let’s face it: 99% of us alive today won’t ever be able to drive a Lamborghini Aventador. If you’re a regular Joe, there’s only two ways you can achieve this: you suddenly win the Powerball next month, or you carjack one.
Fortunately, thanks to NFS, Forza and Gran Turismo, the rest of pathetic humanity can tool around in Lambos, Ferraris and Paganis… if only in the virtual world. With
Is There Room For Kaizen in Online Games?
We are constantly working at getting better at our games; that’s why we hit the reset button after all. I’ll grant you that it is a pretty poor game that we can defeat in a single afternoon’s play, but we still feel like we have accomplished something when we rise through the rankings and our handle is at the top of the leader board. So to stay there we are constantly doing all we can to improve o