by Nike Okami There comes a time in a game’s existence when it enters the big business phase. It’s the strategy behind products like movies, novels, television shows — give the consumer more of what he wants real quick, while his interest in the game is still ripe. The popularity and sales figures supply brand [...]
by gSathe Okay, now you already know what Spore is. If you don’t, it’s highly unlikely that you’d be here… You do know what it is right? Otherwise check the link out already! What’s interesting to see therefore is that the creature creator, which represents less than a quarter of the game, generated such response. [...]
by Nike Okami An In-depth look at player killing Imagine this plucky scenario: You’re fighting hordes of monsters in your favourite MMORPG alongside your friends to off the end boss and snag the shiny loot. The action is intense but the group makes use of smart tactics and even smarter smack-talking to put the beasts [...]
by Oreo Priest Types Discipline Holy Shadow Holy priests are famous for their various healing spells and the protective shields, which make them the favorite healers for many people. While the traditional role of a Priest is healing, Shadow Priests (who can dish out significant single-target Damage Per Second and provide mana regeneration for the [...]
by gSathe Beware! Here there be spoilers! It’s finally, painfully, over. I’ve played all the Metal Gear Solid games to some degree or the other, though I hadn’t played the original Metal Gear games. But I never managed to sit through any one of them completely. I like sneaking games, and one of my favourite [...]
by Nike Okami Will Wright (co-founder of Maxis, which is now a part of Electronic Arts) has been feeling the pain lately, but it’s not over the recent Chinese earthquake or the World Food Crisis. The sultan of Sim has lived through the ultimate Grand Theft Auto experience — that of butchering an innocent in [...]
by Sumedh Balan Welcome to another edition of loading! Today I will go in-depth into the world of spamming. When I was starting out in my CS career one of the veterans had told me something I have not forgotten to this day. You can shoot through almost any wall and any object in CS. [...]
by Nike Okami Log on at the nearest cyber-cafe in the Grand Theft Auto IV universe. Enter the given address, www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com. Seems innocent enough. After all, it’s just a beauty pageant site for children – for all you know, you’re gonna be treated to some videos of cute little tykes, showcasing their (ahem) “singing prowess” [...]
by Nike Okami It has happened several times. Developer makes a telling comment, departing from the earnest etiquette of public relations. Someone retaliates. Developer subsequently apologises with proverbial hat in hand. Case in point: Laurent Fischer, marketing director for Nintendo of Europe, being reprimanded by none other than famed God of War creator and designer [...]
An awful lot of Metal Gear Solid 4 copies and bundles have been moving around, since the game’s release, but a certain gamer seems to have been swindled at the expense of corporate greed. Jason MCG talks of this sordid tale of greed and deception: After much deliberation, I convinced my buddy to get a [...]
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