15 Oct

Review: Dead Space

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by Ravi Sinha EA Redwood Shores and their premier blockbuster horror actioner Dead Space (the Xbox 360 version reviewed here) brought forth the main concept. What if we took a maddening romp through Neverland on alien infectious LSD, with the strategic dismemberment of limbs played out against the backdrop of big-budget environments and surreal sound? [...]

2 Oct

Making Machinima: Not for the faint of heart

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by Vaishak V.K Contrary to the not so popular and entirely fictional belief, Machinima was not coined as the conjugation of Machine and Enema. Rather, a misspelling of Machinema (machine meets cinema), gave birth to the term Machinima, to be specific, person behind the typo and large scale pimping of this genre is Hugh Hancock [...]

19 Aug

Secret Agent Clank

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by Kuriakose Saju When they first appeared on the scene nearly six years ago, the duo were considered “one of the best games to be seen since consoles became polygonal.” It was the age of the PS2 and this particular shooter/ platformer deprived me of many hours of possible boredom. I remember guiding Ratchet and [...]

22 Jul

A day in the life of … MARIO!

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by Kuriakose Saju 8 am: Morning finds me with a headache, whereas last night had found me molesting mushrooms with Luigi. I think at some point we wandered over to Peach’s palace as well, thanks to Yoshi and his fetish for midnight walks. Luigi, as usual, told me to head on home after we were [...]

10 Jun

Metal Gear Memories: Part 2

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by Nike Okami In our first part detailing the most memorable moments in the Metal Gear Solid saga, we looked back on some of the more action-oriented, politically steeped and revealing character twists. In this part, we’ll be looking at moments that are more personal and intricate. As any MGS fan will tell you, the [...]

9 Jun

Metal Gear Memories: Part 1

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by Nike Okami Metal Gear Solid, directed by Hideo Kojima and developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, is one of the most successful and stylish franchises ever in gaming. However, come June 12th and it’ll all be over.No, the end of the world is not imminent (unless Jack Thompson takes a sudden interest in Patapon). [...]