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Video Games Then And Now

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Ryan Lalonde.

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This article will take a look at various video games from their earliest roots to what they have evolved into today. From humble beginnings to graphically amazing some of these franchises are older than me!

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How the Gamer Changed from Hero to Villain

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Connor Beaton.

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I’m not going to talk about gaming as an art form, or how hardcore gamers are no longer the target market; no, I’m going to talk about how the morals of the gamer – you and I and everybody else reading this – have changed.

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The Importance of Trash Talk (and Originality in Trash Talk)

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Connor Beaton.

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As long as there has been multiplayer gaming, there has been trash talk; we can shout and swear at computer-controlled enemies on pixellated screens all day, but it’s nowhere near as satisfying as knowing you’re shouting at an identical series of pixels that can actually understand what you’re saying.

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Assassins Creed 2 Impressive Ad Campaign

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Ryan Lalonde.

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In the last two North American issues of Xbox Magazine there have been advertisements for the new game Assassin’s Creed 2. These might be the most impressive and creative video game advertisements to hit a magazine ever!

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World of Warcraft screenshot tutorial

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Ryan Lalonde.

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A lot of my friends have been asking me how I take such good screenshots on World of Warcraft. I know most of them probably won’t read this but I decided to write this for everyone on the internet that doesn’t know how to take a perfect screenshot in the game.

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Top Ten Reasons Why Urban Dead is Awesome

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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Urban Dead is an awesome low-tech browser game by Kevan Davis. The premise behind the game is that you’re in a quarantined city named Malton, either fighting for survival against zombies, or fighting for tasty brains. Urban Dead has proven itself to be pretty damn awesome over the past few months, and I feel like I wouldn’t be doing it justice if I didn’t make an attempt to advertise it. So here’s my top ten reasons why Urban Dead is the best browser game ever.

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SimCity

Posted on 24. Oct, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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You remember SimCity, don’t you? Though I never played any of the sequels to SimCity, I can tell right away that this game isn’t one. SimCity on your iPhone or iPod is a pretty good deal. It’s not perfect by any means, since all the problems that were fixed are only replaced with more problems. Still, it’s a fun game and remains pretty faithful to the original concept.

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Maple Madness

Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Ryan Lalonde.

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Unlike most MMOs that use a third-person adventure perspective or isometric overhead view, MapleStory looks more like an old platformer. I used to play it about two years ago and decided to give it another go recently. I downloaded the game, installed it, and tried to run it. But, it didn’t quite work…

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Confessions of a Gamer

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by Connor Beaton.

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When you reach a point in your life where you’ve played so many games that you begin using Half-Life 2 crossbow tactics in a snowball fight, you’re going to come up against a bunch of awful side effects, including regretting virtual actions. I know what you’re thinking: “that’s pretty stupid, it’s just a game, hahaha”, but hear me out before you dismiss me as mentally retarded or damaged.

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