On a recent trip up to Chicago, I attended an event called “A Girlfriend’s Guide to Gaming” — a sweet little cocktail soirée aimed at twentysomething women and introducing them to the Nintendo brand.
Read the full story »
If you like playing on the Xbox 360, then it’s probably safe to say that you like getting achievements. Oh come now, don’t deny it. You may claim you don’t go after them actively, but everyone is satisfied to get one when that little icon pops on your screen. It’s a freaking mini-party. Many achievements are standard fare: complete a mission, defeat a boss or a certain number of enemies, collect some items. But some games don’t take themselves too seriously and provide achievements outside the box, many of them humorous additions to already great games.
Here’s a tribute to achievements that push the envelope, and usually require you to do something outside of the normal parameters of the game’s intended gameplay. Special props go to Valve, I could have written an entire article about their clever titles and word-play, but I tried to spread the love around a bit. WARNING: some spoilers follow.
Read the full story »
Specialized ammo, that is. My preference for RPG mage-dom aside, there’s something incredibly satisfying about (virtually) vanquishing your enemies with the (usually graphically) impressive effects of burning fire or frigid ice. And …
In the past we’ve been presented with numerous negative factors about video games. Still today, there are plenty of non-gamers that fall into the same stereotype regarding how bad video gamers are for our health. …
Being one of those people that play the “Microsofts rat race game at signing up for the new updates before everyone else”, my review on the fall 2009 update is as followed. There really are only 4 …
Yesterday, Daniel Benmergui released Today I Die. Today, I spent a few minutes (okay, maybe a few hours) swimming around in his simple yet beautiful little world, trying to find all of the hidden secrets.
On a recent trip up to Chicago, I attended an event called “A Girlfriend’s Guide to Gaming” — a sweet little cocktail soirée aimed at twentysomething women and introducing them to the Nintendo brand.
Last night there was a world premier sneak peak at the big sisters from BioShock 2, as well as some gameplay.
It will spoil the game a little if you watch it, so be warned! …
After a long hiatus, I thought a review was due. Thanks to a friend, I’ve started playing some PC games once again. The last time I played PC games was back in the Quake days, …
Public Service Announcement for my fellow gamer girls:
You love games. You love thinking about games. You love talking about games. And maybe you also love learning about how they’re designed. There’s a fabulous opportunity for …
These are movies that I can watch over and over again ad infinitum until the day my brain melts and starts leaking out my ears.
“Halo! Its divine wind will rush through the stars, propelling all who are worthy along the path to salvation!”
- Prophet of Mercy
