World of Warcraft – My how you’ve changed
After an exhaustive and exasperating experience of trying to find an MMO worth my time (and money), I’ve finally decided to go back to WoW after four years. Here’s an excerpt from the original post:...
Video Games
King of Kong 2 Trailer
King of Kong 2 trailer – yes it’s a spoof but hey, it’s funny! Originally posted over at Game Culture dot...
Fun pic of the day – Now that’s a controller!
There’s controllers and then there’s controllers – now this is what I call a controller! Originally posted via Game Culture dot...
Lost Planet 2 – WTF is up with the Female Pirate’s?
Yay, I am really going to have fun running around in nappies and not much else in Lost Planet 2 – not. Here’s an excerpt from my article over at GC dot com: Unfortunately, my...
Bring back the Arcades
There’s a reason why they call it ‘Arcade Mode’: The arcade experience of playing a game like Streetfighter is very different to using a arcade stick and duking it out online with your friends. Online...
Lag killed my MMO
The trials and tribulations of MMO gaming can be varied and challenging. After some serious investigation into the realm of MMO gaming, I discovered that the LAG monster is well and truly still claiming victims....
Video game characters and sex appeal
I was reading this thread over at the ECA forums which got me thinking about how fascinated some gamers become with their own characters or even with other characters in the games they play. Game...
Moral Kombat: Violence in Video Games
I found this video clip online and thought I would blog about it here. It’s a documentary that attempts to answer the questions surrounding the controversial topic of the level of violence in video games....
You just got pwnd… by a six year old!!
I’ll never forget my first experience of discussing the finer points of team strategy in a Gears of War lobby with a six year old. Ah yes, the initial shock was followed soon after by...
Video Games are big business, even in NZ
Yesterday I mentioned the growth of video games as big business, possibly surpassing that of the movie industry worldwide. Today the ISANZ (Interactive Software Association of New Zealand) released statistics regarding exactly how much growth...
