A guest post by, Robert Settle Sometimes when I’ve found myself playing a video game for several hours longer than I had intended, I often ask myself these questions: Why are some video games made to be so addictive? What is it we find so addictive about these games? What impact does our video gaming addictions [...]
Despite the time and technological advances since the days of Donkey Kong much of what is seen in the Mario of 1981 forms the basis of the character today… Caveat – This is just an opinion. This ‘Jumpman’ as he was then known had the task of rescuing his girlfriend from an ape. To succeed [...]
Change and the ability to accept and adapt to changes made: it’s what separates humans from the dinosaurs. A Guest Post by Joseph Guthrie Sadly though, it seems there are a lot of dinosaur-like human beings roaming around the realm of technology, specifically gaming. Quite frankly, I find reading someone’s negative comments posted to a [...]
Square Enix have recently rebooted three of my favourite game series: Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Deus Ex. The latter was one of my top games of 2011 and the others look like they won’t disappoint either. In the spirit of acknowledging when a series could do with a fresh start, I’ve compiled a list of [...]
One of the best ways to stay entertained during a long car ride with friends is to see if you can remember all 151 Pokémon. I know what you’re thinking. “That’s a lie. Girls don’t like Pokémon. Besides, there are 649 Pokémon; rookie mistake.” Who on earth decided it was a good idea to have [...]
