R.I.P Bizarre Creations
That Dead Island trailer was something moving, to be sure, but only one gaming related video on the internet this week managed to make me feel all kinds of morose and wonder why I don’t keep a bottle...
View ArticleGolden Sun: Dark Dawn Review (DS)
It has been an unbearably long time between drinks for fans of the excellent Golden Sun RPG series that graced millions of GameBoy Advance consoles in the early 2000s. Rumour after extinguished...
View ArticlePokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Review
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs is a game I should have reviewed quite a while ago. But every time I saw my DS sitting on my desk or bedside table, I would turn away hoping that by simply ignoring it...
View ArticleWaste Not, Want Not. The Environmental Impact of Gaming.
Have you ever considered what impact your gaming has on the environment? Don’t get me wrong. I’m no “Greenie”. I personally disagree with the Emission Trading Scheme (won’t make a jot of difference),...
View ArticleApple and Google gain market share
In what should come as a surprise to no one, a recent report by Flurry shows the increasing market share of both Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS in both the overall and portable gaming market in...
View ArticleAwesome Picture: Lance Henrikson Plays Aliens: Infestation
Or more importantly, playing the Knife Trick mode. Lance Henrikson, the actor that played Bishop and had the memorable scene in Aliens by terrifying Hudson with his skill at five finger fillet, was...
View ArticleDSi and XL Price Cut Imminent for US
After posting their first ever recorded annual loss last month, Nintendo have announced price cuts for the DSi and DSi XL from May 20. The company’s loss was partly blamed on a stronger Yen compared...
View ArticleToyota NDS Connectivity; Not Quite as Cool as it Sounds
When I first read that Toyota has introduced DS connectivity to their vehicles, I thought they had gone and done what Nintendo failed to do with the Wii and offer some cool and useful connectivity...
View ArticleNintendo Covers All E3 Bases in 2012
Nintendo has made it clear that it is taking E3 2012 seriously, offering interested gamers the chance to get the latest info from LA via the web, YouTube, FaceBook and Twitter. In a press release, it...
View ArticlePokemon Conquest Review (DS)
The Pokémon series of games has flourished for over a decade, with several diversions from the main path which have brought mixed success. Slap the name Pokémon onto a game and as long as you have...
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