You wouldn’t download a car… would you?
Piracy is bad, mmmkay, so you should pirate stuff, cause it’s bad, mmmkay. Just because your friends pirating cars and music and things, doesn’t mean you should too…
Vidya of 2009
It’s been a really interesting year for me, partly because this year in 2009, I have bought more video game than I have for the previous 3 years combined…
Super Guide: It killed your family and kicked your dog
The Super Guide is your enemy, it has killed, imprisoned and raped your countrymen and will be the cause of the end of civilisation the world over…
One gamer’s take on the controversial scene from Modern Warfare 2
Unless you’ve decided to poke your eyes out and become a deaf-mute, you would have heard about a certain highly controversial scene from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2…
“It’s like I’m PLAYING a movie!” Cinematic gaming and you
As the technology used for video games advances, developers gain the abilities to add cinematic elements to their games. There is no single method for this and each game…
“Look at me now.” Game characters and their new looks
When you have a character that has been around for a long time, eventually you will have to reinvent and modify certain aspects of that character…
“I was really there!” Game immersion at its best
It can be an extremely satisfying experience when you’re standing at the top of a tall Gothic styled building and looking down at a group of thugs below…
Fiji: The island with no vidya
Many, many years ago (in December it’ll actually be TWENTY years ago) I moved from Fiji to Australia. Before that time, I don’t remember playing any video games…
Virtual Portable Console “…we have no plans for that…”
I was really sure that Nintendo would announce that the DSi would be getting “Virtual Portable Console” support during this year’s E3. After all, it makes sense on so many levels…
Nintendo to the Core
Throughout Wii’s lifespan there has been a considerable amount of talk about whether Nintendo is still a traditional video game company… yup, people are asking this question.
Silly Gaming Habits
During out cooperative playthrough of Resident Evil 5 with Jeff, I started to notice something that both of us were doing constantly… we each had very strange habits.