It was a good year for gaming. As we begin to delve into the next generation with 3DS, let’s look back at what was awesome in the past year.
Author: Dr. Noh
Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth (2000) for the Nintendo 64 is one of my favorite games of all time, so when Sin and Punishment: Star Successor was announced in 2008, to say I was excited is and understatement. I hasn’t been until more recently that Treasure has started to release direct sequels to their own licenses. The first were Advance Guardian Heroes (2004) and Gunstar Super Heroes (2005), both for Game Boy Advance, then came Bangai-O Spirits (2008), all which I would highly recommend. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor comes as somewhat of a surprise considering the original…
deals.woot.com is selling the Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard that Break reviewed a while ago for only $35! That’s over half off of the original retail price of $80. I’ve been looking to get a gaming keyboard as I will be getting a newer desktop to play games on later this year and this is one that I’ve had my eye out for. As much as I like some of the features on the Logitech G15, I prefer the low-profile laptop-like keys that the Razer Lycosa has. If you’re interested in this keyboard, buy it quickly because it’s only available at…
Special thanks to Mecha for pointing this out.
This year both Sony and Nintendo were keen on presenting their new games in 3D. With and without the use of glasses, it was stunning. As some may say, seeing is believing. But before we all jump on the bandwagon, let’s examine gaming history. Although the technology being used may be new, the idea of getting games to spring forth from the screen is not. Various games and even dedicated consoles have tried, with varying degrees of success. None in particular have been groundbreaking or noteworthy. In fact, previous efforts to bring gaming into 3D have always seems somewhat…
Associated Press Forbes India Times Yahoo USA Today
No, not that kind
Me and my good buddy M. Chief DAY 1: I remember PAX being overwhelming. At any given moment there were 40+ different things I would’ve been interested in doing. The first thing I checked out was the Expo hall. I checked out booths by Nintendo, Capcom, Sony, Namco Bandai, Harmonix, and Blizzard. I think the game made the biggest impression on me that day was probably Contra Rebirth, or Scribblenauts. I also made sure to check out the Pink Gorilla booth. I had seen pictures of their booth from a year before and was very interested in seeing if…