Category: Reviews

Parasite Eve
Gaming
Raul Valle

Retro Gaming Reviews: Parasite Eve (Squaresoft, 1998)

In the late 90s, with the popularity of the survival horror genre on the rise, RPG giant Square decided to throw its hat into the ring with its own take on the genre. The result was Parasite Eve, a survival horror/RPG hybrid based on the 1995 Japanese novel of the same name. The first Square

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[PAX East 2011] – Star Wars: The Old Republic Gameplay

Saturday morning at PAX East, those involved with the media (and cleared for access) were allowed a one-hour preview of the show floor before opening to all others at 11 AM. I had two objectives: 1) get in line for SW: TOR and 2) play SW: TOR. After waiting in line for nearly an hour

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Events
Rachel

[PAX East 2011] – Mortal Kombat First Impressions

I have never really been into fighting games, but I did play some Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis back in the day. It has been quite some time since I played it, so I did not really know what to expect. Almost surprisingly, besides the graphics and smoother mechanics, the game play itself is virtually

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FEAR3ban
Events
Rachel

[PAX East 2011] – F.E.A.R. 3 First Impressions

I will admit, I haven’t been really following F.E.A.R. 3 development…at all. While I am aware of the series, anything that sounds scary I tend to stay away from (yes I know…such a girl). I got a chance to play a multiplayer mode of the game, aptly named “F*cking Run,” and well, the goal of

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pop sot
Gaming
Andrew Plein

Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time HD – PS3

The Sands of Time is one of those titles that truly helped set the standard for the games of today. While I owned the original back on the Gamecube, I was excited to hear about the HD counterpart that was debuting on the PSN. So how has the game aged? How does it look compared

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Poker with Bob
Gaming
Jess Brohard

Review: Poker with Bob [iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad]

Poker with Bob is an app that is available on iTunes for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad for $.99. Story Poker with Bob is the riveting tale of Bob, a man with no legs and a chin too big for his face. Resigned to a life of solitude, his only solace comes from the

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Gunstringer
Gaming
Raul Valle

Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer

Despite being hard at work on the upcoming Ms. ‘Splosion Man, it seems Twisted Pixel has also been developing a new original title for the Kinect: The Gunstringer. Announced early February, The Gunstringer tells the tale of an undead cowboy rising from his grave to take revenge on his former posse after they betrayed and

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Bulletstorm kick
Reviews
JJ Crass

Bulletstorm[Review]

The controversial new first person shooter, Bulletstorm aims to not only offend you but your whole family. Will its new style of “kill with skill” really be a game changer or is it all bark and no bite?

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tapcity
Reviews
Rachel

TapCity: A New Way to Explore (and Conquer) Your Own City

TapCity is telling the popular mobile app Four Square, “we love what you do, but we can do it better.”  The newest city-exploring app is bringing a whole new dimension to the way you adventure (while you essentially play Monopoly with places you actually visit). TapCity is slated to be released in the App store

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