By Joey Davidson |
Spellirium is the brainchild of Ryan Creighton and a whole slew of freelance content creators. This game mixes and mashes the principles of the word-puzzle genre with those of classic point-and-click adventure games. It’s a one-of-a-kind project, and we here at TechnoBuffalo are growing a…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s hard being a queen of the geeks. No, I’m not talking about me, but Marissa Mayer, the well-known Yahoo CEO who jumped the Google ship last July. Not only did she leave Mountain View campus (in a very well-publicized exit, I might add), but…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently brought you a first look at the Argo artifacts used in a CIA operation in the 1980s, during which the CIA worked with Canadians to evacuate American diplomats out of Iran. TechnoBuffalo had the chance to sit down with the owner of those…
By Brandon Russell |
Android is up to version 4.2. Microsoft has released Windows Phone 8. And Apple’s latest iPhone is outpacing previous company records. These are among the biggest headlines going into the busy holiday period, a pivotal point in any company’s future. Somewhere in that mix, Research…
By Todd Haselton |
Former Apple sales exec David Sobotta recently discussed what it was like to work for Apple in a new book titled The Pomme Company, which covers his 20-year tenure at the firm until 2004. He worked with Tim Cook, but never reported to him directly…
By Ron Duwell |
Charles Cecil and the development team Revolution Software is one of the better known set of names to have benefited from the recent Kickstarter craze. Their campaign for Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse was an overwhelming success, meeting its goal of $400,000 after only…
By Ron Duwell |
Poor Guillermo del Toro. The man has only made the most critically successful movie of the last ten years, has been nominated for Oscars, started his own film production company, and yet that still isn’t enough to get his video game made. THQ canned his…
By Brandon Russell |
Despite Steve Wozniak’s affinity for all things Apple, the guy has never shied away from criticizing the tech giant. He has openly admitted his respect for Android, and even lamented the endless patent wars dominating the industry. In a recent interview with TechCentral, Woz pithily…
By Ron Duwell |
I’ve got a lot more respect for Spec Ops: The Line‘s creative lead, Cory Davis. He’s not afraid to speak his mind about multiplayer. His wonderful war game Spec Ops: The Line was meant to solely be a single player experience, and the team had…
By Ron Duwell |
Under the guidance of Nintendo, Rare Inc. found itself on quite a roll for nearly a decade before Microsoft stepped in. Reinventing iconic characters like Donkey Kong, popularizing first-person shooters on the consoles, and being the most prolific developer for the Nintendo 64 besides Nintendo…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Translation and localization—whether in games, books, or any other media—are like special effects in films: they’re best when they’re invisible. Players enjoy the game when the localization is seamless. No one notices a thing, with the exception of a few nerds who specifically pay attention…
By Ron Duwell |
The recent string of New Super Mario Bros. games have struck a chord with a lot of Nintendo fans, but not always on a positive note. What was originally meant to be a fun little throwback to the old days of the series has become…
By Ron Duwell |
Psychonauts developer Double Fine Production has always been a risky sell for big name publishers. Quirky titles like Costume Quest and Stacking always will appeal to their established fanbase, but overall, they don’t exactly light up the sales charts either. Now that their first Kickstarter…
By Joey Davidson |
Star Wars 1313 was announced a few days before E3 started last June. We were fortunate enough to land a behind-closed-doors preview of the game. To put it in the simplest terms possible, we were absolutely blown away. Our preview, which you can read right now,…
By Todd Haselton |
Near-field communications, or NFC as most people refer to the technology, is already active in millions of handsets around the globe. This year, U.S. carriers began shipping smartphones enabled with the technology. The Galaxy S III, the HTC One X, the Galaxy Nexus… we could…
By Killian Bell |
Although we knew almost everything there was to know about the Google Nexus 7 prior to its unveiling yesterday, it wasn’t until a couple of months before the event that reports and rumors surrounding the tablet’s specifications began trickling in. That’s because there weren’t any…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ checks out the recently released and highly successful mobile game that is Angry Birds – From Space!!! Whether your a seasoned Angry Birds fan or someone who has only simply…
By Killian Bell |
Instagram confirmed earlier this month that its popular photo sharing service, which has become a smash hit on iOS, is making its way to Android. If you can’t wait to get your hands on it, you can sign up now to be one of the…
By Todd Haselton |
As gas prices continue to rise — they reach as high as $4.59 in Manhattan — drivers around the United States are turning to their mobile phones to find cheaper prices. The trend is so noticeable, in fact, that AT&T has noticed that the amount…
By Joey Davidson |
While perhaps not quite as out-and-out awesome as the Motorized Patriot (see: Robot George Washington with a Minigun), Irrational Games has just posted the second part of their Heavy Hitters video series in order to detail the Handyman. BioShock Infinite is set to play host to…
By Joey Davidson |
We’re not complaining. These “heavy hitters” are called “Motorized Patriots,” and, as Ken Levine explains in the video above, they’re meant to present gamers with new challenges in combat. I loved the original BioShock; however, towards the end of the game’s campaign, combat started to…
By Joey Davidson |
The PlayStation Blog recently had a chance to visit Sanzaru Games and spend time with their first foray in the Sly Cooper universe with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. They also had a chance to speak with the studio’s President, Glen Egan, on camera about the game…
By Todd Haselton |
The iPad 3 will no doubt be revealed next week during Apple’s San Francisco press conference. While that means nothing but excitement for consumers, it also means that case vendors will need to scramble in an effort to make brand new protective covers for the…
By Joey Davidson |
When the Wii U comes out next year, Nintendo aims to capture the interest of the gaming public at large. However, that group of consumers will vary from the one that’s buying the Wii today. The quote from Reggie Fils-Aime comes from an interview with…
