After getting a fill of relatives this weekend, you may yearn for a break. While four whole days off from work or school may be a gift, who wants to squander that time dodging kooky Aunt Edna? It’s not too late — you can make the most of your holiday weekend with one of these 4 ideas for rocking that Thanksgiving weekend. Get Your Game On, I: NFL’s Thanksgiving Classic Tis the...
Gamers are a special breed in that buying presents for them can be very, very easy. Figure out what types of games they like and head out to your local gaming shop. Odds are, their favorite genre is covered somewhere in the holiday release calendar, so getting them the latest and greatest (or the classic and amazing) should be simple. Before you run out and buy any of this stuff, make...
I loved Jetpack Joyride when it launched on iOS. I remember playing through the entire game in about two days before I sold my iPhone 4 and moved to Android. But it’s an incredible game and, now, it’s available for all Android users. The idea is super simple: Barry (the guy wearing the jetpack), needs to escape a lab filled with scientists. You’re in control and the goal is to grab as...
It seems to be the big trend these days. Aging entertainment veterans and game developers are taking to the iOS and Android markets to crank out a few pet projects. Recently, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune released his free-to-play run n' gunner J.J. Rockets for the Android market in Japan, and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi released a silly little surfing game of all things...
In video games, boss battles typically come in three flavors: great, mediocre and terrible. Oh, sure, that’s me simplifying things but the general feeling of a game’s pinnacle moment can often be categorized as such. We hate terrible boss battles. As we well should. But, I mean, we really hate them. After sitting around and talking about them for a bit, we decided it would be great to...
I used to really enjoy playing Call of Duty. When Modern Warfare released back in 2007, I fell in love. A wonderfully paced campaign met a gorgeously addictive multiplayer mode. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was, relatively speaking, a perfect shooter. Today? I’m bored. Call of Duty doesn’t interest me. Press previews, trailers, hands-on moments and general hype building stories have...
In today’s landscape, gaming is more than just filling wasted time with virtual inactivity. It’s about building wonderful narratives around swathes of interesting characters. Typically, among the horde of personas in a single campaign, gamers find two particular sets of character types: heroes and villains. The TechnoBuffalo gaming staff decided it was time to get together and suss...
In today’s landscape, gaming is more than just filling wasted time with virtual inactivity. It’s about building wonderful narratives around swathes of interesting characters. Typically, among the horde of personas in a single campaign, gamers find two particular sets of character types: heroes and villains. The TechnoBuffalo gaming staff decided it was time to get together and suss...
Earlier this year, there was uproar when Fez designer Phil Fish said modern Japanese games suck. Braid's Jonathan Blow and Mega Man master Keiji Inafune even backed him up with explicit agreement. If fans were angry about it though, the developers themselves seem to be aware of it and wanting to make it better. The newest Famitsu devoted ten full pages to an interview with a number of...
In what can only be considered a very exciting move for any gamer, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced this morning that it has acquired cloud-based game streaming company Gaikai for approximately $380 million. Founded in 2008, Gaikai isn't too different to OnLive, another cloud-based gaming company that is already becoming hugely popular. The service delivers high-quality...