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...
I write about games on the Internet. More specifically, I write about games on a site centered around the mobile and tech industry. I’m a fan of both worlds, but I’m a gaming writer by trade. Being here means I get to hear all these mobile gamers yelling about how awesome their platform is. Well, guess what. It isn’t. Why? I’ve come up with five reasons. Ready the pitchforks. I’ll be...
E3 is a spectacle. It's a show that opens up with more than a day of fanfare and insanity put on display by the gaming industry's heaviest hitters. We see each company parade out stars, rappers, musicians, pyrotechnics, sexy dancers and a slew of sizzle reels meant to titillate and excite. The problem? That doesn't work anymore. A desperate cry for attention. Six years ago, when...