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...
For lovers of video games, E3 is a magical time of year. It's like a full week of Christmas, except you can only look at and read about the toys without actually having a chance to play them. In that regard, it's actually really depressing… Enough about that! I'll be touching down in Los Angeles, California early next week in order to make sure the TechnoBuffalo herd is present and...
N.O.V.A. 3 for Android is now available to download from Google Play, nearly three weeks after making its debut on iOS. Gameloft's latest first-person shooter is the closest you'll get to Halo on your smartphone or tablet right now, and it promises to set new benchmarks for graphics and gameplay. Four months have passed since Kal ruined the Volterites' plans by sabotaging their war...
If your hot and heavy Diablo 3 sessions lead to sweaty palms and finger slippage, worry not: help is on the way courtesy of Thermaltake. Today, the company’s Tt ESports division announced the Black Element Cyclone Edition mouse, which is an enhanced version of the basic Black Element mouse, complete with a detachable 6,000 RPM fan attached to cool down your overheated digits. No, really...
If you ask an everyday gamer, he’ll probably tell you the PC graphics market is basically a two-horse race between AMD’s Radeon and Nvidia’s GeForce. Ask a financial analyst and you’ll get a different answer: the beancounters think that the graphics market is less of a race and more of a massacre, with Intel playing the role of Leatherface and Ivy Bridge’s integrated graphics acting as...
As promised yesterday, Mojang has released the Minecraft 1.2.4 update today. The folks at Mojang are on a roll with updating Minecraft as of late. 1.2.4 marks the third update this month, but Jeb of Mojang has said this will probably be the last until 1.3 which currently has no set release date as of yet. For those who want a taste before they update, here's what you can expect....
The wait is finally over, and your favorite birds – along with some new ones – have left the Earth for new adventures in Angry Birds Space. Pretty much any place you want to play the new Angry Birds Space game, you’ll be able to. The game is currently available for iOS devices (iPod touch, iPhone and iPad), Android devices, Mac and PC. Prices range from free with advertisements, $2....
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Mojang is moving ahead with a 1.2.4 update for Minecraft and may release it as soon as this Thursday. According to Jeb of Mojang, a lot of bug fixes are on their way courtesy of the guys from Bukkit who have now joined the team officially. For those of you unfamiliar with Bukkit, it’s the third-party platform that was developed to control plugins on multiplayer servers. Mojang...
Can’t get enough of Angry Birds Space after it launches tomorrow? Walmart can help you unlock even more levels. Rovio has teamed up with Walmart to promote its latest entry in the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space. Starting tomorrow you can visit the Walmart Facebook page to begin unlocking “Golden Eggsteroid” clues that will unlock four bonus levels in the game. The first clue...