That's right, we've gone and done it. Or, more to the point, Sean Aune and Jon Rettinger came to my house in the middle of the night and demanded that I step up and start reviewing video games… or else. Our first video game review was published alongside the post you're reading right now. We covered Mass Effect 3. I'm here now to tell you how reviews will be handled on this site. It's...
You know what they say: Go big or go home. That saying is never truer than when it comes to a Super Bowl party. Unlike many other types of get-togethers, the gear is as important — perhaps even more important — than any other aspect. So if you could, how would you pimp out your Super Bowl shindig? Here are a few ways I’d do it, if I could… The Pimped-Out Super Bowl Party 1. An epic...
There’s been quite a bit of Angry Birds talk transpiring lately, so I thought I’d crash the party with my bowl of Wacky Punch. But first, if you have not read Joey’s ace account on the Angry Birds phenomenon, please read it. Joey very succinctly puts the Angry Birds craze in its place and admonishes the gaming world that the sling-shot-driven franchise will never achieve sustainable...
Overview 2011 was an incredible year for gaming software. The industry’s titans, both indie and corporate, got together and collectively created a slew of unbelievable software that pushed the boundaries of interactive entertainment out on all sides. Two pieces of brand new gaming hardware also hit the market, albeit one did so only in the Asian part of the world. The Nintendo 3DS...
I'm glad none of the other TechnoBuffalo staff know where I live, lest this post would become a practical warrant for my capture and slaughter. Nevertheless, it's time to come clean… I am absolutely sick and tired of hearing about Angry Birds. The game has been out for years, and it should not have garnered this much attention to begin with. It's genuinely not all that fun, and the...
Welcome to this brand-spankin'-new TechnoBuffalo feature we're going to try and run once every week. We've got ourselves an outstanding, talkative community and we're looking to harness that and spur it along with a weekly debate topic. So, every Friday, I'll toss up a debatable challenge, you folks will vote and discuss. I'll also be posting the results of the previous week's poll...
Since when did the cell phone become a digital Swiss Army Knife? Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that—hold your horses because there’s a caveat involved here. And before my ADHD takes hold and blasts me into 199 different channels in space, I’m going to lay down that caveat right now: cell phone manufacturers are adding too many colors to a palette. It’s a phone that’...
Indeed, Ned... Winter is coming, and the cold, icy weather can be brutal on more than just your head and hands — it’s not too good for your devices either. If you live in a cold region, then you’ve probably got hats and gloves for yourself (maybe even some pelts), but what about all that tech you spent your hard-earned money on? Temperatures can play havoc with technology, from the...
This just in: the PS Vita is for games. Sure, that may sound like a really awkward statement to make for a portable gaming device, but it's one Sony was probably smart to clarify. Gamers and consumers actively buying products when the PSP was enjoying its wealth of pre-launch hype will probably remember what Sony was trying to get people excited for… everything but the games. They kept...
The state of serious gaming involves two kinds of players: PC and Console. Despite the widespread adoption of mobile gaming, I’m still hesitate to involve any association of depth with it. Regardless of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, the games remain gimmicky, and the gameplay superficial by the reluctance to stray from the touch-screen. However, there is hope for the mobile...