In this very special podcast, we take a few minutes to announce our next HUGE step into gaming fandom and we special guest movie reviewer and gamer extraordinaire Craig Koban with us to talk about video game movies, his work and life.
I’ve had to wear glasses since I was in the 6th grade, and without them the world becomes a bit more hostile, a bit more uncomfortable and a bit more claustrophobic. Maybe that’s why I had such a strong reaction to Beyond Eyes. Simplistic in its mechanics, yet complex in narrative, Beyond Eyes forced me to grapple with my own fears, biases and contemplate what it means to live without sight.
I remember playing with action figures. Hours of intense imaginary campaigns in which only one side could be victorious. Do kids still play with action figures? They must, otherwise they are missing out. Toy soldiers had me hooked with the trailer as He-Man and G.I. Joe made quick cameos. “I HAD THOSE TOYS!” at this moment the nostalgia factor went through the roof.
Pink pugs, candle light, a timer, a series of questions and some questionable albeit witty answers... That pretty much sums up Hot Date, a dating sim by indie game developer George Batchelor. A fortunate last name for someone who made a dating sim.
We are under 2 weeks away from the start of the biggest geek convention in Canada! Fan Expo is back for its 21st year on September 3-6 in Toronto, Ontario. Ubisoft will be at the con for their 4th time and they are going to let convention goers play some of their upcoming games and have exclusive access to Ubisoft merch.
Xbox had a stroke of genius and blew us away this past E3 (or perhaps trying to make up for previous E3 blunders) when they announced backwards compatibility on the Xbox One. Rare Replay is their first major foray into their retro game catalog: a collection of 30 games from the critically acclaimed developer Rare, packaged together for us gamers to enjoy, at the cost of $30.
I haven’t finished Ubisoft’s Zombi yet. Scratch that; I can’t finish it, unless I restart from the beginning. Unfortunately, I’m part of the chosen few; the unlucky ones that you read about but let out a collective sigh of relief with the rest of the gaming world that it didn’t happen to you: I ran into a game breaking glitch.