Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
GameGum – Flash gaming site review
I haven't done any reviews in a while, then today I got asked to do one for GameGum a Flash gaming website (this is a paid review). It's nice to get some games related reviews to do so I had to say yes.
CompetitionCurrently GameGum are running a referral contest in which you can potentially win $100 and 1000 GameGum points (more on those in a bit) - with a total of $250 worth of ...
The Virginia Tech tragedy and violent video games
The recent shooting at Virginia Tech has affected, and shocked, many people and it's a terrible tragedy that something so awful could happen. My thoughts go out to all those involved and I hope they can get back to some semblance of normality as soon as possible.
Video GamesAs tragic as this event was video games are yet again being blamed for the issue. Within hours of the incident Jack Thompson had managed to get onto the television, ...
300 + Paulo = Xerxes?
I went to see 300 at the Imax cinema in London recently and it is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I like powerful films and, whilst the story was a little thin, this film was VERY powerful.
Nobody goes to see a film like 300 for the story, but what there was of it was done more than well enough. For those who aren't aware (and I'm late ...
3 rules of effective cutscenes
Arstechnica have put together the three rules of effective cutscenes as taught by God of War 2.
The rules are...
Keep it Short, Stupid I shouldn't be Superman in a cut scene but Clark Kent in the game If your engine is good enough for the game, it's good enough for cut scenesObviously they go into more detail, but the points themselves are very valid.
My own opinion is basically that cutscenes are boring. It's well known that a lot of video game artists ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie – competition
I was recently contacted by a very nice lady at Warner Bros. asking whether I would like to run a competition to promote a film. Normally I just ignore this sort of thing but (not that it happens very often!) but being that it's for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, I just had to say yes.
Like 300 (also from Warner Brothers) I have been excited about ...
Hot Fuzz
I went to see the new British comedy, Hot Fuzz, the other day - and it was absolutely great.
I haven't seen Shaun of the Dead, despite hearing that it's really rather good, but that didn't stop me from wanting to see this film. From what I have heard the humor and the style of the two films are fairly similar and having now seen Hot Fuzz I think I will ...
Videogames blamed for… everything!
Videogames are regularly blamed for many things, the most popular being making children fat and violent. So when something new, such as the Nintendo Wii, comes along everyone is happy. The Wii gets children exercising again, and it doesn't feature as many violent games as other consoles. However that "everyone" has just gotten a little smaller.
Children who spend too much time playing virtual sports on their new Nintendo Wii are getting a false sense of what it's like to ...
Gun Wing, new Binary Sun game released
As some of you may know I make video games - both for work and as a hobby.
About a year ago a chap named Alan Broad posted a demo of a game he was intending to give away on a development forum I frequent. I really liked the game and thought some money could be made so I offered to buy the code and distribution rights. I wanted to tweak the game and release it for sale.
He ...
Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.