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MMORPGs: Part 2

By Thistle, on August 12th, 2010

After checking out over twenty Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games (MMORPGs), it’s safe to say that there’s a bewildering choice of MMORPGs out there. They range from the fairly familiar and straightforward World of Warcraft (WoW) series, through to Player v’s Player (PvP) focused titles like Aion, and more demanding titles, (such as [...]

MMORPGs: Part 1

By Thistle, on August 4th, 2010

In an ideal world there’d be gaming cafés on every street corner and plenty of local players always looking to try out new boardgames and Tabletop RPGs. Unfortunately, this is probably never going to happen, because most cafés can’t afford to set aside enough tables and a great many potential players find it [...]

Netbooks, ION 2 and Optimus

By Thistle, on July 27th, 2010

If we’re to believe the hype, 2010 is a year packed with dramatic new gaming and media technologies. Much of this is attributed to the iPad, 3D TVs and new motion controllers. In reality, only a portion of the overall market will have access to these technologies in 2010.

Which is good, [...]

3D E3

By Thistle, on June 14th, 2010

The annual hi-tech gaming festival of choice ‘kicks off’ this week with the usual showcasing of half-ready, half-baked and, occasionally, brilliant games and gaming technology.

Nintendo’s plans to show the 3D Nintendo 3DS and the ‘eve of conference’ appearance of video footage for a handful of 3D games on the PS3 can’t [...]

Tropico 3: Absolute Power

By Thistle, on June 9th, 2010

Unimpressed by Prince of Persia? Concerned Project Natal might make you look like you’re in the middle of a Sand Dance? Not to worry! There’s sun, sand, and the distinctive aroma of a Cuban cigar in the air for anyone with a PC.

El Presidente has returned, with an add-on pack for [...]

Spies, Saboteurs and Secret Agents

By Thistle, on May 31st, 2010

Spies, saboteurs and secret agents slot straight into most game formats and settings with ease. They do so by drawing play away from direct confrontation and by asking players to try out new challenges.

Whether taking the part of spies, or simply up against some spies, players of tabletop and videogame [...]

RTS Showdown: Starcraft 2 v's The Rest

By Thistle, on May 24th, 2010

Blizzard’s long-awaited Real-Time Strategy (RTS) videogame Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty is due for release on 27th July 2010. In keeping with the RTS formula the PC-based Starcraft 2 is all about gathering resources, making munitions and wiping out your enemies.

The first true RTS title, Dune, was a blend of storytelling, [...]

Alan Wake

By Thistle, on May 20th, 2010

Self-styled ‘psychological action thriller’ Alan Wake has finally appeared on the XBox after several years in development hell. The mystery adventure format recently received a boost when Heavy Rain was released, but it needs more successes to continue the current shift towards more varied gameplay.

Fortunately, Alan Wake goes a long way [...]

Alternate Reality Games (ARGs)

By Thistle, on May 13th, 2010

Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) are shared social games that use digital media and social networking to involve players in collaborative plot development and problem solving.

The designers aka Puppetmasters behind ‘modern ARGs’ typically use Internet and handheld technologies, amongst others, to shape, seed and elaborate a task-focused social narrative set in the [...]

Touch Technologies: Chrome

By Thistle, on April 25th, 2010

The iPad is already impressing as a gaming platform. Games such as Need For Speed 2 and Mirror’s Edge are selling well and shared gaming is appearing as a standard feature in suitable games. For instance, there’s a very slick Scrabble application for the iPad, with the extra option of letting everyone keep [...]

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