People like to make things complicated that don’t have to be. It happens in life and it happens in the world of videogames. Look at some of the progress trees games like those in the Final Fantasy series sport. They… Read More ›
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Semi-Delightful, Sort of Delicious, Almost De-Lovely
The biopic has been done before… repeatedly. We have all seen dozens of biopics – if there’s a famous person whose life may be remotely interesting, why not making a movie out of it? The only real question then becomes,… Read More ›
The Secret of NIMH – The Story Goes Blu (but not with a Particularly Good Release)
Don Bluth, a legendary figure in the world of animation, may have, at least in part, come out of the Disney tradition, but looking at his first full length animated feature, The Secret of NIMH, one wouldn’t think Disney. Based… Read More ›
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars – Long Name, Mediocre Game
I am a fan of turn-based games, be they Civilization-style or more action oriented. The idea of being able to plan three, four, five, and more (if you’re good) moves ahead and outfox your opponent appeals to me. It was… Read More ›
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: Could he be for Real?
I want to believe. Famously, Fox Mulder had a poster in his office which had that line written and depicted a UFO. I don’t know how I feel about UFOs and whether or not I have any desire to believe… Read More ›
Heading Back to the Future for Episode 3 of the Telltale Series
Marty McFly is back… again. Telltale Games has released the third episode in their Back to the Future: The Game series and this time we find poor Marty back in 1985, but a (different) alternate 1986. As with the other… Read More ›
Hitting the Asphalt in 3D
Asphalt 3D is not exactly what you would call a simulation racing game. In fact, if, rather than stating that all racing games were either simulation or arcade you placed them on a continuum with simulation on one end and… Read More ›
A Milkman, A Fiddler, and Tradition Walk into a Bar…
The Norman Jewison directed 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof is unquestionably about Judaism and Jewish tradition, but the truth is that it’s also about so much more than that. It’s about the human condition; it’s about family; and it’s… Read More ›
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D – More Than Just a Pretty Face?
After playing Madden NFL on the 3DS and being sorely disappointed with the result, we ended up with the perhaps irrational fear that it was going to be impossible for a developer to put together a fun, exciting, enjoyable sports… Read More ›
Shift 2 Unleashed – Releasing Your Inner Stig
In the end, the point of videogames is to provide an enjoyable experience. Be the game big or small, wholly immersive or quick and surface level, you should enjoy the time that you’re playing them. Better games, however, are the… Read More ›
Taking a Listen with Marc Ecko’s UNLTD.SOUND Force Headphones
Over the course of the past 20 or 25 years, the use of headphones has grown in incredible ways. Jump on a subway in New York City and you’ll see a huge number of the now iconic white earbuds that… Read More ›
Yogi Bear Makes a Big Boo Boo
There is often a complaint leveled against Hollywood that they have “run out of ideas” and it is because of Hollywood’s lack of ideas that we get a fairly consistent stream of remakes. I don’t think that’s accurate, I prefer… Read More ›
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters: Mulligan!
When it was announced that the new version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour would feature the Masters and the Augusta National Golf Club, no one was more excited than I. As a golfer, a watcher of golf, and a gamer,… Read More ›
Getting Tangled with Disney’s Latest
Not always with the most positive of reactions from fans, historians, critics, and the world at large, Disney has a way of making classic tales uniquely their own. The talents of the Disney animators and producers are again on display… Read More ›
Drinking (Lots of) Tea on The Amazing Race
For me, tonight’s episode of The Amazing Race was all about attitude and outlook. We saw whining, we saw crying, we saw complaining, and we also saw some really positive moments too (spoilers below). At least five teams at the… Read More ›
The Sims 3 on the 3DS: See you in the Next Life, Jack
The Sims 3, as a franchise, is a massive success. It has been ported to system after system, updated, expanded, and tweaked. Now, it’s a launch title for the Nintendo 3DS, but it may not be one that you’re going… Read More ›
Super Monkeys, Super Balls, Super Monkey Ball 3D is a Super 3DS Launch TItle
In our review of the Nintendo 3DS, we highlighted Super Street Fighter IV as one of the top titles available at the system’s launch. We found ourselves hugely impressed by the graphics, use of the dual screens, and controls. Of… Read More ›
Ridge Racer 3D- The Franchise Nitros onto the 3DS
Arriving just in time for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS is Namco Bandai’s latest entry into the venerable Ridge Racer series, titled, not surprisingly, Ridge Racer 3D. If you’ve read our review of the system, you know that we… Read More ›
An In-Depth Look at the Nintendo 3DS
Just about four and a half years ago, Nintendo got a big win in terms of the “cool” factor with the release of their current generation home console, the Wii. The system, with its incredibly unique and wholly intuitive control… Read More ›
In Which I Again Suggest that Neil Patrick Harris Deserves an Emmy for HIMYM
As I noted back in January with the “Bad News” episode of How I Met Your Mother, as they continue in their runs, sitcoms have a tendency to become more dramatic. My favorite example of this, and the one which… Read More ›
