2009

Nathan Drake’s treasure hunting has taken him to the far corners of the world. Nathan Drake is searching for the remains of Francis Drake off the coast of Panama. Legend has it that Drake’s lead coffin was buried at sea empty, containing only the infamous explorer’s diary that leads the way to the treasure of…

I’d though I’d start another feature for the month profiling the cars of gaming. Every hero needs a set of wheels to get around and the car is often the unsung sidekick in the gaming world, outside of racing games. Take Sam & Max for example. A crime fighting duo consisting of six foot tall…

Sony finally laid to rest the long standing rumours of a PS3 slim by finally introducing the console. The PS3 Slim looks about half the size of the current generation. Amazon.com claims it is 33% smaller and 36% lighter than the current model. It has been given a more curvy design but lacks the high…

Magazine Game Informer surveyed 5000 readers to determine failure rates and satisfaction with the repair process for the three current generation consoles. The results show that the Xbox 360 is suffering a staggering number of hardware failures. Of the respondents, 360 owners reported that 54.2% of their consoles had failed. Those sent in for repairs…

“Conglaturation !!! You have completed a great game. And prooved the justice of our culture. Now go and rest our heroes!” This grammatical nightmare was the ending screen for the original NES Ghostbusters game, produced by Activision way back in the late 80s. The game has an infamous reputation for being just awful. In fact,…

Prototype is a vary appropriate name for this game, as that what it feels like. It’s a decent enough concept for a game but still quite rough around the edges. This summer has been odd in a sense since we’ve seen two vary similar superhero titles released at around the same time: Prototype and the…

Skype is one of the most popular free Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) applications today. VOIP services allow you to make phone calls through your computer over the internet rather then through conventional phone likes. The main advantage to using VOIP over a conventional phone line is cost. In Skype, talking to other users of the service is…

Using a standard keyboard & mouse to control your computer isn’t always practical. It would be ideal to remotely control your HTPC without resorting to bulky wireless keyboards or expensive Bluetooth enabled universal remotes. That’s where Air Mouse Pro (AMP for sort) comes in. This app gives you full remote control of your computer using…

Despite the extensive beta testing, Apple really dropped the ball with iPhone OS 3.0. A lot of people have been complaining about the many problems involved. So much so that they’re already pushing 3.1 out the door; it’s currently in semi-public beta. I’d thought I’d list off a couple of the problems I’ve noticed with…

Now that we’ve seen the most overrated, lets look at the most underrated. You know the ones. The games that are just so good but for one reason or another, nobody played them. Here’s my top six in no particular order. Why six? This one was more of a head scratcher and I couldn’t think…