If the allure of a heightened gaming experience wasn’t enough, Sony, one of the more profound peddler’s of 3D wares has now said that gaming in 3D will make you a better gamer. While “core†gamers will experience only slight benefits, newcomers will gain great increases in their gaming prowess – but both will get an edge over standard HDTV …
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A study conducted by Texas A&M International University has found that both male and female young adults who played violent games following a stressful task exhibited diminished levels of depression, hostility, and stress. “In this study, 103 young adults were given a frustration task and then randomized to play no game, a non-violent game, a violent game with good versus …
Nick Burton, a director over at Rare, has been speaking at Develop about his experience with Kinect and has passed over a golden nugget of information. According to Nick there are 12 ways to navigate a 3D world using Kinect and while some of them are not entirely practical they do still work. Last Updated: July 15, 2010
You know Double Fine’s Tim Schafer from his work on games like Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Psychonauts and the more recent Brütal Legend. You may even remember that Brutal Legend was supposed to be published by Activision, but after the blizzard merger ended up being published by EA instead. In a rather extensive interview with Eurogamer, …
So I was browsing a local job site yesterday for purely entertainment purposes (promise boss) and I stumbled across this job offer on Pnet.co.za for a Public Relations Manager in the gaming industry. Apparently one of our local gaming companies requires a new (or extra) PR manager and if you have ever wanted to get into the marketing side of …
Yes it’s finally Thursday and my jetlag is getting so bad I can’t remember if my wife has left me yet or not so I get shocked awake every morning depending on if someone is in bed with me or not. Anyway personal strife aside it’s Zero Punctuation day and today Yahtzee takes on Super Mario Galaxy 2 and is …
Sorcery is easily my most anticipated PlayStation Move game, it was the only one at E3 (apart from the bundled sports game) that really looked like it added something special to a game. It’s also a PlayStation exclusive which meant that future Kinect users were already sulking in their Kellogg’s about not getting it. However EA are about to save …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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