Gaming

Latest Game addiction Gyromancer PopCap Collaboration With Square Enix Started as Joke

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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Jason Kapalka, PopCap’s co-founder and chief creative officer, says he was half-joking when he pitched a game concept that combined Final Fantasy’s role-playing action and Bejeweled’s addictive casual gameplay to Square Enix.

The folks at PopCap were fans of another RPG-Bejeweled hybrid, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. In the early stages of brainstorming the concept that would eventually become Gyromancer, they figured it would be “karmically neutral” for PopCap to try making a similar title.
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PopCap and Square Enix last week announced their collaboration on Gyromancer, a puzzle/RPG hybrid for Xbox 360 and PC the two companies are developing.

“Suddenly it was a real project over at Square,” Kapalka said.

Bejeweled Twist, according to Kapalka, had a more “strategic, hard-core feel that fit better with their vision for the game’s story line and world.”

PopCap built early prototypes for the puzzle engine, then handed the keys over to Square Enix.

“Square took over and did the bulk of the design and development fleshing out the RPG elements and of course adding all the incredible artwork and music,” Kapalka said. “It’s just been really fascinating to see them working, and of course pretty gratifying to see the offhand idea of ‘Final Fantasy Bejeweled‘ actually come to life.”

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Google Monopoly!! Yes, the game

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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Starting today, Hasbro is launching a worldwide game of Monopoly online using Google Maps.

Users begin with $3 million of Monopoly cash in hand and can digitally purchase real city blocks around the world. They can then build skyscrapers, prisons or stadiums and begin collecting rent. Despite what you think about the game of Monopoly, this is a great move for Hasbro.
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Electronic Gaming Magazine of the 80’s

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

The First video game magazine.


Open the mail to see the newest Electronic Gaming magazine and check out the latest tips and tricks and what’s in the arcade this month! This was before computers and cool video games, this was all there was as far as the world of computing and games were at the time. A fun blast from the past, this short lived magazine was popular for the time.
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Guitar Hero 5 Complete Track List

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
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  • 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite” ·
  • Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm” ·
  • Blink-182 – “The Rock Show” ·
  • Dire Straits – “Sultans Of Swing” ·
  • Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American” ·
  • Johnny Cash – “Ring Of Fire” ·
  • Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets” ·
  • Mötley Crüe – “Looks That Kill” ·
  • Muse – “Plug In Baby” ·
  • Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” ·
  • Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” ·
  • Stevie Wonder – “Superstition” ·
  • The Killers – “All The Pretty Faces” ·
  • The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes” ·
  • TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me” ·
  • A Perfect Circle – “Judith” ·
  • AFI – “Medicate” ·
  • Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me” ·
  • Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” ·
  • Beastie Boys – “Gratitude” ·
  • Beck – “Gamma Ray” ·
  • Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself” ·
  • Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night” ·
  • Blur – “Song 2″ ·
  • Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower” ·
  • Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name” ·
  • Brand New – “Sowing Season (Yeah)” ·
  • The Bronx – “Six Days A Week” ·
  • Bush – “Comedown” ·
  • Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing” ·
  • Coldplay – “In My Place” ·
  • Darker My Love – “Blue Day” ·
  • Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)” ·
  • David Bowie – “Fame” ·
  • Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)” ·
  • The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk” ·
  • The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token” ·
  • Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf” ·
  • Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe In L.A.” ·
  • Elliott Smith – “L.A.” ·
  • Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” ·
  • Face To Face – “Disconnected” ·
  • Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains” ·
  • Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.” ·
  • Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman” ·
  • Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re An American Band” ·
  • Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)” ·
  • Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes To Midnight” ·
  • Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)” ·
  • John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good” ·
  • Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat” ·
  • King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man” ·
  • Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire” ·
  • Kiss – “Shout It Out Loud” ·
  • Love and Rockets – “Mirror People” ·
  • My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday” ·
  • Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)” ·
  • No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend” ·
  • Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)” ·
  • The Police – “So Lonely” ·
  • Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20XX” ·
  • Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu” ·
  • Rammstein – “Du Hast” ·
  • The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil” ·
  • Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out” ·
  • Rush – “The Spirit Of Radio (Live)” ·
  • Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)” ·
  • Scars On Broadway – “They Say” ·
  • Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You” ·
  • Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” ·
  • Sonic Youth – “Incinerate” ·
  • Spacehog – “In The Meantime” ·
  • Sublime – “What I Got” ·
  • Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven” ·
  • T. Rex – “20th Century Boy” ·
  • The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone” ·
  • Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak” ·
  • Thrice – “Deadbolt” ·
  • Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream” ·
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl” ·
  • Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk” ·
  • Weezer – “Why Bother?” ·
  • The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid” ·
  • Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music” ·
  • Wolfmother – “Back Round”

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Sam Raimi to Direct ‘World of Warcraft’ Adaptation: ‘Warcraft’ from Blizzard

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

With just a single announcement, a “World of Warcraft” movie went from an eye-rolling geek joke to something any film fan wants to see. What was that stroke of greatness? Sam Raimi!

“World of Warcraft” -WoW-is the most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) out there, with more than 11 million subscribers. If you haven’t played it, the premise is simple: you’re a member of either the Alliance or the Horde, taking on a limitless series quests to defeat the other side. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to continue playing, and game developer/overseer Blizzard Entertainment keeps players on the hook with frequent content updates and a range of community features.

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Fallout 3 – Point Lookout

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

America’s First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation:
Fallout – the release of its newest add-on pack, Point Lookout. Point Lookout will be the fourth expansion to Fallout 3 and is available today on the PC and Xbox 360 for $10 (800 Microsoft points).

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9 Video Games Systems from the past

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

The Atari 2600 was released in 1977 and took home entertainment  to a whole new level. Home video game consoles became all the rage with it’s clunky pixel graphics and annoying sounds. Trying to capture the video game throne here are 9 game consoles that were hits and misses in the video game industry.

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9 Retro Ads from the 80’s

Friday, June 19th, 2009

80’s advertising… full big hair and bright colors. The introduction to home computing and designer jeans spawned some classic advertising looks from an anything goes decade.

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Atari Pac-Man Wallet

Saturday, June 13th, 2009


Thats right – you read it correctly a PAC-MAN Atari Cartridge Wallet! Who is the master of video games? PAAAC-MAAAN!

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Classic Video Game Intro

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Out of this World (US Title) was a fantastic adventure game developed on the Amiga but I knew and loved it on the Commodore 64. At the time, it was one of the most cinematically looking games in the world. The intro in particularly was a little movie masterpiece and drew you in like a summer blockbuster. Watch the video and you will see what I mean.

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