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[ 2 Mar 2012 | One Comment | Tom Kuipers ]
Review: <em>Deep Black: Reloaded</em> for PC

Deep Black: Reloaded is a game stuck between two worlds. To expensive to be truly considered an arcade game but not enough content to be a full retail release either. Deep Black sits awkwardly in the middle, not really sure what it wants to be.
Deep Black is set in 2047. You control Syrus Pierce, an ex-mercenary called back in by his former commanding officer, General Jack Sterling, for one last mission. Throw in a dash of corporate espionage, an ounce of bio-terrorism, and some pretty terrible dialog and you have …

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[ 5 Feb 2012 | Comments Off | Tom Kuipers ]
<em>We’re Alive</em> season 3 premiere

The folks over at ‘We’re Alive’, an audio drama about the impending zombie apocalypse, recently premiered their third season. You can check the show out at ZombiePodcast.com or on iTunes but you can see a little behind the scenes action below.

Gaming, PC, RPGs, Sci-Fi & Fantasy »

[ 4 Jan 2012 | One Comment | Tom Kuipers ]
<em>Star Wars: The Old Republic:</em> First impressions

MMOs are hard games to write about. They are a genre of games designed to be played for years and only a few weeks after launch it would almost be impossible for me to tell you what I really think of the game. I have been playing since launch and have two characters around level 25, which when you look at the amount of content, is only just a small portion of the game. I thought I would share my first impressions of a game that I’m sure many of …

Gaming, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 »

[ 14 Nov 2011 | 3 Comments | Tom Kuipers ]
<em>Saints Row: The Third</em> review

A side mission is Saint’s Row the Third has your character streaking around the city in order to gain experience points and this is tame when compared to the rest of Saints Row. When I am asked about the game this is usually the first thing I tell people and it will always get one of two responses: hysterical laughter or a judgmental look. Depending on your response you will either find Saint’s Row to be fun and over the top, or horribly offensive.
Right off the bat, Saint’s Row the …

Gaming, PC, PlayStation 3, RPGs, Technology, Xbox 360 »

[ 20 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Tom Kuipers ]
The death of used video games?

When I was a younger gamer I had a hard time getting new games. I had to rely mostly on birthdays, holidays, and the kindness of my parents for new games to sink my teeth into. I had one saving grace though. One tool at my disposal to get a new game that I wouldn’t other wise have had the means to obtain: used game stores.
Like millions of other crash-strapped Americans, being able to trade in my old games for shiny new ones has been a real money saver. Not …

Gaming, Science, Technology »

[ 6 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Tom Kuipers ]
CNN contributor questions gamers’ manliness

The mainstream media loves to blame the social issues of the world on video games. There have been countless instances where a game was either unfairly demonized or outright lied about on the news (remember when FOX called Mass Effect a sex simulators?). Normally this is because of a games content, and often times legitimate issues can be raised but, CNN contributor and former Secretary of Education William Bennett has taken it to a whole new level.
Bennett wrote an article this past week entitled “Why men are in trouble” in …

Gaming, PC, Technology, Xbox 360 »

[ 28 Sep 2011 | One Comment | Tom Kuipers ]
What is <em>Minecraft?</em>

“Minecraft” is an open ended game with one goal: survival.