Weird Japan: Vocal Synthetizers and Robot Pandas
There’s plenty of weird stuff coming out from Japan. One of my good friends is slightly obsessed with Hatsune Miku, the “female voice” of the Character Vocal Series, a computer program that according...
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My Experience Playing God of War III, Then I and Now II
My first introduction (in earnest) to the God of War series was actually God of War III. I didn’t like action platformers in the first place but the game was really polished both gameplay and story...
View ArticleThe Road to Redemption: Part 1
I was out at in dead of night hunting some ‘coons and skunks when this guy shows up on a horse, panting and saying that his wife just got kidnapped by a posse of bandits. So being a nice guy (well,...
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Smashed MacBook Air For Sale After Girlfriend Catches Guy Cheating On Her
Now, Nine Over Ten 9/10 doesn’t condone cheating on your girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband, but this sales thread in a local forum shows that you might want to lock-up your previous Apple devices...
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The London Riots
The London Riots of 2011 was an interesting event to follow even in a year in which we have seen the Arab Spring. This was simply because the scale and the looting that followed was unprecedented in...
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Minimalist, Middle Ground and Sandbox Schools of Thought
From a video game design point of view, I can actually categories the games that I play into three different categories: minimalist, middle ground and sandbox. Minimalist games tend to be perceived as...
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Hong Kong – Day 1
It’s been a rather crazy first day at Hong Kong for us, having landed at HKIA 15 minutes ahead of schedule and then proceeding straight to the discount stores at Citygate. Wednesday was a public...
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Some People Are Just….
The amount of strange press releases or requests for review that I get each week borders on the astounding and sometimes I don’t get why some developers/publishers/PR practitioners do what they do in...
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Third Time’s the Charm
My puppy actually sat next to me when I slayed Belial two nights ago on Diablo III. It was an interesting boss fight as that Prime Evil had two forms to contend with. The first form engages you in...
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Broadband Weekends
Given our busy weekday schedules, my wife and I spend most weekends taking care of our six-month old daughter, Natalia. Aside from the usual weekly shenanigans (playing with toys, introducing...
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Getting Back At It
Phew.. A whole bunch of interesting work-related projects, and a highly-coveted promotion = a very busy not much time for mobile games. So how did I actually maintain some form of equilibrium in this...
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How Did 2017 Fare
2017 was a pretty interesting year, gaming-wise that is. I ended up completing a whole bunch of games, including perennial favourites Fallout 4 (PS4) and StarCraft II’s (PC) Zerg and Protoss campaigns....
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