If you like old things repackaged as shiny new things, then Nintendo loves you in your private game bits. High on the success of their plan to release ancient Gamecube titles as new Wii games by slapping the phrase NEW PLAY CONTROL! on the front of the box, those clever sprockets have… done the same thing [...]
The alternate title for this post was “Starship Tropers”, but I was afraid that either people wouldn’t get the pun because it was too in-your-face smart, or that it would look like I can’t spell. Either choice is unacceptable, while also deftly edging in on the subject at hand - the beloved trope of the [...]
Duke Nukem Forever is finally dead. Probably forever. Maybe.
In 1997, 3D Realms announced a sequel to Duke Nukem 3D - a game which artfully combined shooting alien pigs with throwing money at sexy bitches. What followed was a ridiculous sequence of bugger all, with the game subjected to endless delays and constant mumblings from the [...]
There are zombies everywhere. The gaming industry is bursting with extended franchises, long-running series, and ongoing characters - many of which started before some of their audience was born. It isn’t madness, of course - ontinuing an established brand has shown itself to be a crowd and pocket pleasing idea - but it does have [...]