Some people have the knack of being the life of the party or throwing parties that guests keep talking about in the months after. Then there are those who like throwing parties, but could use some help in making their events livelier. Nothing worse than a party where everyone sits or stands uncomfortably trying to [...]
Sci-Fi Drinking Games That Will Make You Host of the Year
Posted on May 31, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Humans vs. Zombies: It’s the Real Thing
Posted on March 25, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Before there was Plants vs. Zombies, there was Humans vs. Zombies. Don’t believe me? I don’t know if you have heard of this “movement” in universities all over the world. Humans vs. Zombies is actually a live game, where people play as – you got it – humans and zombies. Forget zombie soccer games or [...]
A Cognitive Analysis of Angry Birds: What Makes the Game So Successful?
Posted on March 24, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
There is no way that one can ignore the popularity of the game Angry Birds. Even people who would never touch a gaming console under normal circumstances have been caught in the Angry Birds hype. The popularity of the game has reached such heights that we’ve seen the likes of Angry Zombie Birds and Angry [...]
What a chess game would sound like if played on the piano
Posted on February 27, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Full disclosure: While loving chess, I am horrible at it. Whether its playing against another individual or against a computer, I lose and lose soundly.
Children can play Beer Pong too. Kind of, with Cuponk
Posted on February 16, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Beer Pong. If you enjoy the taste of beer, have some plastic cups and some ping pong balls, it’s no doubt the game for you.
My Kingdom for a RPG
Posted on October 27, 2010 Written by 8 Comments
I recently had a custom PC built. It’s a monster – and I mean, it breezes through any game on the market, even the newest releases, in highest graphics modes without a single problem. This is a dream PC. (Thank you, NewEgg, for making a machine that would’ve cost thousands cost far, far less by [...]
Zynga Statistics: The World of Zynga Games, Demographics, Platforms and Timeline
Posted on September 17, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
The colleagues over the Blog Herald analysed the complete Zynga platform and returned some amazing numbers in a great infographic. The startup which was only launched in 2007 is said to be making north of $1 million per day already and has not stopped growing. With more than 360 million players, Zynga has grown to [...]
Surface Tension’s Arcane Arcade Coffee Table
Posted on September 9, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
Are you the type who can’t get enough of coffee tables? I shouldn’t really be talking about new coffee table options – I am actually getting rid of the stuff I have now as I won’t have space for furniture in the near future, but this coffee table from Surface Tension is too good not [...]
NEStalgia: 5 NES Games I Mourn. A Lot.
Posted on September 8, 2010 Written by 4 Comments
Nostalgia reigns supreme when it comes to the Nintendo NES, the 8-bit powerhouse gaming system that defined a generation (or several). Having just relegated my long since broken NES system and dozens of now non-functioning games to the garbage bin, I’m more mindful than ever of how much those spritely timewasters meant to me in [...]
Not only is it for your Mac, but Steam never looked this good
Posted on May 13, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
Before anything else, Portal is now out for the Macintosh via Steam. Yes folks, after more than six years, the gaming industry has finally recognized OS X as a viable gaming platform. Even if it’s just for Plants vs Zombies. I’ve been on Steam since 2004 and only because that was the easiest way I [...]
