Author: Ayush
How Big is the Gaming Industry? 4 Interesting Comparisons
We all know that the gaming industry is huge, because we see it on tabloid headlines after every successful release. Print media spent years burying their heads in the sand and ignoring the rapid progression of this industry, and now that they are forced to acknowledge it they are acting like it’s a big surprise that they haven’t seen coming through years of reports and sales figures. But even the...
Genre-Defining Old School RPGs That You Absolutely Must Play
Isometric RPGs are enjoying a Renaissance these past few years, with projects like Divinity, Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, The Banner Saga among others making a rather big splash, so to make sure the classics get some attention too, we made a list of some landmark titles in the genre. As I was playing Fallout 4 last year, I got a bit bored and started thinking baked beans. And then about the i...
XCOM 2 Review: Harder, Faster and Better
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER XCOM 2 is brutal. It starts off in the top gear and never really lets up on the mad, desperate scramble to survive. The second in the series of Firaxis’ board-game-y take on MicroProse’s X-Com series, XCOM 2 picks up about 20 years after the first game (XCOM: Enemy Unknown) ended. So about that time leap: you know the Impossible difficulty Ironman mode ...
Bethesda: A Psychopathic Disregard For Franchises
Bethesda Softworks and Zenimax has been nothing short of scummy these past few years. They instill, at least in me, a greasy air of money-grubbing greed. An almost psycopathic disregard for franchises carefully cultivated over decades marks their recent releases, and it makes me mad. Let’s elaborate before I bleed out of my ruptured hemorrhoids, shall we? PART THE FIRST T H E E L D E R S...
No Man’s Sky: An Excercise In Boredom | Post Mortem Review
This was supposed to be a review. Now it’s more of a post mortem. Not much left to do but cut open the torso, measure up the viscera and record the lacerations inflicted along with cause of death. Oh and before we begin, this “review” shall be spoiler heavy. So in case you are thinking of giving this game a buy, don’t. That is, don’t buy the game you fool. BACKGROUND As a person who takes gaming s...
iBall CompBook Range Of Laptops Launched Starting At INR 9999
iBall, a brand known for its innovative and latest technology products, in strategic association with ecosystem players, Intel and Microsoft, sparks digital revolution in India with launch of its latest category laptops – under its sub-brand “iBall CompBook” offering laptop at a revolutionary price of Rs. 9,999 only. With this new offering, iBall aims to address the need of affordable comput...
Franchise Fatigue Is A Real Thing
Guitar Hero Died For Your Sins Games are like horses: they start smelling when they have not been moving for a bit, and they both stop moving pretty quickly when they’re ridden too hard. My point is annual game franchises get old fast. Case in point, the whole Feel-Like-Van-Halen genre of games. And Adventure games. And linear shooters. And collectathons. And … you get the point, right...
Components For A Gaming Rig: A Primer
There’s never been a better time to be a PC gamer. The gaming scene is vibrant: envelope-pushing graphical powerhouses look best on the PC, and it’s the first stop for independent developers making creative and innovative games. And building a great gaming PC has never been cheaper or easier. But, we admit it, if you’ve never built a PC before, it can still be a little intimidating. In this articl...
Five Game Franchises Which Are Getting Old Fast
Today we bring you 5 games that are really upbeat and work like your uncle at your cousin’s marriage, but are starting to show signs of fatigue and really need to take a break before they collapse from exhaustion. Telltale Games Telltale are the folks behind the successful franchises such as The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead, and are singlehandedly responsible for bringing back the Adve...
Video Game Franchises That Need A Break
Some game franchises are past the point of being put to sleep for a bit and have gone into the shoot-it-in-the-head-and-put-it-out-of-it’s-misery-already territory. There are tired games and then there are games that are zombie animatronics at this point. There are games that are tired, and then there’s this stuff. Anyway, before this sadistic intro gets any more tedious, here’s ...
Free Game From Squeenix For a Rather Sad Reason
Square Enix announced today as a very generous gesture that they will be giving out free copies of Quantic Dream’s Omicron: The Nomad Soul until 22nd of this month. This is to honour David Bowie, who was involved pretty heavily in this game, and Alan Rickman, both of whom passed away this month at the age of 69. Here’s Square-Enix’s announcement while the store page can be found ...
5 Best Racing Games On Android That You Can Play For Free
Today we bring you the cream of racing games on Android. These games have the highest production values and are the most fun to play. They also look as good as some of the prettier console games did last generation. Oh and all these games are “free” (the way mobile games are. Caveat Emptor, anyone?), so download and play away, no money down! Asphalt 8 Gameloft’s Asphalt 8...