Full FeedUniversity study suggests prolonged gaming may reduce attention (or vice-versa)
Researchers from the University of Iowa conducted a study to analyze the relation between gaming for prolonged periods of time and attention levels when performing certain tasks. The results indicated that the group that played games more than 40 hours a week had significantly less proactive attention - the kind… Continue Reading »
Online FPS Cross Fire enters open beta January 30, 2009
Looks like Combat Arms is going to have a FPSMMO companion - G4Box Inc and Wicked Interactive’s online FPS Cross Fire‘s open beta starts January 30, 2009. Like Combat Arms, it’s a military themed first person shooter where you can play with others online to see which players and teams… Continue Reading »
DS’ Moon launch delayed
Disappointing news for fans of the DS owners who happen to be fans of first-person shooters (FPS) - Moon hasn’t been cleared for launch. Originally, Mastiff and Renegade Kid’s new and slightly dark FPS shooter set on the moon was supposed to be shipped to stores November 18, 2008. Apparently,… Continue Reading »
TGS 2008: Halo 3 Recon
During Microsoft’s keynote address at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 (October 8, 2008), it was revealed that Halo 3 will be expanded upon, with Halo 3: Recon. No longer will you play as the heroic Master Chief, as players will now control a UNSC recon soldier. The expansion will serve… Continue Reading »
Taking a stand against industry stagnancy
CNET’s Don Reisinger is sick of the me-too mentality in our industry. In a post titled “Why I’m boycotting first-person shooters,” Reisinger lays out his annoyance with the “suits” running development studios and the Hollywood mentality dominating the once-creative and quirky world of videogames. is plan of action: boycott FPS… Continue Reading »
A first-person travelogue of horror
Condemned 2 hits store shelves this week smashing together two for no-brainers gamers: frights and first-person combat. It’s a formula that’s looked tempting on paper for a number of developers over the years, and, from time to time, has led to some top-notch experiences. Here’s a short run down of… Continue Reading »
Cut/Scenes: A Goldeneye 007 Retrospective
In honor of the recently deceased (though some still have hope) Xbla port of the classic Nintendo 64 shooter, Cut/Scenes is taking a look at one of the greatest movie-to-game adaptations ever made: Goldeneye 007. In 1995, MGM announced that Pierce Brosnan would be the next actor to fill the… Continue Reading »
Orange Box titles to be indivdually released for PC
Electronic Arts has revealed that it intends to release the PC versions of The Orange Box‘s exclusive titles (Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal) as separate titles before March 31, 2008, the last day of EA’s fiscal year. This is in addition to Half-Life 2 and Half-Life… Continue Reading »
First expansion avaialble for Team Fortress 2
By far one of the best and most addictive online multiplayer games out there is, Team Fortress 2. Released by Valve Software last year as part of the hugely successful Orange Box, Team Fortress 2 had been in development for nearly ten years. Even with that much development behind it,… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
