Tag: Gaming
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Portal 2: Cute video!
Yeah, after playing Portal through a few times, both on the Xbox and the PC, I was happy to see that Portal 2 will be arriving on shelves in the new year. If this video is any indication, it’s going to be quite fun — especially with co-op mode.
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4 Reasons I’m looking forward to Halo Reach
Yep, it’s out today (at 00:00 hrs technically), and no, I don’t have a copy, yet. My wife and I have been big fans of the Halo franchise since we started playing it co-op on the original Xbox years ago when it came out. Multi-player was never our thing, but co-op, now there’s fun. So yes, I’ll…
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Open the Portal. Discover a new game. Yes it’s free!
Unless you’ve not been paying attention to the first-person-shooter or puzzle game genres over the last few years, you’re quite aware of what Portal is. But just incase you fall into that aforementioned category, let me quote from … …more This post is an excerpt from one of my weekly posts on the Future Shop…
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Projector marries gun: Offspring is one cool little shooter
One of the neatest recent developments in tech is the pico projector. Basically this is a tiny little device, a little smaller than a paperback, that packs fairly good projection technology into that little size. But what can you do with such a little thing… …more This post is an excerpt from one of my…
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Edmonton gets cool toys and big money gaming this weekend
West Edmonton Mall is a place where things are done big. And I mean really BIG. This sucker is so big that the indoor hockey rink has been co-opted to host this event. …more This post is an excerpt from one of my weekly posts on the Future Shop Techblog. Check out the full post…
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Old school dungeon crawling on the iPhone
Last week Torchlight was released. Future Shop Techblogger Matthew Kumar wrote a great overview of the game. But there was a time, way back in the last century, when similar computer games were played without the benefit of 3D graphic cards, Dolby Surround Sound, or mice and gamepad macro programming applications. Strap yourself into the…