So how are we going to end the year? Well, one of my favorite parts about being a gamer is owning various gaming things. Either be action figures, replicas, posters, collecting that stuff is almost as fun as playing the games themselves. Which is why I’m going to show you these Portal 2 Atalas and …
Monthly Archive: December 2012
Dec 31
Pach-Attack: Pach <3's Adam Sessler
Pach-Attack! The last Pach attack of the year. Let’s see what he has to say. 1) Gabe Newell and Windows 8 Windows 8 the death of PC gaming? I hope this is some sort of unfunny exaggeration because I honestly don’t see why Microsoft would make an OS that hurts PC gaming. In fact it …
Dec 31
VideoGameOlogists: Some Thoughts Before Closing Out 2012
So it’s the end of another year. Honestly can’t say that I think we’d make it this far. Okay, I had my suspicions but c’mon you got to admit that 12/21/2012 got you a little worries at the beginning of this year huh? Well, here at VideoGameOlogists, we are now over a year old. …
Dec 31
Did You Know Even More About Pokemon
Here it is. The end of the year. So let’s get this party started with some more Pokemon trivia. So a lot of this stuff I already knew, but the theory of Magikarp originally evolving into Dragonite is interesting. I do think however that it is correct for the same reasons stated in the video. …
Dec 30
Gamasutra: What AAA Can Learn From Indie
An interesting article from Gamasutra, where a bunch of indie developers explain what makes their studios so different from the like the of AAA producers and more importantly, how they can learn to emulate their success. It’s pretty interesting, with a majority of the advice being to break into smaller teams. i of course …
Dec 30
Question: Top Games of 2012 (Video from Rerez)
I still don’t get what is with everyone and Dishonored. It was a cool concept, but I thought the execution prevented it from being more than an pretty cool game. It has great level design…but yeah you’ve heard this from me before. So what are your favorite games of 2012? For me, I’m …
Dec 29
A Battlefield 3 Deathrace by Mr Kees de Koning
Battlefield 3 is really pretty. This race is very cool, if maybe a bit too dramatic (the music, while epic, is kind of overbearing). I think one of the cool things about Battlefield 3 is that it’s so open and give so many options that seeing awesome stuff like this isn’t to uncommon. Epic car …
Dec 29
Question: What Makes a Perfect Game?
Kotaku published an article detailing 8 “rules” the author felt goes into making a perfect game. Now, while I think his rules are so broad they border on meaningless, it still is an interesting question. With video games being so diverse, how can any set of rules be put into place for making a game …
Dec 29
Custom Metroid and Bioshock Lego Makes Me Super Jealous
Pate-keetongu is a Finnish Lego enthusiast. You remember Lego right? It’s like Minecraft….only more real…and less infinite. But, it basically has the power to make dreams come true, which is exactly what Pate did, as he created not just a Big Daddy Lego figure, but also a Samus Aran. Pate-keetongu, you get my seal of …
Dec 28
Brentalfloss – Baby Mario and Papa Yoshi
Brentalfloss rolls out another collaboration project, this time an animation based on the really, really good platformer, Yoshi’s Island. I really like the videos take on the Mario/Yoshi relationship. I was half-expecting Mario to abandon Yoshi at the end, but it instead went for a happy ending. It’s actually kinda weird to think that Yoshi …
Dec 28
No Place to Hide From Desktop Portal Turret
Hello? Are you still there? If you ever want to scare your friends or family, this is the thing for you. Deviantartist r4di0fly3r has created an interactive Aperture Science turret program that uses your webcam to “protect” your room. And by protect, I mean shoot (and by shoot I mean play an animation and …
Dec 28
Speculation Friday: Helping F-Zero Across the Finish Line
So if the internet is to be believed, one of the most wanted games for Nintendo to make on the Wii U is the legendary racing game, F-Zero. Master game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, is on record to saying that he thought people had gotten tired of the F-Zero series since ever since it’s SNES debut, …
