This past year there have been an absolute load of announcements for games coming out in 2012 and beyond. There were also some good game releases last year as well. But there has been something that has been niggling me about some of the latest announcements which make me think that game developers are fixing things before they are broken. I.E. Rebooting game franchises. In some respects some games need in but most of the time games don’t need a [...]
Ever since the first Tomb Raider game was released in 1996 I have aspired to be Lara Croft. Less than impressed by the Tv and movie stars of the time, my nine year old self saw Lara as a strong, brave and confident woman whom I admired above all others. As a result of this admiration I promptly platted my long dark hair, donned my best tank top and inappropriately short hot pants and set out across my back garden [...]
In the past few months there have been an absolute load of announcements for games coming out in 2011 and beyond. There were also some good game releases last year as well. But there has been something that has been niggling me about some of the latest announcements which make me think that game developers are fixing things before they are broken. I.E. Rebooting game franchises. In some respects some games need in but most of the time games don’t [...]
A guide to modern day suffrage for the female gamer I am not a Bra burning feminist or a nun. My childhood role model was Lara Croft and given the choice between short shorts or jeans the skimpier option will always win with me. For years I have enjoyed titles such as Soul Caliber, Tekken and Street fighter where my chosen character for somewhat unfathomable reasons frequently chooses a bikini as their prime outfit for combat, and it has never [...]
When someone says Lara Croft, and gamer, film fanatic or indeed human would automatically think Tomb Raider, unless you have a slight obsession with Angelina Jolie, which is of corse understandable. So when the next Lara Croft game is announced your automatically going to think, ‘oooo another tomb raider!’ well this time I am afraid you are wrong. Yes there is a new Lara Croft game coming out, b ut it isn’t a tomb raider title. Let me shed some [...]
(Note, all information is from tombraider9.com and is classed as unofficial at time of report) Lara Croft, THE most recognisable gaming goddess in the world, with her incredible acrobatic moves, amazing adventures and huge…personalities…I mean personality! Ok yes, she is something of a sex symbol that has degraded over time. The last 6 or 7 games have tried and failed to capture the feel of the original, perhaps because they attended to it a bit too closely in some aspects, [...]
Today, me and Garvaos have decided to do something a little different than usual – a joint article. Together, we have compiled our own “Top Ten Game Characters” list, and will be taking it in turns to tell you why we have chosen each of the ones that we did. These characters aren’t listed in any real order – whittling down the numbers to ten characters was hard enough! So, I’ll get the ball rolling. KAIN I’ve always been a [...]
