Ludo ergo sum: I play therefore I am Throughout history, we have sought ways to entertain ourselves, mostly varying from storytelling and song, to that of games. Perhaps the oldest games are variations on chess and dice, but while one taxed the mind, the other was a combination of luck a perhaps a little dexterity. In time, these evolved and became more complex, or, in other cases, more simple. But games weren’t just for recreation, they as tested skill, intelligence [...]
I have been a huge fan of beat ‘em up games. Ever since Streets Of Rage on the Sega Megadrive, I have always had a soft spot for games were you progress through the level by beating the seven shades of crazy out of your enemies with your bare fists, or whatever weapons you happen to find lying around. I am also a big fan of manga and anime. Weather it be a Death Note, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, you name [...]
Yes that’s right people, Plus XP has launched its official podcast to all you gamers out there. As a side note, we are still working out some kinks, so there maybe some bits lost here and there, (yes the intro is missing, and the cast may be in 2 parts) but that’s the joys of Pod Casting. So look at this Pilot as a Beta. In this Episode we highlight motion controls and how they are taking over the gaming [...]
On the train coming back from wales today i picked up today’s local paper. The metro. It was lying on the table when i got on the train so i though what the hell! Flicking through i found an article about gaming entitled ‘Why Shooting Zombies Is Good For Your Eyes!’ So reading on it turns out that US and Israel scientist trained 2 groups of what they call “novice” gamers (sounds like someone who can’t hack the green hill [...]
