Archive for August 23rd, 2008

The worlds of film and video games don’t always mix particularly well. In fact the vast majority are adaptations, one way or the other, which can, at best, be described as quite bad (if we’re being generous). Scene It, or Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action to give it its full and unnecessarily long title, however, [...]

The concept is a simple one: for meeting certain criteria within a game you unlock an a little badge of honour to show off, as well as a handful of points to add to a running total. That’s achievements for you.
I don’t recall when I first heard about Microsoft’s idea for these achievements in games, [...]

First of all a revelation for those people who do not know this yet: my dad plays video games. These days this is not an entirely astounding fact, the so-called ‘casual’ gaming market has added to its ranks many people’s parents and various family members who may have previously shunned gaming as a pastime; and [...]