When big brands make love: Lego Star Wars and ‘The Force Awakens’

Randyte/ February 4, 2016/ Console Gaming, Desktop Gaming, Kids Gaming/ 0 comments

The marketing department assigned to Star Wars is probably as large as The First Order, and merchandise is a big part of Disney’s plan for galactic domination. So  it’s no real surprise we have a new Lego Star Wars game to go with the latest movie. Most serious Star Wars fans by now will have seen ‘The Force Awakens’. By

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From Test Drive to Total Recall: The visual experience of gaming

Randyte/ January 5, 2016/ Console Gaming, Desktop Gaming/ 0 comments

Gaming has changed a lot in my lifetime. One of my earliest gaming experiences was playing the original ‘Test Drive’ car game on my uncle’s PC. At the time, the Hercules graphics card was the state of the art in home computer graphics. The video below, though it’s an emulation, gives you a pretty good feel for what that experience was

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Star Wars Battlefront: Nothing like the stomp of an AT-AT

Randyte/ December 9, 2015/ Console Gaming, Desktop Gaming, PC Gaming/ 0 comments

   If you’re a fan of the Star Wars universe, you’ll want to check out the eye candy that is the latest Star Wars:Battlefront game. This week I finally succumbed and bought myself an XBox One. The decision to upgrade was primarily motivated by the desire to play the latest version of Star Wars Battlefront, but other titles like Forza

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