Video Games

My Mass Effect Musings

 Steven Kellow    Video Games

In the gaming world, franchises or series are becoming the bread and butter of developers’ and publishers’ work.  New IP is rare amidst the flood of sequels, prequels and companions.  Some call it a lack of creativity, and in some cases it definitely is, but for some series it’s a mark of a gaming experience that deserves far more than just one outing.  The iconic example of this is the Mass Effect series. For those that don’t know, Mass Effect is a series set in — Read more →

Titanfall: Review

 Steven Kellow    Video Games  

Truly new first-person shooters don’t come around too often, especially from well-known and esteemed development teams, so expectations for Titanfall were sky-high.  What they’ve produced is one of the best new IP to come out for years, but one that doesn’t quite shake the Earth completely either. The premise of Titanfall is rather simple, but the game does a good job of giving things a bit of depth.  In a world far away, two factions: the IMC and the Militia are squaring off against each — Read more →

My Top 10 Call of Duty Maps

 Steven Kellow    Video Games

First person shooters aren’t known for striking any emotional chord with the players, other than perhaps the sheer thrill of the fight.  But I think if anything in shooters can evoke memories, either good or bad, it is the maps.  These are the virtual playgrounds where you win, lose, live, die and where the things that make you love or hate a game happen.  Maps are a crucial part of a multiplayer shooter – without fun, well-designed and memorable maps there isn’t as much enjoyment — Read more →

Oculus Rift Between Gamers and Facebook

 Steven Kellow    Technology, Video Games

On Tuesday it was announced that Facebook had bought the company behind the new virtual reality hardware called the “Oculus Rift” for $2 billion.  The internet blew a collective gasket. The Oculus Rift is by far the most advanced civilian virtual reality hardware that has ever been produced.  We’re all familiar with the idea behind it: put on a headset and your senses will be taken to another virtual world.  The technology has existed since the 80s but there had never really been a properly — Read more →

Free to Play: Review

 Steven Kellow    TV & Film, Video Games  

Perhaps the biggest new innovation to come out of video games in the last generation was competitive gaming.  It was facilitated by the widespread adoption of broadband internet, a new set of consoles that brought multiplayer to the masses and games that suited this new opportunity as well.  Competitive gaming, or eSports, is perhaps one of the fastest growing sports out there at the moment – although it has still not broken through to the mainstream because of the stigma surrounding playing games and being — Read more →

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