Early Release games are often fraught with peril. They offer a glimpse into the maddening design processes that games require in order to take off the rough edges. Sometimes they have considerably more rough than smooth. Sometimes they get stuck in a never-ending alpha / beta cycle that fails to …
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So what even is the deal with Smart wearables? Ok so lets start at the beginning, as many of you know I started doing the whole gym/fitness thing a few months back. I was looking around at heart rate monitors like a fitbit or something to that effect. I had …
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That’s right, it’s the return of PaRappa The Rappa! The 20th Anniversary of this game meant it gave the perfect excuse for an HD remake of this title, and we were allowed to review it. Tori; being the seasoned pro at rhythm games, spending her youth and most of her …
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Samsung. Like ’em or not, you have almost certainly interacted with one of their screens at some point in the past. Heck, I’d be impressed if you haven’t. They’ve been the world’s largest TV manufacturer since 2006. The last couple of years have seen these boys n’ girls introduce a …
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Now, I’m a bit of a sucker for a good reveal trailer, despite trying to stay off the hype train, and for me, Destiny has been a major weakness these last couple years. Honestly, Xbox 360, XB1, and PS4 in the end. It’s bad. So, now that Destiny 2 is …
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Okay, so the internet is awash with the spec list being released for the latest Xbox console, codenamed Project Scorpio. The spec sheet (which comes courtesy of Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry), and some other details that have been revealed are surprising, in a good way. Looking at the raw specs, there’s …
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On March 30th we were invited to the Samsung New Zealand Galaxy S8 ‘Unbox Your Phone’ event, held at The Sugar Club in Auckland. Samsung New Zealand earlier that day had introduced the world to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones. This was our opportunity to get an early hands on …
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Baseball. America’s national sport. Rounders on steroids. However you look at it, chances are that you probably own or have owned something with a Major League Baseball insignia on it (looking at you, Yankees) – mine was an Toronto Bluejays baseball cap in high school. What it didn’t mean, was …
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