Mario Tennis Open for Nintendo 3DS Review
This Nintendo 3DS exclusive game takes full advantage of the console’s touch, Mii, and 3D capabilities in this latest installment in this action sports game series.
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Secret Agent Splat’s Mission Review for iOS
Suppose you were an anthropomorphized Felis catus whose father specialized in making toy ducks. Suppose as a cat you had a pet mouse named Seymour. Suppose you discovered one day that someone has absconded with your ducks. Why then you’d transform into Secret Agent Splat and proceed to investigate with help from your pet! Based on the popular children’s book Splat the Cat, Secret Agent Splat’s Mission is a set of mini-games where children can help the eponymous feline (and his rodent sidekick Seymour) hunt down and retrieve Splat’s missing toy ducks and receive a special agent rating. All 48…
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Review on PlayStation Vita
The latest installment from the successful LEGO Batman game series features all-ages action in a third-person, platform format with formulaic, but fun beat ‘em up brawls and puzzles plus the Justice League heroes.
Nyko Speaker Stand for PlayStation Vita Review
The Nyko Speaker Stand makes handy peripheral for PlayStation Vita users for great gaming sound plus several other activities including listening music, watching movies, making Skype calls, or even using iPods and similar devices while they rest their hands from marathon gaming sessions.
Horses 3D for Nintendo 3DS Review
This Nintendo 3DS game presents an authentic world of horse training with realistic gameplay, entertaining scenarios, and various social elements.
The WhaleTail Tablet Vacuum Dock and Handle Review
I do a lot of news items here at GD — just keeping you folks abreast of new offerings, deals, and the like. Every once in a while an item pops up that makes me think, “Yeah, okay, I’ve gotta give that a try.” Such an item was the Octa WhaleTail tablet stand/holder. I mean, it just looked cool, and I have been in search of a decent “holder” for my iPad ever since I got it. Not just to hold it up on a table, but also to hold it up, ya know, in front of my face. This…
Rayman Origins for PlayStation Vita Review
The fast paced platform game, Rayman Origins (PlayStation Vita version), showcases one of the rare instances in video games where it is actually fun to fail.
Top Gun: Hard Lock for PlayStation 3 Review
This military combat game continues the Top Gun game series with special concentrations on action scenarios, sound, simple interfaces, and battle strategy as the Top Gun Academy pilots take to the skies.
Making Siri Work for You; Some Gear Diary Suggestions
Image courtesy of headlondon.com Siri is an interesting innovation. I remember back in my early days in the tech biz, when I read about and heard plenty of people talking about a) how voice recognition was just around the corner, and b) how voice recognition was dang hard, and it was going to be a long ways out in the future. Of course, in those days a 500 MB drive was considered “wow, that’s big!”, so you can guess how naive both sets of opinion were! Now we have Dragon Dictation and any number of other voice recognition software apps….
DiRT Showdown for PlayStation 3 Review
The latest instalment in the award winning DiRT video game series features racing events, demolition derbies, and special stunt (a.ka. Hoonigan) events plus split-screen multiplayer and online options with competitive challenges in on and off-line modes.
Lumines Review: Electronic Symphony for PlayStation Vita
This latest installment in this kinetic puzzle game series, which began in 2004 on the PlayStation Portable (PSP), represents the first original iteration in about five years and offers amazingly colorful visuals, electronic music, challenging puzzle play, and deep statistics.
Tomb Raider Preview Video
The Tomb Raider game preview video features Lara Croft’s origins and aims for a stronger player connection to her as her familiar adventurous free will is taken away.
Daddy Scrubs Clothing Gear for Expecting Fathers
Proud papas can gear up with Daddy Scrubs apparel to celebrate those special life additions to the family in these unique “delivery room duds”.
A Response to GameSpot’s MOH: Warfighter Article; Let’s Remember why we Play Games
Image courtesy of EA, Medal of Honor The other day a friend showed me an article on GameSpot that made me perk up a bit; they published an article on Friday called “When did regenerating health become realistic”. As an avid fan of First Person Shooters, and a veteran of two Iraq tours myself, I have to say that Tom Mc Shea is quite off the mark on this one. In the article, Tom pretty much slams Medal of Honor’s latest title “Warfighter” as disrespectful to soldiers and for not being as “realistic” as claimed. I like Mc Shea’s…
Games of Thrones for PlayStation 3 Review
This role playing adventure game, created in partnership with author George R. R. Martin, features meaningful dialogue choices and special side missions centering on a strong story with surprises and solid character development.
E3 2012 – Wrap Up Summary
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) features many updates, a few surprises, and information on anticipated gaming entertainment.
Protect Your Gear with iSafeBags Urban Crew Backpacks
Have you ever had something valuable stolen out of a laptop case or backpack? Most people have. Whether it was an ipod, cell phone, or wallet, this type of thing tends to happen to everyone – especially in urban environments and public areas. Fewer people, I’d imagine, would consider arming their backpack with a full-fledged alarm system. That’s exactly the motivation for tech retailer iSafeBags.com, which specializes in protecting your stuff through specialized bags and packs. The company’s newly launched Urban Crew Campus Laptop Backpack features two 125 decibel sirens and a high-intensity strobe light. An allegedly undetectable activation switch…
Akai Katana XBox 360 Game Review
Publisher Rising Star Games debuts in North America with the side scrolling action game Akai Katana, exclusively for the Xbox 360.
Did Google Pick Up Quickoffice for Integration with Google Docs/Drive?
When I first migrated from Windows Mobile to Android, my Android phone had a lite version of Quickoffice pre-installed and as a result I became a frequent user of the software suite. Right now I have Quickoffice for Android, WebOS and iOS, to maintain a semblance of consistency across my multiple platforms, so I therefore took pause when I contemplated the news that Google acquired Quickoffice the other day. On the one hand, I had a brief bit of sorrow on seeing another independent company absorbed by a much larger entity, but at the same time considered the potential tangible…
E3 2012 – Smart Glass for XBox
Microsoft launches SmartGlass, an application for Windows 8, Windows Phone, and other portable devices that connects phones, PCs and tablets with your Xbox 360 console to make your entertainment smarter.
E3 2012 – Sony Presentation Summary
Sony announces a new crystal white PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Mobile, Wonderbook and the psychological thriller game BEYOND: Two Souls from the makers of Heavy Rain at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).