Games


How Is War Affecting The Entertainment Industry?

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Apologies for the lack of articles recently, it’s coursework season… which makes us sad. Anyway we all think this fantastic guest post by Alex Morris (GamerTag: scousiewousie) was well worth the wait. Speaking of guest posts, if you fancy a go at writing (and it’s something you think would suit Gizunk, sorry to anyone that wishes to write some long winded essay about paperclips) we’d love to see what you’ve got to say. All credit goes to your fine self and if we like your stuff, and you fancy it of course, you could always become a permanent contributor. Anyway, on to the article!

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Whilst watching a rented copy of Hurt Locker at the weekend (Blockbuster is still around, who knew?)… I got to thinking about war. This stark, gritty, free-cam filmed (think The Wire’s drug scenes in the projects, but in Iraq and feature-length) drama following a team of US bomb disposal soldiers apparently cost a ‘mere’ $11 million to make, yet picked up the highest accolade for best picture at both the BAFTAs and the Oscars.

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Time To Throw Away Your Xbox? OnLive Brings You High End Gaming Via The Cloud

Friday, March 12th, 2010

OnLive

Now I have to be honest, I have largely been in the dark recently with regards to server based gaming, unintentionally dismissing it as a window of opportunity of 3D chess lovers and Doom fanatics seeking a more sociable platform to play together and coexist with modern systems.

Imagine the shock then when I read that using the median of the imminent OnLive (albeit for US games only) I could potentially play Crysis through my TV with little more than an internet connection, therefore cutting out the fat, expensive, fragile middle man with a short lifespan that is any tangible hardware to run my favourite titles. I tell you, it was like a frying pan to the face.

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Final Fantasy XIII Released – Initial Impressions

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Final Fantasy 13 Review

So the latest instalment of the Final Fantasy series is upon us, I’m sorry to say I’m not hardcore enough to have completed it yet (it does come on 3 discs!), but thought I’d share my initial impressions:

The game seems to remain fairly true to the previous titles, with lashings of gorgeous visuals, scantily clad female heroins, some extremely bad chat in the script and even the little white hand as the selector in the menus. If you’ve played any of the previous titles you’ll certainly feel right at home, not that it’s a necessity. The beginning of the game is nicely set up for people who are new to the series.

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5 Great Games That Now Cost Less Than Lunch

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Sat in the confines of my hideously cramped lair (or intimate boudoir as I refer to it when I try to kiss girls), wallowing amongst a sea of macaroni cheese encrusted crockery, desperately trying to conserve body heat by positioning myself in front of my PC’s heat extractor fan, I realise one thing; the chances of me purchasing a games title released anytime in the last six months are akin to those of Mr. Berlusconi adopting the lifestyle of a monk. I therefore have the choice of attempting to resurrect my floundering social life and congeal into the corner of my local watering hole with a pint of tap water, or of dusting off a few retro titles and reliving some of my personal pinnacles of gaming experiences. Needless to say I deployed a good old fashioned sense of reason and spent the last week or so doing just that (the latter, of course).

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Halo: Reach New ViDoc Release

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Any Halo fans out there? In case you hadn’t already come across this gem on your daily internet-exploits, the good folks over at Bungie have bequeathed unto us the first in, what will hopefully be, a long line of ViDocs leading up to their next big release; Halo: Reach. The ViDoc itself is titled ‘Once More Unto The Breach’. Ominous! Are you as excited as I am? Oh, and it has also been announced that the Reach multiplayer beta is going live in May – accessible through the automatic invitation on your copy of Halo 3: ODST. Enjoy the clip, folks!


Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Review

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Operation Flashpoint 2

New signing Rob starts off with a review of Operation Flashpoint : Dragon Rising. Please be nice to him, he’s only little!

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Operation flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a somewhat unique game in that although other titles have claimed to push the boundaries of warfare realism, OF actually does. Forget glitzy Hollywood visuals and set pieces, lightning quick weapon changes and the somewhat ridiculous ability to “throw back” grenades, OF drops you head first into what US marines would call “the suck” and expects you to scramble over its steep learning curve like a road runner with a coyote up its arse.

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