86-Year-Old Lady Plays GTAIV James Schumacher, January 22, 2013January 27, 2013 This short clip on BBC News introduces 86-year-old Hilda Knott, who’s been playing games for 40 years to keep her mentally active. The giant 65″ screen helps with her eyesight. This shouldn’t be so sh… from Public RSS-Feed of James Schumacher. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘GPlusRSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com Continue Reading
Krillbite Teases “The Plan” James Schumacher, January 22, 2013January 27, 2013 “Krillbite are hard at work on their first-person toddler-horror Among The Sleep, but in order to keep their creative juices flowing, they’ve also found the…” – RPS The game gives off that Limbo feel to it, which is just fine by me. Here is the teaser trailer the released a… Continue Reading
Action I am Alive – Chapters 19-21 – Fireworks, Perilous Streets, Pier (End) James Schumacher, January 20, 2013January 23, 2013 Henry sends the protagonist to climb a nearby tower and set off some fireworks. This is will signal their location to the nearby rescue ship they have contacted. Getting up and down the tall building is no small task. After this is done we find that Mei has been kidnapped… Continue Reading
Action I am Alive Chapters 14-18 – Blue Hotel, Line 2 & Reunion 720p James Schumacher, January 18, 2013January 23, 2013 Henry has located Mei’s mother. She is being held captive at the Blue Hotel by a nearby gang. Getting into the place is the first goal, then finding the woman and getting her out alive is next. If they can get that far, they can make their way through the… Continue Reading
Action I am Alive Chapters 9-13 – Henry’s, Radio Haventon & Below 720p James Schumacher, January 16, 2013January 23, 2013 The protagonist meets Henry and offers them additional help. Henry needs a radio transmitter and our man is going to get. Henry gives our hero an additional tool in the form of a bow and singular arrow. Retrieving this transmitter is going to be no small task though as it… Continue Reading
Action I am Alive Chapters 6-8 – Mei & Line 4 720p James Schumacher, January 15, 2013January 23, 2013 After scaling the skyscraper and obtaining the meds, our protagnist makes his way to the ground floor and through the dust. Working his way back to Mei via the window-washer lift. Henry directs him towards his location via the Line 4 subway. The subway contains a mix of enemies and… Continue Reading
Colonial Marines Trailer via EGM James Schumacher, January 15, 2013January 20, 2013 http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/aliens-colonial-marines-tv-commercial/ “Sega has released a new TV commercial for Aliens: Colonial Marines in the U.S. ahead of the game’s release next month.” Posted on EGM The first two Aliens vs Predator games are some of the best movie tie-in games ever made. Playing as the marine faction was a particularly… Continue Reading
Monkey Island Insult Swordfighting in HTML5 James Schumacher, January 15, 2013January 20, 2013 http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/play-monkey-islands-insult-sword-fighting-for-free/ The classic insult sword-fighting mini-game from The Secret of Monkey Island is now available to play for free through your Internet browser. This little project also combines the insults from Monkey Island I and III on the hardest difficulty setting to make the game more challenging, while keeping the… Continue Reading
Organ Trail – Examined by PCGamer James Schumacher, January 15, 2013January 20, 2013 http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/14/the-organ-trail-directors-cut-looking-to-be-greenlit-for-a-station-wagon-ride-across-zombie-infested-america/ In the olden days we played PC games about crossing the United States in a covered wagon. We faced down starvation, inclement weather, and watched digital simulacra of our friends and family drop dead… I found Organ trail to be an excellent adaptation/parody of the classic Oregon Trail game…. Continue Reading
The Evolving Medium of Game Music James Schumacher, January 14, 2013January 20, 2013 If you’re a regular reader or friend, you’ll know that game and film music are areas that I pay close attention to and collect. Game Music has long been an under-appreciated and sometimes looked down-upon form of media. As game music has evolved to become more and cinematic or exploratory… Continue Reading
A Look at how Health Created the Max Payne 3 Soundtrack James Schumacher, January 11, 2013October 14, 2013 http://kotaku.com/5974927/how-health-made-that-amazing-max-payne-3-soundtrack “The band HEALTH’s killer Max Payne 3 soundtrack was easily one of the best of last year, and a chunk of the reason Max Payne 3 was among my personal top games of 2012. This video from The Creators Pro…” Continued at Kotaku via above link Max Payne 3… Continue Reading
Action I am Alive Chapters 4-5 – Dust & Skyscraper James Schumacher, January 10, 2013January 23, 2013 After heading to the top of the mall our hero locates the government supply crate on the top of a distant skyscraper. Using a functioning lift he makes his way to the building exterior and eventually back down to the street where he begins the long climb. Not only will… Continue Reading