Troll 2 Phenomenon
by Rocky Jalil

The B-movie deemed as the best worst movie ever has become a world phenomenon. Its impact has made an unexpected dent in the movie as well as the gaming industry. Do you recall the “Nilbog” stage in RedOctane’s, Guitar Hero? Yes, the developers are fans of Troll …

Review: Celestial Mage
by Rocky Jalil

How many times do you get to see a developer review his own game? Yes I developed Celestial Mage under my company, Stonewall Interactive. This is my first shot at becoming a game developer in making my break in the industry. As a game journalist, I am going …

The general consensus among MMO developers these days seems to center around instant gratification for the player base.  One of the biggest forms of instant gratification is near instantaneous travel across long distances in the game world.  Given the size of the game worlds growing at an ever increasing rate in most AAA MMO’s, it …

There was a recent study conducted in multiple countries about the effects of video game violence on kids.  To sum up the study, they found that video game violence desensitizes kids to violence and makes them more prone to committing violent acts themselves.

I’ve …

Mergers and acquisitions are an alarming new trend emerging in the game industry.  A common occurrence in most other mature industries, consolidation is a new beast in this industry, beset on devouring any vulnerable prey.  As with other recently maturing industries such as the beer …

As the years go by, the gaming industry seems to be increasingly plagued by endless sequels and unoriginal ideas.  Fallout 3.  Far cry 2.  Warhammer Online.  Don’t get me wrong, I am also looking forward to those games.  However, when was the …

I know this isn’ t the first time some one has brought this up, but can too much games bring down the quality of games being made? My opinion yes and no, it’s really a two way street. You could go buy that …

The new map editor for Farcry 2 looks amazing.  I have never played a farcry game but after seeing just this trailer, I may have to add the game to my to buy list this fall.  This gives aspiring map designers a change to experiment on different maps.
 

As someone who’s trying …

Code Master revealed the biggest racing game ever?

From the publisher of Colin McRae: DiRT® and Race Driver: GRID® comes …

Batman: Arkham Asylum is currently in the works and is scheduled to be released next year on the PC, X-Box 360 and Playstation 3.  This is going to be a single player action-adventure style game which is said to be unlike any Batman …