Spin Tires – New Game demo [Kickstarter]

this is the gameplay quality

this is the gameplay quality

The other day I was watching Keralis‘ Channel on YouTube,

he’s the guy responsible for my on and off Minecraft addiction :P

anyway he had a video of him playing  a game called “spin tires”, its the latest offroad simulator by oovee game developers and its still in its beta stage, but the gameplay and graphics is great and its from an independent game developer, so I tried it as well.

 

I really loved it and I would like you guys to go try it out and maybe chip in to make this game possible, sincerely I’ve been into indie games a lot recently and some developers have great abilities and creativity; some far beyond the developers behind flagship titles and big corporations, just like Warframe and Minecraft.

it has eight wheels! EIGHT!

it has eight wheels! EIGHT!

  • check out their Kickstarter [here].
  • download the demo [here].

Kairos French Comic gets an animated trailer.

and both the comic and the trailer look amazing.

French animation company Studio La Cachette has created an amazing hand-drawn animated trailer for Kairos, a comic book by French artist Ulysse Malassagne. Kairos tells the story of Nills, a bespectacled boy on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from strange creatures that kidnapped her into another world.

 

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Lurkerz Break – Flash Games

the first game for today is “Sweatshop” its a game where you play a sweatshop “factory” manager, you have to make the workers make the products with the least cost and the least care for human rights.

Click Image to Play Game

Click Image to Play Game

This game was declined by apple to be an iOS game because they thought it was offensive, on the other hand the developers made this game as a parody to give awareness to people on the subject of sweatshops and factories like that, the game is filled with dark humor and evil managers, also the gameplay, graphics and music are top quality, don’t miss out on “Sweatshop”

the second game for today is Chaotic, which is total and utter chaos.

Click Image to play Chaotic

Click Image to play Chaotic

its a shooter/survival game with random colors and designs,

the goal is to survive as long as posible,

I survived till the 21st wave, how long can you last ?

 

Bonus Game:


Click the Link for the Ever Classic “Solipskier” Game [Here]

 

Meeting Kojima

Yesterday was the launch Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. To celebrate the launch GameUK invited Kojima for a midnight event of the Game.

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The 1st 200 people who’ll get there will receive the game from Kojima and character designer Shinkawa. I came in the morning. Saw a bunch of MGS nerds scattered around Westfield shopping centre. Fortunately they hand out queue numbers.

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No one wants to stand from 10am til midnight. I grabbed my numbered . Then, came back at 10pm. They stood us outside which was like -2 yup freezing .

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At the end Kojima & Shinkawa arrived. It was awesome, we talked MGS a lot. I’m really glad he told us he won’t be rebooting the MGS. Some great things should be left alone. I’ve met some great guys there. Taking metal gear, cyborgs and snakes.

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The let down was he didn’t sign any game, there were, obviously, over 200 geeks here. It would take him til morning to sign. Especially, some guys brought their own MGS games to be signed.

I can’t complain after taking a picture with Mr.Metal Gear

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Lurkerz Break – Flash Games

today I’m gonna share some revamped games with you:

 

1) ROBOT Unicorn Attack! 

we will start with one of the most famous flash games back in 2011,

this game went viral because of the design and background music,

in this version “Robot Unicorn Attack: Evolution” they addded more animals

I personally liked the old version more, but yeah sure why not ?

RUAE

click Image to play game

 

2) Super Puzzle Transformer Plus

 

when I posted this game earlier I was amazed at how creative it was,

and now the “Plus” version has added more to this game,

extra obstacles, more characters and other stuff, check it out:

superpuzzleplatformer

click image to play game

the only thing I don’t like about this game is the main characters eyebrows XD.

 

BAD Icecream

this is a new game by Nitrome, a very classic theme game,

kinda like bomberman, as usual nitrome have really good designs and music,

and matching gameplay, enjoy this great game.

BadIcecream

click image to play game

 

 

 

GameStick – promising gaming console

"Ouya" popular Android based gaming console

“Ouya” popular Android based gaming console

you might have heard of “Ouya“, its an Android based gaming console, GameStick is a similar console but the difference is the design, its shaped a lot like the Android TV I bought earlier [Review] with an HDMI output and it can be stored in its own controller, the console uses MHL which is a standard that means an HDMI port also provides the power to keep the device on, just like how the USB port can power up gadgets.

the first GameStick Version

the first GameStick Version

the compact and elegant design is what really attracted me to this “gaming” console, the truth is there are many options and possibilities for Android based consoles, my own ASUS transformer infinity tab can play all kinds of games if you connect a controller to the USB port in the keyboard (provided the games supports game pad/controller).

this is the Mark 2

this is the Mark 2

but the differnce in these consoles is that they have their own user interface, a customized Android and maybe even their own market design.

GameStick UI looks nice and clean.

GameStick UI looks nice and clean.

on the other hand the beauty of these consoles is that they are cheaper than the current generation of gaming consoles (Sony PS3, Xbox360, Wii) and they are also great because Android games are much cheaper and sometimes free even, so the cost is significantly less, another issue is that smartphone/tablet games are becoming better and more developed, so I think that the market for these consoles is still young, and its very promising.

 

you can support GameStick at KickStarter [HERE]

http://kck.st/Uk6VPu

personally i paid $79 to get me one of them, I’d like to see how it plays, you can also read about them in the engadget .

LittleBigPlanet 2 Cross Controller: Trailer

This is Sony’s answer to the WiiU gamePad controller. They still have a long way to reach Nintendo. You have to have a Vita, on the other hand WiiU is build for the GamePad controller to be an essential part of the gameplay. So, the developers have to do some integration for the wiiU. Ps3 and vita are two separate things, I feel this thing is like a bonus feature, and I think only Sony will work on this kind of integration.

The Hobbit, an unexpected journey: Review

Almost 10 years from the original Lord of the Rings has passed, people still linger of the magical world of Tolkien. Peter Jackson is back on the helm to direct the prequel story to the epic fantasy.
frankly, I was disappointed to hear that Guillermo del Toro left the set of The Hobbit in pre-production phase. On the other hand, my hopes were up again when the original director took his old place back.
Now, let’s talk about the new 1st part of three. The Hobbit ,an unexpected journey. It’s a difficult situation when you try to have a comeback specially after the huge success of LOTR, but the movie was good, not as good as Followship of the Ring. I’ll state my problems with it later.
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I loved the cinematography, top notch nostalgic sets from the original trilogy. It was better due to the fact it was more colorful and wide (all thanks yo the RED Epic camera) it was a wise decision from Jackson to pick this camera for this, thought it needs more light when shooting but the outcome is gorgeous.

Also,  the soundtrack was Epic and powerful. Specifically, the dwarves song. I’ve been humming that tone all week before the premier :-P

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The performance was brilliant. Ian (Gandalf) was awesome as ever. Of course Andy Serkis (Golum) was terrific.

One of my problems with An Expected Journey is that the dwarves didn’t have a huge effect on the movie, they had their part but I didn’t relate to any of them except Thorin. The Followship were all huge and had outstanding parts in the plot. The other problem is the movie was cold at the beginning, and some parts in the middle. Other than those problems it was a very entertaining journey.

+amazing cinematography
+powerful OST
+brilliant cast

-cold at moments
-some characters

8/10