The latest trend going through the game industry sees developers playing the nostalgia card. Rather than merely cashing in on the latest Hollywood blockbusters, gamers have seen their favorite movies from year’s past given the digital treatment. The possibilities seem endless — swim the ocean in search of unaware swimmers in Jaws, carry out mob [...]
Pre-launch: Burnout: Paradise
Jan. 1, 2008 1 Comment
This is the official Blast Magazine preview for the upcoming Electronic Arts game Burnout: Paradise coming soon for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Gamers can be a fickle bunch. Change too much in a well-established series, and watch the flames arise, but rest on your laurels too much and you’ll be hearing cries of the [...]
Addiction, thy name is Switchball
Jan. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
The adventures of a small ball — what could be so great about that? Everything. Switchball is a game that needs not a storyline, nor characters, nor a plot to be great. Gameplay is simple. Use a little ball to roll around the levels, completing puzzles by moving boxes around to make paths to the [...]
Clive Owen anyone?
Jan. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Due out on DVD January 29, Chancer was the British television series that made Clive Owen (Children of Men, Inside Man, Closer, King Arthur) a star. Chancer, Series 2 is the conclusion to the hit 90s series. Owen plays Derek “Dex” Love. He’s devious, dangerous—and even more determined. Dex, a.k.a. Stephen Crane, gets out of [...]
Mounting your new flat-panel tv
Jan. 1, 2008 3 Comments
(ARA) – So you finally bought that beautiful new flat-panel TV you’ve been eyeing for the past six months. Now what? An increasing number of new TV owners are abandoning bulky entertainment furniture to mount their TVs on the wall. Wall mounted TVs are the latest trend in home improvement, and for good reason. They [...]
Battalion Wars 2
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By Tall Writer The quality real time strategy military game improves on the first installment with the addition of naval forces, the new Anglo nation, and online multiplayer modes. A definite improvement of the previous GameCube title, which was a sleeper hit — with a solid base like the Advance Wars series, how can you [...]
Don’t forget your resolutions!
Jan. 1, 2008 1 Comment
Every New Year, the promises about being a better student, a better dieter, lover even a better taxpayer are made around the world. But by the end of January, the promises are forgotten, and the problems continue. It doesn’t have to be this way. “Living With A Phenomenal Memory: How an Ordinary Man Developed Amazing [...]
iSkin Cerulean wireless audio products
Jan. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
iSkin’s Cerulean line of products is a handy collection of Bluetooth accessories and earbuds for iPod’s, laptops and other audio devices that let’s you go cordless. They work with laptops, iPods and mobile phones for hands-free calls. They come in a wide variety of packages and configurations. In a nutshell, there are three main Bluetooth [...]
Resolve to refresh your active lifestyle in 2008
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(ARA) — New Year’s resolution time is here. Many of us focus on the new diet or exercise regimen that we promise ourselves we’ll stick to … until the first business trip or unexpected family crisis throws our routine out the window. This year, instead of trying to fulfill an unrealistic New Years declaration, resolve [...]
Girls have fun in Mad Money
Jan. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Not only is “Mad Money” expected with excitement since it is a comeback film for Mrs. Tom Cruise, but its cast and box-office hit potential make it appealing. The tale, based on a script by Glen Gers, is a comedy about three women of very different backgrounds who form an alliance and rob the Federal [...]
Retro: PacMan World 2
Jan. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2002. An evil force by the name of “Spooky” has been unleashed by those dastardly ghosts and it’s up to everyone’s favorite pepperoni-slice shaped yellow hero to make sure Pac-World is rid of this ancient evil. The objective of the game is to collect various “Gold Fruits” Once [...]
