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Raj Patel on Nov 6th, 2008 |
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Gears of War 2 is set to be one of this year’s hottest game releases. Its namesake released two years ago to huge critical acclaim and remains one of the most visually impressive titles on the Xbox 360. With the sequel everything was promised to be improved in every aspect. With all the other impressive new games on the scene this month, Gears of War 2 doesn’t really need to bring its A-Game in order to get...
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Raj Patel on Nov 3rd, 2008 |
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The Sony Ericsson W350 appeared on the scene this year in Canada and at initial glance, sparks some interest. It seems small and comes at a super-budget price ($20 after carrier subsidies from Rogers Wireless). It bills itself as a very small flip-phone built for music first and just happens to also be a phone. Reality doesn’t quite match this marketing push but regardless, the phone has it’s strong points which...
Posted by
Raj Patel on Oct 28th, 2008 |
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If you couldn’t tell by the weather that it was autumn you can tell by the avalanche of new blockbuster games. Today marks the North American release of Fallout 3 – a highly anticipated game having already won numerous awards before it was even complete. We first got hands on this game at X08 in Toronto earlier this year and were excited by what we saw even in that early and limited demo build.
The original...
Posted by
Raj Patel on Oct 20th, 2008 |
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Role playing games have a long and celebrated history. They often elicit strong attachment from their players and can become thoroughly engrossing as players learn to identify with their avatar and develop a personal attachment to this alternate personification of themselves. The problem is that as deep as these games can be they can also be somewhat complicated and forbidding. Not all players want to study...
Posted by
Raj Patel on Oct 10th, 2008 |
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Many people (myself included) enjoy having a lovely home theatre experience. Many you have an expensive HDTV, perhaps with an expensive wall mount. Often this is accompanied by expensive audio hardware, game consoles, movie players, et cetera. One of the best additions you can make to your home theatre is an HTPC (Home Theatre Personal Computer) for all your music, movies, photographs, and PVR needs. These all in...