Two friends and I alpha tested 7 Days to Die, a survival horror game. 7 Days is an open world, sandbox game with a unique mix of first person shooter, zombie horror, and tower defense. Characters engage in combat, crafting, looting, mining, and exploration. You start the game with nothing, surrounded by zombies, forced to survive by scavenging leftover supplies in a post apocalyptic world. It ain’t easy. It took a couple days to get on our feet but we […]
I completed the storyline with in-game progress at 93.7 percent, and I have over 90 percent of the PS4 trophies locked down. I didn’t know what to expect when I first started playing Watchdogs. I spent my first couple of days wondering around the open world completing side quests and learning the game. The main character is hacker, Aiden Pearce, who can use his cell phone to profile every NPC character in the game, steal money from bank accounts, and […]
The Shining was published in 1977, and it was one of the few Stephen King books that I did not read growing up. I decided it was time to read it and I was not disappointed. The story follows an American family trying to make it threw some rough times. An out-of-work Jack Torrance accepts the position as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, which sits high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Jack and Wendy Torrance, along with their […]
I purchased Knack as part of a promotional deal I received with the Killzone launch edition of the PS4. In this game you play Knack, a relic golem, created to help save the world from the evil goblin invaders. The game’s play style and storyline are simple: collect relics, grow large, beat up the bad guys, and smash everything in sight. Knack grows larger and stronger by absorbing relics scattered throughout the game. There are no set amount of lives […]
Sony sold over one million PS4 consoles in a single day, and I was one of those customers. My launch day bundle included the Sony exclusive Killzone game and a 12 month subscription to Playstation Plus Network. I unpackaged my PS4, updated the software, and started playing Killzone within 30 minutes. I have read that some PS4 uses experience HDMI connection issues, but I did not have this issue, or any other issue. My installation was fast and smooth. The […]
Bruce Campbell has worked as an actor, producer, writer, and director for over 30 year in feature films and television. The character that put Bruce on the map was the role of Ash Williams, a wise-cracking everyman hero, in the 1981 horror film classic, Evil Dead. Bruce has been called a B-movie icon, cult film star, and The Chin, but after reading his book I will forever think of Bruce Campbell as the Working Man’s Actor. I grew up […]
Evil Dead 2013 is based off the 1980’s Evil Dead franchise, but it is essentially it’s own film. It’s hard, if not impossible, to review this film without comparing it to the previous Evil Dead films. The originals were campy, layered with dark humor, and filled with exaggerated gore effects. The 2013 version drops the campy humor and approaches the franchise with ultra realistic visuals. Not everyone will be happy with these changes. The movie’s tagline follows Evil Dead […]
There was a time, now long forgotten, when cartoons dominated Saturday mornings. Kids, and adults, would wake up and watch Transformers, G. I. Joe, The Smurfs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superfriends, Thundercats, The Real Ghostbusters, and many others. It was a golden age of animation, and for many different reasons, that age past away. The end of Saturday morning cartoons was a great loss of entertainment. It is not only nostalgia that brings us back to these shows. These animated […]
I promised a Cincinnati HorrorHound review, but I’ve decided against posting a review. Instead I’m going to write about a single experience. During the chaos and confusion of the HorrorHound Convention I had a brief encounter with actor Scott Wilson (Hershel on The Walking Dead). It was probably around 1pm on Saturday, but the day already felt long. We got up early to drive a couple hours to the sold-out Horrorhound Convention. We stood in a long line to get […]
Warning: This review contains spoilers. This review is based on the Xbox 360 Version. I have played this franchise to death (no pun intended), completing every achievement and difficulty level of the first two games, and most of the third game. Before I reviewed Dead Space 3 I made notes on what made Dead Space 1 & 2 great games. Dead Space 1 and 2 created an atmosphere of terror and dread like no other video game. I was always […]