Bioware’s newest game- Dragon Age ll- is a nice break from the constant grind of shooters and Oblivion clones. The new decision-making system allows a much more dynamic and personal story and the combat has undergone some changes that make it smoother and more interesting. It deserves the rating it has received from PC Gamer.   

There are several areas that still could use some work, namely, not killing off characters in the beginning that you barely know, then listening to other characters harping on you about them for the rest of the game. Heck, even the Templar’s death was more touching.

This post will probably join thousands, if not tens of thousands of others expressing extreme excitement at the impending release of Duke Nukem Forever. It is a game that faded into myth, and caused many people to eventually attend group therapy sessions. The first line that Duke says in the most recent trailer - look it up - pretty much sums up the whole game, it is a game that has the maturity of The Witcher and the humor of the GTA series. Hopefully Duke Nukem Forever will live up to our expectations, but we gamers have often have experienced much grief when playing sequels. ‘cough’ The Force Unleashed 2 ‘cough’

I am filled with awe as to the new possibilities implemented by Mojang into it’s jewel Minecraft. Not only has a turret-of-sorts been added, but a wide range of cloth dyes, the note block and a new mob have been as well. I must admit, I was frankly disappointed when the Nether was first implemented- I only had interest in the boat-stopping power of soul sand -and I expected similar disappointment from this one, but it rose above all my expectations. The possibilities of Minecraft seem to be bearing down upon infinite rather quickly, and I hope that Minecrafters will stop griefing each other, (if that is even possible) and share this joyous moment. Well… not really… but at least the cake is not a lie!

    I have decided to use my first post of this new year to talk about Minecraft. This diamond/lightstone of a game symbolizes the potential of indie games and the freedom of trying things that triple-A games are too frightened to try. It does not look like much at first, it even has been referred to as a DOS game by the ignorant, but, once it is being played, the genius (or luck) within it is obvious. It is a game that anyone can pick up and enjoy, and can be played on almost any computer, unlike Call of Duty or Fallout (the newer ones). I encourage all those who hate Minecraft, to go out and buy it. That my seem rather stupid of me to ask, but many of today’s fiercest Minecraft advocates initially were not too impressed by it. Minecraft is presently in Beta.

5. Starcraft 2

4. Just Cause 2

3. Fallout: New Vegas

2. Mafia 2

1. Minecraft

  Around schools and in many communities in Canada, many well-meaning individuals patrol the streets and auditoriums rattling a figurative can and requesting for donations that are meant to help build schools in war-torn countries. In many of these countries child soldiers are used to raid villages and as fodder for other factions’ ammunition. These children are taking from their families from a very young age and convinced that killing is both a rite of passage and a reasonable thing to do.

  The factions that round up these children hope that they are ignorant of the ways of the world and are thusly easy to indoctrinate. The objective of the above-mentioned well-meaning individuals is to attempt to eradicate ignorance from these third-world societies. There is just one teensy problem that these do-gooders do not seem to notice, and that is the fact that these ruthless child-indoctrinators appear to carry rather dangerous weapons.

 Now, it is my firm belief that weapons can injure people. Thusly, building schools in an area so densely populated with blood-thirsty power-hungry people, might, just might, be a poor place to build a school. The erection (pardon my use of the word) of schools would be soon succeeded by the destruction of said schools and the murder of those within.

 As inhabitants of countries with computers and (hopefully) Wi-Fi, it may be a better idea to quell issues that affect our own nations such as poverty, homelessness, crime, chopped-off horse heads and pig-headed ignorance before burning our money. It is true that what is happening in Africa is horrific, but we must open our eyes, we are not a perfect society and many similar horrors happen every day; they may be out of sight but they are all very real. So, to all those who wished to raise some school or community spirit, please-please-please think things through next time.