It would be a rather rare sight to see me playing an MMO for several hours on end. In fact, if you know anything about my gaming habits you will realise I don’t touch the things, for fear of being sucked in and the little time I do have to devote to gaming relinquished from me forever. I’m sure they’re great games, and... Read More »
I have mixed feelings about 2012; half of me feels glad to see the back of it, but half of me remembers it fondly. So before I get too settled into the shiny new year, I felt it only right to turn around and bid 2012 a bon voyage as it heads off into the distance by recalling some of the good and bad of the year gone b... Read More »
Snobbery is something that comes into play when we talk about video games. Those who play games tend to put themselves into different groups and those who consider themselves ‘hardcore’ always look down upon the so called ‘casual’. The original Wii is still looked down upon by a certain group of gamers and, naturally, ... Read More »
Episode 59 of the DeathByRobots podcast is the first of 2013! We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year! This week the team discuss what they played over the festive holiday, Sony blocking the use of second-hand games, the countdown to possible next-gen console news, things to look forward to in 2013 and other suc... Read More »
So December was a bit naff for games, not a single one worth mentioning. Luckily January is a little better and gets 2013 off on the right foot, though here still isn’t much due. Just as well really – we don’t have any money left. 11th January 2013 Anarchy Reigns Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Set in the pos... Read More »
It’s Christmas! The time of year when you spend nearly all of your money buying cool stuff for other people. No doubt most of your family and friends won’t understand if you choose to buy yourself games instead of presents for them, and so you’re stuck with doing a load of Christmas shopping without a... Read More »
In recent years the Call of Duty franchise has suffered from a loss of plausibility in the perception of gamers and critics alike. This year Treyarch took a somewhat unexpected dive into the sea of science fiction by setting Black Ops 2 in the near-future. But one does not simply ‘make’ a sci-fi game, so the question i... Read More »
Another year, another hangover… maybe? Unlike that headache, we hope to make your life that little bit better… like bacon does, rather than that little bit worse. We’re not quite a year old yet, but even so 2012 has been pretty magical. The majority of it has been down to you, the readers, and from th... Read More »
TheGameJar has been online for very nearly a year now and we are looking to expand our team slightly, maybe… for the right people. The site has grown from strength to strength, and as it does so we have become increasingly swamped with ideas of how to keep making the GameJar experience more interesting for our re... Read More »
It’s been a pretty great year, not only for the big boys in the games market, but for indie developers too. We’ve seen the way paved for ideas to flourish in the guise of Kickstarters, with some interesting concepts coming to the foreground. Here we have selected our games of the year, with a few reasons as... Read More »
Episode 58 of the DeathByRobots podcast is the final one of the year! Group hug… This is only a brief podcast, as we highlight some of our favourite bits of the year. We actually recorded it at the end of last week’s episode, but thought it would be nice as it’s own separate entity. If you have any fe... Read More »
It’s quite rare that I buy music nowadays, so I end up hearing most tunes via games. Below is a list of games where their music stuck with me after I finished playing. BOTANICULA DVA The band DVA made the cutest soundtrack to the cutest game EVER, using lots of vocal and human sounds. Mr. Lantern, Mr. Twig, Mr. P... Read More »
From everybody at TheGameJar, thank you for being part of our first year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Lots of Love Everybody at TheGameJar.com Read More »
Episode 57 of the DeathByRobots podcast ends our Christmas festivities as the team go through the game releases during the second half of the year. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who listens to the podcast, or reads the site, and wish you all a merry Christmas, and a happy new year! If yo... Read More »
Back in the eighties, before Transformers and before Thundercats, there was a cartoon series that grabbed a whole generation. One of a hero with blond wavy hair and a physique that nowadays would be highly questioned. Millions would tune in each week to see this hero and his loyal friends take on the scourge of their p... Read More »
Sam paid homage to Squaresoft yesterday, and during that time you told us some of your reasons behind liking the Final Fantasy series. We also asked the age old question – which is your favourite in the frachise? We had a great response, and it seemed only right to include a few of our favourites in a small piece... Read More »
Big Sky Infinity is a fast-paced, side-scrolling twin-stick space shoot ‘em up exclusively available for the PS3 and PS Vita that mixes a handful of varying sections and ‘events’ with a bucketful of flashy lights and lazers. For those of you not in the know, Big Sky Infinity is essentially a spiritual successor to the ... Read More »
I can remember the first time I was introduced to a Final Fantasy game. I was 11 years old and at a swimming lesson. Afterwards, my friend – knowing what a big game geek I was – presented me with a copy of Final Fantasy VII to borrow. PlayStation was a new thing, and the idea of playing a game that had 3 discs alone ha... Read More »
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