Atari Greatest Hits – Ultimate Collector’s Games

Most people would agree that games today, no matter how good the graphics or how realistic the plot, just can’t compete with playing some of the original classics. Luckily the people at Atari have heard our cries, and released their “Greatest Hits” for Nintendo DS We hardly need to explain what the games are, all… Continue reading Atari Greatest Hits – Ultimate Collector’s Games

Dixit Board Game – A Fun Alternative to Settlers of Catan?

Here’s another no-batteries-needed game. If you fancy a bit of a change from Settlers of Catan (although we don’t know why you would) then Dixit makes a good alternative. The whole game is very well made, with a high level of attention to the graphics. Each game takes around 30mins to play (unlike those epic… Continue reading Dixit Board Game – A Fun Alternative to Settlers of Catan?

Solitaire Chess Improves Chess and Logic Skills

The Solitaire Chess game appears to combine Solitaire and Chess, but really it’s just a good fun way of improving your chess and logic skills. The game takes more fun aspect of chess that we all love – stealing the other person’s pieces – and builds a whole game around it.

Activision Kills Off RedOctane Division, and with it Guitar Hero

Wow, just wow. I’m speechless at the news that Activision has announced they’re shutting down their RedOctane division which makes made the fantastically popular Guitar Hero game. They made this decision primarily due to it having become a money-losing proposition. It was only a few years ago that the Guitar Hero franchise had hit $1… Continue reading Activision Kills Off RedOctane Division, and with it Guitar Hero