Monthly Archives: January 2013

Gaming

Bioshock Infinite: “Columbia: A Modern Day Icarus?” video released

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Not your daddy’s Bioshock!

If you’d asked me recently, “have you been following the development of Bioshock: Infinite?” I’d have said “no”. I’m a great fan of the first game, but I struggled to get into the second one.

Bioshock Infinite, being a complete reshuffle of the franchise was on my radar, but not of immediate concern.

Well that has all changed, as of right now, following the viewing of this AMAZING faux-documentary video. The short film offers us an insight into the origins of the floating city of Columbia and asks more questions than it answers. Continue reading Bioshock Infinite: “Columbia: A Modern Day Icarus?” video released →

Gaming, General

EA’s SimCity beta goes live on 26th January, applications open now!

 

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The king of city builders returns!

Sim City, oh how I’ve missed you.

Sure we’ve had some pretenders trying to fill the city building void since 2003’s Sim City 4. We’ve had the the fun to play, but hellishly unoptimised Cities 2011/2012 and then there was EA’s own awful Sim City/The Sims hybrid Sim City Societies.

In 2013 the king of city builders returns with the simply monikered SimCity. Continue reading EA’s SimCity beta goes live on 26th January, applications open now! →

Gaming, General, Technology

Vic B’Stard’s State of Play: a post-christmas PC upgrade

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New year, new PC

Well I’m back again after the Christmas break and some much-needed rest. The last six months has been a roller coaster ride that saw me moving across the Tasman, from New Zealand to Australia, and yet again just before Christmas to a leafy suburb of Sydney.

I’ve also introduced myself to the local video game publishing circuit, resulting in copious preview invites and being inundated with game review opportunities, which have been published on the Game Console pages of Techday.com, www.shanethegamer.com and the pages of this site.

I’ve spent the holiday mopping up the likes of Assassin’s Creed 3 and Far Cry 3, as well as enjoying the budget delights of Valve’s annual Christmas Steam sale. I’ve also started the transition of Vic B’Stard’s State of Play from the NZ focused www.stateofplay.co.nz to the more global www.vicbstard.com. You can reach the site using either URL, but expect the a bit of re-branding in the future. Continue reading Vic B’Stard’s State of Play: a post-christmas PC upgrade →