Platforms Archive
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![VIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pokemonheader-165x115.jpg "Pokemon Black, I Choose You!")
Pokemon Black, I Choose You!
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsVIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […] -
![I’ve been a Call of Duty fan since the beginning, so I’ve been trying hard to get on board with Black Ops. I really have. But so far, the game […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blackops-165x115.jpg "Call of Duty: Black Oops?")
Call of Duty: Black Oops?
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsI’ve been a Call of Duty fan since the beginning, so I’ve been trying hard to get on board with Black Ops. I really have. But so far, the game […] -
![For the second straight year, Valve has rolled out a Halloween update for Team Fortress 2, this time with a new map, several new items and achievements, and an actual […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tf2_helloween-165x115.jpg "TF2: Scream Fortress Begins")
TF2: Scream Fortress Begins
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsFor the second straight year, Valve has rolled out a Halloween update for Team Fortress 2, this time with a new map, several new items and achievements, and an actual […] -
![I somehow lost track of the fact that the third Professor Layton game, The Unwound Future, had finally arrived stateside a few weeks ago. Before long, I’d not just plowed […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/layton3-165x115.jpg "Professor Layton and the Really Familiar Sequel")
Professor Layton and the Really Familiar Sequel
Posted on October 23, 2010 | No CommentsI somehow lost track of the fact that the third Professor Layton game, The Unwound Future, had finally arrived stateside a few weeks ago. Before long, I’d not just plowed […] -
![For the last few months, I’ve played a LOT of Tiger Woods 09, as I’ve been engaged in a rigorous exercise/training program where I do a lot of stationary biking, […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Tiger Woods 10: Your Cameramen Suck")
Tiger Woods 10: Your Cameramen Suck
Posted on June 11, 2009 | No CommentsFor the last few months, I’ve played a LOT of Tiger Woods 09, as I’ve been engaged in a rigorous exercise/training program where I do a lot of stationary biking, […] -
5 Thoughts on the TF2 Sniper / Spy Update
Posted on May 31, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s now been about a week since Valve rolled out the combo Sniper / Spy update for Team Fortress 2. Team balance is still off — you’ll still see teams […] -
Team Fortress 2: Sniper + Spy Updates Imminent
Posted on May 15, 2009 | No CommentsA few weeks ago, I whined that Valve was prepping a Sniper update for Team Fortress 2, which I feared would lead to even more useless Snipers — who often […] -
Next TF2 Update: The Sniper?
Posted on April 3, 2009 | No CommentsHot on the heels of its urine-soaked April Fool’s joke, Valve’s official Team Fortress blog has word that the Sniper will be the recipient of the next Team Fortress 2 […] -
GDC 09: Jeff Kaplan on Directed Gameplay Within WoW
Posted on March 28, 2009 | No CommentsONE OF THE MORE POPULAR SESSIONS at GDC was Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan talking about quest structure in World of Warcraft. Entitled “The Cruise Director of Azeroth,†Kaplan talked about […] -
The Things I Hate About Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
Posted on March 19, 2009 | No CommentsI spent a lot of the past week sitting playing the DS version of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix in random airports, and it feels a lot like the first Puzzle Quest: […]