January 30, 2012
Mumble improves on other voice chat applications for gamers and offers quite a few advantages. It's optimized for low-latency communications, making it perfect for hectic game situations where every second counts. If you're coming from Ventrilo, another popular voice chat application for gamers, you'll also find that Mumble has a much more streamlined interface.
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January 14, 2012
Get free games for your Wii or Nintendo 3DS, for real. It's not a scam: all you need to do is register games you've already purchased and cash in the resulting points. Nintendo announced it planned to give away two different games to Club Nintendo members every month. The first two games, Super Mario Kart (SNES) and Fluidity, suggest Nintendo is planning on giving away some pretty nice titles.
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January 13, 2012
We’ve made quite a song-and-dance about mechanical keyboards here at MakeUseOf, and now that more and more manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon they’re no longer specialised bits of kit reserved for the upper echelons of PC gaming. If you’re wondering what the fuss is about you might want to read our relevant Technology Explained feature.
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January 10, 2012
Don't worry, things definitely haven't changed since a week ago when I shared how to use ModLoader to easily install mods to your Minecraft client. Minecraft is still a phenomenon. Notch is still considered to be a genius. The game is still going strong as the greatest indie title of all time. Let's all gasp now. One thing that is going to be changing, though, is my vantage point.
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December 28, 2011
Step back. Think about what you're doing. Then do something better. That's the basic idea of Progress Quest, a satirical role-playing game that lambasts the worst aspects of gaming. I love video games. They are active where other mediums are passive, requiring me to participate in order to proceed. Just sitting there and watching isn't an option.
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December 22, 2011
Xbox Live is a social place. It’s a place to get together with your closest friends and play some video games. Sure, there are many terrible people on Xbox Live. In fact, some of the scummiest people in the universe seem to find themselves there. Perhaps it’s the competitive nature of gaming, or the fact that these people don’t get out much, but either way, having a good group of friends to play with is so important.
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November 10, 2011
It won’t be long before Bioware’s first MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, hits store shelves. It’s set to release on December 20th, just in time to make the holidays look a bit unimportant. You may be worried if your computer is ready for it. Thankfully, the system specifications are mild, so you may not need to upgrade your PC – but there are other steps you may need to take to prepare your PC.
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November 2, 2011
Social games are all about doing things together. GameMaki (Beta) is a relatively fresh site that tweaks the concept of social gaming. On GameWiki, members recommend fun activities and turn them into challenges which their friends have to complete. Users can compete across each other’s challenges.
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October 27, 2011
One of the best benefits of being a PC gamer is the wide variety of choice available in not only games, but also hardware. While console gamers usually can pick from only a few certified peripherals for any particular need, there’s usually a lot of options for PCs. That just leaves you with one problem – wading through the choices to find the best product.
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October 20, 2011
There’s been a plenty of uproar, whinging and general dismay at EA’s decision to combine their online store and download client into one “Steam-beating” package: Origin. Since its announcement the software has been on the receiving end of bad press, much of it from disgruntled gamers on forums, message boards and social networks. Is it time to shut up, or put up?
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October 15, 2011
Sony can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to user account security, nor can the company’s customers enjoy refuge from the constant hacking attempts. The PlayStation Network has once again come under attack. This new intrusion has compromised about 93,000 accounts, although Sony claims that there was little activity on the accounts before they were locked down.
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September 28, 2011
Nintendo’s Game Boy tore up the market and proved its worth as a successor to the popular Game and Watch handheld upon initial release in 1989. The numbers are impressive - the original console, Game Boy Pocket and Color shifted nearly 120 million units in total worldwide before being retired. The Game Boy Advance stepped up in 2001.
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September 20, 2011
Sometimes, the gaming experience can be legitimately distorted by computer hiccups caused by background processes or problems with a game’s files structure. One solution that we’ve reviewed in the past is Game Booster, which has just received an update to its third incarnation.
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September 16, 2011
Xbox Live is arguably the most popular online gaming platform, and for me personally, it is the one where I do almost all of my online gaming. Since Xbox Live is such a social gaming platform, it isn't just about getting on and playing games. Sending messages and seeing what your friends are up to is just as integral a part of Xbox Live as actually playing the games.
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July 21, 2011
As well as being a fun and accessible console system, the Nintendo Wii has racked up quite a collection of games over its lifespan and now, thanks to the wonders of emulation and Dolphin, you can enjoy Wii games, Wiiware, Wii Channels, Virtual Console and Gamecube releases in glorious HD on your Windows or Mac computer.
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