Archive for the 'serious games' Category

NBA Live ‘08 is Too Real | Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Posted in Rants, serious games, Xbox 360, PC

Take a look at NBA.com’s new NBA Live ‘08 screenshot gallery. The tendency for publishers to spice up ad materials aside, the graphics are the most photorealistic I’ve ever seen. More excuse for video game addicts to avoid real exercise, since they’ll be busy living their hoop dreams through buttons and the D-Pad.
Did your jaw […]

Why im sticking to World of Warcraft | Saturday, August 4th, 2007
Posted in Rants, serious games, PC, MMORPG

After all the hoopla surrounding World of Warcraft’s new expansion, i got to talk to one of my friends who plays WoW and Asian made MMO’s. You know what i heard? “I’d rather play World of Warcraft than another Asian MMO”. or something to that effect. And that made me say “I’m actually reactivating my […]

In-Depth Coverage of the StarCraft II Gameplay Preview | Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Posted in video, serious games

If you haven’t downloaded the StarCraft II Gameplay Preview Video (the smaller 720 x 404 version is a whopping 268MB by the way), never fear! We at Space Invaded got it covered. Literally. Read on to see a blow-by-blow description of what happens.

The First Screenshots of StarCraft 2 | Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Posted in serious games, PC

StarCraft is a classic. No other real-time strategy game featured very different yet well-balance sides. It didn’t matter if you played the Terrans, Zerg, or Protoss; as long as you were l33t you’d kick some ass. Those who were l33t3r would kick yours. And let’s not forget the wonderful storyline. So it’s no wonder that […]

3rd World Farmer | Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Posted in serious games

Serious games are starting to get some cred in the gamedev world, and I chanced upon this game while reading up on the topic in one of my favorite online magaziones, the escapist.
3rd world farmer gives the player an idea what it’s like to try to be a farmer in the developing world, more specifically […]