The first and best known of video game rentals, GameFly is the best option for all gamers. It has a huge collection of games compatible with different gaming consoles like the Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 and PS3 among host of others, however, not surprisingly, smartphones are not included in this collection. The reasons for it being the top rated site for game freaks is apart from its large collection of games, it offers fast delivery and costs less than Read the rest of this entry »

The GIMP 2.0 image editor, is yet another piece of perfection produced by the open source community. Like all other open source codes, the major contribution in this version is also made by some college students. It contains almost all the features that one can find in the latest Adobe Photoshop version. In fact, it can be said to be one step ahead of that and I have found in great while designing roller banners.

The troubleshooting of the Read the rest of this entry »

Eidos Interactive is lagging behind some of their competitors as their previous release bombed. The Deus Ex Franchise has dished out another game, Human Revolution. This game revolves around four points of gameplay; combat, social, stealth and hacking. It is up to you to choose your favorite and you will have to follow different paths to achieve success in each stage.

The game is set in the year 2050 in an age of chaos, chemical warfare, DNA testing, and Read the rest of this entry »

There is a trend in our society and it goes something like this:

Person A: “How are you today?”

Person B (Just had the worst day ever: wife left him, lost his job, fell down a cliff-side with his mistress the weekend before and is now suffering a sprained ankle, burnt his mouth on a pop-tart in the morning after stepping on a gift left there by the dog that the wife bought and left behind, especially to spite her Read the rest of this entry »

That bit at the start of the Michael Douglas film ‘Falling Down’, where he’s sitting in traffic and everything just gets too much and he flips out and leaves his car right there on the road, that’s often how I feel. I’d like to think that I am capable of stopping myself from going on the rampage, but the truth is that we all have our breaking point, and every now and again something pushes us over it – small Read the rest of this entry »

With the chaos of day to day life it is hard to take a moment to just relax. You always feel that there is something to be done. There is no time to just sit back and breath for a minute. Stopping and smelling the roses is a thing of the past. Now we worry about not smelling them but pruning them, watering them, and making sure they have proper sunlight.

What if there was a way to enjoy total Read the rest of this entry »

Now in its fourth era, the Command and Conquer franchise started way back in 1995. With its basic graphics and basic RTS (Real Time Strategy) gameplay, Command and Conquer was, nevertheless, a huge hit.

You played as either the Brotherhood of Nod or the GDI (Global Defence Initiative), two factions fighting it out to control the world’s supply of Tiberium. Tiberium is a strange alien crystal substance that contains many precious metals and is the resource in the game that Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a creative person by nature, then not being able to express yourself can seem like the most frustrating thing in the world. Authors can often suffer from writers’ block and artists will also experience ‘idea droughts’ from time to time. Songwriters run into problems when putting a track together and there is an equivalent ‘creative blockage’ in any other type of art.

But why does this happen? If you are a creative person, then shouldn’t you have Read the rest of this entry »

For budding artists, the internet is a fantastic place to go to find inspiration, tutorials and advice. With websites such as the amazing Conceptart.org around, there is no shortage of resources that one can utilise. One of the best sites that I have found to help me in my quest to become a better artist is Posemaniacs.

Whereas sites like Conceptart can help you with critiques and advice based on an image you have already produced or are producing, Read the rest of this entry »

Remember back in the 80s–

When you got a job it was for life (I am told repeatedly by my father). And life meant life: it meant security, a regular source of income, and clocking in. It meant busting yourself to reach targets, but being rewarded with the kind of…Well…Rewards few in the modern age can dream of. This was how it went: You started work after school—who needs a degree?—and then you went straight in to good old fashioned Read the rest of this entry »