Articles by Blaine Kyllo.
February 3, 2010 - 6:54 PM
Blog - Tech The B.C. government has finally decided to support the video-game industry with tax credits.
January 27, 2010 - 3:52 PM
Blog - Tech Priced starting at only US$499—some analysts were expecting a price tag of US$999—the touchscreen tablets will be available worldwide in late March.
January 21, 2010 - 05:01 AM
GamesMass Effect 2 is dark and intense, a journey into danger and destruction. The stakes are high, but that means the rewards are commensurate.
January 21, 2010 - 05:00 AM
GamesAs the middle game in a planned trilogy, Mass Effect 2 not only has to follow up the first game, but must set up the finale as well.
January 7, 2010 - 05:00 AM
GamesEven after staff cuts in the wake of Skate 2, EA Black Box rallied to make Skate 3, which is slated for a May release and has a new emphasis on teamwork.
December 23, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesThe holiday season is upon us. If you’re looking for ideas for those gift cards you might find in your stocking, these recently released video games are sure to satisfy.
December 17, 2009 - 10:36 AM
GamesAt one point, Naughty Dog’s Jak and Daxter games were among the best platformers.
December 17, 2009 - 00:02 AM
GamesOne of the burning questions being asked by fans of BioWare’s Mass Effect is how saved game files from the first title will be used by Mass Effect 2. This sequel will be released by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010.
December 16, 2009 - 3:22 PM
GamesAs with its PlayStation 3 cousin, LittleBigPlanet PSP is a kaleidoscope of delight.
December 14, 2009 - 12:13 PM
Blog - Tech Vancouver-based United Front Games, already hard at work on ModNation Racers for Sony, has revealed that it’s got a second game in development.
December 14, 2009 - 11:40 AM
Blog - Tech Vancouver-based Propaganda Games is developing Tron: Evolution, a video game that will be released late in 2010 ahead of the
Tron: Legacy film.
December 11, 2009 - 1:53 PM
GamesEverything about The Saboteur is cinematic. That’s both good and bad.
December 10, 2009 - 05:01 AM
GamesJames Cameron is known as an innovator. With his latest project, the 3-D science-fiction movie Avatar, he has expanded into video games.
December 10, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesNot far into the video game based on James Cameron’s upcoming film, I had to choose a side.
December 3, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesAdmit it. Video gamers are the easiest people to buy gifts for.
November 26, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesIt’s still unknown whether games about things like homelessness can change attitudes, but creators believe that fun leads to knowledge.
November 20, 2009 - 5:04 PM
GamesIn this hybrid of a hack-and-slash adventure, real-time strategy, and role-playing game, you play the bad guys, in a sense.
November 20, 2009 - 3:16 PM
GamesWhile many games claim to fill the need for a quick five-minute gaming hit when you need it, TouchMaster 3 actually does.
November 19, 2009 - 10:38 AM
GamesIf you’ve been feeling like high-concept platformers have been failing you in the last couple of years, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time will remind you of why you used to love them.
November 19, 2009 - 05:01 AM
GamesThe developer and publisher Valve has made itself one of the video-game industry’s success stories by doing the opposite of what might have been expected of it.
November 19, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesThe concept of Left 4 Dead 2 is the same as that of the original game: up to four people play as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. But the sequel improves on the first Left 4 Dead in almost every way.
November 18, 2009 - 3:54 PM
GamesIt’s a great idea for a video game designed for a handheld system: missions must be completed in 30 seconds or less.
November 16, 2009 - 4:25 PM
GamesSet in a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity dwells underground, the Armored Core series of video games put players in “mecha”, massive, humanoid-looking vehicles that are piloted by a single person.
November 11, 2009 - 10:00 AM
GamesYou’ll have to forgive me for assuming that this title would be a throw away because so many games based on existing literary licences are suspect.
November 10, 2009 - 10:00 AM
GamesThis latest title starring the mutant turtles trained in the martial arts—by a mutated rat, no less—is an arcade fighting game.
November 9, 2009 - 10:00 AM
GamesThe objective in this game is to help the cute li’l Maxwell reach the Starite in each level.
November 6, 2009 - 09:40 AM
GamesNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, the next game starring the world's most favourite plumber, comes out on November 15, but on November 5 I spent a couple of hours playing it with Nintendo of Canada's Matt Ryan.
November 5, 2009 - 11:11 AM
Blog - Tech Vancouver’s Smoking Gun Interactive studio, established in 2007 by former Relic Entertainment employees, has been quietly working away on a multimedia, multiplatform project.
November 5, 2009 - 05:01 AM
Games“Lest we forget” is the message we hear every November, but that hasn't diminished the popularity of video games about armed conflict. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is no exception.
November 5, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesHumans colonized the planet Pandora years ago, but the only reason anyone still inhabits the wasteland is a legend.
November 5, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesThis game is more of a traditional role-playing game than many of the hybrids we've seen lately that inject more action into the gameplay, so expect longer conversations and deeper skill trees.
November 4, 2009 - 6:07 PM
GamesWhile another hockey video game has made a point of simulating the experience of hockey as accurately as possible, the Wii version of 2K Sports’ take on the game appears much more friendly.
November 4, 2009 - 5:51 PM
GamesThis side-scrolling action game is like many that have been released recently that operate in two dimensions—you move the characters left and right, up and down—but are presented with 3-D graphics.
November 4, 2009 - 5:38 PM
GamesNot much has changed in the Katamari games since Katamari Damacy, the first one, was released in 2004.
October 23, 2009 - 4:27 PM
Blog - Tech In four hours, I played through about half of the story mode of Left 4 Dead 2, the co-operative first-person-shooter video game about surviving a zombie apocalypse.
October 23, 2009 - 3:51 PM
GamesThe release of Dragon Age: Origins is less than two weeks away, but you can step into the world created for the game now, thanks to a free, browser-based game.
October 22, 2009 - 05:00 AM
GamesThis fall isn’t quite as jammed with big video-game releases as the season has been in recent years, but what it lacks in numbers it more than makes up for in quality.
October 20, 2009 - 6:59 PM
GamesThe second game in this superhero action series succeeds because it keeps the core of the experience the same.
October 20, 2009 - 1:12 PM
Blog - Tech Apple revealed today (October 20) changes to its line of iMac desktop computers. The design has been refined, and the new systems are more powerful and cheaper.
October 16, 2009 - 2:19 PM
GamesIt may feature the characters from Pixar’s popular Toy Story films, but this game does nothing to promote the Toy Story brand.
October 16, 2009 - 12:55 PM
GamesSection 8 is a passable first-person shooter set in a future in which humans have taken their wars to planetary colonies.
October 15, 2009 - 10:35 AM
GamesMany games developed for the Wii have tried—and failed—to make good use of its motion-sensing controls.
October 13, 2009 - 5:33 PM
GamesIts star is the beautiful and deadly Rubi Malone, voiced by Eliza Dushku.
October 8, 2009 - 11:45 AM
Blog - Tech Vancouver-based Hothead Games is looking for a few good video gamers.
October 8, 2009 - 05:20 AM
GamesFIFA Soccer has generated more than US$2.5 billion in sales since its debut in 1993, making it one of the best-selling video-game series developed by Electronic Arts.
October 8, 2009 - 05:10 AM
GamesEA Sports’ FIFA Soccer 10 will prove problematic for some fans.
October 7, 2009 - 3:35 PM
Blog - Tech PlayStation Canada staged its holiday-preview event to showcase some of the games being released for the PS3 and PSP platforms in the coming months.
September 29, 2009 - 5:16 PM
Blog - Tech Toronto’s This is London nightclub was the scene of X’09, Xbox Canada’s holiday preview event for media, today (September 29).
September 28, 2009 - 12:48 PM
GamesWhen I first saw and held the new handheld gaming console from Sony, I loved it.
September 25, 2009 - 08:30 AM
GamesOne of the hallmarks of the Halo series of video games has been the story being told.