Category: Gaming

The PSP Show #108: Sony PSP Go Review

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[audio:http://psp.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_psp_20091102_108.mp3] MP3 File – Show Notes – RSS Feed – iTunes Link So after a little bit longer than I expected (or hoped) it’s time for a hands on review of the Sony PSP Go. I’ve avoided many of the issues already discussed in the show and focussed on the hardware and what the PSP Go (or the PSP-N1000 if you trust the label) can actually do. It’s a nice machine, but nice doesn’t always win the race. Listen to the show to find out my thoughts, and to get the latest news and views on the Sony Playstation Portable

I’ve Got Catan on a Mobile Again!

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A very quick post as I travel back from London to point out the release of Settlers of Catan for the iPhone has been released. Your reaction is either ‘huh’ or ‘time to download!’ Mine was the latter. I was a big fan of this title when it arrived on the original N-Gage, so to have a mobile version again makes my heart skip along. Of course it’s on a different platform, so what happened Nokia? DId someone roll a seven and put the robber on your games catalogue? One for an AAS editorial in the near future I think.

The PSP Show #107: IL-2 Sturmovik – Birds of Prey

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[audio:http://psp.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_psp_20091023_107.mp3] MP3 File – Show Notes – RSS Feed – iTunes Link Back from Las Vegas safely (and to a tiny package with 16GB of on board storage waiting for me – more on that next week), and lots to talk about, including the flying game that got me through one leg of the transatlantic flight, IL-2 Sturmovik! Throw in the latest news and thoughts from around the world on the Playstation Portable, and you’ve got another PSP Show! Don’t forget, there are some prizes to be won if you’re a fan on our Facebook page – there’ll be another

A Card Game Designed For Heavy Duty Mathematics

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Now this looks fun! Geekstack (www.geekstack.com) is a card came, currently in the late stages of design, from Peter Chrisensen and Michael Pavelich. The hook? It’s not going to be just a great collectible card game, but it’s going to have educational cards by using real life people as the ‘heroes’, and it’s going to have a strong online component as well both for playing and trading. Not only that but it’s using the Silicon Valley network in the way that every other town and country gets jealous of… a quick call into one of the many “look at this