When I heard that Plants vs. Zombies was going to evolve into an online multiplayer third-person shooter, I was a little skeptical: how could a tower defence game on handheld devices go so far? Well, the answer to that is, beautifully.
Rumble Theatre’s Tremors Festival is shaking things up this year with three shows being performed simultaneously in different parts of the Russian Hall in Vancouver on November 12-15.
The latest production from the Douglas College theatre department follows the residents of a tiny Saskatchewan town called Unity during the waning months of 1918, as World War I is coming to an end and an influenza pandemic with a mortality rate close to 20 per cent is sweeping across the globe.
In the world of board games, there are a few game changers for the industry. Games that change how board games are perceived, like chess, Monopoly, and this week’s game.
With Remembrance Day coming up, this week’s YouTube Music Video Classic pays tribute to the people involved in wars and disasters and the ones who fought to make a difference in world peace.
Betty Who (born Jessica Newham) is an Australian singer-songwriter who became popular in 2013 when a flash mob proposal video went viral with her song, “Somebody Loves You.”
2K’s Borderlands series has always had a special place in my heart, ever since the iconic reveal in 2009 and the sequel in 2012. Now 2K’s Australian branch has created a standalone game that takes place in between 1 and 2, aptly named Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Fireball Island is a roll-and-move game for two to four players, designed by Chuck Kennedy and published by Milton Bradley in 1986. In the game, you play as an intrepid adventurer exploring a mysterious tropical island in search of a fantastic ruby.
I don’t like the Scott Pilgrim series. I know, I know—it’s amazingly hilarious and filled with whimsy. But that type of humour never appealed to me. That didn’t stop me from picking up a copy of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s new book, Seconds.
The rules of the game are simple: “Never play alone,” “Never play in a graveyard,” “Always say goodbye.”