"I’m too old for this s**t!!" – Sgt. Murtaugh

For those of us who’re old enough to remember, there was a series of action-comedy films called Lethal Weapon starting from the late 80s. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starred as two buddied cops: one a whacko and gun-happy nut-job, and the other a veteran approaching retirement respectively. Whenever the latter got dragged into another [...]

Can you ever be too old for games?

Interesting question isn’t it? Well it’s something I have pondered about for a while now. For those who play MMORPGs, you might know what I’m talking about. Have you ever had that encounter where you come across someone who is 40 maybe 50 years old and still playing computer games, say World of Warcraft (WoW) [...]

The Godfather 2

ell, I’ve been playing the Godfather 2 game over the past week, and the first thing that struck me was how similar the game play is to that of GTA San Andreas’s. Practically everything that is in GTA San Andreas is in the Godfather 2 game. Territory control, henchmen, etc. Of course, considering the type [...]

Legacy of Games Series

Hey there,  I am really happy to be able to post in this blog as an author and really want to enjoy the next 3 years in this course with my class . For my 1st post, I will talk about the games that have been really popular and have spawned sequels (and/or prequels). [...]

Gaming and the Arts

Hi everyone!
Im honored to become a part of the GET community here and I hope I’ll be able to share with you all, some of the interesting things I come across as well as fun stuff and games related facts.
Well, for my first post here, I would like to talk about the spreading influence of [...]

New GET Bloggers

Four GET students have just joined the blogging team: they are Jonathan Tiang, Zhi Xiang, Aaron, and Nasyirah. They’re all freshmen in their first year, and we look forward to their posts here.:)
 

Jonathan Tiang is a freshman in the GET course. He enjoys reading, music, drawing, dancing, and gaming. He usually plays first person shooters, but [...]

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.

Well, I’d played Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X on PC a few weeks ago, and considering what this blog’s about, I may as well start off my first post  with a few words on the game. The game wasn’t too bad, and taking everything into consideration, I’d give it about a 8 or a 8.5 out of 10. It’s [...]

Gamers’ Choice: April and May 2009

New Era has published in the April and May issues of Gamers’ Choice a large number of reviews written by GET Junior and Senior-year students. There are eleven issues published in the two issues altogether:
April 2009 issue

X-Blades – Sim Wei Jin
Grand Ages Rome – Poh Zi Hao
Empire: Total War – Low Kuan Wei
World in Conflict [...]

New Era Game Review: Elven Legacy – Jurene Chua

Elven Legacy is a turned-based strategy game from Paradox Interactive. The story is set as a human mage who aims to uncover a dark secret. To stop the uncovering of the dark secret, the elves seek to hunt down the mage. A Lord Sagittel is sent to help the watchers hunt down the human mage [...]

GDC – Student Voices 2

Continuing student reflections on the GDC. – Dr. Foo CY

Solid Game Design : Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible – Hideo Kojima, Head of Kojima Productions
Mr Hideo Kojima, spoke in Japanese, with an interpreter on the same stage on the next day. There were powerpoint slides, although plain, had animations which were entertaining and interactive. Not only did it [...]