pic via GameCity’s flickr stream So, yesterday myself, Minion and ToreSupra wandered down to GameCity Nights to see what it’s all about. I was, unfortunately, a bit of a mess by the time I rolled up there. Generally, I don’t travel well anyway as the missus will reassure you but between a week with a distinct lack of sleep, a 6 hour coach journey where the coach turns up incredibly late and then toddling as fast as my little legs can take me to Antenna, guided ably by Mrs Bob on the phone for directions I certainly wasn’t even remotely ... [Link] [Cache]

[Many video games build upon the concepts and mechanics of their forerunners. Off-Brand Games examines those that draw just a little too much... inspiration.] There's an art to deception. Have you ever gone to a fitness club on the promise of a free two-week membership only to be given the ol' bait-and-switch? You have to sign up for at least a month in order to get those free weeks, or you have to sit through some inane marketing presentation. All you wanna do is get out of that place as fast as you can, find a Taco Bell or a ... [Link] [Cache]

First off, an admission: I never realized that the first part of the title was word play. Rush'N = Russian. I get it now! This upcoming XBLA and PSN release is a remake of a 1980's arcade game where you'd...well, rush and attack, armed only with a knife. I met with Konami to play the latest build of the Vatra-developed game, where I knifed throats and crawled in air ducts, thinking all the while about how stupid I am to have never realized that the game's title was wordplay. Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot was built with the Unreal Engine, and is ... [Link] [Cache]