December 2016 Archives

The Year of Virtual Reality – Gigamax Breaks It Down

29.12.2016

The Year of Virtual Reality Virtual Reality has long eluded the AAA gaming scene. Some VR technology has reached the consumer. However, technology like the ‘3D Head’ or Nintendo’s ‘Virtual Boy’ were just not practical for the gamer at the time. A truly powerful gaming Virtual Reality headset has only recently began to reach the mass market. The Oculus Rift, Gear VR, HTC Vive and the Playstation VR are just some of the major VR headsets that have revolutionized the...

28.12.2016

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a return to the real time strategy classic from 2009. In anticipation for the next entry, Halo Wars 2, 343 Industries is letting fans head back into the original and its DLC. Halo Wars doesn’t shake up the RTS formula, but it is interesting to see the Halo lore expanded in strategy game form. With a generous amount of troops on either side the game is a good starting point for...

27.12.2016

Banjo-Kazooie 'Let's Play' with GIGAMAX Take it back to the late 90’s with the Rare classic, Banjo-Kazooie! One of those treasures that were lost to time, until recently. When Microsoft released the Rare Classic collection and Banjo was included, it was an easy choice. After playing Playtonics, Yooka-Laylee, there was no better game to play than Banjo-Kazooie. Banjo-Kazooie was developed by Rare which was eventually bought out by Microsoft which ruined the IP and left it to die. The original...

26.12.2016

Yooka-Laylee "Let's Play" | Playtonic Yooka-Laylee by Playtonic, former creative talent who brought us the classic, Banjo-Kazooie! Huge fans of the Rare original, recording the Demo was a must. Gigamax dives into Playtonic’s proof of concept, 100% the level and showing the path to the end secret. This game has a lot of potential and the demo played well. Camera angles are one aspect we hope they further refine. Overall it delivered a nostalgic and refreshing taste as what's to come. Excited...

26.12.2016

Microtransactions: What's The True Cost? In recent years microtransactions have become increasingly prevalent in video games big and small. Although they are a fundamental part of the free to play structure, they have made their way into games that players have already bought. Most of these low cost purchases only net the player cosmetic items that will make in game models look different, but that isn’t always the case. It seems that in a matter of years microtransactions have gone from...

22.12.2016

Homestead: Elder Scrolls Online Feb. 2017 - GIGAMAX Homestead, The Elder Scrolls Online’s next big update drops February of 2017. Pulling an absolute essential and exciting feature from Skyrim, players will now be able to purchase a home. Of course, you can’t build your own homes exactly like in Skyrim but there is a choice between 40 unique home styles. 2,000 individual decorative and furniture options make it seem as if there will be plenty of original content to last for...

21.12.2016

Yooka-Laylee When I first heard that an exciting new project by the developer of Banjo-Kazooie was coming out, my excitement went through the roof. Then it was announced that the game would be a spiritual successor to the Banjo series and I lost it. A game that had been a huge part of my childhood was finally about to see life again and the hype train left the station at full speed. It was no secret that this game would need to...

19.12.2016

Running in the Wrong Direction Nintendo has made it clear they plan on pushing further into the mobile gaming market. With the release of Super Mario Run, it marks the third entry in their collection of smartphone apps and their second game on phones. After Pokemon Go's success earlier in the year expectations for this running simulator were high. Mario's debut on the smartphone is a bit of a let down that has a great idea that it doesn't fully...

19.12.2016

Dawn of a Zombie Slaying Machine Zombies, zombies, zombies! Dead Rising 4 is chock full of these ghouls and Gigs is here to clean up the streets. This awesome Capcom game is a Zombie slayer’s wet dream. Players journey back into Willamette, Colorado the location from the first Dead Rising. This time around Frank West takes charge of stopping yet another zombie outbreak. Frank has covered wars you know and now he’s also covered the war on the undead, with...

15.12.2016

7 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2017 2017 is almost here and that means a whole new list of video games ready to be released. There was no shortage of blockbuster hits in 2016 as you can see from our Top 10 Outstanding Games of 2016 article. Below is our top 7 most anticipated video games of 2017. Let us know what you think about our list or if we forgot a game that stood out to you on Twitter,...

Month: December 2016

The Year of Virtual Reality – Gigamax Breaks It Down

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition | Gigamax Review

Banjo-Kazooie Throwback ‘Let’s Play’ with GIGAMAX

Yooka-Laylee 100% Demo ‘Let’s Play’ | GIGAMAX

Microtransactions: Little Bits of Joy or Tiny Problems

Homestead: Elder Scrolls Online Feb. 2017 – GIGAMAX

Yooka-Laylee: A Nostalgic Dream Come True

Super Mario Run | Gigamax Review

Dead Rising 4 | Let’s Play

7 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2017

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