Nony Khondaker

CRICKET 19: The Best a Fan Can Get

After the massive disappointments that were Don Bradman Cricket 17 and Ashes Cricket (2018), I decided not to buy a Big Ant cricket game anytime soon.

5y ago

A PEEK INSIDE BRAINSTATION-23

Founded in 2006 by a group of BUET graduates, Brain Station-23 is now one of the most prominent names in the IT sector of Bangladesh. We recently interviewed the trio running the show – Mr. Raisul Kabir, Mr. Mizanur Rahman and Mr. MJ Ferdous.

5y ago

Rockstar Games: The Secret behind the Success

The gaming community is a tough crowd. Publishers struggle most of the time to keep them satisfied. In fact, they often end up giving birth to outrage, controversies and “gates” in the process.

5y ago

Shadow Of A Franchise

There was not much hype about Shadow of the Tomb Raider - be it due to the sub-par marketing efforts by Square Enix or because of the release date being too close to Marvel's Spider-Man.

6y ago

Improved visuals but at what cost?

From the ancient Java/Symbian era to the current smartphone era, the Asphalt franchise has been the definitive racing experience for mobile gamers. Most noteworthy among the Asphalt games is Asphalt 8 (2013), a game that pushed the limits of smartphone hardware while providing a gameplay experience many believed had no more room for improvement.

6y ago

Uncharted Live-action Fanfilm

Renowned actor Nathan Fillion has always been the undisputed choice by gamers all over the world as the live-action Nathan Drake. Being a fan of the franchise himself, Fillion has been strongly campaigning to be cast as the fan-favourite adventurer.

6y ago

The droids you are looking for

An auteur of story-driven interactive adventures, David Cage and his studio Quantic Dream are well-known for their choice-driven walking simulators such as Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain and Beyond. In 2012, Quantic Dream released a short film titled “Kara” where an android of the same name becomes self-aware while being assembled in the factory. The tech demo, with its ground-breaking visuals and

6y ago

A Way Out - A Mixed Bag of Emotions

Since 2016, EA has been running a program called EA Originals where they look for promising indie games and provide them full funding without any publishing fees. The latest product of this program is A Way Out, a story driven co-op experience created by Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares, who previously directed Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Ever since its E3 reveal in 2017, A Way Out got a lot of gamers excited but probably not as much as Fares himself who confidently stated “It is impossible to not like this game”. Is his statement true?

6y ago
May 4, 2017
May 4, 2017

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

The importance of engaging in extra-curricular activities inthis competitive age cannot be stressed enough.

April 13, 2017
April 13, 2017

WHY I LEFT THE MASTER RACE

My entry into the magical world of gaming was through a Pentium III computer back in 2001.

March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017

SHOULD YOU BUY THAT GAME?

It is payday. You have some cash in your hand and you can't wait to spend some of it on something to play.

February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017

AN UNPOLISHED MASTERPIECE

With the abundance of remasters and first person shooters, 2016 kept me yearning for something that was fresh and unique.

January 19, 2017
January 19, 2017

A bittersweet cricket experience

Don Bradman Cricket 14 was as good as cricket games could get. Other than the lack of licensed content and the unrealistic visuals, it

January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017

THE WALKING DEAD – A NEW FRONTIER: DARKER, GRITTIER, BETTER

The second season of Telltale's critically acclaimed The Walking Dead had three alternate endings. So, I was very curious as to how they were going to continue the story. After almost two years of waiting, we have the third season, dubbed as “The Walking Dead – A New Frontier”

November 24, 2016
November 24, 2016

TRIED SO HARD BUT DIDN'T GET FAR

2014 saw the controversial release of the first Watch Dogs game with the main complaints being attributed mostly to the severely downgraded graphics, bland storyline, repetitive gameplay, and an obvious lack of content.

November 10, 2016
November 10, 2016

The Icon Returns: Rise of The Tomb Raider

Square Enix raised a storm over the internet two years ago when they announced that the sequel to the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, Rise of the Tomb Raider would be a timed exclusive to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 systems.

July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016

GAMES SUITABLE FOR NON-GAMERS

If you are eager to enter the magical world of gaming but you are intimidated by complicated controls and/or the need for expensive hardware, the following games would be a good place to start –

June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016

DR. PARKING 4

While there are various parking and driving simulators available for the mobile platform, the ones by Studio Up Down have been clearly dominating the genre for some years now. Their latest game, Dr. Parking 4 is an overall improvement over its predecessors.