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.

4y 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.

5y 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.

5y 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.

5y 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

5y 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?

5y ago
February 1, 2018
February 1, 2018

A few steps forward, a hundred backward

Even though Don Bradman Cricket 17 was a major disappointment, I was willing to give Big Ant cricket games another chance when Ashes Cricket was announced with fully licensed Australia and England teams.

January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018

Motorcycle combat done (almost) right

The motorcycle combat genre was first popularised by the Road Rash franchise in the 90s. However, no game could do justice to the genre after the discontinuation of the franchise.

November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017

The dying franchise comes back to life

The franchise Assassin's Creed, with its then-fresh premise, revolutionary gameplay and intriguing storyline, had found its place in gamers' hearts (and hoodies, backpacks, and just about any merchandise imaginable!).

November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017

GREAT GAME, NOT SO GREAT SEQUEL

The Wolfenstein franchise has been around since the '80s and is renowned for its unique blend of gore and alternate history. 2014's The New Order took things up a few notches by packaging all of that in a more cinematic

November 9, 2017
November 9, 2017

IBA, DU welcomes its newest BBA batch

On October 27, 2017, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka arranged the Freshers' Reception Programme (affectionately called Fresherz) for its newest BBA Batch, BBA 25th.

September 28, 2017
September 28, 2017

A slow but promising start

Shortly after a concept art leak, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm was announced in E3 2017 as a spin-off of Life Is Strange. The heavy critical acclaim of the original series meant the spin-off had pretty big shoes to fill.

September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017

The franchise soars without iconic hero

The Lost Legacy is set after the events of Uncharted 4. Chloe Frazer is looking for an ancient Indian artifact known as Ganesh's Tusk which her father had spent a significant time of his life pursuing.

September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017

Innovative, Immersive (and Inexpensive)

Based on a Celtic setting and developed by Ninja Theory – the team behind Heavenly Sword, DmC and Enslaved – Hellblade might seem like a generic hack-and-slash title but there is so much more to the game than meets the eye.

August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017

Why Cricket Games Don't Work

If you ask Bangladeshi sports fans what their favourite sport is, they will be torn between Cricket and Football.

June 22, 2017
June 22, 2017

PLAYSTATION: WINNER BY A NARROW MARGIN

While PlayStation had a great E3 last year, I was looking forward to something even better this year from them with rumors about exciting titles such as The Last of Us Part II and Red Dead Redemption ...

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