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?

6y ago
June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

A LOOK BACK AT E3 2016

Electronic Entertainment Expo, the one event that gamers passionately anticipate every year. Game announcements, trailers, new hardware – E3 has it all. This year's E3, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Centre from June 14-June 16, was no different.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

THE FLASH S02: GOOD BUT NOT GREAT

In the first season of The Flash, Barry Allen “found who killed his mother and got justice for his father”. With both of his missions accomplished, it was really exciting to see what was next for the speedster.

June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016

DON BRADMAN CRICKET 17 ANNOUNCED SLATED FOR DECEMBER

Don Bradman Cricket 14 ended cricket fans' wait for a decent video game of the sport. However, the question of whether DBC will be a long-lasting franchise still remained.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

I, personally, found the second season of Telltale's The Walking Dead to be a disappointing and desperate attempt at re-enacting...

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

PlayStation Neo: The What, Why and How

If you are planning to get your hands on a PS4, hold off on your plans. Word around the interwebs is that Sony is working on a slightly upgraded version of the PS4 codenamed Neo.

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

jetAudio Music Player - MADE FOR AUDIOPHILES

While most smartphones come with pre-installed music players, if you are an audiophile, you might be looking for something more.

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

VIDEOGAME/TV HYBRID GONE WRONG

Quantum Break comes from the same studio that created amazing IPs such as Max Payne and Alan Wake.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

BATMAN v SUPERMAN

While Marvel has had success with film adaptations of their comics, things have not been particularly sunny for their rivals, DC Comics.

April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016

AN UNDERWHELMING AFFAIR

Besides being a Quantic Dream game, Beyond: Two Souls had gained spotlight by bringing in two A-list Hollywood actors, Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe to provide their likenesses, voices and motion captures to the game.

March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016

MAKING OF LIBERATION '71

In 2012, the Facebook group Gamer Zone took an initiative to request some of the top developers and publishers to consider making a game based on the Liberation War of 1971.

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