Author Archives: Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

Raiders of the Lost Art

After getting our fill of recent Xbox Marketplace title, Omega Five, we at Tech-Gaming have been mourning the loss of a nearly forgotten genre- the shoot ‘em up. Affectionately called the ‘shmup’, by fans, the ...

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New Releases 2/10-2/16

Xbox 360Conflict: Denied OpsDark Messiah: Might and Magic ElementsJumper: Griffin’s StoryLost Odyssey Playstation 3Conflict: Denied Ops WiiBalloon PopJumper: Griffin’s StoryGo Diego Go! Safari RescueWinter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge PSPChessmaster: The Art of LearningDungeon Explorer: Warriors ...

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Dark Messiah of Money and Microtransactions

What’s one of the most worrisome trends in gaming? When a publisher deliberately scales back game content. Lately, there has been some speculation that some of the larger industry companies have not included levels, weapons, ...

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Devil May Crash Weekly Roundup

After getting a retail box copy of Devil May Cry 4 for the PS3, we loaded the disk into our console, and started the loading process. Despite Penny Arcade’s satirical complaint about the twenty minute ...

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Afternoons Enhanced by ‘Days of Ruin’

We at Tech-Gaming remember Wargames. Predating the 1980’s Mathew Broderick, global-thermal nuclear war film, these games were sold at outlets that dabbled in twenty-sided dice and lead figurines. War games were sold in cellophane zip-loc ...

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New Releases 2/3 – 2/9 : Wallet May Cry

Is the post-Christmas gaming slump over? This week sees the release of the first must-have title of 2008, and the weirdest cover-art of recent memory. Xbox 360Culdcept Saga Devil May Cry 4Karaoke Revolution Presents American ...

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The Downside of Digital Downloads

JJ Hendricks recent article on Vintage Computing compared the cost of Wii Virtual Console titles to their real-world silicon counterparts- old, dusty cartridges. The author noted that if you purchased every title currently available at ...

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Q & A With Q Entertainment

Tech-Gaming recently spoke with Q Entertainment representatives, about the upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace title,  Rez HD. Tech-Gaming: Why remake Rez? Q-Entertainment: Rez is one of those titles with a huge following. Gamers in the U.S. ...

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