Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.

Archive for the ‘Computer Gaming’ Category

Alienware Alpha – The PC-based Games Console

If you read my gush about PC gaming you’ll know I find it an exciting landscape with so much more…

A look at PC gaming – inspired by the Alienware Alpha

For the benefit of console gamers, I feel I should pre-empt my Alienware Alpha review with an introspective on PC…

Alien Isolation: Terrifyingly Brilliant

Occasionally I pick up and play a game that’s simply so engrossing, and so perfect that I can’t help but…

Toybox Turbos PC Review

Are you, like me, old enough to recall a little Micro Machines tie-in gem on the SNES? It was, in…

RollerCoaster Tycoon World Teaser Trailer

Hardly exclusive or news to many of you, but I thought I’d include a little nod to RollerCoaster Tycoon World…

KidzPLAY PS3 Wireless Gamepad

It’s not curtains for the PS3 yet. With its strong lineup of titles and refined form-factor it’s still as viable…

Magic The Gathering 2014 Xbox 360 Review

Magic The Gathering 2014 is the successor to the 2013 edition of the game, and seeks to bring the new…

Cyborg R.A.T. Mobile Gaming Mouse Reviewed

Whew. It’s been a long time since I reviewed a gaming mouse, and even longer since I reviewed a mobile…

Dead Island: Riptide – Xbox 360 review

Review by John Cranston Dead Island: Riptide sees the return of four survivors of a zombie apocalypse (and one other…

Alienware X51 Samsung 840 Pro SSD Upgrade

The Alienware X51 is a fantastic, compact gaming rig which I gushed about in my review. I also mentioned plans…

Aliens: Colonial Marines Review

If you’re a PC gamer from the glory days you’ll remember the likes of Aliens vs Predator fondly ( or…

Alienware X51 Ultra Compact Gaming PC

It’s been a good 5 years, if not more, since I purchased a gaming PC. Preferring instead consoles, or whatever…

Revo K101 GBA Clone Review

If you’ve heard of the K1 GBA SP before, then the Revo K101 is its successor. If not, then the…

Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 review (XBLA)

Review by John Cranston Paul Daniels. David Blaine. Sooty. All experts in the field of magic. But there’s one name…

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier review (Xbox 360)

Review by John Cranston This week I learned “techno-thriller”, while sounding like the title of a Lady Gaga song, is…

Waterfield Designs PS Vita Case

Waterfield Designs have crafted no less than three PS Vita cases; the deceptively simply named PS Vita Case, the svelte…

Smash ‘n’ Survive PSN Review

With Twisted Metal back on the scene and promising buckets of vehicular depravity there has been something of a rush…

SONY PS Vita Starter Kit Reviewed

If, like me, you picked up your PS Vita on the 22nd, you’ll no-doubt be looking for a decent case…

SteelSeries Kana Mouse Review

Taking a step up from the Kinzu the SteelSeries Kana is the middle-ground of SteelSeries gaming mice, representing the balance…

SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Mouse Review

Gaming mice are great, but they’re called gaming mice for a reason. They’re geared heavily towards gaming, tend to be…