Tagged: Bioshock

Top 5 Gaming Gluttons

Written by Loren Nikkel (@itloo) on May 1, 2013 in Features, Top 5 Week

[Bioshock, Booker Dewitt, kirby, Married Gamers, Metal Slug, pacman, TMG, Top 5 Week, Yoshi]

In the real world we need water, shelter, and food to survive. In the video game world, where platelet counts are off the charts and characters can survive hundreds of bullets to the chest, survival needs are a little different. While most characters don’t need water and shelter, food seems to be a staple. Here is our… Read More »

[email protected]: Bioshock Infinite Spoilercast

Written by Loren Nikkel (@itloo) on April 16, 2013 in Nerds@Play, Podcasts

[Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, ending, N@P, nerds, Nerds@Play, spoilers, video games]

We here at Nerds@Play love spending hours talking about games, so with the recent hype over Bioshock Infinite we decided to discuss it on our own. As an added bonus to this week’s episode we are giving you an additional HOUR of content where Loren and Zach sit down to talkBioshock Infinite. We will answer questions about… Read More »

Review: Bioshock Infinite

Written by Loren Nikkel on April 11, 2013 in Xbox 360

[2k games, Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, Irrational Games, Married Gamers, TMG, Xbox 360]

It has been some time since we last saw a Bioshock game, an Irrational Games series centered around cerebral twists and turns, going places few games dare to tread. Leaving the depths of the ocean and entering into the clouds we are introduced to a new dystopic city, just waiting for someone like you to come along… Read More »

Reading Too Much Into It: Bioshock Infinite

Written by Loren Nikkel (@itloo) on March 12, 2013 in Opinion

[Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, Irrational Games, Married Gamers, TMG, video games]

If you are a Bioshock fan, then there is no doubt that you are awaiting Bioshock Infinite’s release at the end of this month. Set in 1912, Bioshock Infinite takes place on the air-city Columbia, 50 years before the main events of the original Bioshock. Now it doesn’t take rocket science to put two and… Read More »

The Dystopia of Bioshock Infinite

Written by Loren Nikkel (@itloo) on January 7, 2013 in Features

[Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, Married Gamers, TMG]

Many games nowadays like to paint pictures of civilizations gone terribly awry. The Walking Dead illustrates life during a zombie apocalypse, Fallout tells of the struggles of post-war America, and the upcoming Bioshock Infinite promises to introduce us to a new civil war brought about by philosophical differences. If you’ve played a Bioshock game already, then you’re familiar with the chaos that ensued from Rapture,… Read More »

N@P-003: Welcome to N3rdy Hill

Written by Loren Nikkel (@itloo) on June 19, 2012 in Nerds@Play, Podcasts

[Bioshock, Diablo III, LIMBO, Married Gamers, Nerds At Play, Steam, TMG]

Loren, Melisa, Michi, and Zach are back for more nerdy mayhem! In Episode 3 they embrace their fears and discuss how games mess with our minds. What scares you? You can find us on Twitter at @Nerds_At_Play and at our Facebook Fan page.

TMG-256 Greatest Shooter Game of All Time

Written by Chris Brown (@leftybrown) on May 27, 2012 in Married Gamers Podcast, Podcasts

[38 Studios, Bioshock, Gears of War 3, Killzone 3, Kingdoms of Amalur, Left for Dead, Married Gamers, Rainbow Six, shooters]

This week Chris and Kelly are joined by Robert Workman of PGR Podcast and Dave Gardner from Gamehounds Podcast to definitively decide the Greatest Shooter Game of ALL Time. What game will earn the honor? Also the group talks about the recent troubles in Rhode Island with 38 Studios, makers of The Reckoning: Kingdom of… Read More »

BioShock Infinite Release Date Announced

Written by John Catuira (@johncatuira) on March 1, 2012 in News

[Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, date, Irrational Games, launch, Married Gamers, release, The Married Gamers, TMG]

Up until today, fans of the surprise art piece called BioShock has been caught in an uneasy place between anticipation and impatience. Well, the release date for BioShock Infinite is no longer up in the air. Irrational Games has announced that the long awaited game will hit store shelves on October 16, 2012 in North… Read More »

Phobias and Games

Written by Kelly Brown (@mrsleftybrown) on June 27, 2011 in Features

[Alan Wake, Arachnophobia, Bioshock, Dark Energy Digital, Hydrophobia, Irrational Games, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo, Nyctohylophobia, Nyctophobia, Phobia, Remedy Entertainment, Skulltulas, World of Warcraft]

Phobias are something that starts at a very young age. Often times we are not aware of when this fear has started so we are not able to announce when they actually began. They are something that is actually ingrained into our being. Video game makers seem to have realized that since these fears are… Read More »

Eureka! Fun Defined!

Written by John Catuira (@johncatuira) on February 14, 2011 in Opinion

[assassins creed brotherhood, Bioshock, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Flower, fun, Gran Turismo 5, Iron Man 2, Married Gamers, Opinion, Red Dead Redemption, The Married Gamers, TMG]

Many of us will just say that a game is good when it’s fun. But what the heck does that mean? What constitutes “fun”? Ask ten people and I’m sure you’ll get ten different answers. I could spend way too much server space going through every single possibility and their infinite combinations. Instead, the almighty… Read More »