Universe of Technologies

Dante’s Inferno

If the woman you loved got dragged into the very depths of hell by Lucifer himself you would probably sit in some corner crying like a little bitch. Now Dante on the other hand is so badass he defeats Death AKA the Grim Reaper, takes his scythe and dives into the darkest recesses of hell to save his beloved Beatrice. Yeah, that’s how he rolls. A lot of dudes go through hell while in a relationship and Dante does too, quite literally. This is the basic premise of developer...

Kraze – The Ultimate Racer

On one hand I’m proud to say that we’ve finally got a bit of the gaming germ into the Indian community. On the other hand, I wish there were slightly better games we could actually develop. It seems like there’s a bit of a lack of imagination that’s sprouting its ugly head and although there’s tremendous potential I don’t think we’re just there yet. Kraze is a new racing game developed by 7Seas which happens to be India’s first ISO 9001:2000 certified games Development...

Serious Sam HD The First Encounter

Serious Sam: The First Encounter was originally released in 2001 by the now defunct publishers Gathering of Developers. The game was a runaway success due in part to its wicked sense of humor and partly due to developer’s fresh take on what had become a tired genre. This game was released in a time when a game’s engine seemed to matter more than the game itself. Serious Sam was intended to be a tech demo of Croteam’s Serious Engine technology and it was released at a relatively low...

Game of The Year 2009: Action

And the nominees are: Assassin’s Creed II Improving on every aspect that made Assassin’s Creed repetitive and boring, Assassin’s Creed II was a blast from start to finish. Even though the story was a tad convoluted, Ubisoft threw in tons of varied gameplay in there to make sure we never got bored. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog’s labor of love was a surreal action game that managed to traverse the thin line between gameplay and interactive cut-scenes moving...

GOTY 2009: Desktop Speakers

Continuing our refreshing course of action this week on Tech2, we have been listing out winners as gadgets of the year in each and every category. The spotlight now is on desktop speakers, the vibrant pulsating marketplace that it is. As usual we have one winner, one runner up and finally a value buy. Winner: Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra MOP: Rs. 8000 A clear winner this, Altec Lansing as a brand deserves credit for this Expressionist series of theirs, it's constantly been...