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FWD Progress: Back in the Game

Details: Category: Video Games; Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 13:06; Written by Brian J. Papineau; Hits: 3774

Well, we finally got it done. After months of talking about it and incurring a few setbacks, Nathalie and I finally got the site rebuilt. I completely uninstalled the old core and built the current version of Game Forward from the ground up. I’ve still got some adjustments to make, but I’m pretty happy with the way it looks and runs so far.

Of course, the process of changing the look and functionality of the site is never as cut and dry as I’d like it to be and there were some really tedious things we needed to do by hand. This ate up the time we’d normally use to write, but we’re finally ready to get back to producing content. Read More...

Link FWD: Hardware and Software Developers

Details: Category: Video Games; Published on Monday, 04 April 2011 15:38; Written by Game Forward; Hits: 4555

Since its inception in 2008, Game Forward has been collecting links related to Serious Games, Health & Fitness Games, Educational Games, Game Accessibility and Virtual Worlds. This article will serve as a link repository that will be updated and edited on a monthly basis.

We have separated our links into three categories; Education and Research, Groups and Organizations and Hardware and Software Developers. If you feel that a link to your website should be included by Game Forward, please leave a comment below or send a detailed e-mail to links[at]gamefwd[dot]org. Please note that we are not interested in participating in advertising-style link exchanges and have set up these articles as a resource for people interested in the subjects we cover. Thank you for your co-operation. Read More...

Link FWD: Education and Research

Details: Category: Video Games; Published on Monday, 04 April 2011 15:35; Written by Game Forward; Hits: 2741

Link FWD: Groups and Organizations

Details: Category: Video Games; Published on Monday, 04 April 2011 15:37; Written by Game Forward; Hits: 2994

Mortal Kombat Demo Impressions

Details: Category: Video Games; Published on Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:06; Written by Brian J. Papineau; Hits: 6605

This reboot of the venerable fighting franchise seems to be hitting all the right notes judging from this demo, a one week exclusive to PlayStation Plus members. The Mortal Kombat demo features four characters—Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage and Mileena—and two classic arenas to fight in: The Pit and The Living Forest.

I haven’t played a Mortal Kombat game since Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks was released, so I haven’t been keeping up on additions made to the actual fighting game over the past few years. I went into this demo with fresh eyes and tons of arcade nostalgia and came away impressed and excited to get my hands on the final retail version in April of 2011. Read More…