The debate has raged on for many years about whether or not games can be considered art. When you look at titles like fl0wer or Okami there is a certain amount of truth in the notion that as the technology powering games improves and gets more powerful, more artistic creativity will evolve. Even more traditional games like Geometry...
read moreOver the past year Shoryuken.ie has racked up thousands upon thousands of hits, comments and just about 1,000 posts. We were nominated for a blog award last year, and shortlisted this year. We’ve had contact from Irish radio outlets and broke news stories no one else did. On top of that we’ve brought you countless...
read moreFuturestates is a dramatical play which depicts the future world, as influenced by us videogamers. Anyone who’s seen the Matrix or ExistenZ will be vaguely aware of how this all plays out. It’s a 20 minute long piece which doesn’t do an incredible amount except ape previous, similarly themed works. It does look...
read moreRecently, a news story posted here on shoryuken sparked a huge debate, so I thought I would blog about it… here. On shoryuken. The news story was the opinion of the people behind God of War III, a game which I am currently enjoying so you can enjoy my words later in the week and decide whether or not to put down €50 on the...
read moreRumours are today surfacing that the Epic games developed title for Microsoft starring Marcus “unnaturally large muscles” Fenix and his band of brothers are to return “soon” in the third installment. Not only that, the rumours floating around suggest a trailer will hit in April, and exclusive rights have been...
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