Reviews

Pigeon: Impossible by Lucas Martell – technically stunning and hilarious 3D Pixar-style animated short

"Pigeon: Impossible" is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. This animated short movie is not only technically impressive, but also very well crafted in terms of the story line, keeping the viewer truly entertained for the entire 6 minutes.

Tremulous – not your typical alien first-person shooting game

Tired of your old first-person shooting game which seems to be so repetitive as you go through it day by day? Or perhaps you can't just get over the thought of shooting aliens or maybe you want to fight as an alien this time? Then maybe this is just the game for you. Tremulous is an open-source game for Linux and Windows with a team-based gameplay where players can choose between aliens and humans. It combines FPS with real-time strategy to keep the excitement going on for hours and hours.

Yachar “Tu y Solo Tu” – magical, passionate instrumentals

There are times when you simply have to snuggle down in your bed, light some candles, and listen to some music which transports you back to the times when you've watched fairy tale cartoons as a child. Or maybe you need to have that special music when you ask your special someone over for a special candlelight dinner. However you want the situation to be, Yanchar's Tu y Solo Tu would give you the magical and passionate ambiance that you are looking for.

MixGalaxy’s Various Artists 2:22 – amazing 22-track conceptual album

This is a second official compilation from MixGalaxy Records. "This time authors have been given a task to create full music composition strictly 2 minutes and 22 seconds long, while being completely free in genre choice. This means, once again, that this album is followed by wide variety of moods and music styles. Besides musicians represented on the first release, several new names are introduced here. And yes total number of tracks is 22. Enjoy!"

Eraser – erase your digital files without any traces

Simply deleting your digital files does not always mean that they are completely deleted. Deleting your files does not always completely erase them from your hard drive (which explains why most file deletions can be recovered!). If you are that careful person who wants to take extra precautions with your digital files and make sure they are never gone, or you need to ensure your privacy and be certain they are completely deleted, then Eraser has got your back covered.

Bankai “Teen Slut Pimp Strut” – fast & funky electronica album

Bankai is a awesomely creative glitch/nerdcore electro producer from Melbourne, Australia. His first release, an EP titled "Quarter Circle Punch", was very successful & popular among the music blogs, private torrent trackers and independent music sites like thesixtyone.com. Just half a year later, Bankai is out with his second energy-loaded album "Teen Slut Pimp Strut".

Free iTunes Holiday Sampler – just for one week

It's not our policy to write about iTunes free releases, becuase they are for a short time only, but we think this one is worth it. Plus - nobody will be downloading Holiday music in January anyway... It's a full-blown 20-track sampler album with something for everyone. It includes some religious Christmas songs, some holiday-spirit classics and some funny tongue-in-cheek tracks by artists like Sarah McLachlan, Barry Manilow, Toby Keith, Weezer, Stephen Colbert, Aretha Franklin and others.

StepMania – turn your computer into a dance machine

Remember those Japanese dance games way back at the beginning of all rhythm games? If you badly want to dance once again without going back to PlayStation, XBox, or going to video game arcades, then here's the perfect game for you - StepMania! StepMania is a free dance game for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. It is also free & open-source, don't have to worry about paying for it - just dance your night away.

tet production “Boum Boum” – an off-beat mix of different music styles

A lot of times, the kinds of music which leave impressions in your memory are out of this world, weird-sounding and unconventional. Take Tet Production's Boum Boum album as a good example - once you start playing it, you are not going to be sure as to how the next tracks would sound. With fresh and intriguing styles of hip-hop, electro, jungle and dance genres all in one album, Boum Boum is a very different album which is sure to leave a lasting impression in your musical mind.