Why I Hate… The End of Mass Effect 3 (SPOILERS)

As with Rax’s fantastic article on why he loves the ending of Mass Effect 3, this piece contains spoilers for not only the end of Mass Effect 3, but also, particularly, for the end of Mass Effect 2. Please don’t continue reading if you are looking forward to discovering either for the first time in [...]

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Tue, March 27 2012 » Why I Hate... » 9 Comments

Why I Love… The End of Mass Effect 3 (SPOILERS)

Right, important stuff first, I’m always as clear as possible about spoilers so here goes; This piece contains spoilers for not only the end of Mass Effect 3, but also, particularly, for the end of Mass Effect 2. Please don’t continue reading if you are looking forward to discovering either for the first time in [...]

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Mon, March 26 2012 » Why I Love... » 19 Comments

Crowdfunding and Why Every Gamer Should Care…

So “crowdfunding”… “crowd-funding”… “CROUDfunding”… say it with me now… “c r o w d f u n d i n g”… Cool isn’t it. Don’t you feel all zeitgeisty and trendy and stuff? I certainly do. But wait, shouldn’t we actually stop and think about this seriously rather than just keep saying it? Probably. Whilst [...]

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Wed, February 22 2012 » Opinion Pieces » 1 Comment

Del Toro Believes Games are the Future

Leading cinematographic visionary Guillermo Del Toro has been waxing lyrical concerning the role some of the leading forms of media will be playing in the future, specifically stating his assertion that; “Video games are no doubt the bridge to the future of genre narrative,” In addition to equating current generation’s video games ability to communicate [...]

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Mon, October 31 2011 » Gaming News » No Comments

Duty Calls: First Person Shopper

The games industry has never been bigger. Video games are advertised during the World Cup and the Superbowl, and on giant billboards at other major televised events. The biggest releases are given red carpet treatment, with minor celebrities escorted to launch events to be interviewed by MrPointyhead from Xbox Live and Ortis off The Gadget [...]

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Mon, February 7 2011 » Opinion Pieces » 3 Comments