Cyber gastronomes – the evolving role of video game food
Does modern gaming tells us a lot more about the reality of food than a trip to Tesco or a few clicks on Deliveroo?
Nothing wrong with conceding
Having got the Fallout Vault monkey off my back, I continue with my forays into mobile gaming with Hearthstone. It’s a great 10 minute game, but either by hook and […]
The cold unthinking politics of Mario Kart’s weapons
By Neil Merrett If we are to consider games as an art form, then that means also accepting a diverse array of views on their commercial, philosophical and, somewhat more […]
Breaking the Habit
Its amazing how so many games which start off as fun quickly become a chore. Of course there’s game-play loops to try and keep you invested for longer. But gaming […]
Alienation and the importance of a good “thanks”
Imagine being given just four words to convey the enormity of existence. How would you even begin choose? Alienation on the PS4 gives you less than a dozen to play around with.
Writing the (game) bible
I’m very much an ideas man. But I’m determined to see my plan to make a video game through to the end. So here’s the next update on the process of […]
Kingdom Hearts: part fairytale, part Final Fantasy, all awkward adolescence
Kingdom Hearts brings together the intraspective melodrama of Japanese developer Square’s Final Fantasy series of games with the largely more wholesome, melodic morality tales of Walt Disney’s animated and live action features creating something of a wonderful cocktail.
