Electronic Arts, eh. Why does everyone hate them so much? Ok, that’s a bit of an easy one to answer if I’m honest: Shutting popular studios, unleashing Origin, the legacy of the Ea Spouse stuff, the revolving door of controversies surrounding their Downloadable Content Policies. . Read More …
Criticism of the presence of politics in videogames seems a bit bizarre. Did none of the complainers play Desert Strike when growing up? Or Civilisation? Or Theme Park? There remains, however, one complaint that seems like it may have some validity: Surely no one can Read More …
Ten years ago London, my home in pretty much every sense of the word you could possibly imagine, came under attack. Given the circumstances, I doubt anyone who was in the city on that day will ever forget what they were up to/who they were Read More …
I like Science, I like video games. Rarely, however, do I like the two together – and that’s certainly true of today’s “video games are harmful” story: Call of Duty will make you mentally ill. According to the news story: Researchers found that people who regularly played Read More …
Blimey, things got a bit heated over the weekend didn’t they? What with Zoe Quinn revealing the identity of the folks behind her harassment and the accompanying storm of FURY, etc. Interestingly, regardless of whether or not it was started by 4Channers, the #gamergate hash-tag, Read More …
So there are lots of people who are angry with Google’s new policy of screening all affiliate Youtube channels for content violations. This is because a lot of “lets play” folk are suddenly being hit with reviews and take downs. There are a lot of Read More …
So a lot has been said about the Xbone, the PS4, and the possibility of controlling used game prices. This is an interesting one for me, as for once i’m able to wear both my musical and professional hats at the same time. As i’ve Read More …
Londoners! It has come to my attention that our candidates for the office of the mayor are all entirely unacceptable: Boris Johnson has entirely forgotten about his bold Bus-destroying agenda of 2008, Ken has pledged to take out just 8 of the big red monstrosities Read More …