Music to kick ass to
sonictempest I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, so here it is! Sometimes when you play a particularly well-put-together game, there are moments when everything just comes together…
Gaming
E3 2014 roundup
Basically what I think this year’s E3 sealed for me was the fact that I’m going to end up owning all three consoles again this generation. As it probably should…
Not quite Mach 1
I had some trepidation when I heard the next Sonic game was going to be outsourced to a Western studio with some Naughty Dog alumni, complete with new character designs…
Unlockable difficulties need to die in a fire
I spent a good thirty minutes or so trying to think of a witty title for the piece I’m about to write, at which point a phrase I had used…
A (Fighting) Game of Thrones
Some, if not all of you are probably watching HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy magnum opus A Song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones). I, being…
Pot, Kettle, etc
One of the big pieces of news coming out of GDC last week was this comment from Fez developer Phil Fish: But when he asked what the panel thought of…
Send in the clones
There’s a bit of a stink being raised by some mobile/social developers about other developers cloning their games. Some are even going so far as to launch lawsuits against the…
Comparison Theatre: Doing your Source Material Justice
My last comparison theatre entry (and indeed, my last blog entry) was quite some time ago, for which I apologise to the three people who read this blog. And now,…
Making excuses
The ‘big’ release of last month was Duke Nukem Forever, a game that’s been about fourteen years in the making, mainly due to purported incompetence on the part of 3D…
And now, a public service announcement
Some of you are probably aware of the imminent launch of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition for PC. You’re probably also aware that the PC version uses Games for…