It seems to me that ‘video games’ as a whole get a whole lot of flak for being violent, and that this mainly comes from people who have either never played a video game or seem to think shooters are the only type ever made. Read more »
Posts Categorized: Games
Review – Heavy Rain
Love-child of French developer Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain is video-game experimentation done right. Read more »
Review – Skyrim
It’s got all of the usual things you’d expect from a blockbuster role-playing game. However, there’s also a complex political environment worthy of taking a look at. Read more »
Growing Pains
The way that women tend to be treated—in development, the press or games themselves—is pretty emblematic of this pimply, wispy-stachioed stage in the industry’s life that it quickly needs to grow out of. Read more »
Are You Game?
In defence of that most misunderstood of mediums: the humble video game. Read more »
Flash In The Pan
While film still has a long way to becoming art, the materials required to create a video game are almost as ubiquitous as the humble pen and pad. Practically anybody with (lots of) spare time and access to a computer can go about making a video game. Read more »
Anomalous Materials – Call of Duty/Battlefield
It’s been only a week since Angus first delved into the ceaseless flame wars erupting ...Read more »
Anomolous Materials: War and what it is good for
For the most part of this year, a war has been waged across internet message ...Read more »
Anomalous Materials – Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Human Revolution is a game that carries a heavy burden. Being a spiritual sequel to ...Read more »
Confessions of a Sims addict
The Sims, admittedly, is not the most exciting addiction on offer. Neither can you stand ...Read more »