Every year it seems I feel compelled to defend the games industry against some kind of sensationalist headline or article. I thought I had got away with it this year. 2007 – http://www.yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk/violence-in-games-just-my-news~692.htm 2008 –…
The launch of the Wii U and Christmas sounds like a perfect situation for any Nintendo fan. Unfortunately that’s not true for this fan as my love for Nintendo seems to have hit a rough…
I may just be spoiled. I am fortunate as I get to play a huge number of games each year. The trouble is, I am getting a bit bored of what is being offered up.…
The collective sound of five minds working in a creative form is beautiful…in the final segment of the creative process. During that, it’s a whole lot of ‘Ums’, ‘Arghs’ and ‘Ers’ as you try to…
Hello all. Regular viewers of this site will know me as Ben Taylor, scathing hermit of the video game world. However, this post is something altogether different. Rather than praising or criticising the efforts of…
Americans may have E3, but each year us Brits gets a chance to experience just what will be sucking up our savings over the next few months. Eurogamer 2012 hit Earl’s Court last week and…
SpecialEffect are a unique UK charity that do whatever it takes to help everyone with disabilities to have a better quality of life. For some, this means access to fun and leisure activities like computer…
Since the first day of Eurogamer Expo 2012, there has been one thing that seems to be catching everyone’s attention. Is it the latest Call of Duty? or maybe Hitman? No. It has been booth…
Gamification seems like a dirty word in the games industry. With the likes of Ian Bogost being incredibly vocal about their dislike of it as a concept. I understand this and I respect the thought…
Yuji Naka (who is the creator of Sonic) stated in an interview that he wished other developers could be free of the series they work on and- like him- make new games and characters. So,…
You may not have heard of Dr Jo Twist. You may not have even heard of Ukie. However, as a gamer, you will certainly have started to see the work that they have been doing…
With several successful Eurogamer Expos in the can, the multi-platform site decided to hook up with Rock, Paper, Shotgun and announce offspring in the form of Rezzed! Brighton’s first mixture of a PC and Indie…