Has Hollywood negatively impacted Video Games (ARTICLES)
I just beat Modern Warfare 3 (a little late, I know) the other day and it got me thinking about how much Hollywood had affected video games today. As time inches on, we are seeing…
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Ever Fancied Writing About Games? (ARTICLES)
Have you ever read a review and thought “I can do better than that!”? Ever read an article and just face palmed at the stupidity of the author? Well now is your chance to do…
The Games Review Industry is Broken – Discuss (ARTICLES)
I am often reading articles, comments and tweets from people complaining about the review industry being corrupt and broken. I was just on one site that’s homepage opening gambit talked about how it was different,…
GAME BAFTA Awards 2012 – A fab night for all (ARTICLES)
Well, what a night! In case you didn’t guess from the title, I was lucky enough to get to go to the GAME BAFTA Awards 2012 last night. I rubbed shoulders with celebs like Jonathan…
Win a Steelseries Spectrum 7XB Wireless Xbox Headset with YARS (ARTICLES)
This month we are running a great competition to win the Win a Steelseries Spectrum 7XB Wireless Xbox Headset. Click the link at the bottom to find out how to enter. Our friends at Steelseries…
Broadband for Gamers (ARTICLES)
While the average web user will just want to use their connections to update their Facebook status, order the weekly groceries and watch videos of cats falling over on YouTube, the modern gamer’s needs are…
Gamerdads Retrocast with Me on it! (ARTICLES)
Title says it all. If you have 90 minutes to kill, you could do worse than listen to this weeks Retrocast. This week the panel discuss the history of Survival Horror. Well, it gets mentioned.…
The Jobification of Games – A bit of fun from my blog (ARTICLES)
Hi all. A little shameless self promotion. Outside of my gaming life that you all know, I also write about serious stuff. Social media, technology, life and the like. One topic I keep coming back…
What’s happening in game land? (ARTICLES)
Is the obsession with release dates, profit margins and online gaming destroying our enjoyment? Is a deluge of online play destroying our video games industry? When I mosey on down to one of the high-street…
Speculation Investigation: Resident Evil 6 (ARTICLES)
This will only be the second ‘Speculation Investigation’ I’ve ever done, but already I’m coming across as something of a zombie fanboy. I don’t care though, chuck in viral marketing and high octane trailers and…
Three of the best computers for 2012 (ARTICLES)
Despite a growth in the use of mobile computers such as laptops, tablet devices and smartphones, the desktop PC still has a place. Thanks to micro-technology, computer sizes are getting smaller yet memory and power…
End of 2011 Went better than expected for boxed games! (ARTICLES)
2011 was a challenging year for the boxed product video games market in the UK, with annual sales figures of £1.42bn (entertainment software, pc & console games), down 7% over 2010. However, thanks to a…