Category: Culture Commentary

I was recently inspired to write this when I heard about the fact that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was so popular in Ukraine that it caused internet outages and issues for those in the country, which is […] Read More

Healing as a mechanic in games is seen by many as a fixer of mistakes, you take damage, so you heal to fix the mistake of taking damage. In many ways then it can be […] Read More

I recently had a talk with a friend of mine about movies that are based on games, and how to them the two mediums didn’t make sense together. So as a cop-out to a post, […] Read More

While it doesn’t apply much now, the console wars are an idea that has fans from different gaming companies fighting over which truly is the best console to play primarily. This has of course been […] Read More

Many an occasion will you find the chance to play as a ‘nature’ faction and most people choose to view them as the hippy crew and leave it at that, however I’ve found recently that […] Read More

If you’ve had a bit of a stressful day, or just want a nice playlist to fall asleep to I would highly recommend the video above. Lots of nice, quiet video game songs and plenty […] Read More

As many readers know I adore Liminal Spaces as a concept, and I especially love it when games try to look into this genre and design their maps and locations around them. One of my […] Read More

I have a soft spot for ridiculous, criminal characters in games. Ones who only care about carnage, fighting, going fast and hanging out with ‘da boys’. The Greenskins in Warhammer, Goblin Bikers in Yugioh and […] Read More

After watching the wonderful documentary ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ I was really reminded of how important it was to have friends that I have never met in real life. Some of my most fond […] Read More

It’s rare that I see a piece of media that is both intriguing as a lover of all things video game and an actually interesting thinkpiece that could be seen by those who don’t even […] Read More