Adapting to Survive

Over the last few years we’ve seen a number of changes occur within the gaming industry. The way we play games has changed entirely; with us no longer confined to a controller and a fixed position on our favourite chair.  Mobile gaming, which at…

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Preview) – A Look Ahead

Back in 1994, a game was released that turned one particular video game fan from the type of person who played games on their Amiga as something to do while their machine ray traced various 3D images in the background into a fully fledged gamer,…

Operation 2012

Right! Listen up you ‘orrible lot! Especially you, Jenkins.  We may have just recuperated from one of the most punishing and brutally long campaigns we’ve ever attempted, and I know some of you lot are still dragging your heels about coming back from Cyrodiil just…

Look Back At A Blaverage 2011

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. You get fat, you get some games, you get time off of work. That’s the fucking trifecta right there. It’s also a time for reflecting. Have you progressed as a human in 2011? Kept to your resolutions?…

Best of 2011 – A Non-Controversial Look At Controversy

Nominated by Ed and Lorna

Controversy is one of those things that make the world go around; it sells newspapers when a politician says something about immigration and everyone wonders if he’s being just a little bit racist. It sells magazines when a “celeb” adopts…

Best of 2011 – I Want To Play A Game

Nominated by Tania and Ed

“Where am I? Who are you? What’s going on?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!”

I want to play a game. You are a game developer. You have made your living designing videogames in what might be considered the golden age of…

GamingLives Writing Contest 2012

You may recall that last year we hosted our first writing contest, offering readers the chance to win a pretty awesome prize if they were able to impress us to the point where swag started flying magically towards them like some bored mage…