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Best of 2011 – Once More, With Feeling

Best of 2011 – Once More, With Feeling

Nominated by Ed and Stu

No, I’m not talking about the musical episode of Buffy, I’m talking about voice acting in games and the lack of effort that seems to go into them sometimes. The worst offenders are, unfortunately, PC point and click titles. Well,…

Best of 2011 – Uncovering Syndicate

Best of 2011 – Uncovering Syndicate

Nominated by Joey, Ed, and Lorna

‘Ello I’m Danny Dyer. And this is Bwitain’s Nastiest Corpowations.

I’m ‘ere in Gweat Bwitain outside the offices of Squidcorp. Now, to the outside world Squidcorp are a respectable technology corporation specialising in prosthetic limbs, genetic research and military…

Best of 2011 – Reviews From The Future: Video Gaming in Germany

Best of 2011 – Reviews From The Future: Video Gaming in Germany

Nominated by Markuz and Lorna

As has been previously established, I have access to a Time Machine. However, it only follows that it can only go back as far as to when it was created, and can only travel as far as to when the…

Best of 2011 – Protagony

Best of 2011 – Protagony

Nominated by Ed and Lorna

I’m not sure I can bring myself to go through this again today. The pointless repetition wouldn’t be so bad if now and again I could at least have time to reflect and take stock of everything, but the chance…

Best of 2011 – Generation Game

Best of 2011 – Generation Game

Nominated by Ed and Richie

As time and gaming progress, it can be easy to feel left behind, for that ‘Werther’s Original’ generation thing to become less of a joke and more of a sobering reality. Teens and even gamers in their early twenties have…

Best of 2011 – Me, Myself, and I: The Single Player’s Lament

Best of 2011 – Me, Myself, and I: The Single Player’s Lament

Nominated by Richie

It’s not that I don’t like Multiplayer. Multiplayer fans, its not that I don’t like you… well some of you. The constant encroachment of multiplayer into my gaming life is getting to the point where it’s putting me off buying some games.…

Position Of Power

Position Of Power

After my last adventure I was sure that would be the last of it. I had gone through a hell of an ordeal and risked life and limb so many times that I lost count in all the excitement. I met and lost countless people,…