Take Me To Tinker Town

It’s 2am in the morning; the world is pitch black except for the faint glow of light being produced by my monitors. A feeling of frustration overwhelming my body, I turn to the TV for some entertainment only to find nothing but poker and home…

Uncovering Syndicate

‘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 tech. In just a few short…

The Changing Face Of The Typical Gamer

If, not less than four years ago, I said to a member of the public, “Please describe a gamer?”, I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear references to hating sunlight, obesity, facial complexion issues and generally ‘not having a life’. Gaming has oft been reviled…

The Thrill Of The Kill

If the recent release of Assassins Creed: Brotherhood has proved anything, it’s this: to be a truly great assassin, you have to be calm, patient, and sometimes quite lucky. Well, no, what it’s actually taught people is that if you run into a wall, but…

Haxxored

Hey you, yeah you. You look like you play games. Want to get your Xbox chipped? You’ll never have to pay full price for a game again! Just think of all the money you will save, ifyougetcaughtthoughyourXboxgetsbricked… but think of all the money you will…

Video Games Worst: Character Archetypes

We’re getting closer and closer to Hollywood with the current generation of games and, along with that, we’re becoming scarily close to diving head first into precisely the same pitfalls of the big budget blockbusters. Movies have long been following the same pattern of…