An Open Letter To The Media

Being a gamer, you quickly learn that your hobby labels you as a certain type to outsiders. You can hold arguments with outsiders about the merits of a passive versus active pastime, but it won’t get you very far. All that you can do is…

Follow My Leader

In recent weeks I’ve noticed that, as in real life, in multiplayer co-op games online I’m content to be lead rather than lead… Borderlands for instance, I’ve played extensively with a great friend and for the most part I’ve been happy to defer to him…

Open Worlds

For years I have been playing games, and I’ve seen them develop a hell of a lot, from the simplistic up and down motion of a Pong paddle to the full on open worlds that we enjoy today.

The freedom to explore the game world…

Rob’s Apocalypse Survival Guide

Us gamers have a vast knowledge of what to do when the earth is in danger – whether it’s an alien invasion, an airborne Zombie Virus or a nuclear holocaust, we have the gaming knowledge to keep our virtual selves alive in desperate times. But…